Ruckus Wireless P300 User Manual

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P300 Wireless Bridge

Quick Setup Guide

Note: The minimum software revision for the P300 is base image 100.0.1.9 or later. FlexMaster requires firmware 9.12 and later to manage the P300.

This Installation Guide provides information on how to configure the Ruckus Wireless ZoneFlex P300 802.11ac point-to-multipoint outdoor wireless bridge on the network. The P300 can use its internal 5GHz antennas, or can optionally use a two-port customer-ordered external 5GHz antenna. After completing the steps described in this Guide, you will be able to place the P300 at your site. The rest of this guide refers to the P300 wireless bridge as the P300.

The P300 can be ordered either as an unconfigured single P300, or as a pre-configured matched pair of P300s. These P300s are almost always installed in pairs, whether they are configured as a Root Access Point (RAP) or reMote Access Point (MAP).

Figure 1. P300s deployed as RAP and MAP

MAP

RAP

MAP RAP			MAP

Note: When deployed in the RAP--MAP__RAP--MAP configuration, the two wireless links must use different SSIDs.

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Before You Begin

Before deploying Ruckus Wireless products, please check for the latest software and the release documentation.

•User Guides and Release Notes are available at http://support.ruckuswireless.com/documents

•Software Upgrades are available at http://support.ruckuswireless.com/software

•Open Source information is available at http://opensource.ruckuswireless.com

•Software License and Limited Warranty are available at http://support.ruckuswireless.com/warranty

Safety Warnings

•WARNING! Only trained and qualified personnel should be allowed to install, replace, or service this equipment. The professional installer is responsible for the proper installation and configuration of this P300.

The P300 installation must comply with local regulatory requirements, especially with those regulating operation near military and/or weather radar systems.

•WARNING! Installation of this equipment must comply with local and national electrical codes.

•WARNING! Ruckus Wireless strongly recommends that you wear eye protection before mounting the P300.

•WARNING! The Ruckus Wireless PoE injector (ordered separately) is for indoor use only. Never mount the PoE injector outdoors with the P300.

•CAUTION: Make sure that you form a 80mm - 130mm (3”-5”) drip loop in any cable that is attached to the P300 or the building. This will prevent water from running along the cable and entering the P300 or the building where the cable terminates.

•CAUTION: Be sure that grounding is available and that it meets local and national electrical codes. For additional lightning protection, use lightning rods and lightning arrestors.

•NOTE: Allowable external antenna types and antenna gains may be limited by local regulatory requirements.

Package Contents

Before configuring or deploying your P300, verify that all items listed below are included in the package. If any item is damaged or missing, notify your authorized Ruckus Wireless sales representative.

One or two P300 kits, depending on ordered part:

•901-P300-xx01, P300, 802.11ac 5GHz point-to-point wireless bridge, includes one P300 kit

•901-P300-xx02, P300, 802.11ac 5GHz point-to-point wireless bridge, pre-provisioned pair, includes two P300 kits

where ‘xx’ is a country-specific code. Each P300 kit contains:

•One P300, which includes a 12mm stainless steel M6x1 Phillips earth ground screw with split lock and flat washers (A in Figure 2)

•One M25 data cable gland (B in Figure 2)

•One green/yellow earth ground wire with ring terminal (C in Figure 2)

•One wallor pole-mounting bracket (D in Figure 2)

•One U-joint bracket (E in Figure 2)

•One linkage bracket with two serrated external-tooth lock washers (F in Figure 2)

•One P300 bracket (G in Figure 2)

•Two sets 50mm stainless steel M8x1.25 hex bolt with split lock and flat washers (H in Figure 2)

•Four SAE32-sized stainless steel clamps, 38.1mm to 63.5mm (1.5" to 2.5") inner diameter (I in Figure 2)

•Eight sets stainless steel 0.5-inch x 0.250-28 hex bolt with split lock and flat washers (J in Figure 2)

•Four sets stainless steel 8mm M4x0.7 pan head Phillips screws with split lock and flat washers (not shown, and not used)

•Service Level Agreement/Limited Warranty Statement

•Regulatory Statement

•Declaration of Conformity, if required

•This Quick Setup Guide

•The P300 Wireless Bridge Mounting Guide

•N-Type Connector Sealing Instructions

NOTE: This kit may include extra screws, nuts and washers. You may use the extras wherever required.

Figure 2. P300 field-installation kit contents

A B C D E F G

H I J

LEDs and Indications

The P300 has five LEDs visible on the outside of the chassis. The LEDs have different operating modes, and which can be manually turned on and off by the operator. Refer to Table 1 for a description of these LEDs and their operating modes.

