User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Introducing the ProCurve Wireless Access Point 420
- Installing the Access Point 420
- Included Parts
- Installation Procedures
- Summary
- Installation Precautions:
- 1. Prepare the Installation Site
- 2. Verify the Access Point Passes the Self Test
- 3. Mount the Access Point
- 4. Connect the Access Point to a Power Source
- 5. Connect the Network Cable
- 6. Position the Antennas on the Access Point
- 7. (Optional) Connect a Console to the Access Point 420
- Sample Network Topologies
- Getting Started With Access Point Configuration
- Using an External Antenna with the Access Point 420
- Troubleshooting
- Specifications
- Access Point Port and Network Cables
- Safety and EMC Regulatory Statements
- Recycle Statements
2 – Index
Index
console
checking messages during
troubleshooting … 5-6
command line interface … 3-2
displaying the CLI prompt … 2-13
features … 2-11
how to connect in-band … 2-11
how to connect out-of-band … 2-11
serial cable connection … 2-12
SSH access … 3-10
Telnet access … 3-9
terminal configuration … 2-11
console port
location on access point … 1-5–1-6
cross-over cable
pin-out … B-4
D
DC power connector
location on back of access point … 1-5
description
access point … 1-1
back of access point … 1-5
LEDs … 1-4
top of access point … 1-3
DHCP
automatic access point configuration … 3-2
for in-band access … 2-11
diagnostic tests … 5-6
checking the console messages … 5-6
checking the LEDs … 5-6
end-to-end connectivity … 5-7
testing the access point only … 5-6
testing twisted-pair cabling … 5-7
downloading new access point software … 5-10
E
electrical specifications, access point … A-1
EMC regulatory statements … C-9
emmissions specifications, access point … A-2
environmental specifications, access point … A-1
external antenna options … 4-2
F
factory default configuration, restoring … 5-8
features
access point … 1-8
console … 2-11
front of access point
Reset button … 1-7
full-duplex fixed configuration
effects on network connections … 5-1
H
horizontal surface
mounting access point on … 2-9
I
in-band … 3-1
in-band console access
types of … 2-11
included parts … 2-1
installation
connecting the access point to a power
source … 2-9
horizontal surface mounting … 2-9
location considerations … 2-4, 4-3
network cable requirements … 2-4
precautions … 2-3
site preparation … 2-4
summary of steps … 2-2
wall mounting … 2-7
L
LEDs
10/100-T … 1-4
behavior during self test … 2-6
blinking definition … 1-4
checking during troubleshooting … 5-6
descriptions of … 1-4
error indications … 5-3
location on access point … 1-3
on access point … 1-4
Power … 1-4
behavior during self test … 2-6
Self Test
behavior during self test … 2-6
Wireless … 1-4
length limitations
10/100Base-TX connections … 2-4