Alcatel 200 USER MANUAL

ALCATELLUCENT OMNIACCESS
200 SERIES ACCESS POINTS

BRINGING 802.11AC TO THE MASSES

Multifunctional and affordable OmniAccesss 200 series 802.11ac wireless access points (APs)
maximize mobile device performance in medium-density enterprise Wi-Fi environments.

These compact and cost-effective dual­radio APs deliver wireless data rates of
up to 867 Mb/s to 5 GHz devices with

802.11ac technology, leveraging two
spatial multiple-input and multiple-output
(MIMO) streams while simultaneously
supporting 2.4 GHz 802.11n clients with
data rates of up to 300 Mb/s.

The AP205 and IAP205 models feature
four integrated omnidirectional downtilt
antennas, while the AP204 and IAP204
support external detachable dual-band
antennas using two RP-SMA antenna
connectors.

The 200 series APs enhances unied
access portfolio for the mobile enterprise
that is able to deliver applications and
services along with consistent, high­quality user experience across wired and
wireless environments.

The unied access network starts with
a wire-rate 10GbE/40GbE network core.
The core includes the Alcatel-Lucent
OmniSwitch™ 6900 Stackable LAN Switch,
OmniSwitch 9000E Chassis LAN Switch,
and the OmniSwitch 10K Modular LAN
Chassis. The unied access network pro­vides a common set of network services,
policy framework, authentication scheme
and a single authentication database that
applies to users accessing the network
with either wired or wireless devices.
Wire line access is provided by stackable
LAN switches like the Alcatel-Lucent
OmniSwitch 6855 Hardened LAN Switch,
OmniSwitch 6850E and OmniSwitch 6450
Stackable LAN Switches and OmniSwitch
6250 Stackable Fast Ethernet Switch;
wireless access is provided by compre­hensive portfolio of 802.11ac, 802.11n
OmniAccess™ Wi-Fi access points and
Controllers; while BYOD, guest access,
onboarding and policy management
services are provided by ClearPass Policy
Management System.

The 200 series APs offer a choice of
operating modes to meet individual man­agement and deployment requirements.

• Controller-managed AP or Remote AP
(R AP) running AOS-W. When managed
by OmniAccess Mobility Controllers, 200
series APs offer centralized conguration,
data encryption, policy enforcement and
network services, as well as distributed
and centralized trafc forwarding.

• Alcatel-Lucent Instant AP running
InstantOS. In Instant mode, a single AP
automatically distributes the network
conguration to other Instant APs in the

WLAN. Simply power-up an Instant AP,
congure it over the air, and plug in the
other APs – the entire process takes about
ve minutes.

If WLAN requirements change, a built-in
migration path allows 200 series Instant
APs to become part of a WLAN managed
by a Mobility Controller.

FEATURES

• ClientMatch dynamically optimizes
Wi-Fi client perfor mance as users roam
and RF conditions change.

• Remote spectrum analysis to identify
sources of RF interference

• Advanced Cellular Coexistence (ACC)

• The 200 series APs support priority
handling and policy enforcement for
unied communication apps, including
Microsoft® Lync™ with encrypted
videoconferencing, voice, chat and
desktop sharing.

BENEFITS

• Improved WiFi quality and support

high densities of mobile devices.

• Delivers best-in-class RF management

• ACC feature enables Alcatel-Lucent

WLANs to perform at peak efciency
by minimizing interference with
3G/4G networks.

• Quality of service for unied

communication apps

AP200 SERIES SPECIFICATIONS

• AP205 and IAP205
¬ 2.4 GHz (300 Mb/s max rate) and 5 GHz

(867 Mb/s max rate) radios, each with
2 x 2 MIMO and four integrated omni­directional downtilt antennas

• AP204 and IAP204
¬ 2.4 GHz (300 Mb/s max rate) and 5 GHz

(867 Mb/s max rate) radios, each with
2 x 2 MIMO and two combined, diplexed
external RP-SMA antenna connectors

ADVANCED FEATURES

• RF management
¬ Adaptive Radio Management™ (ARM)

technology automatically assigns
channel and power settings, provides
airtime fairness and ensures APs stay
clear of all sources of RF interference
to deliver reliable, high-performance
WLANs

¬ 200 Series APs can be congured to

provide part-time or dedicated air
monitoring for spectrum analysis and
wireless intrusion protection, virtual
private network (VPN) tunnels to extend
remote locations to corporate resources,
and wireless mesh connections where
Ethernet drops are not available

• Spectrum analysis
¬ Capable of part-time or dedicated air

monitoring, the spectrum analyzer
remotely scans the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz
radio bands to identify sources of RF
interference

