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    Foundr y Ir onP oint 250 Installation Guide 4980 Great Amer ica P ar kwa y Santa Clara, CA 95054 T el 408.207.1700 www .f o undr ynetworks.com A ugu st 2007[...]

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    Cop y righ t © 2007 F o undr y Networks, Inc. All r ights reser ved. No par t of this work may be re produced in an y f or m or by any mea ns – graphic , electronic or mechanical, includin g photocopying, r ecording, taping or storage in an information retrie val system – without prior written permission of the copyright ow ner . The trad emar[...]

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    A u gust 2007 © 2007 Foundry Networks, Inc. iii Compliances FCC - Class B This equipment has be en tested and found to comply with th e limits for a Class B digital device , pursu ant to P ar t 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. Th is equipment[...]

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    Foundry IronPoint 250 Instal lation Guide iv © 2007 Foundry Networks, Inc. A ugust 20 07 FCC Antenna Usage and T ransmit P ower T o comply with FCC/Canada telecommunicati on regulati on, the conducted output power of this transmitter , when use with each specific antenna supplie d, cannot e xceed the maximum limit indicated in the following tables[...]

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    Compliances A u gust 2007 © 2007 Foundry Networks, Inc. v Industry Canada - Class B This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits f or radio noise emissio ns from digital apparatus as set out in the interf e rence-causing equipment sta ndard enti tled “Digital Apparatus, ” ICES-003 of Industr y Canada. Cet appareil numérique re sp[...]

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    Foundry IronPoint 250 Instal lation Guide vi © 2007 Foundry Networks, Inc. A ugust 20 07 EC Decl aration of Conformity Contact F oundr y Networks at: F oun dr y Networks, Inc. 4980 Great Amer ica P ar kwa y Santa Clara, CA 95054 Marking by the abov e symb ol indicates compliance with th e Essential Requirements of the R&TTE Directive of the Eu[...]

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    Compliances A u gust 2007 © 2007 Foundry Networks, Inc. vii Operation Using 5 GHz Channels in the Eur opean Comm unity The user/installer must use the provi ded configuration utility to check the current channel of operation and make necessar y configuration changes to ensure operation occu rs in conformance with European Na tional spectr um usage[...]

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    Foundry IronPoint 250 Instal lation Guide viii © 2007 Foundry Networks, Inc. A ugust 20 07 A ustralia/New Zealand AS/NZS 4771 Contact F oundr y Networks at: F oun dr y Networks, Inc. 4980 Great Amer ica P ar kwa y Santa Clara, CA 95054 Safety Compliance P ower Cord Safety Please read the following safety inf ormation carefully before installing th[...]

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    Compliances A u gust 2007 © 2007 Foundry Networks, Inc. ix V euillez lire à fond l' information de la sécuri té suivante av ant d'in stalle r le access point: A VERTISSEMENT : L ’installation et la dépose de ce gr oupe doiv ent être confiés à un personne l qualifié. • Ne branchez pas votre appareil sur une prise secteur (a li[...]

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    Foundry IronPoint 250 Instal lation Guide x © 2007 Foundry Networks, Inc. A ugu st 2007 Bitte unbedingt vor dem Einbauen des acces s point die folgenden Sicherheit sanweisungen durchlese n: WARNUNG: Die Installatio n und der Ausbau des Geräts darf nur durch F a chpersona l erf o lgen. • Das Gerät sollte nicht an eine ungeerdete We chselstromst[...]

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    A u gust 2007 © 2007 Foundry Ne tworks, Inc. xi Contents Compliances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii Chapter 1. About This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    Foundry IronPoint 250 Installation Guide xii © 2007 Foundry Networks, Inc. A ugust 20 07 Features and Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7 Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    Contents A u gust 2007 © 2007 Foundry Networks, Inc. xiii Crossover Wir ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2 Console Port Pin Assignmen ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-3 Wiring Map f or Serial [...]

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    Foundry IronPoint 250 Installation Guide xiv © 2007 Foundry Networks, Inc. A ugust 20 07[...]

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    August 2007 © 2007 Foundry Networks, Inc. 1-1 Chapter 1 About This Guide The IronP oint™ 250 Access P oint is a device that allows wireles s clients to co nnect to your enterpr ise network. It is a full-f eatured access point that can be ma naged as a single device . This guide presents the pr ocedures for installing the IronP oint™ 250 Access[...]

