Installation guide

Features and Benefits
RoamAbout Access Point 3000 Hardware Installation Guide 1-5
Power Connector
Theaccesspointdoesnothaveapowerswitch.ItispoweredonwhenconnectedtotheACpower
adapter,andthepoweradapterisconnectedtoapowersource.Thepowersupplyautomatically
adjuststoanyvoltagebetween100‐240voltsat50or60Hz.Novoltagerangesettings
arerequired.
TheaccesspointmayalsoreceivePoweroverEthernet(PoE)fromaswitchorothernetwork
devicethatsuppliespoweroverthenetworkcablebasedontheIEEE802.3afstandard.
Features and Benefits
ThefeaturesandbenefitsoftheAccessPoint3000includethefollowing:
•Localnetworkconnectionvia10/100MbpsEthernetportsor54Mbpswirelessinterface
(supportingupto250mobileusers)
• IEEE802.11a,802.11b,and802.11gcompliant
• Advancedsecuritythrough64/128/152‐bitWiredEquivalentProtection(WEP)encryption,
IEEE802.1xportauthentication,Wi
‐FiProtectedAccess(WPA),AES(802.11iready),SSID
broadcastdisable,remoteauthenticationviaRADIUSserver,andMACaddressfiltering
featurestoprotectyoursensitivedataandauthenticateonlyauthorizeduserstoyournetwork
•ProvidesseamlessroamingwithintheIEEE802.11a,802.11b,and802.11gWLAN
environment
• Automaticallyselectstheavailablechannelat
power‐up.
Applications
TheWirelessproductsofferahighspeed,reliable,cost‐effectivesolutionfor10/100Mbpswireless
Ethernetclientaccesstothenetworkinapplicationssuchas:
•Remoteaccesstocorporatenetworkinformation
•E‐mail,filetransfer,andterminalemulation
•Difficult‐to‐wireenvironments
•Historicaloroldbuildings,asbestosinstallations,andopenareaswhere
wiringisdifficultto
employ.
•Frequentlychangingenvironments
• Retailers,manufacturers,andbanksthatfrequentlyrearrangetheworkplaceorchange
location
• TemporaryLANsforspecialprojectsorpeaktimes
•Tradeshows,exhibitionsandconstructionsiteswhichneedtemporarysetupforashorttime
period.Retailers,airlineandshippingcompaniesthatneedadditionalworkstationsfor
apeak
period.Auditorswhorequireworkgroupsatcustomersites.
• Accesstodatabasesformobileworkers,forexample:doctors,nurses,retailers,orwhite‐collar
workerswhoneedaccesstodatabaseswhilebeingmobileinahospital,retailstore,oran
officecampus.