Chapter 3 Mounting and Alignment Overview

LEDs

The Install LED provides bridge association status during installation mode as shown in Table 3-2.

Table 3-2

Install LED Status

 

 

 

 

 

Install LED

 

Status

Bridge State

 

 

 

 

Off

 

Self test

Startup.

 

 

 

 

Amber blinking

 

Non-root, searching

Not associated (non-root mode). The

 

 

 

access point/bridge attempts to associate

 

 

 

with a root bridge for 60 seconds1.

Amber

 

Non-root, associated

Associated (non-root mode).

 

 

 

 

Green blinking

 

Root, searching

Not associated (root mode). The access

 

 

 

point/bridge attempts to associate with a

 

 

 

non-root bridge indefinitely.

 

 

 

 

Green

 

Root, associated

Associated (root mode).

 

 

 

 

Red

 

Error

Overvoltage or overcurrent error2

1.Preconfigured bridges search indefinitely.

2.Disconnect power to the power injector, wait approximately 1 minute, and reconnect power. If error continues, contact technical support.

Use the Install LED to determine when the bridge successfully associates with a remote bridge and to verify its mode of operation. After association, the other three LEDs indicate signal strength.

The startup and association sequence depends on the access point/bridge configuration, which can be one of the following types:

Default—The access point/bridge attempts to associate with a root bridge for 60 seconds. If it does not associate with a root bridge, it attempts to associate with a non-root bridge.

Preconfigured bridge mode—The unit attempts to associate with a remote bridge in the configured mode, either root or non-root. Because there are no timeouts, it is easier to align the antenna.

Preconfigured access point or workgroup bridge modes—the bridge Install LED does not operate.

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1300 Series specifications

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