Aruba 800 Series User manual

Aruba 800 Series
Mobility Controller
Installation Guide

ii Aruba 800 Series 0500147-02
Installation Guide January 2006
Copyright
© 2006 Aruba Wireless Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.
Trademarks
Aruba Networks and Aruba The Mobile Edge Company are trademarks of Aruba
Wireless Networks Inc.
Specifications are subject to change without notice.
Sygate On-Demand Agent and Sygate Enforcer are trademarks of Sygate
Technologies.
All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective
holders.
Legal Notice
The use of Aruba Wireless Networks, Inc. switching platforms and software, by
all individuals or corporations, to terminate Cisco or Nortel VPN client devices
constitutes complete acceptance of liability by that individual or corporation for
this action and indemnifies, in full, Aruba Wireless Networks, Inc. from any and all
legal actions that might be taken against it with respect to infringement of
copyright on behalf of Cisco Systems or Nortel Networks.
Warranty
This hardware product is protected by the standard Aruba warranty of one year
parts/labor.
For more information, refer to the ARUBACARE SERVICE AND SUPPORT TERMS
AND CONDITIONS.
NOTE:Altering this device (such as repainting it) voids the warranty.

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Contents
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Overview of this Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Related Documents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Contacting Aruba Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x
Chapter 1 Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Aruba 800-04 and Aruba 800-16 Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
System Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
System Indicator LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Fast Ethernet Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
GE Uplink Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Serial Console Port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Fans/Heat Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Rack Mounting Brackets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Power Input Socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Task Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
The Aruba WLAN Solution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Deployment Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Chapter 2 Installing the Chassis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Pre-Installation Checklist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Mounting the Chassis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Connecting Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Verifying the Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Appendix A Cables and Connector Pinouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Fast Ethernet Network Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
RJ-45 Pinouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Cables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
GE Uplink Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
1000BASE-T (Copper) GE Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
1000BASE-SX (Fiber-Optic) GE Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Serial Console Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Port and Adapter Pinouts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Console Terminal Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

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Appendix B Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Physical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Environmental. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Operational . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Regulatory Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
United States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Europe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Japan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Korea. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Australia/New Zealand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Rest of World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Lithium Battery Safety Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Laser Safety Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Hazardous Substances and Proper Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

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Figures
Figure 1-1 Aruba 800 Series Mobility Controller Systems . . . . . . . 2
Figure 1-2 Aruba 800 Series FE Ports and LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Figure 1-3 Aruba 800 Gigabit Ethernet Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Figure 2-1 Mounting the Aruba Mobility Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Figure 2-2 “Keep Clear” Zones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Figure A-1 FE Network Port Pinouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Figure A-2 Serial Port Pinouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Figure A-3 Serial Port Adapter Pinouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

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Tables
Table 1-1 System LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Table A-1 Copper GE Cable Characteristics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Table A-2 Fiber-Optic GE Cable Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Table A-3 Console Terminal Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Table B-1 Physical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Table B-2 Environmental Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Table B-3 Operational Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

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Preface
This preface contains the following information:
An overview of the chapters in this manual
A list of related documentation for further reading
Information about Aruba Wireless Networks support and service
Overview of this Manual
Audience:
Trained technicians responsible for installing the Aruba 800 Series Mobility
Controller.
Organization:
Chapter 1, “Overview”—Describes the main features of this product,
including physical diagrams.
Chapter 2, “Installing the Chassis”—Provides instructions for mounting the
chassis and attaching power.
Appendix A, “Cables and Connector Pinouts”—Describes interface, cable, and
adapter specifications for system ports.
Appendix B, “Specifications”—Describes the system’s size, weight, storage
and operating environment, and certifications for electromagnetic compliance
and safety.
Related Documents
The following items are part of the complete documentation for the Aruba
system:
zAruba 800 Series Mobility Controller Installation Guide (this manual)
zArubaOS User Guide
zAruba AP installation guide

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