Black Box SmartPath LWN602WA, Installation Manual

Page 1: ...locations SmartPath Enterprise Wireless Access Point Outdoor LWN602WA Order toll free in the U S Call 877 877 BBOX outside U S call 724 746 5500 FREE technical support 24 hours a day 7 days a week Call 724 746 5500 or fax 724 746 0746 Mailing address Black Box Corporation 1000 Park Drive Lawrence PA 15055 1018 Web site www blackbox com E mail info blackbox com Customer Support Information ...

Page 2: ...ns 4 3 3 Environmental Specifications 4 4 Mounting the LWN602WA 5 4 1 PoE Connections 5 4 2 Vertical Pole Mount 5 4 3 Horizontal Pole Mount 6 4 4 Flat Surface Mount 8 5 Attaching External Antennas 9 6 Attaching the Ethernet Cable Waterproof Housing 10 7 Connecting to the Network 11 7 1 Connecting to SmartPath EMS 11 7 2 Using the Virtual Access Console 13 8 Deployment and Configuration Tips 14 9 E...

Page 3: ...r flat Washer 1 2 13 mm 1 hose strap 1 ground cable 1 Ethernet housing Figure 1 LWN602WA kit contents To install your LWN602WA you will need the following accessories ordered separately and tools 1 SmartPath LWN602WA Antenna kit containing 2 2 4 GHz antennas and 2 5 GHz antennas LWN600A WANTK A switch that provides PoE power or a PoE provisioning device 1 shielded CAT5 Ethernet cable rated for out...

Page 4: ...o national and local electrical codes NFPA National Fire Protection Association 70 National Electrical Code Article 810 U S Canadian Electrical Code Part I CSA 22 1 and Section 54 Canada and if local or national electrical codes are not available refer to IEC International Electrotechnical Commission 364 Part 1 through 7 other countries Do not connect or disconnect antennas or cables from the LWN6...

Page 5: ...ccessories required for mounting the LWN602WA are shown in Figure 2 Figure 2 LWN602WA mounted on a vertical pole with major devices and accessories called out NOTE For best performance deploy LWN602WA devices at least 100 feet 30 4 m apart from each other 4 1 PoE Connections In most cases you can connect an Ethernet cable directly from your LWN602WA to a PoE enabled switch or to a PoE injector ins...

Page 6: ...e hose strap 5 Connect the grounding cable to the grounding lug on the unit as shown in Figure 10 Connect the other end of the cable to an appropriate ground 4 3 Horizontal Pole Mount The following steps explain how to mount the LWN602WA on a horizontal pole 1 To mount the LWN602WA on a horizontal pole first attach the plane bracket to the back of the unit using the four hex head bolts with lock w...

Page 7: ...driver or a 5 16 8 mm drive socket or nut driver Figure 6 Install the hose strap 5 Connect the grounding cable to the grounding lug on the unit as shown in Figure 10 Connect the other end of the cable to an appropriate ground When attaching the LWN602WA to a horizontal pole such as the arm of a street light make sure that the face of the device is perpendicular to the earth for optimal RF coverage...

Page 8: ...sure to leave a minimum of 3 8 9 5 mm of the threaded bolt protruding from the front of the wall NOTE If you are not installing the device on a concrete wall you can use 2 5 cm threaded screws and plastic wall anchors not supplied to mount the device Figure 8 Installing the base and plane bracket 4 Place a lock washer and flat washer on each of the four hex screws and use the screws to attach the ...

Page 9: ...r installation The omnidirectional antennas are available from Black Box contact Black Box Technical Support at 724 746 5500 or info blackbox com for details These antennas fit the N type antenna connectors on the top and bottom of the LWN602WA The two connectors on the bot tom of the unit are for the 2 4 GHz antennas and the two on the top of the unit are for the 5 GHz antennas device and anten n...

Page 10: ...ces a threaded nut a slotted cable grip and a threaded housing 2 Slide the threaded nut over the Ethernet cable 3 Slip the slotted cable grip onto the Ethernet cable in front of the threaded nut 4 Slide the threaded housing onto the cable and over the cable grip the grip fits inside the housing 5 Screw the threaded nut onto the threaded housing 6 Plug the Ethernet cable into the connector Screw th...

Page 11: ...tial setup is complete and you can begin managing the LWN602WA through SmartPath EMS Figure 13 Connecting the LWN602WA to the network 7 1 Connecting to SmartPath EMS By default an LWN602WA acts as a DHCP client and gets its network settings automatically from a DHCP server You can also configure it with static network settings through the CLI See Using the Virtual Access Console in Section 7 2 Aft...

Page 12: ...ath EMS instance which might be on the same side of the HTTP proxy server or firewall as the LWN602WA and therefore requires different connection parameters If the LWN602WA serial number or MAC address is in the redirection server but the VHM has not yet been created or the con nection settings of the standalone SmartPath EMS have not yet been configured on the redirection server then the LWN602WA...

Page 13: ...ne VHM virtual SmartPath EMS The redirection server sends the LWN602WA the SmartPath EMS domain name of the IP address as its new CAPWAP server and the name of the appropriate VHM If the LWN602WA is currently using HTTP the redirection server includes the configuration needed for the LWN602WA to continue using it Similarly if the LWN602WA is configured to access the public network through an HTTP ...

Page 14: ...N602WAs through SmartPath EMS or SmartPath EMS Virtual Appliance Do not use this command with SmartPath EMS Online capwap client server name string Set the IP address or domain name of the CAPWAP server SmartPath EMS To see a list of commands and their accompanying CLI Help type a question mark For example to see all of the show com mands enter show If you want to find a command that uses a partic...

Page 15: ...SID access security type the key management method and the encryption method If the client associates and authenticates itself but the LWN602WA cannot forward traffic check that the LWN602WA is assigning the correct user profile and if so that it is also assigning the correct VLAN To see the user profile and VLAN that an LWN602WA assigns to a client log in to SmartPath EMS click Monitor Clients Ac...

Page 16: ...trikes However the network where the Ethernet cable enters the building requires protection as well To prevent the indoor network from power surges caused by lightning place an Ethernet protector indoosr AL CAT6JTW outdoors HGLN CAT6JT inline between the LWN602WA and the rest of the network Figure 16 Adding lightning arrestors 1 Attach the Ethernet protection device to the building at the entry po...

Page 17: ... make a record of the history of the problem We will be able to provide more efficient and accurate assistance if you have a complete description including the nature and duration of the problem when the problem occurs the components involved in the problem any particular application that when used appears to create the problem or make it worse 10 2 Shipping and Packaging If you need to transport ...

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