P-Com AirPro Gold, Hardware Installation Manual

Page 1: ...P Com AirPro Gold Wireless Router Hardware Installation Guide...

Page 2: ...P Com AirPro Gold Wireless Router H a r d w a r e I n s t a l l a t i o n G u i d e...

Page 3: ...ghts of third parties that would result This publication may contain technical inaccuracies or typographical errors Periodic changes are made to the information contained herein These changes and mech...

Page 4: ...rs or alterations iii where manufacturer serial numbers warranty data or quality assurance decals have been removed or altered P Com also reserves the right to make product improvements without incurr...

Page 5: ...instrument in such an environment constitutes a definite safety hazard No user maintained or adjustable components are present within this product Do NOT attempt to open this unit Do not attempt to s...

Page 6: ...unted on outdoor permanent structures with a separation distance of at least 2 meters from all persons and must not be co located or operating in conjunctionwith any other antenna or transmitter INSTA...

Page 7: ...his device may not cause any interference that may cause undesired operation Changes or modifications not expressly approved by P Com Inc can void the user s authority to operate the equipment ETSI re...

Page 8: ...Service xvii Telephone and Fax Service xvii Service and Repair Centers xviii United States Service and Repair Center xviii Brazil Service and Repair Center xviii China Service and Repair Center xviii...

Page 9: ...ireless Router Installation 3 1 Ground Connection 3 1 LAN Connection 3 2 Antenna Connection 3 2 Antenna Alighment 3 3 Power Connection 3 3 Telephone Modem Connection 3 4 Basic Configuration Setup 3 5...

Page 10: ...allation Guide x DIP Switches A 5 External Connectors A 6 AC Power Connector A 6 Antenna Connector A 6 External User Interfaces A 6 RS232 Connector A 7 Ethernet Connector A 8 Radio Specifications A 9...

Page 11: ...C O N T E N T S xi P Com AirPro Gold...

Page 12: ...ANT Connector 3 3 Figure 3 3 Telephone Modem Connection 3 4 Figure 3 4 DIP Switches 3 5 Figure 3 5 Connecting the Terminal or PC 3 7 Figure 3 6 Connecting the Power Cord 3 8 Figure 4 1 Rack Mounted R...

Page 13: ...L I ST O F FI G U RE S xiii P Com AirPro Gold...

Page 14: ...ch Positions 3 6 Table A 1 Mechanical Specifications A 2 Table A 2 Environment Specifications A 3 Table A 3 Front Panel Indicators A 4 Table A 4 Power Specifications A 6 Table A 5 Network Ports A 6 Ta...

Page 15: ...L I ST O F TA B L E S xv P Com AirPro Gold...

Page 16: ...epts and practices If you are not the information in this Installation Guide may be difficult for you to understand and implement HOW TH IS GUIDE IS OR GANIZ ED This Installation Guide is organized in...

Page 17: ...amage the equipment or lose data A warning gives you information that you need so that you do not cause harm to yourself or any other person and so that you do not damage or interfere with the network...

Page 18: ...1 fax CEP 05044 000 Sao Paulo CHINA SERVIC E AND REPAIR CENTER Address Telephone and fax Airlink Wireless 86 10 6467 1905 Room 227 Towercrest Place 86 10 6467 1906 fax No 3 Mai Zi Dian Xi Road Beijing...

Page 19: ...m outside the USA call Customer Service at 408 866 3666 or contact one of the Service and Repair centers see page xv 3 Provide Customer Service with the information gathered in Step 1 When returning e...

Page 20: ...o the wireless media DS SS BPSK Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum Binary Phase Shift Keying DS QPSK Direct Sequence Quadrature Phase Shift Keying 8 CCK 8 level Compliment Code Keying 64 CCK 64 level Com...

Page 21: ...provides wireless extension for Ethernet 10 100 Based T The AirPro Gold platform provides advanced network management features using SNMP and HTTP protocols for control and monitoring supports remote...

Page 22: ...bining routing and wireless transceiver functions in a single unit It provides remote downloading of firmware and provides password and hard coded serial number protected management The Ethernet 10 10...

Page 23: ...ity of the receive signal sequential illumination of each LED during startup indicates that the initialization self test is in progress no illumination of the LEDs at the end of startup indicates succ...

Page 24: ...switch GND Grounding stud PROD UCT FEAT URES AirPro Gold interconnects computer LANs at geographically dispersed offices warehouses and other sites Using robust spread spectrum technology that resists...

Page 25: ...ical topologies star peer to peer point to point Flexibility in WAN design Ethernet and antenna ports Fully self contained wireless router DIP switches for initial RF setup Field ready for configurati...

Page 26: ...ted by each node at any given time The advantage of a packet based network is that multiple transmissions can travel along the network at the same time using whatever path is appropriate to the routin...

Page 27: ...three or more nodes any one of which can communicate directly with any other node Since each node has direct access to every other node the time delay for transferring data between nodes is the least...

Page 28: ...ote Stations or Star Remotes The Star Base acts as a switching device The Star Remotes communicate with each other through the Star Base An AirPro Gold wireless network with Star topology can connect...

Page 29: ...Remote sends a data frame only after it gets permission from the Star Base Each frame transmitted by Star Base contains a PID polling ID for the wireless cluster If a polled Star Remote has a frame to...

