User's Manual

AP_CMM2 User Manual Issue 4 Draft Pa

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GETTING STARTED

WELCOME

Thank you for your purchase of a Motorola Canopy Access Point cluster and/or Cluster

Management Module. This new technology is the latest innovation in high speed wireless

networking. Some of the Canopy system features are:

• Network speeds of 10/100 BaseT

• Small compact design

• No special set up on your PC.

INTENDED USE

This manual is intended to be used with Canopy software release version 3.x or greater. The

intended audience for this manual is system operators and equipment installers.

DOCUMENT CHANGE HISTORY

New in Issue 4:

• Modules operating in the 2.4 GHz ISM band are described

• One year warranty

New in Issue 3:

• AES product described, along with DES product

• 5.7 GHz ISM supports 6 channels (up from 4 with 5.7 GHz U-NII)

• 5.7 GHz ISM frequencies approved for use in Canada, as well as US

• Maximum power used by an Access Point module increases to 8.4 watts

• Shielded cables strongly recommended for all infrastructure cabling connecting APs,

BHs, and CMM

• MAC addresses of older non-autosensing modules are listed (non-autosensing

modules require correct choice of straight-thru vs crossover cables)

New in Issue 2:

• Updated Notices section including European Community Notification, RF

Exposure Note, and Software License Terms and Conditions.

• Measurement units internationalized with metric as well as English units

• Updates for new hardware features:

- Currently shipping modules now auto-sense the Ethernet termination –

either a straight-thru or crossover RJ-45 cable can be used to connect to

either a network interface card or hub, switch, or router.

- The currently shipping CMM has additional cable openings to ease the use

of shielded cable.

• References to the Canopy Bandwidth and Authentication Manager (BAM), and the

additional bandwidth and security features it offers beyond the features provided

by an Access Point with no BAM in the network.

• Specifications changed to reflect expanded lower temperature limit of -40°F (-

40°C) for all equipment.

• Specifications clarified and edited for CE Listing for European Community

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION