RuggedCom RS900W User Manual

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Family

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Installation Guide

www.ruggedcom.com

RuggedCom Inc. I 30 Whitmore Road, Woodbridge, Ontario, Canada L4L 7Z4

Tel: (905) 856-5288 I Fax: (905) 856-1995 I Toll Free: (888) 264-0006

Federal Communications Commission

Radio Frequency Interference Statement

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his expense.

Caution

This product contains a laser system and is classified as a “CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT”.

Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure. This product contains no user serviceable parts. Attempted service by unauthorized personnel shall render all warranties null and void.

Should this device require service see the “Warranty” section of this installation guide.

Important

This unit should be installed in a restricted access location where access can only be gained by service personnel or users who have been instructed about the reasons for the restrictions applied to the location and about any precautions that shall be taken; and access is through the use of a tool or lock and key, or other means of security, and is controlled by the authority responsible for the location.

Trademarks:

Ethernet is a trademark of Xerox Corporation RuggedSwitch, RuggedRated, ROS and eRSTP are trademarks of RuggedCom® Inc.

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Table of Contents

1 Product Overview.................................................................................................................. 4

1.1 Functional Overview ....................................................................................................... 4

1.2 Feature Highlights........................................................................................................... 4

1.3 RS900W Family Front Panel View.................................................................................. 5

1.4 RS900W Family Bottom Panel View............................................................................... 6

2 Installation ............................................................................................................................. 7

2.1 DIN Rail Mounting........................................................................................................... 7

2.2 Power Supply Wiring and Grounding.............................................................................. 8

2.2.1 AC Power Supply Wiring and Grounding.................................................................... 8

2.2.2 DC Power Supply Wiring and Grounding ................................................................... 9

2.3 Dielectric Strength (HIPOT) Testing ............................................................................. 10

2.4 Failsafe Output Wiring and Specifications .................................................................... 11

2.5 RS232 Port Wiring ........................................................................................................ 12

2.6 RJ45 Ports – Signal Description ................................................................................... 13

3 Technical Specifications..................................................................................................... 14

3.1 Operating Environment................................................................................................. 14

3.2 Power Supply Specifications......................................................................................... 14

3.3 Failsafe Relay Specifications........................................................................................ 14

3.4 RJ45 Ethernet Port Specifications ................................................................................ 15

3.5 Wireless Standards Supported ..................................................................................... 16

3.6 Radio Characteristics.................................................................................................... 16

3.7 IEEE 802.11b/g............................................................................................................. 17

3.8 Fiber Optical Port Specifications................................................................................... 18

3.9 Physical Dimensions..................................................................................................... 19

3.10 Agency Approvals......................................................................................................... 20

4 Warranty............................................................................................................................... 20

5 Appendix A - RuggedWireless ™ Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)........................... 21

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1 Product Overview

1.1 Functional Overview

The RuggedWireless RS900W family of products are industrially hardened, fully managed, IEEE

802.11g Access Points with integrated Ethernet switching, specifically designed to operate reliably in electrically harsh and climatically demanding industrial environments. The RS900W’s superior

ruggedized design coupled with the RS900W’s RuggedWireless Operating System (ROS) provides improved system reliability and advanced networking features making it ideally suited for creating 802.11g Wireless Ethernet networks for mission-critical, real-time, control applications.

The RS900W can be equipped with dual 100Mbps fiber optical Ethernet ports for creating a fiber optical backbone with high noise immunity and long haul connectivity. The RS900W also provides dual power inputs for backup power and is packaged in a rugged steel enclosure that can be DIN rail or panel mounted.

1.2 Feature Highlights

 Complies with the IEEE 802.11g 2.4GHz specification (Wireless LAN) including “fallback”

(backward) compatibility with IEEE802.11b station-client devices.

 High wireless data rates: 54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 11, 5.5, 2 and 1Mbps network speed.  The RW80 Access Point functionality will seamlessly integrate wireless and wired Ethernet

LAN networks.

 Auto rate fallback in case of obstacles or interferences.  Basic security is provided with 64/128-bit WEP Data Encryption function to protect the wireless

data transmissions.

 Enhanced security is provided by WPA and TKIP data-encryption method.  Robust security is provided by 802.11i/WPA2 (backward compatible with WPA stations) and

AES (with CCMP) data-encryption method.

 Both WPA and WPA2 modes both feature Enterprise and Personal configurations for key

management. Enterprise mode will offer IEEE 802.1x security (EAP with RADIUS) while Personal offers Pre-Shared Key (PSK) “passphrase” to generate keys for authentication.

 Integrated ROS™ configuration methods.  Exceeds IEC 61000-6-2 standards for industrial environments and NEMA TS-2 standards for

traffic control equipment.

 Operating temperature: -40° to 85°C (no fan)  Power supply options: 12, 24 or 48VDC, and universal HI (88-300VDC or 84-264VAC)  Dual, independent inputs for 24 and 48VDC power supplies for redundancy  Failsafe output relay for critical failure or error alarming  Advanced layer-2 switching functions: Rapid Spanning Tree, Message Prioritization and Virtual

LANs

 Full-duplex operation (no collisions) with flow-control

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1.3 RS900W Family Front Panel View

Fail-Safe Relay

Power Port

Port 9:

Ports 1

–

Ports 7

–

Power and

Alarm LEDs Reset LED

10/100 BaseTx or 100 BaseFx

Antenna #1

10/100 BaseTx

Figure 1 - Front Panel Description

ITEM Activity Comments

Power LED Solid Power On

Alarm LED Solid Alarm condition exists

Table 1 - Status LEDs

Antenna #2

Solid Link Established LINK LED (Yellow) Blinking – Once per second Tx/Rx Activity

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1.4 RS900W Family Bottom Panel View

Chassis ground

Power Supply

Optional DIN Rail

Fail-Safe Relay

RS232 Console

Port

Connection

Figure 2 - Bottom Panel Description

Mounting Bracket

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2 Installation

Optional

Release

2.1 DIN Rail Mounting

An optional DIN rail mounting bracket is available for the RS900W. Figure 2.1.1 details mounting instructions for the standard 1” DIN Rail.

Din Rail mounting bracket

direction

Figure 3 - DIN Rail Mounting

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