AvaLAN Wireless AW-5800T User Manual

AW5800T

USER’S MANUAL

Point-to-multipoint

Industrial-grade, ultra-long-range 5.8 GHz

line-of-sight wireless Ethernet systems

AW5800T

User’s Manual

Line-of-sight :: 5.8 GHz

Thank you for your purchase of the AW5800T

AW5800xT Outdoor Radio

multipoint wireless Ethernet radio.

Long-range 5.8 GHz wireless outdoor Ethernet

If you have any questions when conguring your

AvaLAN system, please send an e-mail to
[e-mail].

For a live technician, please call technical
support at [phone].

For advanced installation information, please visit
www.avalanwireless.com.

radio transceiver. Contents:

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— (1) AW5800xT outdoor radio

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— (1) AW5-5800 5 dBi omni-directional antenna

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— (1) 110 VAC to 12 VDC power adapter

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— (1) Power over Ethernet injector

Antenna upgrade option: Use with AW23-5800 (shown) for long

range outdoor applications

AW5800iT Indoor Radio

Long-range 5.8 GHz wireless indoor Ethernet radio

transceiver. Contents:

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— (1) AW5800iT indoor radio

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— (1) AW5-5800 5 dBi omni-directional antenna

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— (1) 110 VAC to 6 VDC power adapter

Antenna upgrade option: Use with AW23-5800 for long range

indoor applications such as warehouses, etc.

Operational summary

The AvaLAN AW5800iT and AW5800xT radios allow a user to create an ultra-long-range, wireless Ethernet network for up to 16 subscrib­er units per access point.

The access point (AP) automatically scans for the best of the 58 available radio channels, encrypts Ethernet data received from the
network, and transmits it wirelessly to the correct subscriber unit (SU). The AP is constantly monitoring the network performance and
automatically changes channels if the performance is degraded due to interference. The user may manually select any of the 58 radio
channels by toggling DIP switch settings (see Page 5). It is possible to operate up to 12 APs in the same area with each AP on a different
channel. To avoid interference, the APs should be spaced at least 10 feet apart. Typically the AP is attached to the wired network via an
Ethernet cable. The AP does not have a MAC/IP address.

Any 10BaseT Ethernet client device (ECD) can be connected to an AW5800iT or AW5800xT subscriber unit. Each SU encrypts Ethernet

trafc received from the attached ECD and transmits the data wirelessly to its AP. Each SU can be plugged directly into an ECD without
adding drivers or loading software. Crossover cables are never needed. Only one ECD can be attached to each SU, and xed IP ad-

dresses are recommended for the attached ECDs. The DIP switches on the SU should be in the default OFF setting. To avoid overloading
the radio’s receiver, the SU should be placed at least 10 feet from the AP, and 100 feet spacing is recommended if using the higher gain
AW23 antennae.

The SU does not have its own MAC/IP address. AvaLAN radios use electronic network keys that allow the user to group radios together
to form a network. Network keys are shared between radios by connecting an Ethernet cable between the RJ45 ports while the radios
are in “key exchange mode” (radios that are in “key exchange mode” display the 6 LINK QUALITY LEDs blinking sequentially back and
forth).

To share the keys and to create the network, the user rst selects which radio will be the access point (AP) by setting DIP switch 1 ON

(see Page 5 for DIP details). The other radios will function as subscriber units (SUs) and do not require any DIP settings. The user then
connects an Ethernet cable from the AP to each SU to transfer the network keys. For the AW5800xT the key exchange will occur though
an Ethernet cable attached to the supplied POE injector. Key exchange will not work through a switch or hub. Once the key sharing is

complete the AP and SU change their LED displays in conrmation of the successful programming:

— The SU blinks one of the GREEN LINK QUALITY LEDs.

— The AP illuminated the LED labeled RF RX and the AP remains in “key exchange mode.”

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If the user’s needs change, additional SUs can be added to the network and/or a SU can be reprogrammed to join a different network
and/or a SU can be changed into an AP and/or an AP into a SU. The radios cannot be damaged by incorrect programming. If DIP 1 is
accidentally toggled then DIP 1 can be turned back and the radio still retains all the network associations it had in its previous mode
(assuming that the radio had not yet successfully key exchanged with a new network). An AP can be reset by programming it as a SU to
a new AP and then turning it back into an AP again.

SUs that have not yet received a network key boot up in “key exchange mode” and wait to receive a key. SUs that have received a
network key will boot up for 5 seconds in “key exchange mode” and will look to see if a new AP is present. If a new AP is present, then
the SU exchanges keys with the AP, otherwise the SU begins normal operation after the 5 seconds.

APs that have not yet issued network keys boot up in “key exchange mode” until they have issued network keys to at least 1 SU. Once
the AP has issued keys it will only boot up for 5 seconds in “key exchange mode.” If a SU is present during the 5 seconds, then the
AP will issue new keys to the SU and will then remain in “key exchange mode,” waiting for more SUs to be attached. Once all new
SUs have been attached, the AP must be power cycled. The AP will boot up and will enter normal operation after 5 seconds of “key
exchange mode.”

AW5800T

Advanced operation

Please call AvaLAN technical support at [phone] if the system topology requires:

— More than 16 subscriber units per access point for roaming/mobility applications

— Multiple access points that use the same network key for roaming/mobility

— Low packet loss rates when using broadcast or multicast Ethernet packets

NOTE: Broadcast and multicast packets (example: DHCP, UDP) are sent once and may experience losses at extended range. Unicast
packets (example: HTTP, TCP) are sent using advanced error correction and retransmission techniques to ensure delivery.

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System diagram

AW5800xT

Outdoor radio

congured as an

access point or
client device

* Optional AW23
Panel Antenna

www.avalanwireless.com

AW5800iT

Indoor radio

congured as an

access point or
client device

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