Proxim AP-4000 Installing External Antennas

Installation and Initialization AP-4000 Series User Guide

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Installing External Antennas

You can optionally install external antennas on the AP-4000/4000M/4900M. For information on the AP’s antenna

functionality, see Antennas.

Follow the mounting instructions included with your external antenna, and then connect the antenna cable to the AP, as

follows:

1. Press down near the center of the compartment covering and slide open the external antenna access compartments.

The compartment closer to the LED panel contains the connectors for the 802.11b/g radio, and the other compartment

contains the connectors for the 802.11a radio.

NOTE: AP-4000 models 8670-US2 and 8670-AU do not provide external antenna connectors for 5GHz (802.11a)

operation.

Figure 2-6 Opening the Antenna Compartment

2. There are four antenna connectors in the AP-4000/4000M/4900M, labeled 1 through 4. Connectors 1 and 2 are for the

802.11b/g radio, and connectors 3 and 4 and for the 802.11a radio.Connect the antenna cable to connector 1 or 4 (the

connector closer to the LED panel in the compartment), depending on the radio.

NOTE: When the AP-4900M is configured to operate in the 4.9 GHz Public Safety operational mode, antenna

diversity is disabled, and antenna 3 is statically configured for use.

Contents

Main AP-4000 Series User Guide 2 Copyright Trademarks OpenSSL License Note Contents Page Page Page Page Page Introduction Products Covered in this User Guide Document Conventions Introduction to Wireless Networking Mesh Networking (AP-4000M/4900M Only) Mesh Network Convergence Page Mesh Network Configuration Guidelines for Roaming IEEE 802.11 Specifications Management and Monitoring Capabilities HTTP/HTTPS Interface Command Line Interface SNMP Management SSH (Secure Shell) Management Installation and Initialization AP-4000 Series Hardware Description Overview Antennas Active Ethernet LED Indicators Prerequisites General Prerequisites Mesh Prerequisites Product Package System Requirements Hardware Installation Required Materials Cabling the AP-4000/4000M/4900M Installing the Security Cover Mounting the AP-4000/4000M/4900M Page Installing External Antennas Installing the AP in a Plenum Page Initialization Using ScanTool Page Logging In Page Using the Setup Wizard Page Installing the Software Page Page Related Topics System Status Advanced Configuration Page System Dynamic DNS Support Page Network IP Configuration DHCP Server Page DHCP Relay Agent Link Integrity SNTP (Simple Network Time Protocol) Page Page Interfaces Operational Mode Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Ethernet Page Mesh (AP-4000M/AP-4900M Only) Page Management Passwords IP Access Table Services Page Page Page Page Page Automatic Configuration (AutoConfig) Page Hardware Configuration Reset (CHRD) Page Page Filtering Ethernet Protocol Static MAC Page Page Advanced TCP/UDP Port Page Alarms Groups Page Page Page Page Syslog Page Page Rogue Scan Page Page Page Bridge Spanning Tree Storm Threshold Intra BSS Packet Forwarding QoS Wireless Multimedia Extensions (WME)/Quality of Service (QoS) Page Priority Mapping Enhanced Distributed Channel Access (EDCA) Page Page Radius Profiles RADIUS Servers per Authentication Mode and per VLAN Configuring Radius Profiles Page Page MAC Access Control Via RADIUS Authentication 802.1x Authentication using RADIUS RADIUS Accounting Page Page SSID/VLAN/Security VLAN Overview Page Management VLAN Security Profile Page Page Page Page Page Page MAC Access Wireless-A or Wireless-B Page Page Page Page Broadcast SSID and Closed System Monitoring Vers ion Page Page Page Interfaces Page Page Station Statistics Mesh Statistics Commands Introduction to File Transfer via TFTP or HTTP TFTP File Transfer Guidelines HTTP File Transfer Guidelines Image Error Checking During File Transfer Update AP Update AP via TFTP Update AP via HTTP Retrieve File Retrieve File via TFTP Retrieve File via HTTP Page Reboot Reset Help Link Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Concepts Symptoms and Solutions Connectivity Issues Basic Software Setup and Configuration Problems Client Connection Problems VLAN Operation Issues Active Ethernet (AE) Recovery Procedures Reset to Factory Default Procedure Forced Reload Procedure Page Page Setting IP Address using Serial Port Related Applications RADIUS Authentication Server TFTP Server A Command Line Interface (CLI) General Notes Prerequisite Skills and Knowledge Notation Conventions Navigation and Special Keys CLI Error Messages Command Line Interface (CLI) Variations Bootloader CLI CLI Command Types Operational CLI Commands Page Page Page Parameter Control Commands Page Page Page Using Tables and Strings Working with Tables Using Strings Configuring the AP using CLI commands Log into the AP using HyperTerminal Log into the AP using Telnet Set Basic Configuration Parameters using CLI Commands Page Page Page Page Other Network Settings Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page CLI Monitoring Parameters Parameter Tables Page Page System Parameters Network Parameters Page Page Interface Parameters Page Page Page Page Page Management Parameters Page Page Page Page Filtering Parameters Page Alarms Parameters Page Bridge Parameters Page RADIUS Parameters Security Parameters Page VLAN/SSID Parameters Other Parameters Wireless Multimedia Enhancements (WME)/Quality of Service (QoS) parameters Page Page CLI Batch File Auto Configuration and the CLI Batch File CLI Batch File Format and Syntax Reboot Behavior B ASCII Character Chart C Specifications Management Functions Software Features Number of Stations per BSS Advanced Bridging Functions Medium Access Control (MAC) Functions Security Functions Network Functions Hardware Specifications Available Channels AP-4000/4000M Channels AP-4900M Channels Page D Technical Support Online Support Telephone Support E Statement of Warranty Warranty Coverage Repair or Replacement Limitations of Warranty Other Information F Regulatory Compliance Page Safety Information (USA, Canada, & European Union) Page Warnings Caution: Exposure to Radio Frequency Radiation Modifications Page Page Regulatory Compliance Certifications Summary (AP-4000/4000M) Regulatory Compliance Certifications Summary (AP-4900M)