Table 1. P300 LED indications

LED	Normal Mode	Aiming Mode (all green)

AIM	• Green = aiming	• Green = aiming mode
	mode	• Off = normal operation mode
	• Off = normal mode

5G	• Off = radio down	Aiming Strength 1
	• Solid green = radio	• Solid: RSSI >= Configured Minimum
	up & link up	(28 > RSSI >= 20)
	• Flashing green =	• Blinking: RSSI < Configured Min
	radio up but no link	(Default: 20, which is configurable)

ROOT	• Off = non root bridge	Aiming Strength 2
	• Solid green = root	• Solid: Min + 16 RSSI (44 > RSSI >= 36)
	bridge	• Blinking: Min + 8 RSSI
		(36 > RSSI >= 28)

CTL	• Off = standalone	Aiming Strength 3
	operation	• Solid: Min + 32 RSSI (60 > RSSI >= 52)
	• Other modes = to be	• Blinking: Min + 24 RSSI
	determined	(52 > RSSI >= 44)

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Table 1. P300 LED indications (Continued)

LED	Normal Mode	Aiming Mode (all green)

PWR	• Red = booting	Aiming Strength 4
	• Green = normal	• Solid: Min + 48 RSSI (RSSI >= 68)
	operation	• Blinking: Min + 40 RSSI
		(68 > RSSI >= 60)

Continue	with the following:

•Configuring the P300

•Physical Installation

•Troubleshooting

CONFIGURING THE P300

Continue with the following steps:

•Step 1: Collecting Setup Requirements, Hardware, and Tools

•Step 2: Connecting Your Computer to the P300

•Step 3: Preparing Your Computer for P300 Setup

•Step 4: Logging Into the P300 Web Interface

•Step 5A: Manually Provisioning a P300 Using the Web Interface

•Step 5B: Manually Provisioning a P300 MAP Using a Local Configuration File

•Step 5C: Customizing the Wireless Settings for a Provisioned P300

•Step 6: Auto-Provisioning a Root RAP and Non-Root MAP P300 Pair

•Step 7: Verifying Association Between the P300s

Step 1: Collecting Setup Requirements, Hardware,

and Tools

•A computer with Ethernet adapter running Windows 7 or equivalent, with Firefox or equivalent web browser. (Procedures for common operating systems are similar.)

•Two Cat 5e (or better) Ethernet cables.

•A Ruckus Wireless 902-0184-xx00 or better PoE injector (sold separately)

--OR--

an 802.3af-compliant Power over Ethernet (PoE) switch or PoE injector.

Continue with Step 2: Connecting Your Computer to the P300.

Step 2: Connecting Your Computer to the P300

CAUTION: Do not attempt to access the Web interface of two P300s at the same time by connecting both to the same Layer 2 switch or to the same broadcast domain on a live network. This causes a network loop, which can disrupt your network.

1After removing your P300 from its package, place it next to your computer.

2Remove the cable gland from the bottom of the P300.

3Using an Ethernet cable, connect the 10/100/1000 Ethernet port on the P300 (A in Figure 3) to a PoE injector or switch for both power and network connectivity.

4If necessary, using another Ethernet cable, connect your computer’s network port to a data/network port on the PoE injector or switch.

Figure 3. P300 LEDs and Ethernet port

5 After bootup, verify that the PWR LED on the P300 is a steady green. Continue with Step 3: Preparing Your Computer for P300 Setup.

Step 3: Preparing Your Computer for P300 Setup

NOTE: The following procedures assume that Windows 7 is the operating system. Procedures for other operating systems are similar.

1On your Windows 7 computer, configure your network adapter from the Local Area Connection settings as follows:

•Start > Control Panel > Network and Sharing Center > Change Adapter Settings

2Edit the TCP/IPv4 address settings as follows:

•Local Area Connection > Properties > Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) > Properties

The Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) Properties dialog box appears.

IMPORTANT! Write down all of the currently active settings so you can restore your computer to its current configuration when this procedure is completed.

3Select Use the following IP address (if it is not already selected) and then make the following entries:

•IP address: 192.168.2.22 (or any available address in the 192.168.2.x network, except 192.168.2.1 and 192.168.2.254, which are the defaults used by the P300s)

•Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0

Leave the DNS server and Default gateway fields empty. 4 Click OK to save your changes.

Your changes are put into effect immediately. Continue with Step 4: Logging Into the P300 Web Interface.

Step 4: Logging Into the P300 Web Interface

As specified in Step 3: Preparing Your Computer for P300 Setup, the computer should be connected to your P300 through the Ethernet port and powered on, ready for setup.

1On your computer, open a Web browser window.

2In the browser, enter a URL to connect to the P300:

•Root (RAP) P300: https://192.168.2.1

•Non-root (MAP) P300s: https://192.168.2.254

3Press <Enter> to initiate the connection. When a security alert dialog box appears, click OK/Yes to proceed.

4When the Ruckus Wireless Admin login page appears, enter the following:

•Username: super

•Password: sp-admin

5Click Login.

If the P300 displays the Manual Provisioning Wizard page and you do not have a local configuration file, then continue with Step 5A: Manually Provisioning a P300 Using the Web Interface.

If the P300 displays the Manual Provisioning Wizard page and you do have a local configuration file, then continue with Step 5B: Manually Provisioning a P300 MAP Using a Local Configuration File.

If a provisioned P300 displays the Manual Provisioning Wizard page, then continue with Step 5C: Customizing the Wireless Settings for a Provisioned P300.

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