NEC UNIVERGE WL, Quick Installation Manual

Page 1: ...Access Point External Antenna Quick Installation Guide NDA 30354 Revision 1 0 April 2004 UNIVERGE WL ...

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Page 3: ...stomers The information contained herein is the property of NEC Corporation and shall not be reproduced without prior written approval from NEC Corporation UNIVERGE is a registered trademark of NEC Corporation All other brand or product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners These names are used to identify their respective owners products Copyright 2004 NEC Co...

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Page 5: ... 1200R Before Installation 1 3 Preparing a Version 1 2 UNIVERGE WL AP 1 4 Preparing a Version 2 0 UNIVERGE WL AP or UNIVERGE WL 1200R 1 7 Alternate Preparing a Version 2 0 UNIVERGE WL AP or UNIVERGE WL 1200R 1 10 Step 3 Preparing Mounting Locations 1 13 Step 4 Mounting the UNIVERGE WL APs 1 14 Ceiling Mount Base 1 15 Ceiling Mount Clips 1 16 Projection Wall Mount 1 18 Flush Wall Mount 1 20 Step 5 ...

Page 6: ...ii Contents UNIVERGE WL Access Point External Antenna Quick Installation Guide Revision 1 ...

Page 7: ...s please refer to the Internal Antenna UNIVERGE WL AP Quick Installation Guide Overview Step 1 Collecting Required Tools and Supplies Step 2 Configuring the UNIVERGE WL AP or UNIVERGE WL 1200R Before Installation Step 3 Preparing Mounting Locations Step 4 Mounting the UNIVERGE WL APs Step 5 Returning MAC Information Planning Notes FCC Statements for UNIVERGE WL APs AttentionSpecial Considerations ...

Page 8: ...mation needed to mount UNIVERGE WL 1200 B external and UNIVERGE WL 1200 AB external UNIVERGE WL Access Points and UNIVERGE WL 1200Rs UNIVERGE WL APs and UNIVERGE WL 1200Rs are part of the innovative UNIVERGE WL Wireless Enter prise System UNIVERGE WL System and require no manual configuration after they are mounted This document assumes that a site survey has been performed as described in the UNI...

Page 9: ...P and UNIVERGE WL 1200R Continue with Step 2 Configuring the UNIVERGE WL AP or UNIVERGE WL 1200R Before Installation Step 2 Configuring the UNIVERGE WL AP or UNIVERGE WL 1200R Before InstallationStep 2 Configuring the UNIVERGE WL AP or UNIVERGE WL 1200R Before Installation The following procedures are designed to make sure that your UNIVERGE WL AP physical installation goes smoothly and that initi...

Page 10: ...e a version 2 0 UNIVERGE WL Wireless Controller on its own subnet that can be reconfigured back and forth between Layer 2 and Layer 3 LWAPP operation If you do not have a spare or depot UNIVERGE WL Wireless Controller that can be reconfigured back and forth between Layer 2 and Layer 3 operation refer to RMA Procedures later in this document to RMA your version 1 2 UNIVERGE WL APs Alternatively you...

Page 11: ...et PoE from the UNIVERGE WL Wireless Controller or from an orderable inline power injector If you do not have PoE available use an orderable external AC to 48 VDC Power Supply plugged into the side of the AP After powering up the AP the RED Alarm LED comes on for a short period about 15 20 seconds and then all the LEDs blink sequentially back and forth indicating that the AP is trying to find a UN...

Page 12: ...UNIVERGE WL AP fails this visual test refer to the RMA Procedures located in the UNIVERGE WL Product Documentation to return your UNIVERGE WL APs 6 When you have installed and powered up the AP in its final destination verify that the LEDs are in the same state they were in at the end of Step 4 If no LEDs are on the AP is most likely not receiving power If the LEDs blink sequentially back and fort...

Page 13: ...AP procedure above Configuration SetupConfiguration Setup Does My AP Qualify for this Procedure Does My AP Qualify for this Procedure If your 2 0 or later version UNIVERGE WL AP or UNIVERGE WL 1200R cannot be configured for any reason using the following procedure refer to RMA Procedures located in the UNIVERGE WL Product Documentation NOTE This procedure assumes that you are preparing a version 2...

Page 14: ...8 VDC Power Supply plugged into the side of the AP After powering up the AP the RED Alarm LED comes on for a short period about 15 20 seconds and then all the LEDs blink sequentially back and forth indicating that the AP is trying to find a UNIVERGE WL Wireless Controller to connect to This can continue for up to five minutes If the AP remains in this mode for more than five minutes the AP is unab...

Page 15: ...RGE WL 1200R is most likely not receiving power If all the LEDs blink sequentially back and forth for more than five minutes the AP is unable to find its Primary UNIVERGE WL Wireless Controller Check the connection between the AP and the UNIVERGE WL Wireless Controller and make sure the AP and the UNIVERGE WL Wireless Controller are either on the same subnet or that the AP has a route back to its ...

Page 16: ... procedure found in the version 1 2 UNIVERGE WL Access Point Quick Installation Guide Configuration SetupConfiguration Setup Does My AP Qualify for this Procedure Does My AP Qualify for this Procedure If your 2 0 or later version later UNIVERGE WL AP s or UNIVERGE WL 1200R s cannot be configured for any reason using the following procedure refer to the RMA Procedures located in the UNIVERGE WL Pro...

Page 17: ...is configured in the UNIVERGE WL Wireless Controller for both the Management Interface and AP Manager Interface using the CLI Web Browser or WLCS user interface 4 Take the AP or UNIVERGE WL 1200R out of the box and plug it into the network so that it can request an IP address from the DHCP server 5 Apply power to the AP Use 802 3af compliant Power Over Ethernet PoE from the UNIVERGE WL Wireless Co...

