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nano3G AP Installation Manual Installation Overview and Requirements
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2 Installation Overview and Requirements
2.1 Installation Tasks
There are three tasks that must be completed to install a nano3G AP and make it ready to
provide service:
• Pre-Provisioning
• Commissioning
• Site installation
These tasks can be completed in any order. In most cases, however, the most practical
approach is to provision and commission an AP before final site installation.
2.1.1 Pre-Provisioning
Pre-provisioning means to provide configuration details for a nano3G AP prior to site
installation. As an AP’s configuration is stored on its serving NOS Server, an AP can be
pre-provisioned at any time. This offers maximum flexibility for pre-provisioning an AP as far
or as little ahead of site installation as is needed. Pre-provision a nano3G AP with the
information it needs to allow it to provide service, such as a serving AC address, neighbour
lists, operating frequency and network identity details.
It is recommended to perform at least some pre-provisioning for an AP before on site
installation. As a minimum, use the Create Site Wizard in the NOS Client to create a site
and AP object on the serving NOS Server that will contain the AP’s configuration. If an AP
attempts to connect to its serving NOS Server, but the NOS Server has not yet been
provisioned with site details for the AP, the NOS Server will raise alarms about attempts to
connect by an unknown AP.
For more information about AP pre-provisioning, see 3 Pre-Provisioning a nano3G AP.
2.1.2 Commissioning
Use the nano3G AP’s built-in configuration web page to configure the AP with the settings it
needs to establish a connection with its serving NOS Server.
This is done using a commissioning terminal, either before sending the AP out for
installation or on site using a suitably prepared laptop.
Pre-Commissioning
This is recommended for residential deployment. The benefits of commissioning an AP
before on site installation are:
• The site installation engineer does not need a commissioning laptop.
• This also means that the site installation engineer does not need to know the user
name and password for the AP commissioning web page.
• If the AP has been properly pre-provisioned, the AP is effectively plug-and-play.
• This also means that a nano3G S8 AP or nano3G S16 AP could be installed by an
end customer, without help from a site installation engineer. The customer simply
needs to provide suitable network and power connections.