Installing the AP in a Plenum | Proxim AP-4000 guide

Installation and Initialization

AP-4000 Series User Guide

Hardware Installation

Figure 2-7 AP-4000/4000M/4900M Antenna Connectors

3.If installing a second external antenna on a radio, connect the antenna cable to connector 2 (802.11b/g radio) or connector 3 (802.11a radio).

4.Close the external antenna access compartments.

5.If desired, manually select which antenna(s) to use through the Command Line Interface. See Configure Antenna Diversity.

Attaching Antenna(s) to the AP-4900M for 4.9 GHz Operation

To attach an external antenna to the AP-4900M, attach the selected antenna to the pigtail attachment connected to the AP’s antenna connector 3 (see Figure 2-8).

For a list of recommended antennas, see http://www.proxim.com/products/wifi/accessories.

Figure 2-8 AP-4900M External Antenna Connection

Installing the AP in a Plenum

In an office building, plenum is the space between the structural ceiling and the tile ceiling that is provided to help air circulate. Many companies also use the plenum to house communication equipment and cables. These products and

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ORiNOCO AP-4000 Series Access Points User Guide Trademarks CopyrightOpenSSL License Note AP-4000 Series User Guide Contents Contents AP-4000 Series User Guide System Status 4 Advanced Configuration Monitoring CommandsTroubleshooting Recovery Procedures Command Line Interface CLI Technical Support Ascii Character Chart C SpecificationsStatement of Warranty Regulatory Compliance Product Description Products Covered in this User GuideDocument Conventions Introduction AP-4000 Series User Guide Introduction to Wireless Networking Mesh Network Convergence Mesh Networking AP-4000M/4900M Only Mesh Startup Topology Example Step Mesh Network Configuration Guidelines for Roaming Command Line Interface Ieee 802.11 SpecificationsManagement and Monitoring Capabilities HTTP/HTTPS Interface SNMPv3 Secure Management Snmp Management SSH Secure Shell Management Overview AP-4000 Series Hardware Description External Antennas Antennas GHz Antenna Installation and Initialization AP-4000 Series User GuideActive Ethernet LED Indicators on the AP-4000/4000M/4900M Top Panel LED Indicators General Prerequisites Prerequisites Mesh Prerequisites System Requirements Product Package Cabling the AP-4000/4000M/4900M Hardware InstallationRequired Materials Mounting the AP-4000/4000M/4900M Installing the Security Cover Mounting the AP-4900M in a Vehicle Mounting the AP-4000/4000M/4900M to a Ceiling Opening the Antenna Compartment Installing External Antennas Attaching Antennas to the AP-4900M for 4.9 GHz Operation Installing the AP in a PlenumPage ScanTool Instructions Using ScanToolInitialization Scan List Select Tools Internet Options Click LAN SettingsLogging 11 Enter Network Password 12 System Status Screen Using the Setup WizardPage Download the Software Installing the Software Click Commands Update AP via Http Install Software with Http Interface Install Software with Tftp Server Click Commands Reboot Related Topics Install Updates from your Tftp Server using the CLI System Status Advanced Configuration Configure Main Screen Advanced Configuration AP-4000 Series User Guide Dynamic DNS Support SystemPage Network IP Configuration Advanced Dhcp ServerDNS Client Comment optional Advanced Configuration AP-4000 Series User Guide NetworkStart IP Address End IP Address Dhcp Relay Agent Dhcp Server IP Address Table Dhcp Relay Agent Target IP Address Comment optional Link Integrity Sntp Simple Network Time Protocol Link Integrity Configuration Screen Sntp Configuration Screen Advanced Configuration AP-4000 Series User Guide Network Interfaces Operational Mode Ieee 802.11d Support for Additional Regulatory Domains Advanced Configuration AP-4000 Series User Guide InterfacesSuper Mode and Turbo Mode Configuring TX Power Control Configuring 802.11d SupportTX Power Control/Transmit Power Level 10 Wireless Interface a Wireless-A 802.11a Radio and Wireless-B 