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    Foundry IronPoint 250 Instal lation Guide 1-2 © 2007 Foundry Networks, Inc. August 2007 Web Access P oint y our browser to the kp .f oundr ynet.com to access the F oundr y Knowledge P or tal. Note: Check with yo ur sales acco unt represe ntative to de termine how to obtain a valid user n ame and password for t he Foundry Knowledge Portal. E-mail A[...]

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    August 2007 © 2007 Foundry Networks, Inc. 2-1 Chapter 2 About the IronPoint 250 Overview F oundr y’ s IronP oint 250 is an IEEE 802.11 a/g enter prise wireless access point that pro vides high- speed data comm unications between the wired L AN and fix ed, por table or m obile devices equip ped with an 802.11a, 802.11b , or 802.11g wireles s netw[...]

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    Foundry IronPoint 250 Instal lation Guide 2-2 © 2007 Foundry Networks, Inc. August 2007 Radio Characteristics The IEEE 802.11a/ g standard uses a r adio modulation technique kno wn as Or thogonal F requency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) , and a shared collision domain (CSMA/CA). It operates at the 5 GHz Unlicensed National Inf ormation Infrastructu[...]

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    About the IronPoint 250 August 2007 © 2007 Foundry Networks, Inc. 2-3 Description of Hardware Ethernet Port The access point has one 10BASE-T /100BASE-TX RJ-45 Ether net por t th at can be attached directly to a 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX/1000BASE- T wired network. The wired ne twork must conf orm to the IEEE 802.3-2005 sp ecifications. The Ethernet por [...]

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    Foundry IronPoint 250 Instal lation Guide 2-4 © 2007 Foundry Networks, Inc. August 2007 Figure 2-2. An Example of an Optional Extern al Antenna[...]

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    About the IronPoint 250 August 2007 © 2007 Foundry Networks, Inc. 2-5 Status LEDs The access point includes f our status LED indica tors, as de scr ibed in the f ollowing figure and tab le. Figure 2-3. Status LEDs Status LEDs LED Status Description Status On Green Indicates that power is being supplied and the system is working normally. Flashing [...]

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    Foundry IronPoint 250 Instal lation Guide 2-6 © 2007 Foundry Networks, Inc. August 2007 Security Slot The access point includes a K ensington security slot on the rear panel. Y ou can pre ve nt unauthorized remo val of the access poin t in se vera l ways: b y wrapping F oundry’ s locking clamp (loc k not provided) or by using a K e nsington sec [...]

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    About the IronPoint 250 August 2007 © 2007 Foundry Networks, Inc. 2-7 Features and Benefits Connectivity ◆ 54 Mbps wireless interf ace supports up to 64 mobile users ◆ Local network connection via 10/100 Mbps Ethernet port ◆ IEEE 802.11a, 802.1 1b, and 802.11g co mpliant on the wir eless interfaces ◆ IEEE 802.3-2005 comp liant on the Ether[...]

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    Foundry IronPoint 250 Instal lation Guide 2-8 © 2007 Foundry Networks, Inc. August 2007[...]

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    August 2007 © 2007 Foundry Networks, Inc. 3-1 Chapter 3 Network Planning Network Topologies The IronP oint 250 supports an integrate d configurat ion with 10/100 Mbps Eth e rnet LANs. One or more access points can be conf igured as: • Infrastru cture for wireless LANs • Infrastructure wireless LAN f or roaming wireless PCs The 802.11b and 802.[...]

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    Foundry IronPoint 250 Instal lation Guide 3-2 © 2007 Foundry Networks, Inc. August 2007 Infrastructure Wireless LAN The IronP oint 250 is designed to pro vide access to a wired LAN for wireless workstations. An integr ated wired/wireless LAN is called an Infrastructure configuratio n. A Basic Ser vice Set (BSS) consists of a group of wire less PC [...]

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    Network Planning August 2007 © 2007 Foundry Networks, Inc. 3-3 continuous cov erage area is crea ted, wireless users wit hin this ESS can roam freely . All wireless network cards and access points w ithin a spec ific ESS must be config ured with the same SSID . Figure 3-2. Wireless LAN Roaming <BSS2> Seamless Roaming <ESS> <BSS1>[...]

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    Foundry IronPoint 250 Instal lation Guide 3-4 © 2007 Foundry Networks, Inc. August 2007[...]

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    August 2007 © 2007 Foundry Networks, Inc. 4-1 Chapter 4 Installing the IronPo int 250 Access Point This section presents proc edures f or installing the Ir onP oint 250 access point. Unpacking the Iron Point Access Point Unpac k the IronP oint 250 access point a nd make sure th e f ollowing components are inclu ded in the box: • One IronPoint 25[...]

