Edge-Core EAP2316A INSTALLATION GUIDE

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2.4 GHz
Wireless Access Point

Installatio n Gu id e

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Installation Guide

2.4 GHz Wireless Access Point

IEEE 802.11b/g Access Point
with Integrated Diversity Antennas

EAP2316A
E072005-R01

Compliances

Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital
device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide
reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This
equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed
and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a
particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or
television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the
user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna

• Increase the separation between the equipme nt and receiver

• Connect the equipment in to an outlet on a circuit different from th at to w hi ch the
receiver is connected

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technici an for help

FCC Caution: Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party
responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate this equipment. This
device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two
conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must
accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired
operation.

IMPORTANT NOTE:
FCC Radiation Exposure Statement

This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled
environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with a minimum distance
of 20 centimeters (8 inches) between the radiator and your body. This transmitter must
not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.

Countries of Operation & Conditions of Use in the European
Community

This device is intended to be operated in all countries of the European Community.
Requirements for indoor vs. outdoor operation, license requirements and allowed
channels of operation apply in some countries as described below:

Note: The user must use the configuration utility provided with this product to ensure the

channels of operation are in conformance with the spectrum usage rules for
European Community countries as described below.

• This device requires that the user or installer properly enter the current country of

operation in the command line interface as described in the user guide, before operating
this device.

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• This device will automatically limit the allowable channels determined by the current
country of operation. Incorrectly entering the country of operation may result in illegal
operation and may cause harmful interference to other system. The user is obligated to
ensure the device is operating according to the channel limitations, indoor/outdoor
restrictions and license requirements for each European Community country as
described in this document.

• The 2.5 GHz Turbo Mode feature is not allowed for operation in any European
Community country. The current setting for this feature is found in the 2.5 GHz 802.11g
Radio Settings Window as described in the user guide.

• This device may be operated indoors or outdoors in all countries of the European
Community using the 2.4 GHz band: Channels 1 - 13, except where noted below.

- In Italy the end-user must apply for a license from the national spectrum authority to
operate this device outdoors.

- In Belgium outdoor operation is only permitted using the 2.46 - 2.4835 GHz band:
Channel 13.

- In France outdoor operation is only permitted using the 2.4 - 2.454 GHz band:
Channels 1 - 7.

Declaration of Conformity in Languages of the European
Community

English Hereby, Edgecore, declares that this Radio LAN device is in com-

Finnish Valmistaja Edgecore vakuuttaa täten että Radio LAN device tyyp-

Dutch Hierbij verklaart Edgecore dat het toestel Radio LAN device in

French Par la présente Edgecore déclare que l'appareil Radio LAN device

Swedish Härmed intygar Edgecore att denna Radio LAN device står I öve-

Danish Undertegnede Edgecore erklærer herved, at følgende udstyr Ra-

pliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provi­sions of Directive 1999/5/EC.

pinen laite on direktiivin 1999/5/EY oleellisten vaatimusten ja sitä
koskevien direktiivin muiden ehtojen mukainen.

overeenstemming is met de essentiële eisen en de andere rele­vante bepalingen van richtlijn 1999/5/EG

Bij deze Edgecore dat deze Radio LAN device voldoet aan de es­sentiële eisen en aan de overige relevante bepalingen van Rich­tlijn 1999/5/EC.

est conforme aux exigences essentielles et aux autres dispositions
pertinentes de la directive 1999/5/CE

rensstämmelse med de väsentliga egenskapskrav och övriga rel­evanta bestämmelser som framgår av direktiv 1999/5/EG.

dio LAN device overholder de væsentlige krav og øvrige relevante
krav i direktiv 1999/5/EF

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German Hiermit erklärt Edgecore, dass sich dieser/diese/dieses Radio LAN

Greek ΜΕ ΤΗΝ ΠΑΡΟΥΣΑ Edgecore ∆ΗΛΩΝΕΙ ΟΤΙ Radio LAN device

Italian Con la presente Edgecore dichiara che questo Radio LAN device

Spanish Por medio de la presente Edgecore declara que el Radio LAN de-

Portuguese Edgecore declara que este Radio LAN device está conforme com

device in Übereinstimmung mit den grundlegenden Anforderun­gen und den anderen relevanten Vorschriften der Richtlinie 1999/
5/EG befindet". (BMWi)

Hiermit erklärt Edgecore die Übereinstimmung des Gerätes Radio
LAN device mit den grundlegenden Anforderungen und den an­deren relevanten Festlegungen der Richtlinie 1999/5/EG. (Wien)

ΣΥΜΜΟΡΦΩΝΕΤΑΙ ΠΡΟΣ ΤΙΣ ΟΥΣΙΩ∆ΕΙΣ ΑΠΑΙΤΗΣΕΙΣ ΚΑΙ ΤΙΣ
ΛΟΙΠΕΣ ΣΧΕΤΙΚΕΣ ∆ΙΑΤΑΞΕΙΣ ΤΗΣ Ο∆ΗΓΙΑΣ 1999/5/ΕΚ

è conforme ai requisiti essenziali ed alle altre disposizioni pertinen­ti stabilite dalla direttiva 1999/5/CE.