Page 18: ...IVERGE WL Wireless Controller name which can be the name of the configuring UNIVERGE WL Wireless Controller If required use the CLI Web Browser or WLCS interface to customize the AP or UNIVERGE WL 1200R specific 802 11a 802 11b and 802 11g network settings Once again the two YELLOW AMBER ORANGE LEDs indicate the states of the 802 11a and 802 11b g networks If any part of the network is disabled th...

Page 19: ...erver is accessible on the same subnet as the UNIVERGE WL AP or UNIVERGE WL 1200R After completing Step 2 Configuring the UNIVERGE WL AP or UNIVERGE WL 1200R Before Installation for all UNIVERGE WL APs and UNIVERGE WL 1200Rs continue with Step 3 Preparing Mounting Locations Step 3 Preparing Mounting LocationsStep 3 Preparing Mounting Locations On your map you should have the UNIVERGE WL AP locatio...

Page 20: ...aver Security cables to where they can plug into the UNIVERGE WL AP Make sure to leave about 6 inches 15 cm of slack in the cables for future modifications Attach the brackets to the wall or ceiling or install screws for ceiling mount base Where you are going to use the projection mount or flush mount bracket use customer supplied sheet metal drywall or other screws to attach the bracket to the ce...

Page 21: ...th two sectors The UNIVERGE WL APs can be mounted in one of four configurations Ceiling Mount Base Ceiling Mount Clips Projection Wall Mount Flush Wall Mount Ceiling Mount BaseCeiling Mount Base When you are mounting the UNIVERGE WL AP in the middle of a ceiling flat sides toward the room or hallway use the ceiling mount base to mount the UNIVERGE WL AP as shown in the following figure and as desc...

Page 22: ... Ceiling Mount ClipsCeiling Mount Clips When you are mounting the UNIVERGE WL AP on the extruded aluminium rails of a hanging ceiling use the ceiling mount clips to mount the UNIVERGE WL AP as shown in the following figure and as described below Figure Assembling the UNIVERGE WL AP and Ceiling Mount Clips NOTE If the screws do not securely hold the ceiling mount base remove the UNIVERGE WL AP and ...

Page 23: ...les to the sides of the UNIVERGE WL AP You have installed the UNIVERGE WL AP Repeat Step 4 Mounting the UNIVERGE WL APs for each UNIVERGE WL AP location and then continue with Step 5 Returning MAC Information NOTE Make sure the cables are routed away from the UNIVERGE WL AP antennas NOTE When the UNIVERGE WL AP is powered up and is associated with an UNIVERGE WL Wireless Controller Green Power and...

Page 24: ... AP Make sure the spring washers have their convex high center sections pointing toward the screw heads Figure Assembling the Mounting Screws and Spring Washers to the UNIVERGE WL AP Copy the MAC address es from the label s on the UNIVERGE WL AP onto the corresponding location on the map MAC addresses have the format 000B85xxxxxx You have already attached the projection mount L bracket to the wall...

Page 25: ...MAC Information NOTE If the screws do not securely hold the bracket remove the UNIVERGE WL AP and adjust the screws until they securely hold the bracket NOTE Make sure the cables are routed away from the UNIVERGE WL AP antennas NOTE When the UNIVERGE WL AP is powered up and is associated with an UNIVERGE WL Wireless Controller Green Power and Yellow 802 11b g and or Yellow or Amber 802 11a LEDs li...

Page 26: ...P Make sure the spring washers have their convex high center sections pointing toward the screw heads Figure Assembling the Mounting Screws and Spring Washers to the UNIVERGE WL AP Copy the MAC address es from the label s on the UNIVERGE WL AP onto the corresponding location on the map MAC addresses have the format 000B85xxxxxx You have already attached the flush mount bracket to the wall in Step ...

Page 27: ...ure upgrades easier NOTE If the screws do not securely hold the bracket remove the UNIVERGE WL AP and adjust the screws until they securely hold the bracket NOTE Make sure the cables are routed away from the UNIVERGE WL AP antennas NOTE When the UNIVERGE WL AP is powered up and is associated with an UNIVERGE WL Wireless Controller Green Power and Yellow 802 11b g and or Yellow or Amber 802 11a LED...

Page 28: ...ll mount brackets you may have to drill a hole into the ceiling plenum to run the CAT 5 cable to the wiring closet When the CAT 5 cable cannot be run through the ceiling plenum find another path to route the cable from the UNIVERGE WL AP to the wiring closet When the UNIVERGE WL AP will be mounted above the ceiling using the ceiling mount or wall mount brackets run the CAT 5 cable to the wiring cl...

Page 29: ... female reverse TNC connectors to connect antennas to the ports on the side of the UNIVERGE WL AP See the following figure for antenna port markings Figure UNIVERGE WL AP External Antenna Port Markings NOTE As described in the Internal Antenna UNIVERGE WL AP Quick Installation Guide the UNIVERGE WL 1200 B internal and UNIVERGE WL 1200 AB internal UNIVERGE WL APs are designed to be used exclusively...

Page 30: ...ty Cable If required use any MicroSaver Security Cable to attach either side of your UNIVERGE WL AP to a solid beam pipe or support FCC Statements for UNIVERGE WL APsFCC Statements for UNIVERGE WL APs This section includes the following FCC statements for the UNIVERGE WL AP Class A Statement RF Radiation Hazard Warning Non Modification Statement Deployment Statement Class A StatementClass A Statem...

Page 31: ...uct is not allowed Installers of the radio and end users of the UNIVERGE WL Wireless Enterprise System must adhere to the installation instructions provided in this manual Non Modification StatementNon Modification Statement Use only the supplied internal antenna or external antennas supplied by the manufacturer Unauthorized antennas modifications or attachments could damage the badge and could vi...

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