ES440
Secure Wireless Bridge
Hardware Guide
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Fortress ES440 Secure Wireless Bridge [rev.2]
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ES440 Bridge
009-00019-00r2
FCC EMISSIONS COMPLIANCE
AND INDUSTRY CANADA STATEMENTS
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 OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING
MEASURES:
• REORIENT OR RELOCATE THE RECEIVING ANTENNA.
• INCREASE THE SEPARATION BETWEEN THE EQUIPMENT AND
THE RECEIVER.
• CONNECT THE EQUIPMENT INTO AN OUTLET ON A CIRCUIT
DIFFERENT FROM THAT TO WHICH THE RECIEVER IS
CONNECTED.
• CONSULT THE DEALER OR AN EXPERIENCED RADIO/TV
TECHNICIAN FOR HELP.
YOU MAY ALSO FIND HELPFUL THE FOLLOWING BOOKLET,
PREPARED BY THE FCC: “HOW TO IDENTIFY AND RESOLVE
RADIOTV INTERFERENCE PROBLEMS.” THIS BOOKLET IS
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AVAILABLE FROM THE U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE,
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20402
CHANGES AND MODIFICATIONS NOT EXPRESSLY APPROVED BY
THE MANUFACTURER OR REGISTRANT OF THIS EQUIPMENT CAN
VOID YOUR AUTHORITY TO OPERATE THIS EQUIPMENT UNDER
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION RULES. IN ORDER TO
MAINTAIN COMPLIANCE WITH FCC REGULATIONS, SHIELDED
CABLES MUST BE USED WITH THIS EQUIPMENT. OPERATION WITH
NON-APPROVED EQUIPMENT OR UNSHIELDED CABLES IS LIKELY
TO RESULT IN INTERFERENCE TO RADIO AND TELEVISION
RECEPTION.
IN ADDITION, USERS SHOULD ALSO BE CAUTIONED TO TAKE NOTE
THAT HIGH POWER RADARS ARE ALLOCATED AS PRIMARY USERS
(MEANING THEY HAVE PRIORITY) OF 5250-5350 MHZ AND 5650-5850
MHZ AND THESE RADARS COULD CAUSE INTERFERENCE AND/OR
DAMAGE TO LE-LAN DEVICES.
ICES-003 STATEMENT:
THIS CLASS B DIGITAL APPARATUS COMPLIES WITH CANADIAN
ICES-003.
CET APPAREIL NUMÉRIQUE DE LA CLASSE B EST CONFORME À LA
NORME NMB-003 DU CANADA.
ES440 Bridge
THIS DEVICE HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO OPERATE WITH THE
ANTENNAS HAVING A MAXIMUM GAIN OF 9 DB. ANTENNAS HAVING
A GAIN GREATER THAN 9 DB ARE STRICTLY PROHIBITED FOR USE
WITH THIS DEVICE. THE REQUIRED ANTENNA IMPEDANCE IS 50
OHMS.
OPERATION IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING TWO CONDITIONS:
(1) THIS DEVICE MAY NOT CAUSE INTERFERENCE, AND (2) THIS
DEVICE MUST ACCEPT ANY INTERFERENCE, INCLUDING
INTERFERENCE THAT MAY CAUSE UNDESIRED OPERATION OF
THE DEVICE.
TO REDUCE POTENTIAL RADIO INTERFERENCE TO OTHER USERS,
THE ANTENNA TYPE AND ITS GAIN SHOULD BE SO CHOSEN THAT
THE EQUIVALENT ISOTROPICALLY RADIATED POWER (E.I.R.P.) IS
NOT MORE THAN THAT PERMITTED FOR SUCCESSFUL
COMMUNICATION.
ANTENNA RESTRICTIONS
THIS DEVICE HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO HA VE A MAXIMUM GAIN OF 9
DBI. ANTENNAS HAVING A GAIN GREATER THAN 9 DBI ARE
STRICTLY PROHIBITED FOR USE WITH THIS DEVICE. THE
REQUIRED ANTENNA IMPEDANCE IS 50 OHMS. THIS PRODUCT IS
NOT CAPABLE OF OPERATING IN THE 5600MHZ – 5650MHZ RANGE.
THIS PRODUCT MUST BE OPERATED NO CLOSER THAN 20CM TO
THE HUMAN BODY.
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Table of Contents
Port Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Powering Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
LED Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
ES440 Bridge
Chassis Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Radios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
RJ45-to-DB9 Serial Port Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2-Pin DC Input Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Dimensions and Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
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1 Port Locations
LEDs
USB portEthernet 2
Ethernet 1
serial port
power inlet
ports
Radio 4
Radio 3
Radio 2
Radio 1
Ethernet 1
PoE input
Ethernet 2Status
Power
antenna port Radio 2
recessed button screw cap
(restore defaults)
antenna port Radio 3
antenna port Radio 4
antenna port Radio 1
The ES440 Bridge’s power inlet, serial connector, Ethernet
connectors and USB port are located on the front panel, shown
below.
