User's Guide

3e-531AP Wireless Access Point Chapter 2: Hardware Installation
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3e-531AP Wireless Access Point Chapter 2: Hardware Installation
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• Access to at least one laptop or PC with an Ethernet card
and cable that can be used to complete the initial congu-
ration of the unit. (The cable required will have a standard
RJ-45 connector on one end and a circular connector on the
other.)
• A Web browser program (such as Microsoft Internet Explor-
er 5.5 or later, or Netscape 6.2 or later) installed on the PC or
laptop you will be using to congure the Gateway.
• TCP/IP Protocol (usually comes installed on any Windows
PC.)
Cabling
The 3e-531AP is well-protected in a metal enclosure which is gen-
erally bolted to the bulkhead. The front of the box is hinged but should
not be opened, particularly if being employed as FIPS 140-2 compatible
device.
The following illustration shows the external cabling on the 3e-531AP.
However, even if the On-off switch is “on”, if the lid of the device is
opened, power will cease to ow because of the safety interlock.
Printer
connector
(Not active in
3e-531APs.)
AC Power
Connector
Power
Switch
(On/Off)
Local
Ethernet
Connector
Ethernet
uplink
An AC Power Connector (not provided) can be plugged into an AC
outlet. In some situations, the installation design may include elimination
of the ability to plug the unit into an AC outlet. In such circumstances, the
AC power is supplied (that is, hardwired) using the same AC Power Con-
nector port. Usually, in the default conguration of the 3e-531AP, the AC
Power Connector is not actively used. The socket outlet must be installed
near the equipment and be easily accessible.
The Ethernet Uplink connector is used to connect the 3e-531AP to the
shipboard LAN. When used as a PoE device, the Ethernet Uplink con-
nector will have been routed from the unit to a PoE-capable hub switch
which runs the power through the Ethernet cable to the unit. The Ethernet