• Security
¬ Integrated Trusted Platform Module

(TPM) to securely store credentials
and keys

¬ SecureJack-capable to securely tunnel

wired Ethernet trafc

OPERATING MODES

• Instant AP

• Mobility Controller-managed AP

• RAP for branch deployments

• Air monitor (AM) for wireless intrusion
detection system (WIDS), rogue detection
and containment

• Spectrum analyzer, dedicated or hybrid

• Secure enterprise mesh

WIRELESS RADIO
SPECIFICATIONS

• AP type: Indoor, dual radio, 5 GHz

802.11ac and 2.4 GHz 802.11n 2 x 2:2

• Software-congurable dual radio supports
5 GHz (Radio 0) and 2.4 GHz (Radio 1)

• 2 x 2 MIMO with two spatial streams and
up to 867 Mb/s wireless data rate

• Supported frequency bands (country­specic restrictions apply):

¬ 2.4000 GHz to 2.4835 GHz
¬ 5.150 GHz to 5.250 GHz
¬ 5.250 GHz to 5.350 GHz
¬ 5.470 GHz to 5.725 GHz
¬ 5.725 GHz to 5.850 GHz

• Available channels: Dependent on
congured regulatory domain

• Dynamic frequency selection (DFS)
optimizes available RF spectrum use

• Supported radio technologies:
¬ 802.11b: Direct-sequence spread

spectrum (DSSS)

¬ 802.11a/g/n/ac: Orthogonal frequency-

division multiplexing (OFDM)

• Supported modulation types:
¬ 802.11b: Binary phase-shift keying

(BPSK), quadrature phase shift keying
(QPSK), Complementary Code Keying
(CCK)

¬ 802.11a/g/n/ac: BPSK, QPSK, 16-QAM,

64-QAM, 256-QAM

• Transmit power: Congurable in
increments of 0.5 dBm

• Maximum (aggregate, conducted total)
transmit power (limited by local regulatory
requirements):

¬ 2.4 GHz band: +21 dBm

(18 dBm per chain)

¬ 5 GHz band: +21 dBm

(18 dBm per chain)

• Advanced Cellular Coexistence (ACC)
minimizes interference from cellular
networks

• Maximum ratio combining (MRC)
for improved receiver performance

• Cyclic delay/shift diversity (CDD/CSD)
for improved downlink RF performance

• Short guard interval for 20 MHz, 40 MHz
and 80 MHz channels

• Space-time block coding (STBC) for
increased range and improved reception

• Low-density parity check (LDPC) for high­efciency error correction and increased
throughput

• Transmit beamforming (TxBF) for
increased reliability in signal delivery

• Supported data rates (Mb/s):
¬ 802.11b: 1, 2, 5.5, 11
¬ 802.11a/g: 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54
¬ 802.11n: 6.5 to 300 (MCS0 to MCS15)
¬ 802.11ac: 6.5 to 867 (MCS0 to MCS9,

NSS = 1 to 2)

• 802.11n high-throughput (HT) support:
HT 20/40

• 802.11ac very high throughput (VHT)
support: VHT 20/40/80

• 802.11n/ac packet aggregation: A-MPDu,
A-MSDu

Antennas

• AP204/IAP204: Two RP-SMA connectors
for external dual-band antennas. Internal
loss between radio interface and external
antenna connectors (due to diplexing
circuitry): 1.5 dB in 2.4 GHz and 3.0 dB
in 5 GHz

• AP205/IAP205: Four integrated down-tilt
omni- directional antennas for 2 x 2 MIMO
with maximum antenna gain of 4.0 dBi
in 2.4 GHz and 6.0 dBi in 5 GHz. built-in
antennas are optimized for horizontal
ceiling-mounted orientation of the AP

OTHER INTERFACES

• 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet network
interface (RJ-45)

¬ Auto-sensing link speed and MDI/MDX
¬ 802.3az Energy-Efcient Ethernet (EEE)
¬ Power over Ethernet (PoE)-PD: 48-V DC

(nominal) 802.3af PoE

• DC power interface, accepts 1.7 mm/

4.0 mm center-positive circular plug with

9.5 mm length

• Visual indicators (LEDs):
¬ Power/system status
¬ Ethernet link status (ENET)
¬ Radio status (two; RAD0, RAD1)

• Reset button: factory reset (during device
power up)

• Serial console interface (RJ-45)

• Kensington security slot

POWER

• Maximum (worst-case) power
consumption: 12.5 W (PoE) or 11.7 W (DC)

• Maximum (worst-case) power consumption
in idle mode: 8.4 W (PoE) or 7.7 W (DC)

• Direct DC source: 12-V DC nominal, +/- 5%

• PoE: 48-V DC (nominal) 802.3af-compliant
source

• Power sources sold separately

• When both power sources are available,
DC power takes priority

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