Page 30: ...with items listed on the packing list to make sure that you have received everything If something is not included in the shipping carton or if there is shipping damage contact the distributor 2 Save...

Page 31: ...5 ETHERNET port on the front of the unit 2 Plug the other end of the RJ 45 cable into the RJ 45 port on the Ethernet Hub If you are connecting the unit directly to a PC via the RJ 45 port use a cross...

Page 32: ...able Install the coaxial cable between the radio and antenna location making sure there are no sharp bends in the cable 2 Hand tighten the connector shell onto the jack connector collar 3 Verify that...

Page 33: ...parameters To connect the telephone modem 1 Use a standard RS 232 modem cable with a female DB 9 connector at the AirPro Gold end and an appropriate connector at the modem end 2 Connect the telephone...

Page 34: ...figured through a block of twelve OFF ON DIP switches located on the front of the unit behind the switch plate See Figure 3 4 Figure 3 4 DIP Switches To set the switch to the ON position push the swit...

Page 35: ...P switches on the front of the AirPro Gold unit you can start the antenna alignment utility to align a Star Remote unit antenna Table 3 1 RF Channel Switch Positions 20 MHz Channel Center Frequency Sw...

Page 36: ...n for instructions on how to configure and run the terminal emulation program To set up a basic unit configuration using the command line interface 1 Remove the unit from the shipping carton 2 Remove...

Page 37: ...he unit will run a power on self test POST This test takes about 40 seconds to complete Successful completion of the POST causes the 10 bank RSSI LEDs on the front of the radio to flicker before going...

Page 38: ...ent AirPro Gold 20F Net Ethernet MAC Address XXXXXXXXXXXX Topology Point to Point RF Channel 5 Modulation mode 1 IP Address SITE MA NAGER AP PLICA TION AirPro Gold can be configured through a Windows...

Page 39: ...HAR DW ARE I NSTA LL AT ION Basic Configuration Setup 3 10 P Com AirPro Gold 3...

Page 40: ...sitioned in the rack When installing the unit in a rack with other equipment you must provide 1 75 inches of space above below and on each side of the unit to allow proper ventilation For a 19 inch ra...

Page 41: ...cket holes line up with the threaded inserts on the side of the chassis and the short flange faces the front of the unit for the front or center position mount or the back of the unit for the rear pos...

Page 42: ...flange faces the front of the unit for the front or center position mount or the back of the unit for the rear position mount 3 Attach the bracket to the chassis Use two of the screws lock washers an...

Page 43: ...RA CK MOUN TI NG 23 inch Rack Mount 4 4 P Com AirPro Gold 4...

Page 44: ...Hardware Installation Guide A 1 A SPECIFICATIONS...

Page 45: ...ons Width 17 inches 432 mm Height 1 75 inches 44 mm Depth 10 inches 254 mm Weight 10 3 pounds 4 7 kilograms front 1 75 44 mm 17 432 mm 5 75 148 mm 17 432 mm 1 75 44 mm 5 13 mm 10 254 mm 10 254 mm 3 76...

Page 46: ...Temperature 40 C to 80 C 40 F to 176 F Operating Humidity 10 to 95 RH non condensing Storage Humidity Elevation 200 feet 61 meters below sea level to 13000 feet 3943 meters above sea level Mechanical...

Page 47: ...g image are selected for next reboot Blinking of the 1st of the 10 LEDs in addition to audible alarm indicates the wrong RF channel is set on the DIP switches Blinking of the 3rd of the 10 LEDs in add...

Page 48: ...N RF CHANNEL Switch 1 OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF ON ON ON ON ON ON OFF OFF OFF ON ON ON ON OFF OFF OFF OFF ON ON OFF ON ON OFF OFF ON ON OFF OFF ON ON OFF OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON O...

Page 49: ...L USER INTERFACES Table A 5 Network Ports Table A 4 Power Specifications Parameter Specification AC Input Voltage 90 VAC to 240 VAC AC Input Frequency 47 Hz to 63 Hz AC Input Current 1A to 3 5A Maximu...

Page 50: ...6 RS 232 Port Pin Assignments Pin Circuit Description Function 1 100 Received line signal detect from terminal 2 104 Received data from terminal 3 103 Transmitted data from radio 4 108 2 Data termina...

Page 51: ...tor Location Front Panel Connector Type RJ 45 Jack Figure A 7 Ethernet Jack Any pin not shown in Figure A 7 is not connected i e pin 4 pin 5 pin 7 pin 8 Ethernet RS232 APG2_017 1 234 5 678 Pin 1 TX Pi...

Page 52: ...6 bits Processing Gain 10 dB Radio Protocol TDD Frequency Stability 5 ppm initial stabilityover temp with 2ppm aging year 10 ppm 10years System Gain 116 dB for R 1Mb s BPSK mode 113 dB for R 2Mb s QPS...

Page 53: ...91 dBm R 2 Mb s QPSK mode 88 dBm R 5 5 Mb s CCK mode 85 dBm R 11 Mb s CCK mode Noise Figure 5 dB Input Impedance 50 ohms RF Input Protection None Maximum RF Input Power 10 dBm Dynamic Range 70 dB Tab...

Page 54: ...int to point 1 3 2 2 range 2 4 star 1 3 2 3 notes cautions and warnings xvii O organization of Installation Guide xvi P packet based networks 2 1 pin assignments RS 232 port A 7 power connection 3 3 p...