Airespace USAP1200A Users Manual
Airspace Access Point (AP)
Installation Guide
Airespace System 1.0: March 17, 2003
Airespace, Inc.
110 Nortech Parkway
San Jose, CA 95134
1-408-635-2000
www.airespace.com
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Legal Information
Disclaimer
Airespace™ and Airespace AP™ are trademarks of Airespace, Inc.
All other trademarks, service marks, and product names used in
this document are the property of their respective owners.
U.S.A. Government Restricted Rights
(tbd)
Applicable Laws
(tbd)
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FCC Statements
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a
Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits
are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference
when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This
equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if
not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may
cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this
equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in
which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own
expense.
RF Radiation Hazard Wa rning
To ensure compliance with FCC RF exposure requirements, this
device must be installed in a location such that the antenna of the
device will be greater than 20 cm (8 in.) from all persons. Using
higher gain antennas and types of antennas not covered under the
FCC certification of this product is not allowed.
Note: No 802.11a external antennas are currently certified
or available in this release. Contact Airespace, Inc. for a list of
FCC-approved 802.11b external antennas.
Installers of the radio and end users of the system must adhere to
the installation instructions provided in this manual.
Non-Modification Statement
Use only the supplied internal antenna, or external antennas
supplied by the manufacturer. Unauthorized antennas,
modifications, or attachments could damage the badge and could
violate FCC regulations and void the user’s authority to operate the
equipment.
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Table of Contents
Airspace Access Point (AP) Installation Guide 1
Legal Information 2
Disclaimer 2
Trademarks and Service Marks 2
U.S.A. Government Restricted Rights 2
Applicable Laws 2
FCC Statements 3
RF Radiation Hazard Warning 3
Non-Modification Statement 3
Table of Contents 4
About this Guide 5
About the Airespace Access Point 6
About Airespace AP Models and Upgrade Card 9
About the Airespace AP 802.11a Radio Card 10
About Internal and External Airespace AP Antennas 11
About Airespace AP LEDs 12
About Airespace AP Connectors 13
About Airespace AP Physical Security 14
About Power Over Ethernet 15
Installing Airespace APs 16
Planning Airespace AP Locations 17
Mounting Airespace APs 18
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About this Guide
The Airespace Access Point (AP) Installation Guide allows installation planners,
network administrators, and installers to work together to install Airespace APs in
a target environment. Refer to the following sections for more information about
the Airespace AP.
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About the Airesp ace Access Point
The Airespace AP is a part of the innovative Airespace System. When
associated with an Airespace 4000 Switch as shown in the following
figure, the Airespace AP provides advanced 802.11a and/or 802.11b AP
functions in a single sleek enclosure, including unmatched scalability and
security solutions for enterprises and Wireless ISPs. In the Airespace
System, most of the processing power is removed from a traditional AP to
the Airespace Switch.
Airespace Switch and APs
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