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    Foundry IronPoint 250 Instal lation Guide 4-2 © 2007 Foundry Networks, Inc. August 2007 CAUTION: When mounting the access point on a w all or suspended ceiling, use P oE po wer ONL Y . Do not use the A C pow er adapter . Note: For safety reasons, make su re ventilation holes on the access point are positioned horizontally, not vertically. Allow at[...]

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    Installing the IronPoint 250 Access Point August 2007 © 2007 Foundry Networks, Inc. 4-3 access point must be moun ted with the RJ-45 cable connec tor or iented u pwards to ensure proper operat ion. Do the f ollowing to attach the access point to th e wall using th e mounting brack et: 1. Using the mount ing brac ket, mark the p osition of the f ou[...]

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    Foundry IronPoint 250 Instal lation Guide 4-4 © 2007 Foundry Networks, Inc. August 2007 ax es, prov iding the same co verage . For e xample , if the access point is mounted on a horizontal surf ace, both antennas sh ould be positioned pointing v er tically up to pro vide optimum cov erage. Attaching the Access Poin t to a Suspended Ceiling T o mou[...]

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    Installing the IronPoint 250 Access Point August 2007 © 2007 Foundry Networks, Inc. 4-5 Figure 4-4. Attaching the Brack et to a Suspended Ceiling Locking the Access Point T o prev ent unauthorized remo val of the access point, y ou can use a K ensington Slim MicroSav er security cable (not included) to attach the access point to a fixed object. In[...]

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    Foundry IronPoint 250 Instal lation Guide 4-6 © 2007 Foundry Networks, Inc. August 2007 specific ante nna and ca ble combina tions. For this reason, yo u must con sult with a professiona l installer who is trained in RF installation and knowledgeable in the local regulations prior to connecting an external ante nna to your wireless radi o product.[...]

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    Installing the IronPoint 250 Access Point August 2007 © 2007 Foundry Networks, Inc. 4-7 3. On your PC console application configure the f ollowing comm unication para meters: • 9600 bits per second • 8 data bits • No parity • 1 stop bits • No Flow Control 4. Connect the p ower adapte r cab le to the 48V DC po wer soc ket on th e access p[...]

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    Foundry IronPoint 250 Instal lation Guide 4-8 © 2007 Foundry Networks, Inc. August 2007 attached to the IronP o int-FES, the s witc h assigns the predef ined IP addr ess, subnet mask , and def ault gatewa y to t he access po int with th e matching MAC address. The IronP oint 250 is shipped with the ADC fe ature enabled. If you w ant to use ADC to [...]

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    Installing the IronPoint 250 Access Point August 2007 © 2007 Foundry Networks, Inc. 4-9 US-UNITED_STATES, UY-URUGUAY, VE-VENEZUELA, VN-VIETNAM 5. Configure the TCP/IP a ddress. The def ault IP address f or the access poin t is 169.254.1.1 with a 255.255.0.0 sub net mask and a def ault gatew ay of 169. 254.1.254. T o change the access point's [...]

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    Foundry IronPoint 250 Instal lation Guide 4-10 © 2007 Foundry Networks, Inc. August 2007 9. Connect the other end of the cab le to the network subnet f or which the access point w as progr ammed. 10. P ower up the access point. It can now be man aged using its command line interf ace (CLI) or We b i n t e r fa c e . Once the access point is set up[...]

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    A u gust 2007 © 2007 Foundry Networks, Inc. 5-1 Chapter 5 Making a Network Connection Connecting to a Network Device The IronP oint 250 is designed to conne ct a wired Ether net netwo r k to wireless clients. It can be connected to any Ether net ne twork device, such as a hu b or switch. CAUTION: The IronP oint 250 is only intended fo r in stallat[...]

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    Foundry IronPoint 250 Instal lation Guide 5-2 © 2007 Foundry Networks, Inc. August 2007 Connecting to a Switch, Hub, PC, or Server 1. Attach one end of a twisted -pair cable segment to the ne twork device’ s RJ-45 connector . Figure 5-1. Connect ing to a Network Device 2. Attach the othe r end of the cable segme nt to the Ethernet por t on the a[...]

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    A u gust 2007 © 2007 Foundry Networks, Inc. A-1 Appendix A Troubleshooting Diagnosing Access Point Indicators Installation V er ify that all system component s hav e been properly installed. If one or more compon ents appear to be malfunctioning ( such as the power cord or network cab ling), test them in an alternate envir onment where you are sur[...]