vice cumple con los requisitos esenciales y cualesquiera otras dis­posiciones aplicables o exigibles de la Directiva 1999/5/CE

os requisitos essenciais e outras disposições da Directiva 1999/5/
CE

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Contents

Chapter 1: Introduct ion 1-1

Package Checklist 1-2
Hardware Description 1-3

Component Description 1-4

Chapter 2: Hardware Installation 2-1

Access Point Configuration 2-4

Chapter 3: Network Configuration 3-1

Network Topologies 3-2

Ad Hoc Wireless LAN (no Access Point) 3-2
Infrastructure Wireless LAN 3-2
Infrastructure Wireless LAN for Roaming Wireless PCs 3-3
Infrastructure Wireless Bridge 3-4
Infrastructure Wireless Repeate r 3-5

Appendix A: Troubleshooting A-1

Diagnosing Access Point Indicators A-1

Appendix B: Cables and Pinouts B-1

Twisted-Pair Cable Assignments B-1

10/100BASE-TX Pin Assignments B-1
Straight-Through Wiring B-2
Crossover Wiring B-3

Appendix C: Specifications C-1

General Specifications C-1

Sensitivity C-3
Transmit Power C-3
Operating Range C-4

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Chapter 1: Introduction

The 2.4 GHz Wireless Access Point is an IEEE 802.11b/g access point that provides
transparent, wireless high-speed data communications between the wired LAN and
fixed or mobile devices equipped with an 802.11b, or 802.11g wireless adapter.

This solution offers fast, re liable wireless c onnectivity with co nsiderable cost savings
over wired LANs (which include long-term maintenance overhead for cabling). Using

802.11b and 802.11g technology, this access point can easily r epl ac e a 10 M b ps
Ethernet connection or se am lessly integrate into a 10/100 M bps Eth er net LAN.

This solution offers fast, re liable wireless c onnectivity with co nsiderable cost savings
over wired LANs (which include long-term maintenance overhead for cabling). Using

802.11b and 802.11g technology, this access point can easily r epl ac e a 10 M b ps
Ethernet connection or se am lessly integrate into a 10/100 M bps Eth er net LAN.

The access point radio interface can operate in one of five modes:

• Access Point – Providing conectivity to wireless clients in the service area.

• AP Client – Act as a wireless clients in th e service area.

• Repeater – Providing an extended link to a remote access point from the wired
LAN. In this mode the access point does not have a connection to a wired Ethernet
LAN.

• Bridge – Providing links to other access points in “Bridge” or “Root Bridge” mode
connecting wired LA N seg ments.

• Root Bridge – Providing links to other access points in “Bridge” mode connecting
wired LAN segments. O nly one unit in the wireless bridge net w or k can be set to
“Root Bridge” mode.

In addition, the access point offers full network management capabilities through an
easy to configure web in te rface, a command line interfa ce for initial configuration
and troubleshooting, and support for Simple Network Management tools , su ch as
HP’s OpenView.

Radio Characteristics – The IEEE 802.11g standard uses a radio modul at io n
technique known as O rthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM), an d a
shared collision domain (CSMA/CA). It operates at the 2.4 GHz Unlicensed National
Information Infrastru ct ur e (UNII) band for connections to 802.1g clients.

IEEE 802.11g includes backward compatibility with the IEEE 802.11b standard.
IEEE 802.11b also operates at 2.4 GHz, but uses Direct Se quence Spread
Spectrum (DSSS) and Complementary Code Keying (CCK) modulation t echnology
to achieve a communication rate of up to 11 Mbps.

The access point suppo rts a 54 M bps hal f-duplex connection to Ether net networks
for each active channel .

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Introduction

Super G– The Atheros proprietary Super G performance en han cements are
supported by the access point. Features and benifits of Super G are described in the
following table:

Feature Characteristics Benifit

Bursting More data frames per given time

Compression Real-time hardware data

Fast Frames Utilizes frame aggregation and

Dynamic Turbo Similar to trunking techniques

period
Standards-based
Relevant to STA

compression
Standards-based (Lempel Ziv)

timing modifications

used in Fast Ethernet networks,
utilizes dual channels to “double”
transmission rates

Analyzes environment and
adjusts bandwidth utilization
accordingly

Increased throughput via overhead
reduction

802.11e subset
Advantage applies to any AP

Increased data throughput using
compressed frames

No impact on host processor
Increases throughput by transmitting

more data per frame
Maximises bandwidth using multiple

channels
Environment-aware

Package Checklist

The 2.4 GHz Wireless Access Point package includ es:

• One 2.4 GHz Wireless Access Point

• One Category 5 network cable

• One AC power adapte r an d power cord

• Two wall-mounting screws

• This Installation Guide

• Documentation CD (inc l udes Installation Guide an d M anagement Guide)
Inform your dealer if there are any incorrect, missing or dam aged parts. If possible,

retain the carton, including the original packing materials. Use them again to repack
the product in case there is a need to return it.

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