Wireless Access Point
70 Installing the Wireless AP
Once you have determined the best location for your Wireless AP, you must run
cables to the location for the following services:
Power
No separate power cable is required to the AP—Xirrus wireless APs use
POE (Power over Ethernet). See the Installation Guide for your AP model
for compatible power injectors or switches.
The total of all Cat 5e or Cat 6 cable segments from the Gigabit Ethernet
switch to the power injector and then to an AP POE port must be less
than 100m long. The AP must be connected to POE networks without
routing cabling to the outside plant, to ensure that cabling is not exposed
to lightning strikes or possible high voltage crossover.
Network
APs have at least one POE port to supply power and data over the same
cable. Many models have additional Gigabit ports, or even additional
POE ports. Please see the Installation Guide for your AP model for
detailed information about running cables to the AP and connecting it.
Some models also have a serial (console) port. The Serial cable may be up
to 25 feet long per the RS-232 specification.
When the unit’s IP address is unknown or a network connection has not
been established, the serial cable is used for connecting directly with the
Command Line Interface (CLI) via HyperTerminal. When a network
connection is established, the AP can be managed from any of the available
network connections, either Gigabit 1 or Gigabit 2.
For models with no console port, such as the XR-500, XR-1000, and some
XR-2000 models, the Xircon utility may be used locally to set up an IP
address if necessary.
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