User's Manual

SPEEDLAN 9000 Series Installation and Operation User Guide
Contents-1
Chapter 1 - Introduction ............................................................................... 1-1
Features and Benefits ................................................................................................................ 1-2
SPEEDLAN 9000 Series Features......................................................................................... 1-2
ISP Functionality ................................................................................................................ 1-2
Configuration and Monitoring ............................................................................................ 1-3
Wired LAN Interface........................................................................................................... 1-3
Wireless LAN Interface ....................................................................................................... 1-3
SPEEDView (A Network Management Tool) .......................................................................... 1-4
IP-Router Features ............................................................................................................. 1-4
Additional Functionality for SPEEDLAN 9000 RF cable loss is negligible ................................. 1-4
Equipment Features................................................................................................................... 1-4
SPEEDLAN K2's Polling Protocol -- How it Works in Star Networks ................................................. 1-5
Point-to-Multipoint Functionality.......................................................................................... 1-5
Point-to-Point Functionality ................................................................................................. 1-7
SPEEDLAN 9000 Mesh Protocol -- How It Works in Non-Line-of-Sight Networks............................. 1-8
Routing Around Obstacles................................................................................................ 1-10
SPEEDLAN’s NLOS Pico Cell Architecture .......................................................................... 1-11
SPEEDLAN 9000 Mesh Protocol's Core Components .......................................................... 1-11
Network Expansion: Connecting Buildings in a SPEEDLAN 9000 Network ............................ 1-12
Chapter 2 - Installing the SPEEDLAN 9101 & SPEEDLAN 9102
Hardware........................................................................................................ 2-1
Rooftop and Tower Installations Warning .................................................................................... 2-2
Hardware Overview .................................................................................................................. 2-2
Drawings of Outdoor, Remote-Mounted Components .................................................................. 2-2
Indoor Junction Box ........................................................................................................... 2-2
The SPEEDLAN 9101 (with an Attached Standard Omni) .............................................................. 2-3
Bottom View of SPEEDLAN 9101 ....................................................................................... 2-3
System Description............................................................................................................. 2-4
Package Contents............................................................................................................. 2-4
Installation Steps for the SPEEDLAN 9101............................................................................ 2-5
Installation Diagram of the SPEEDLAN 9101........................................................................ 2-6
The SPEEDLAN 9102 (with an External Antenna) .......................................................................... 2-8
Bottom View of SPEEDLAN 9102 ..................................................................................... 2-11
System Description............................................................................................................. 2-1
Package Contents............................................................................................................ 2-11
Installation Steps for the SPEEDLAN 9102.......................................................................... 2-12
Installation Diagram of the SPEEDLAN 9102...................................................................... 2-17
Chapter 3 - Using the SPEEDLAN 9000 Configurator ............................... 3-1
Initial Configuration of the SPEEDLAN 9000 ................................................................................3-2
Prerequisites ......................................................................................................................3-2
Configuring the SPEEDLAN 9000........................................................................................ 3-3
Wireless Interface IP Address Assignment ............................................................................. 3-4
Automating the Configuration of Multiple SPEEDLAN 9000s ................................................. 3-4
Completing Configuration.................................................................................................. 3-4
Adding Additional SPEEDLAN 9000s to the Wired Network ................................................... 3-4