802.11b/g Radio Advanced Configuration AP-4000 Series User Guide Interfaces Dynamic Frequency Selection/Radar Detection DFS/RD RTS/CTS Medium Reservation Wireless Service StatusAffected Countries Channel Blacklist Table Traps Generated During Wireless Service Shutdown and ResumeClick on Configure Interfaces Wireless a or Wireless B 13 WDS Example Bridging WDS WDS Setup Procedure 15 Adding WDS Links Ethernet 16 Ethernet Sub-tab 17 Mesh Sub-tab AP-4000M/AP-4900M Mesh AP-4000M/AP-4900M Only 18 Mesh Sub-tab AP-4000 Mesh Software Kit Management Passwords Secure Management IP Access TableServices Accessing the AP through the Https interface Advanced Configuration AP-4000 Series User Guide ManagementHttps Access Secure Socket Layer 19 Management Services Configuration Screen SSH Clients SSH Session SetupConfiguring SSH Uploading Externally Generated Host Keys Click Commands Update AP via Http or via Tftp Radius Based Management Access Serial Configuration Settings Set up Automatic Configuration for Static IP Automatic Configuration AutoConfigAuto Configuration and the CLI Batch File Set up Automatic Configuration for Dynamic IP 21 Automatic Configuration Screen 22 Dhcp Options Setting the Boot Server Host Name Hardware Configuration Reset Chrd Click Configure Management Chrd Configuration Reset via Serial Port During BootupConfiguring Hardware Configuration Reset Procedure to Reset Configuration via the Serial Interface Ethernet Protocol FilteringStatic MAC Select the Filter Operation Type Advanced Configuration AP-4000 Series User Guide Filtering Wireless MAC Address 00022D5194E4 Wired MAC Address 0040F41CDB6AWired MAC Address Wireless MAC Address 0020A6124E38 TCP/UDP Port AdvancedNumber Click Add under the TCP/UDP Port Filter Table heading Click Edit under the TCP/UDP Port Filter Table heading Editing TCP/UDP Port Filters Groups Alarms Operational Trap Group Trap Name Description Severity Level Security Trap Group Trap Name Description Severity Level Flash Memory Trap Group Trap Name Description Severity Level Trap Name Description Severity Level Image Trap Group Trap Name Description Severity Level Tftp Trap Group Trap Name Description Severity LevelSntp Trap Group Trap Name Description Severity Level Generic Trap Group Trap Name Description Severity Level RFC 1215-Trap Trap Name Description Severity Level Alarm Host Table Event Priority Description Configuring Syslog Event NotificationsSyslog Syslog Message Name Priority Severity Description Advanced Configuration AP-4000 Series User Guide AlarmsSyslog Messages Advanced Configuration AP-4000 Series User Guide Rogue Scan Multi-Band Scanning Continuous Scanning ModeBackground Scanning Mode Rogue Scan Click Configure Alarms Rogue ScanRogue Scan Data Collection 28 Rogue Scan Screen Spanning Tree Bridge Storm Threshold Advanced Configuration AP-4000 Series User Guide Bridge Packet Forwarding Configuring Interfaces for Packet ForwardingIntra BSS Click Configure QoS Policy Wireless Multimedia Extensions WME/Quality of Service QoSQoS Enabling QoS and Adding QoS policies 101 Advanced Configuration AP-4000 Series User Guide QoSEnter the Priority Mapping Index 102 Click Configure QoS Priority MappingPriority Mapping 103 Enhanced Distributed Channel Access EdcaSTA Edca Table and AP Edca Table 104 Click Configure QoS Edca 105 106 Radius Servers per Authentication Mode and per VlanRadius Profiles 107 Configuring Radius ProfilesRadius Servers Enforcing Vlan Access Control 108 109 37 Add Radius Server Profile 802.1x Authentication using Radius MAC Access Control Via Radius AuthenticationRadius Accounting Session Length 111 Authentication AttributesAccounting Attributes 112 113 SSID/VLAN/SecurityVlan Overview 114 Control Access to the AP Typical User Vlan ConfigurationsClick Configure SSID/VLAN/Security Mgmt Vlan Management Vlan Security Profile Provide Access to a Wireless Host in the Same WorkgroupDisable Vlan Tagging 117 Authentication ProcessWi-Fi Protected Access WPA/802.11i WPA2 118 Authentication Protocol Hierarchy VLANs and Security Profiles