Juniper Networks WLA532 User Manual
WLA532 Access Point Hardware Documentation
Published: 2011-09-29
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Table of Contents
Part 1 Overview
Chapter 1 Access Point Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
WLA532 AccessPoint Hardware Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
MAC Address Information for WLA Series Access Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Chapter 2 Ports and Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Ethernet Connections for WLA532 Access Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Status LEDs on WLA532 Access Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Part 2 Planning
Chapter 3 Planning Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Planning Guidelines for Using RingMaster to Plan a Mobility System . . . . . . . . . . 13
Standard PoE Information for WLA Series Access Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Technical, Mechanical and Compliance Specifications for WLA Series Access
Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
802.11 a/b/g/n Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Ceiling and Wall Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Mechanical and Compliance Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Radio Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Chapter 4 Radio Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Radio Requirements for 2.4GHz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Radio Requirements for 5GHz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Chapter 5 Certifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
EMI/EMC Certifications for the WLA532 Access Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Radio Safety Certifications for the WLA532 Access Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Part 3 Safety
Chapter 6 General Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
General Safety Standards and Agencies for the WLA532 Access Point . . . . . . . . 25
WLA532 Access Point Radio Frequency Exposure Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Chapter 7 General Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Part 4 Installation
Chapter 8 Installing the Access Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Installing the WLA532 Access Point on a Suspended Ceiling Rail . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Installing the WLA532 Access Point on a Wall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Connecting the Access Point to Wireless LAN Controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
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Chapter 9 Verification Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Verifying the Health of WLA Series Access Points Using LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Part 5 Troubleshooting
Chapter 10 Customer Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Contacting Juniper for Missing WLA532 Access Point Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Part 6 Index
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
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List of Figures
Part 1 Overview
Chapter 1 Access Point Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Figure 1: WLA532 Access Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Chapter 2 Ports and Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Figure 2: Status LED on WLA532 Access Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
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List of Tables
Part 1 Overview
Chapter 1 Access Point Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Table 1: MAC Address Information for WLA Series Access Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Chapter 2 Ports and Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Table 2: Status LEDs on WLA532 Access Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Part 2 Planning
Chapter 3 Planning Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Table 3: Mechanical and Compliance Specification for WLA532 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Table 4: Radio Specification for WLA532 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
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PART 1
Overview
•
Access Point Overview on page 3
•
Ports and Connectors on page 7
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CHAPTER 1
Access Point Overview
•
WLA532 AccessPoint Hardware Overview on page 3
•
MAC Address Information for WLA Series Access Points on page 4
WLA532 AccessPoint Hardware Overview
Juniper Networks Enterprise wireless LAN Indoor Access Point, WLA532, is based on the
next evolution of 802.11n technology based radio chipsets. WLA 532 is a dual radio 3X3
multiple input, multiple output (MIMO) access point supporting up to three spatial
streams on each radio. WLA532 is a compact hexagonshaped access point and is targeted
at enterprise customers including verticals such as Healthcare, Education and other
carpeted offices.
Figure 1: WLA532 Access Point
NOTE: The WLA532 requires only hardware installation. All configurations
for the access point is done on the wireless LAN controllers.
The WLA532 access point supports:
•
In band spectrum monitoring and network spectrum mitigation
•
Minimum 450Mbps or 500 Mbps (? to be clarified during review) to wire from two
radios at large packets
•
One 2.4GHz 3x3 802.11n standard power radio subsystem
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One 5GHz 3x3 802.11n enhanced power radio subsystem
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One Gigabit (10/100/1000 Base-T) Ethernet port
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Power consumption within standard 802.3af power on GigE port
•
Spectrum Analysis
•
Hardware (DTLS) crypto acceleration for CAPWAP data path
•
3 spatial stream operation
•
Rate Adaptation features (3SS rates, 2SS rates and 1SS rates)
The WLA532 can be powered up and operational within 3 minutes and supports all
features of RingMaster and Mobility System Software (MSS).
The following wireless LAN controllers are supported by the WLA532 access point:
•
WLC2 Wireless LAN Controller
•
WLC8 Wireless LAN Controller
•
WLC800 Wireless LAN Controller
•
WLC880 Wireless LAN Controller
•
WLC2800 Wireless LAN Controller
Related
Documentation
General Safety Standards and Agencies for the WLA532 Access Point on page 25•
• Installing the WLA532 Access Point on a Suspended Ceiling Rail on page 33
• Installing the WLA532 Access Point on a Wall on page 36
MAC Address Information for WLA Series Access Points
The WLA series access points are assigned a unique block of 64 MAC addresses
(reviewers, please confirm?). Each radio has 32 MAC addresses and hence can support
up to 32 SSIDs, with one MAC address assigned to each SSID as a BSSID. The access
point MAC address block is listed on a label on the back of the access point. If the access
point is already deployed and running on the network, you can display the MAC address
assignments by using the show ap status command using the Mobility System Software
CLI. All MAC addresses for an access point are assigned based on the base MAC address
of the access point as described in Table.
