Nortel Networks 210667-A manual

Part No. 21066 7-A Decem ber , 2000 4401 Gr eat Ame rica Parkway Santa Cl ara, CA 950 54 210667-A Installing the e-mobility 802.11b W ireless LAN DSSS Access P oint[...]

2 Copyright © 2000 Nortel Networks All rights reserved. Prin te d in the USA. Decemb er 2000. The information i n this document is subject to change without notice. The statements, configurations, techni cal data, and recommendations in this documen t are believ ed to be accurate and reliable, b ut are presented without e xpress or implied warrant[...]

3 The conformity assessment procedure referred to in Article 10(5) and detailed in Annex IV of Directi ve 1999/5/EC has been follo wed with the in volvement of the following Notified Body(ies): BAB T , C laremont House, 34 Moles ey Road, W a lton-on-Thames, KT12 4RQ Identificat ion Mark: 0168 The equipment also carries the Class 2 equipment identif[...]

4 EN 55 022 Statement This is to ce rtify that the No rtel Networks e-mobil ity 802.11b Wireless LAN DSSS Access Point is shielded against the generation of radio interference in accordance with the application of Council Directive 89/336/E EC, Article 4 a. Confor mity is declared by the application of EN 55 022 Class A (CISPR 22). Wa r n i n g : T[...]

5 Règlement sur le brouillage radioélectrique du ministère des Communications Cet appareil numérique (e-mobility 802. 11b Wireless LAN DSSS Access Point) respecte les limite s de bruits radioé lec tri ques visant les appareils numé ri que s de classe A prescrites dans le Règlement sur le brouillage radioélectrique du mini stère des Communi[...]

6 How T o Get Help If you purchased a service c ontract for your Nortel Networks product from a distributor or authorized reseller , contact the technical support staff for that distri butor o r re s e lle r fo r assistan ce. If you purchased a Nortel Networks service progr am, contact one of the following Nortel Networks T echnical Solutions Cente[...]

7 Intr oduction The e-mobility 802.11b W ireless LAN DSSS Access Point (AP) pro vid es a bridge betwe e n Ethern et wired LANs and e-mobility wireless networks. It provide s transparent access between Etherne t wired networks an d radio-eq uipped mob ile units (MUs). MUs in clude all of Nortel Ne tworks ™ e-mobili ty ™ te rmina ls, scanner s, t[...]

8 Networ k Connection Locate con nectors for Ethe rnet, antenna s, and power on the back of the AP . Etherne t conf igura tio ns v ary accor ding to the en viro nment . 10B ASE-T UTP Use a 10B ASE-T connection for multiple ac cess points or an access poin t atta che d to a wired UTP Ethernet hu b or switch. Normal 10B ASE-T lim itatio ns apply . T [...]

9 Mounting t he AP The AP rests on a flat surface or attach es to any hard, flat, stable surface. Posit ion the AP at any angle. Use the standard-mountin g kit pro vided. Choose an op tion bas ed on en vi r onment: • Resting fla t The AP rest s on t he four rubber pa ds on its u nderside. Pl ace the AP on a surface clear of debri s and a way from[...]

10 e-mobility 802.11b Wi reless LAN DSSS Acce ss P oint Antennas Antenna cove rage is analogou s to lighting . Users might f ind an area lit fro m f ar aw ay t o be no t brigh t enou gh. An area lit sharpl y might mini mize coverage and create dark ar eas. Uniform antenn a placemen t in an area (like an even placement of light bulbs) provides ev en[...]

11 The standard antenna performs well in mos t off ice en vironments. Obtain additi on al or higher-performance ante nnas from Nortel Network s. Con tact a Nortel Netwo rks re pres entati v e to order the follo wing mode ls: • Sta ndard ru bber a ntenna • Single high-performance antenna • T win high-per f o rmance diversity ant e nnas • Mou[...]

12 Conn ecting th e P owe r Adapter The power adapter conn ects to the rear of the ac cess point and to a power outle t. T o conne ct the power adapter: 1 V erify that the power adapter matches th e cou ntry-of-use requiremen ts. 2 Plug power adapter cabl e i nto the socket on the back of the access poi nt . 3 Plug the adap ter into an outle t . Wh[...]

13 LED Indicator s The LED indi cat ors provide a status d isplay indicat i ng transmis si on an d error conditio ns. T he indicators are: Power Flashing indicates AP initialization. Shows steady gr een duri ng opera tion. Lin k Flas hing indic ates d ata tr ansf ers on wired connection. Activity Flickering indicate s beacons a nd data transfers wi[...]

14 Specificat ions Phys ical Chara cteristics: Dimension s 1.25 inches H x 5.5 inches L x 7.75 inc hes W (3.18 cm H x 14.97 cm L x 19. 69 cm W) Weight (w /power supp ly) 1 lbs. (0.45 4 kg) Operati ng Temp erature -4 ºF to 131 ºF (-20 ºC to 55 ºC) Storage Temper ature -40 ºF to 149 ºF ( -40 ºC to 6 5 ºC) Humidity 10% to 9 5% nonconde nsing S[...]

15 Radio Ch aracteristic s: The frequ ency ra nge used b y the e-m obility 802.1 1b WLAN DSSS com ponents is within 2.4 GHz to 2.5 GHz unli censed ISM band. Fr om one to elev en of t he fourteen 2 2 GHz wide channels, coun try de p en de n t. Frequen cy Allowed Channel Range Country 2.412 - 2 .470 1 - 11 United S tates 2.430 - 2 .447 5 - 8 Israel 2[...]

16 Radio Data Range 11 Mbps r ange Ope n environm ent - app roximately 400 fee t (121. 92 meters) Typical office or retail e nvironmen t - app roximatel y 150 feet ( 45.72 me ters) Depend ent upon ant enna sel ection, buildi ng construc tion, and e nvironmen tal characte ristics. 5.5 Mbps r ange Open envi ronment - approxima tely 700 feet (213. 36 [...]

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