3Com 3CRWEASYA73 manual

Quick St art Gu ide 3Com Wireless 802.11a Outdoor Building-to-B uilding Brid ge and Ac cess Poin t 3CRWEASYA73 / WL-575 The 3Com WL-575 802.11a Outdoor Building-to-Building Bridge a nd Ac cess Point provides IEEE 802.11a or 802.11b/g wireless access to the ne twork. T he bridge offers a fast, r eliable, and cost- effective solution for connectivity[...]

2 3Com WL-575 Outdoor Bui lding-to -Buildin g Bridge and Access Point Featur es Feature Description Cons ole P ort Connector Connect the cons ole ca ble (inc luded) t o the RS -232 co nsole p ort for a ccessi ng the command-line int erface. POE Connector The PoE por t ser ves two function s, on e in pro viding a me ans to suppl y power t o the unit[...]

3 Observing Safet y Pr ecautions This equipment m ust be installed in c ompliance w ith local and national building codes, regulatory restrictions, and FCC rules. For the safety of peopl e and equipm ent, only professional netw ork personnel should install the bridge. 1 Unpacking the Bridge Make sure that you have the following item s, which are in[...]

4 3 Mountin g the Br idge The bridge can be mounted on the following types of surfaces: •P o l e •W a l l . Using the Pole-Mounting Bracke t Perform the following steps to moun t the unit to a 2 to 3 inch diameter steel pole or tube using the mounting bracket: 1 Place the V -shaped part of the brack et around the pole and tighten the secu ring [...]

5 2 Fit the edges of the V-shaped part into the sl ots in the rectang ular plate, and tighte n the nuts. 3 Attach the adjustable rect angular plate to the bridge with the supplied scr ews. Slots[...]

6 4 Attach the bridge with b racket to the plate already fixed t o the pole. 5 Use the included nuts to secure the wireless bridge to the pole bracket. Note that the wireless bridge tilt angle may need to be adjusted during the antenna a lignment process. Be sure to take accoun t of the antenna polarization direction; all antennas in a link must be[...]

7 2 Position the brac ket in t he intended location and mark the position of the four m ounting screw holes. 3 Drill four holes in the wa ll that match the screws and wall plugs included in the bracket kit, then secure the bracket to the wall. 4 Use the included nuts to tightly secure the wi reless bridge to the bracket. 4 Connecting Exter n al Ant[...]

8 5 Connecting Cabl es 1 Attach the Etherne t cable to the Ethe rnet por t on the wireless bridge. 2 For extra protection against rain or moisture, apply weatherproofing tape (not included) around the Ethernet connector . 3 Be sure to gr ound the unit with an appropriate grounding wir e (not included) by attaching it to the grounding screw on the u[...]

9 6 Connecting the PoE Pow er Inj ector T o connect the wir eless bridge to a power source: 1 Connect the Et herne t cable from the w ireless bridge to the RJ-45 port labeled “Output” on the power injector . 2 Connect a straight-through unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) cable from a local LAN switch to the RJ-45 port labeled “Input” on the powe[...]

10 3 Insert the power cable plug directly i nto the standard AC socket on the power injector . 4 Plug the other end of the power cable into a grounded, 3-pi n socket, AC power source. 5 Check the L ED on top of the pow er injector to be sure that powe r is being supplied to the wireless bridge through the Etherne t connection. NOTE: For In ternatio[...]

11 7 Checking the LED Indicat ors The bridge’ s 11a and 11b/g LEDs operate in two di splay modes, which ar e configurable through the software. The default AP mode indicates data tra ffic rates. The RSSI mode indicates the received signal power and is for use when aligning antennas in a bridge link. When the bridge is connected to power , LEDs in[...]

12 8 Aligning Antenn as After wireless bridge units have been mounted, conn ected, and their radios are operating, bridge link antennas must be accurately aligned to ensure optimum perform ance. Th is alignment process is particularly important for long-range point-to-point links. In a point-to-m ultipoint configuration the root bridge uses an om n[...]

13 1 Pan the antenna horizontally back and forth while chec king the LED s. If using the pole- mounting bracke t with the unit, you m ust rotate the mounting brac ket around the pole. Other exter nal antenn a brackets may require a dif ferent horizontal adjustme nt. 2 Find the point wh ere the signal is strongest (all LED s on) and se cure the hori[...]

14 Regulatory Inform ation The 3Com Outdoor 11a Building to Buildi ng Bridge and 11bg Access Point, Model WL-575 (3CRWEASY A73) must be installed and used in strict accordance with the manufacturer's instructions as described in the user documentation that comes with the product. This product contains encryption. It is unlawful to export out o[...]

15 US - Radio Frequency Requirements This device must not be co-located or operated in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter . This device is for indoor use only when using channels 36, 40, 44 or 48 in the 5.15 to 5.25 GHz frequency range. High power radars are allocate d as primary user s of the 5.25 to 5.35 GHz and 5.65 to 5.85 GHz ba[...]

16 Equipment T ype: 3Com Outdoor 11a Building to Building Bridge a nd 11bg Access Po int Complies with P art 15 of the FCC rules. Ope ration is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmf ul interference, and (2) this device must ac cept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired oper[...]

17 • IEC 60950-1 • EN 60950-1 EU Compliance Intended use: IEEE 802.11b/g/a radio L AN device NOTE: T o ensur e product operation is in compliance with local regulations, select the country in which the product is installed. Refer to installation instructions. This equipment may be operated in AT BE CY CZ DK EE FI F R DE GR HU IE IT LV LT LU MT [...]

18 A copy of the signed Declaration of Conform ity can be downloaded f rom the Product Support web page for the 3Com Outdoor 11a Building to Bui lding Bridge and 11bg Access Point, Model WL-575 (3CRWE ASY A73) at htt p://www .3com.co m. Also available at ht tp://support.3com.com/doc/WL-575_EU _DOC.pdf EU - Restrictions for Use in the 2.4GHz band Th[...]

19 EU - Restrictions for Use in the 5GHz band • This device may b e not be oper ated outdoor s when using the bands 5150-5350MHz (Channels 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 50, 64). • In Italy the e nd-user m ust apply for a license from the national spectrum authority to operate this device outdoors. • T o remain in conformance with European spec trum[...]

Copyri ght © 2007 3Com Corpo ration. All righ ts reserve d. 3Com and the 3Co m logo are r egister ed trademarks of 3Com Corpora tion. All other compa ny and prod uct names may be trade marks of the respective compan ies with which they are associ ated. Pa rt N u m b e r : 1 0 01 5 2 31 , R e vi s i on A A Publis hed December , 2007 Safety Informat[...]