Table 1: MAC Address Information for WLA Series Access Points
Access Point base MAC Address
Ethernet Port MAC Addresses
DescriptionMAC Address Type
The access point has a base MAC address. All the other addresses are assigned based
on this address
•
Ethernet port 1 equals the access point base MAC address
•
Ethernet port 2 equals the access point base MAC address + 1 (Not applicable for
WLA532 series).
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Table 1: MAC Address Information for WLA Series Access Points (continued)
DescriptionMAC Address Type
•
5Ghz Radio and SSID MAC Addresses
2.4Ghz Radio and SSID MAC
Addresses
The 5Ghz radio equals the access point base MAC address + 1
•
The BSSIDs for the SSIDs configured on the 5Ghz radio end in odd numbers. The first
BSSID is equal to the access point’s base MAC address + 1. The next BSSID is equal
to the access point’s base MAC address + 3, and so on.
•
The 2.4Ghz radio equals the access point base MAC address
•
The BSSIDs for the SSIDs configured on the 2.4Ghz radio end in even numbers. The
first BSSID is equal to the access point base MAC address. The next BSSID is equal
to the access point base MAC address + 2, and so on.
Access Point Overview
Related
Documentation
• Radio Requirements for 2.4GHz on page 19
• Radio Requirements for 5GHz on page 19
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CHAPTER 2
Ports and Connectors
•
Ethernet Connections for WLA532 Access Points on page 7
•
Status LEDs on WLA532 Access Point on page 7
Ethernet Connections for WLA532 Access Points
The WLA532 access point has one RJ-45 network port, which provides a 10/100/1000
autosensing (MDI/MDX) ethernet connection to a wireless LAN controller (WLC).
You can configure the connection between the access point and the controller either as
a direct connection or as an indirect connection through an intermediate layer 2 or layer
3 network. The WLA532 access point receives power and data through the RJ-45 port.
You use a Category 5 cable with straight-through signaling and standard RJ-45 connectors
to connect the access point to a controller or to a switch in the network. The access point
supports Power over Ethernet (IEEE 802.3af). It can also receive PoE power from Juniper
Networks wireless LAN controllers and Juniper Networks-approved power injectors.
NOTE: The access points do not support daisy-chain configurations. Do not
connect one access point to another access point.
Related
Documentation
Connecting the Access Point to Wireless LAN Controllers on page 39•
• Standard PoE Information for WLA Series Access Points on page 14
Status LEDs on WLA532 Access Point
The WLA532 access point has three status LEDs that indicatestatus information in green,
amber, and red colors.
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Figure 2: Status LED on WLA532 Access Point
Table 2 on page 8 describes the status LEDs and their states.
Table 2: Status LEDs on WLA532 Access Points
Status and DescriptionColorLabel
Off. The access point is powered off.UnlitLED in
the
center
Green, flashing
Green or amber, flashing
On. The access point is on power on sand is in self-test mode.Amber, flashing
On. The access point is waiting to receive boot instructions and a configuration file
from a wireless LAN controller.
Cindy, the products are named as WLC2, WLC8 etc. So, is it okay to just say WLC?
Or should we use wireless LAN controller always?)
On. The access point is booting and receiving a configuration file from the controller.
After the access point boots and receives a configuration file, the LED continues to
flash alternately green and amber until a radio is enabled.
On. The access point is powered on and is operational.Green
On. The access point has not been configured and is not operational.Red
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Table 2: Status LEDs on WLA532 Access Points (continued)
Please clarify what is dedicated sensor
Status and DescriptionColorLabel
Off. The 5 GHz radio is disabled.LED on
the right
(11 AN)
the left
(11
BGN)
On. The 5 GHz radio is enabled.Green
On. Dedicated sensorAmber
On. The access point is transmitting and receiving on the 5 GHz radio.Green or amber, flashing
On. The radio has failed.Red
Off. The 2.4 GHz radio is disabled.LED on
On. The 2.4 GHz radio is enabled.Green
On. Dedicated sensorAmber
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On. The access point is transmitting and receiving on the 2.4GHz radio.Flash Green or Amber
On. The radio has failed.Red
• Ethernet Connections for WLA532 Access Points on page 7
• Radio Requirements for 2.4GHz on page 19
• Radio Requirements for 5GHz on page 19
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