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    Foundry IronPoint 250 Installation Guide A-2 © 2007 Foundry Networks, Inc. August 2007 In-Band Access If the access poi nt cannot be configu red using the CLI via T elnet or SSH v2, a Web browser using H T T P or HT T P S, o r S N M P v 2 o r v 3 s o f t wa r e , c h e c k the follo w ing items be f ore you contact T echnical Suppor t. If the ac c[...]

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    Troubleshooti ng A u gust 2007 © 2007 Foundry Networks, Inc. A-3 • Check the configura t ion matrix for the most commonly used authe ntication and encrypt ion combinations in the Quick Installation and Ge tting Started Guide to ensur e that the a c cess point is correctly configu red. Lost Password The only wa y to recover a lost password is by [...]

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    Foundry IronPoint 250 Installation Guide A-4 © 2007 Foundry Networks, Inc. August 2007[...]

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    A u gust 2007 © 2007 Foundry Networks, Inc. B-1 Appendix B Cables Specifications Twisted-Pair Cable and Pin Assignments CAUTION: DO NOT plug a phone jack connector into an y RJ- 45 port. Use only twisted-pair cables with RJ-45 connectors t hat conform with FCC sta ndards. F or 100BASE-TX/10BASE-T co nnections, a twisted-pair cable m u st hav e two[...]

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    Foundry IronPoint 250 Instal lation Guide B-2 © 2007 Foundry Networks, Inc. August 2007 100BASE-TX/10BASE-T Pin Assignments Use unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) or shielded twisted- pair (STP) cab le f o r RJ-45 connecti ons: 100-ohm Cate gor y 3 or better cab le for 10 Mbps connections , or 100-oh m Category 5 or better cable f o r 100 Mbps conne ct[...]

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    Cables A u gust 2007 © 2007 Foundry Networks, Inc. B-3 Figure B-3. Crosso ver Wiring Console Port Pin Assignments The DB-9 serial por t on the IronP oint 250 is used to connect t o the access point f or out-of-band management. The access poin t’ s command-line interf ace can be accessed from a terminal or a PC running a terminal emulation progr [...]

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    Foundry IronPoint 250 Instal lation Guide B-4 © 2007 Foundry Networks, Inc. August 2007 The serial por t’ s configuration requirem ents are as follo ws: • Default Baud ra te—9,600 bps • Character Size —8 Characters • Parity—None • Stop bit—O ne • Data bits—8[...]

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    A u gust 2007 © 2007 Foundry Networks, Inc. C-1 Appendix C Specifications General Specifications Maxim um Channels 802.11a: US & Canada: 10 (normal mode), 3 (turbo mode ) Ja pan: 4 (nor mal mode), 1 (turbo mo de) ETSI: 4 channels ( nor mal mode), 1 (tur bo mode) T aiwan: 4 (no r mal mode), 1 (tur bo mode) 802.11g: FCC/IC: 1-11 ETSI: 1-13 F ran[...]

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    Foundry IronPoint 250 Instal lation Guide C-2 © 2007 Foundry Networks, Inc. August 2007 5.50 ~ 5.70 GHz Euro pe 5.25 ~ 5.35 GHz (mid dle band) T aiwan 5.725 ~ 5. 825 GHz (high band) T aiw an 802.11b/g: 2.4 ~ 2.483 5 GHz (US, Canada, ETSI) 2.4 ~ 2.497 GHz (J apan) 2.400 ~ 2.4835 GHz (T aiwan) A C P ower supply Input: 100- 240 V A C, 50-60 Hz Output[...]

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    Specific ations A u gust 2007 © 2007 Foundry Networks, Inc. C-3 Radio Signal Certification FCC P ar t 15, Subpar t C - Intentional Radiators 1 5.247, 15.207, 15.407 RSS-210 (Canada) RSS-102 (Canada) EN 300 328, EN 300 893, EN 301 489 (Sections 1-17, as necessary) (Europe) ARIB STD 33 (J apan) ARIB STD 66 (J apan) ARIB STD T71 (Jap an) AS/NZS 4771,[...]

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    Foundry IronPoint 250 Instal lation Guide C-4 © 2007 Foundry Networks, Inc. August 2007 Sensitivity IEEE 802.11a Sensitivity (GHz - dBm) Modulation/Rates 5.15-5.250 5.2 5-5.350 5.50-5.700 5.725-5.825 BPSK (6 Mbps) -88 -88 -88 -88 BPSK (9 Mbps) -87 -87 -87 -87 QPSK (12 Mbps) -86 -86 -86 -86 QPSK (18 Mbps) -83 -83 -83 -83 16 QAM (24 Mbps) -80 -80 -8[...]

