Aruba AP-60 Operating and maintenance instructions

Aruba AP60/61

Access Point

Installation Guide

ii Aruba AP60/61 Part 0500034-05

Installation Guide May 2005

Specifications in this manual are subject to change without notice.

Originated in the USA.

Trademarks

Aruba AP60, Aruba AP61, Aruba 5000, Aruba 2400, Aruba 800, and ArubaOS are

trademarks of Aruba Wireless Networks in the United States and certain other countries.

The K & Lock design is a registered trademark of the Kensington Technology Group in

the United States and certain other countries.

iii

Any other trademarks appearing in this manual are owned by their

respective companies.

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Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Back View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

The Aruba AP Setup Process . . . 6

Chapter 2 Provisioning Access Points . . 9

Aruba Discovery Protocol . . . . . 10

AP Reprovisioning . . . . . . . . 11

AP Provisioning . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Manual Provisioning. . . . . . . . . 15

Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Connecting the Console Terminal 16

Console Access to the AP . . 16

Setting Aruba AP60/61

Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Chapter 3 AP Deployment . . . . . . . . . . 23

Mounting the Aruba AP60/61 . 23

Aruba 60 Detachable

Antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Free-Standing Placement . . . 26

Using the Built-In

Mounting Slots . . . . . . . . 28

Using the Optional

Mounting Kits . . . . . . . . . 30

Connecting Required Cables . . . 30

Selecting an FE Cable . . . . . . 30

Connecting Cables & Power . 31

Selecting an Antenna . . . . . . . . 32

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Appendix A Port Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . 33

FE Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Serial Breakout Adapter . . . . . . . . . . 34

DB-9 Specification. . . . . . . . . . . . 35

“To AP” Specifications . . . . . . . . 35

“To Network” Specifications . . . . 35

Appendix B Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Accessing the AP Support Prompt . . 37

Direct SPOE Connection to

Mobility Controller. . . . . . . . . . 38

Direct Terminal Connection . . . . . 38

Remote Telnet Connection . . . . . . 39

AP Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Access Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

User Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Privileged Commands . . . . . . . . . 41

Appendix C Product Specifications. . . . . . . . . 43

Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Certifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Product Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Ethernet Compatibility . . . . . . . . . 47

Radio Characteristics. . . . . . . . . . 47

Power Over Ethernet . . . . . . . . . . 48

Disposal of AP60/61 . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Physical Description . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Package Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Optional Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Aruba AP-60 Access Point . . . . . . . . 50

Aruba AP-61 Access Point . . . . . . . . 56

Related Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Text Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Contacting Aruba Wireless Networks 65

Notes 67

Introduction 1

CHAPTER 1

Introduction

The Aruba AP60/61 (also known as the AP 60/61) is part of a

comprehensive wireless network solution. The device works in

conjunction with the Aruba Mobility Controller and can act as a

wireless access point or air monitor.

As a wireless Access Point (AP), the Aruba AP60/61 provides

transparent, secure, high-speed data communications between

wireless network devices (fixed, portable, or mobile computers

with IEEE 802.11a or IEEE 802.11b/g wireless adapters) and the

wired LAN.

As a wireless Air Monitor (AM), a feature unique to Aruba

products, the Aruba AP60/61 enhances wireless networks by

collecting statistics, monitoring traffic, detecting intrusions,

enforcing security policies, balancing wireless traffic load,

self-healing coverage gaps, and more.

NOTE—Installing the Aruba 60/61 requires setting the antenna

power, which requires professional training. The Aruba

60/61 installer must be trained to perform this configura-

tion.

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Front View

FIGURE 1-1 Aruba AP60/61 Front View

A B

CBA

Introduction 3

Chapter 1

Antenna fixtures for Wireless Communications

Depending on the model, the AP will have one of the following:

Aruba AP60–Two Reverse Polarity SMA (RP-SMA) connectors for attaching

separate antennas (not included). For details, see “Aruba 60 Detachable

Antennas” on page 24. (The AP60 requires that both connectors be used in

ArubaOS 2.2 releases or lower. Single antenna operation is supported with

ArubaOS 2.3 or higher.)

NOTE—When facing the A60 as shown in Figure 1-1, the antenna connector on the

left is for antenna 1, and the connector on the right is for antenna 2 in a diver-

sity configuration.

Aruba AP61–Built-in swivel array with dual, tri-band, omnidirectional antennas

Indicator LEDs

During operation, the Aruba AP60/61 LEDs provide the following information:

NOTE—LEDs on the Mobility Controller provide additional status and security

information about connected APs.See the ArubaOS User Guide for

more information.

Air Vents

These vents promote proper air circulation for cooling the device. Do not allow

these vents to be obstructed by mounting equipment, network cables, or any

other material.

TABLE 1-1 Aruba AP60/61 LEDs

LED State Description

PWR Off The device is off - no power.

Green-Solid The device is powered and operating.

ENET Off No link on the FE port. No connection to the

network.

Green-Solid Ethernet link detected on the FE port.

Green-Flashin

Transmitting or receiving data across the FE

port. Flashing rate is proportional to network

activity.

WLAN Off The wireless interface is disabled or down.

Green-Solid The wireless interface is enabled and

functioning as an Access Point.

Green-Flashin

The wireless interface is enabled and

functioning as an Air Monitor.

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FE Port

This port attaches the Aruba AP60/61 to a 10Base-T/100Base-TX

(twisted-pair) Ethernet LAN segment. This port also supports Serial and Power

Over Ethernet (SPOE).

See Appendix A for port and cable specifications.

DC Power Socket

This socket is used to connect the optional AC power adapter (not included). If

POE is being used to supply power to the Aruba AP60/61, the power adapter

is not necessary.

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