User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Understanding Silver Spring Networks Access Points
- Contents
- 1 About Access Points
- Overview
- Features
- AP Product Description
- Battery Backups
- Read Storage
- Power Requirements
- Rebooting or Recycling APs
- Standards Compliance
- Cellular Modem
- Addressing Schemes
- Specifications
- European Union Compliance
- Maintenance Procedures
- Surge Protection
- Redundant WAN Option
- Mounting Options
- WAN Options
- Throughput Performance
- Responding to a WAN Failure
- Multicast / Unicast Communications
- Networking
- Address Management
- Administration
- Configuration
- 2 FCC and Government Guidelines
- Index
Understanding Silver Spring Networks Access Points 1 About Access Points
Understanding Silver Spring Networks Access Points Rev 3 22 January 2013 Silver Spring Networks 5
Division Multiple Access, Long Term Evolution, High Speed Packet Access, single carrier
Radio Transmission Technology) Wide Area Network (WAN) interface, or with a 10/100
Ethernet interface. The Access Point provides a method for implementing the last mile utility
information and control network.
Features
The features of the Silver Spring Access Point are:
• Full two-way, 870-876 and 902-928 MHz FHSS
• One-watt transmitter
• Dynamic network discovery and self healing
• Robust security from the endpoint through to the wide area network
• “Over-the-air” network firmware upgrades
• Sophisticated routing functions ensure multiple paths to each endpoint
• Automated scheduling and network management tasks
• Long-reach, multi-hop networks, providing high endpoint-to-Access Point deployment
ratios
• Weather-resistant outdoor enclosure, for longer life and greater durability
• Battery backup option (highly recommended) for fault-tolerant operation
AP Product Description
The types of APs available are:
Cellular APs, Satellite APs, Pad-mount APs, and Ethernet APs. The Ethernet APs can be
configured with 10/100BaseT, and Fiber interfaces.
Cellular and Ethernet Access Points are shipped pre-configured. For cellular Access Points,
Silver Spring will work with the chosen cellular provider to facilitate Access Point turn-up.
For Ethernet Access Points, Silver Spring will work with the client on IP addressing to allow
Silver Spring to pre-configure field devices for quick field implementation.