User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- About This Guide
- Meru Access Points and Radio Switch
- Installing the AP300
- Installing the AP200
- Installing the OAP180
- Installing the AP150
- Installing the RS4000
- Specifications
- AP Accessories
- Mounting Bracket Stencils
- Cautions and Warnings
- Regulatory Information
iv Meru Access Point and Radio Switch Installation Guide © 2008 Meru Networks, Inc.
Where to Go From Here . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Checking LED Activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Ethernet Connector LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
AP200 Status LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Chapter 4
Installing the OAP180 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Unpacking the OAP180 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Installation Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Installing the Access Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Selecting a Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Test Basic Link Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Mounting the Access Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Connect Antennas and Ground Wire to OAP180 . . . . . . . . . . 51
Align Antenna. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Where to Go From Here . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Checking LED Activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Antenna Gain Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Chapter 5
Installing the AP150 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Unpacking the AP150 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Installation Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Installing the Access Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Selecting a Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Attaching the AP150 Antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Mounting the Access Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Where to Go From Here . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Checking LED Activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
AP150 Status LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Chapter 6
Installing the RS4000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Unpacking the RS4000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Installation Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
About an Hoffman/NEMA Enclosure Installation . . . . . . . . . . 76
Optimum Antenna Positioning and Placement . . . . . . . . . . 77
Installing the RS4000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Mounting the RS4000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Placing and Positioning the Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Hoffman/NEMA Enclosure RS4000 Installation. . . . . . . . . . . 89
Where to Go From Here . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Checking LED Activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
RS4000 Status LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92