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    Specific ations A u gust 2007 © 2007 Foundry Networks, Inc. C-5 Maximum Distance Tables Important Notice The opera ting range di stances listed in the f ollowing tables ar e for typical en vironments only . Operat ing ranges can va r y consider ably depending on f actors such as local interf erence and barrier composition. It is recommended to do [...]

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    Foundry IronPoint 250 Instal lation Guide C-6 © 2007 Foundry Networks, Inc. August 2007[...]

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    August 2007 © 2007 Foundry Networks, Inc. D-1 Appendix D Cautions and Warnings The cautions and w ar nings that appear in this man ual are listed below in English, German, F rench, and Spanish. Cautions A caution calls your attention to a possible h azard that can damage equi pment. "V orsicht” weist auf die Gef ahr einer möglichen Beschä[...]

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    Foundry IronPoint 200 Instal lation Guide D-2 © 2007 Foundry Networks, Inc. August 2007 PRECAUCIÓN: No enchufe una clavija de teléfono en un puerto RJ-45. Utilice solamente cables de par trenzado con conect ores RJ-45 que se ajusten a la normat iva FCC. CAUTION: Each wire pair must be attached to the RJ-45 conn ector in a specific orientation. V[...]

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    Cautions and Warnings August 2007 © 2007 Foundry Networks, Inc. D-3 CAUTION: The IronPoint 250 is only inte nded for installation in Enviro nment A as defined in IEEE 802.3af. All inte rconnected equipment must be contained within the same building, including the inte rconnected equi pment's associated LAN connection. VORSICHT: IronPoint 250 [...]

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    Foundry IronPoint 200 Instal lation Guide D-4 © 2007 Foundry Networks, Inc. August 2007 ADVERTENCIA Este producto es adecuad o para su uso en el es pacio aéreo circundante en conformidad con la sección 300-22(c) del National Elec tric Code (Códig o Eléctrico Nacional de EE.UU.) y las secciones 2- 128.12 - 010 (3) y 12 - 100 del Código Eléctr[...]

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    A u gust 2007 © 2007 Foundry Networks, Inc. Glossary-1 Glossary 10BASE-T IEEE 802.3 specification for 10 Mbps Ethernet ov er two pairs of Ca tegory 3 or better UTP cable. 100BASE-TX IEEE 802.3u specificat ion fo r 100 Mbps F ast Ethe rnet over two pairs of Category 5 or better UTP cable . Access Poin t An inter networking device that seamlessly co[...]

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    Foundry IronPoint 250 Instal lation Guide Glossary-2 © 2007 Foundry Networks, Inc. August 2007 Dynamic Host Configuration Protoco l (DHCP) Provides a fr amework f or passing configuration inf or mation to hosts on a TCP/IP netw or k. DHCP is based on the Bootstrap Pr otocol (BOO TP), adding the capability of automatic allocation of reusable networ[...]

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    Glossary A u gust 2007 © 2007 Foundry Networks, Inc. Glossary-3 LED Light emitting diode used f or monitoring a de vice or network condition. Local Area Network (L AN) A group of inter connected computer and suppor t de vices. MAC Address The ph ysical lay er address used to uniquely iden tify network nodes. Power over Ethernet (PoE) A specificati[...]

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    Foundry IronPoint 250 Instal lation Guide Glossary-4 © 2007 Foundry Networks, Inc. August 2007[...]

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    A u gust 2007 © 2007 Foundry Ne tworks, Inc. Index-1 Index Numerics 100BASE-TX ports 2-3 10BASE-T ports 2-3 A air flow requirements 4-2 antennas, positioning 4-2, 4-3 applications 3-1 infrastructure 3-2 wireless LAN roaming 3-2 B Basic Service Set See BSS bracket, wall mount 4-2 BSS 3-2 C cable crossover B-2 specifications B-1 straight-through B-2[...]

  • Page 64

    Foundry IronPoint 250 Instal lation Guide Index-2 © 2007 Foundr y Networks, Inc. A ugust 2007 on a desktop or shelf 4-2 N network connections 5-1 topologies 3 -1 network topologies 3-1 infrastructure 3-2 infrastructure for roaming 3-2 null-modem serial cable 2-2 O OFDM 2-2 operating frequency C-1 out-of-band management 2- 2 P password, support 1-2[...]