Configuring Security ProfilesClick Configure SSID/VLAN/Security Security Profile WEP Station Non Secure Station802.1x Station WPA Station 121 802.11i-PSK Station 42 Security Profile Table Add Entries 122 123 MAC AccessWireless-A or Wireless-B 124 Configuring an SSID/VLAN with Vlan Tagging Disabled 125 45 SSID/VLAN Edit Entries Screen Vlan Tagging Disabled 126 Configuring SSID/VLANs with Vlan Tagging EnabledClick SSID/VLAN/Security Wireless-A or Wireless-B 127 47 SSID/VLAN Edit Entries Screen Vlan Tagging Enabled 128 Broadcast Ssid and Closed System 129 Monitor Main Screen Monitoring AP-4000 Series User Guide Version Icmp Monitoring Tab IP/ARP Table Learn Table Monitoring Tab Learn Table Radius 134 135 Monitoring AP-4000 Series User Guide Interfaces 136 137 Station Statistics Monitoring AP-4000 Series User Guide Station Statistics Mesh Statistics 139 Introduction to File Transfer via Tftp or Http Tftp File Transfer Guidelines Image Error Checking During File TransferHttp File Transfer Guidelines 140 Update AP via Tftp Update APCommands AP-4000 Series User Guide 141 142 Update AP via HttpCommands AP-4000 Series User Guide Update AP Retrieve File Commands AP-4000 Series User Guide Retrieve FileRetrieve File via Tftp 143 144 Retrieve File via Http Retrieve File via Http Command Screen Commands AP-4000 Series User Guide Reboot RebootReset Help Link 13 Help Link Configuration Screen 147 Symptoms and Solutions Troubleshooting ConceptsConnectivity Issues AP Unit Will Not Boot No LED Activity Basic Software Setup and Configuration Problems Client Connection Problems Active Ethernet AE Vlan Operation Issues Forced Reload Procedure Recovery ProceduresReset to Factory Default Procedure Download Procedure Download a New Image Using ScanToolPreparing to Download the AP Image 153 154 Download a New Image Using the Bootloader CLI Initializing the IP Address using CLI Setting IP Address using Serial PortHardware and Software Requirements Attaching the Serial Port Cable 156 Radius Authentication ServerRelated Applications 157 Tftp Server Prerequisite Skills and Knowledge General NotesNotation Conventions Important Terminology Error Message Description CLI Error MessagesNavigation and Special Keys Key Combination Operation Bootloader CLI Command Line Interface CLI VariationsCommand Line Interface CLI AP-4000 Series User Guide 160 Example 1. Display Command list CLI Command TypesOperational CLI Commands Example 3a. Display every parameter that can be changed Example 2. Display specific CommandsExample 3. Display parameters for set and show Example 4. Display Prompts for Successive Parameters Example 3b. Display parameters based on letter sequenceDone, exit, quit Download History HelpPasswd 164 Show CLI Command Parameter Control CommandsSearch 165 Configuring Objects that Require Reboot Set CLI CommandSet and show Command Examples Examples Example 4 Enable, Disable, or Delete a table entry or row Example 1 Set the Access Point IP Address ParameterExample 2 Create a table entry or row Example 3 Modify a table entry or row 168 Example 5 Show the Group ParametersExample 6 Show Individual and Table Parameters Using Strings Using Tables and StringsWorking with Tables 169 Set Basic Configuration Parameters using CLI Commands Configuring the AP using CLI commandsLog into the AP using HyperTerminal Log into the AP using Telnet Set Network Names for the Wireless Interface Change PasswordsSet System Name, Location and Contact Information 171 172 Country Code 173 Configure SSIDs Network Names, VLANs, and Profiles Backup your AP Configuration File Download an AP Configuration File from your Tftp ServerSet up Auto Configuration 174 Configure the DNS Client Other Network SettingsConfigure the AP as a Dhcp Server Autochannel Select ACS Operational Mode Shutdown/Resume Wireless Service Enable/Disable Closed SystemEnable/Disable Super Mode 802.11a/g only Enable/Disable Turbo Mode 802.11a/g only Set the Distance Between APs Edit Management IP Access TableConfigure Management Ports Set Telnet Session Timeouts Configure