Figure 1 ES440 Front-Panel Port and LED Locations
ES440 Bridge: Hardware
All ES440 front-panel ports are protected by captive covers,
shown in Figure 2. Unused ports should remain covered to
protect against dust and other debris. Covered or uncovered,
all ES440 ports are waterproof.
Figure 2 ES440 Front Panel with Port Covers
Four antenna connectors are situated on the ES440 back
panel, corresponding to the ES440’s internal radios, as shown
below.
NOTE: The ES440
is also known as
Fortress’s ES440 Infra‐
structure Mesh Point,
although Bridge is used
throughout ES440 user
guidance.
Figure 3 ES440 Back-Panel Antenna Connectors and Recessed Button
The recessed button used to restore the running configuration
to factory defaults (Section 4) is also located on the back panel,
beneath a protective screw cap.
CAUTION: The
back‐panel screw
capmust be installed in
orderfortheES440tobe
watertight.
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2 Powering Options
ES440 Bridge: Hardware
The ES440 Bridge can be powered by standard AC or PoE
(Power over Ethernet).
To power the ES440 with standard AC, plug the included AC
adapter into a properly rated AC outlet and connect the adapter
to the ES440’s power inlet (refer to Figure 1) with the cable
provided.
To power the ES440 over Ethernet, connect Ethernet 1 (see
Figure 1) to a remote standard 802.11af PoE midspan adapter
or endspan source.
3LED Indicators
The ES440 features eight LEDs on the front panel (shown in
Figure 1).
Power
can exhibit:
solid green - Bridge is powered on and operating normally.
off - Bridge is powered off.
slow-flash green - Bridge is booting.
Status
can exhibit:
intermittent green - Cleartext is passing on an encrypted
port.
CAUTION:
Never
plug the ES440
into an AC adapter oth‐
er than the adapter that
shipswith theunit(ora
replacement obtained
from Fortress). Using
the wrong AC adapter
candamagetheES440.
Ethernet1
solid green - Link has been established.
intermittent green - Traffic is passing on the port.
Radio1, Radio2, Radio3
solid green - Radio is on.
intermittent green - Radio is passing traffic.
off - Radio is off or Bridge’s RF Kill function is enabled.
color behavior
solid normal operation - link established radio ON
slow flash booting - - -
green
fast flash --- -
intermittent -
off powered OFF - -
and
Ethernet2
Power Status
can exhibit:
and
Radio4
cleartext on
encrypted port
can exhibit:
Ethernet1/
Ethernet2
passing traffic passing traffic
Radio1/Radio2/
Radio3/Radio4
radio OFF
or
RF Kill enabled
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4 Chassis Control
RJ45 DB9
...5 1
female pins
9
6...
pins 8 1
The single recessed button on the ES440 back panel (Figure 3)
returns the ES440 Bridge to the factory default configuration.
The button is covered by a screw cap that you must remove, in
order to access the button. Y ou must repl ace the screw cap,
in order to maintain the watertight integrity of the ES440
chassis.
To restore default settings, depress and hold the button for 10
seconds. All current configuration information on the running
boot partition will be lost.
5Radios
The ES440 Bridge contains four radios:
Radio 1 - 802.1 1a/b/g/n radio
Radio 2 Radio 3 Radio 4 -
high power 802.11a/n radios
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ES440 Bridge: Hardware
The antenna ports on the ES440 back panel correspond to
these radio numbers as shown in Figure 3.
The four LEDs in the lower right corner of the ES440 front
panel correspond to the radios as shown in Figure 1.
6 RJ45-to-DB9 Serial Port Adapter
An RJ45-to-DB9 adapter (included with each Bridge) is
required in order to connect the Bridge’s serial port to a DB9
terminal connection.
Figure 4 shows the pin numbers for the two connectors. With
the RJ45 connector facing you and oriented with the tab
receptacle up, pins are numbered from right to left, as shown.
With the DB9 connector facing you and oriented with the wide
side up, pins are numbered from right to left, top to bottom.
Figure 4 RJ45 and DB9 Pin Numbering
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Table 1 shows the adapter pin-outs.
AB
Table 1. RJ45-to-DBP Adapter Pin-Outs
RJ45 pin DB9 pin standard color
1 8 grey
26brown
32yellow
4 5 green
5-red
6 3 black
7 4 orange
87blue
7 2-Pin DC Input Connector
The ES440 Bridge uses a 2-pin connector to input power.
ES440 Bridge: Hardware
Figure 5 2-pin Power Connector Pins
Table 2 shows the power connector pin-outs.
Table 2. ES440 DC Power Connector Pin-Outs
pin signal
A
B
+9 to 30 VDC
GND
8 Dimensions and Weight
dimension inches centimeters
height
width
depth
The ES440 weighs 4 lbs (1.8 kg).
1.75 4.5
8.5 21.6
8.5 21.6
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