User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- GO Wireless LAN Pico Base Station (WLP)
- Installation
- Configuring the WLP
- Connect and Access the WLP
- Configuring the Management Connectivity
- Configuring the Device Prompt
- Configuring the Radio Settings
- Configuring Multiple SSIDs
- Deleting an SSID
- Configuring the Mesh Network
- Configuring WDS CPE connection
- Configuring Authentication Types
- Configuring the Radius Client in the WLP
- Configuring Privacy Methods
- Saving the Configuration
- WLP Configuration Example
- Upgrading the WLP Software
- Appendix A: List of Acronyms
- Appendix B: Wiring Specifications
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Installation
Installation Process
Installing the WLAN Pico Base Station involves the following steps:
1. Performing a Site Survey
2. Assembling and Mounting
3. Mounting the WLP unit
4. Connecting the Antennas
5. Connecting the cables
6. Powering up the unit and configuring the software
7. Performing a Post-installation Testing Procedure to verify
connectivity and operation
Site Survey
Most wireless LANs include many access points installed in various
locations in an overlapping radio-cell pattern. It is important to carefully
identify each access point’s position and the assignment of its radio
channels. Therefore, a site survey becomes an essential first step before
physically deploying the GO MBW WLP Pico Cellular Base Station solution.
Installation of the access points requires a backhaul to interface the
corporate network or Internet. This backhaul connection can be a mesh
configuration, an Ethernet-wired connection, or a third-party solution.
When using any method other then a wired connection, keep in mind the
WLP has to have a good reception on its BH side so it will not limit the
access-channel performance.
Conclude the site survey with a detailed plan of the MBW system
deployment. The system deployment plan should include WLP mounting
points and the routes for the power and backhaul cables.
Note: When mounting the WLP on a pole (or wall mount), the pole should
be able to support four times the weight of the WLP, as well as the
wind loading created by the WLP.
Since the mounting structure itself is a potential source of
interference, the cell should be mounted with at least 4 feet of
clearance between the antennas and the mounting structure.