Secure Socket Layer HttpsConfigure Serial Port Interface Set Communication Ports Enable/Disable WDS Create/Enable WDSSetup MAC Address Access Control Add an Entry to the MAC Access Control Table 181 Configure Radius Authentication serversSet Radius Parameters 182 Set Hardware Configuration Reset Parameters Disable Vlan Management Enable Vlan ManagementConfigure a Security Profile with Non Secure Security Mode Configure a Security Profile with WEP Security Mode Configure a Security Profile with 802.11i-PSK Security Mode Configure a Security Profile with 802.11i Security ModeCLI Monitoring Parameters Parameter Tables 185 Serial Port Parameters Serial Port setup 186 Set sysresettodefaults Name Type Value Access CLI ParameterSystem Parameters 187 Dhcp Server Parameters Name Type Value Access CLI Parameter DNS Client for Radius Name ResolutionNetwork Parameters 188 Dhcp Relay Group Dhcp Server table for IP poolsDhcp Relay Server Table 189 190 Sntp Parameters Name Type Value Access CLI ParameterLink Integrity IP Target Table Interface Parameters Wireless Interface ParametersCommon Parameters to 802.11a/b/g 191 192 802.11a Only Parameters 193 802.11b Only Parameters802.11b/g Only Parameters For 802.11b/g mode For 802.11g-only modeFor 802.11b-only Mode Wireless Interface SSID/VLAN/Profile Parameters Wireless Distribution System WDS ParametersChannel Blacklist Parameters 195 196 Wireless Distribution System WDS Security Table Parameters 197 Snmp Parameters Name Type Value Access CLI ParameterManagement Parameters 198 199 Http Parameters Name Type Value Access CLI ParameterTelnet Parameters Name Type Value Access CLI Parameter Radius Based Management Access Parameters Serial Port Parameters Name Type Value Access CLI ParameterSSH Parameters 200 201 IP Access Table ParametersTftp Server Parameters 202 Filtering ParametersEthernet Filtering Table TCP/UDP Port Filtering Proxy ARP Parameters Name Type Value Access CLI ParameterTCP/UDP Port Filtering Table 203 204 Alarms ParametersSnmp Table Host Table Parameters 205 Syslog ParametersSyslog Host Table 206 Bridge ParametersSpanning Tree Priority and Path Cost Table Intra BSS Subscriber Blocking Storm Threshold TablePacket Forwarding Parameters 207 Radius Parameters Radius Server Configuration ParametersGeneral Radius Parameters 208 Security Parameters MAC Access Control Table 210 Security Profile Table VLAN/SSID Parameters Iapp Parameters Name Type Value Access CLI ParameterOther Parameters 211 Configuring QoS Policies Enabling QoS Name Type Value Access CLI ParameterSpecifying the Mapping between 802.1p and 802.1D Priorities 212 213 QoS Enhanced Distributed Channel Access Edca Parameters CLI Batch File Auto Configuration and the CLI Batch FileCLI Batch File Format and Syntax Sample CLI Batch File 215 Reboot BehaviorCLI Batch File Error Log Charact Equival Ent 216 Hex Feature Supported by AP-4000 Series Software FeaturesRadius Based Management Access 217 Number of Stations per BSS Specifications AP-4000 Series User Guide Software Features Medium Access Control MAC FunctionsAdvanced Bridging Functions Security Functions 219 Specifications AP-4000 Series User GuideNetwork Functions Hardware Specifications 221 Available ChannelsAP-4000/4000M Channels AP-4900M Channels AP-4900M Channels 4.9 GHz Public Safety ModeAP-4900M Channels a/b/g Modes 222 223 Software and Documentation Downloads Knowledgebase 224 Online Support International 225 Telephone Support Repair or Replacement Warranty CoverageLimitations of Warranty Support Procedures Other Information Ask a Question or Open an IssueSearch Knowledgebase Other Adapter Cards 228 Product Model Numbers 229 Regulatory Compliance AP-4000 Series User Guide 230 Safety Information USA, Canada, & European Union 231 Federal Communications Commission FCC AP-4000/4000M 232 Modifications 233 Industry Canada IC AP-4000/4000M only 234 European Union AP-4000/4000M only Regulatory Compliance Certifications Summary AP-4900M Regulatory Compliance Certifications Summary AP-4000/4000MCountry Certification/Reference No 235