Aruba AP 70 User manual

Aruba AP 70
Access Point
Installation Guide

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Installation Guide September 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
Overview of this Manual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
Related Documents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
Text Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi
Contacting Aruba Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Chapter 1 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Back View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
The Aruba AP Deployment Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Chapter 2 AP Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Enabling APs to Connect to the Mobility Controller. . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Enable APs to Obtain IP Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Locate the Mobility Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Mounting the Aruba AP 70 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Free-Standing Placement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Using the Built-In Mounting Slots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Using the Optional Mounting Kits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Connecting Required Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Selecting an FE Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Connecting Cables and Power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Appendix A Port Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
FE Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Serial Breakout Adapter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
DB-9 Specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
“To AP” Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
“To Network” Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
USB Port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Appendix B Product Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

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Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
United States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Canada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Japan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Europe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Product Label. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Certifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Product Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Ethernet Compatibility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Radio Characteristics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Power Over Ethernet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Physical Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Package Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Optional Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
AP 70 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Proper Disposal of Aruba Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

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Preface
This preface includes the following information:
An overview of the sections in this manual
A list of related documentation for further reading
A key to the various text conventions used throughout this manual
How to contact Aruba Wireless Networks
Overview of this Manual
This manual is for trained technicians responsible for installing the Aruba AP 70
access point.
Related Documents
The following items are part of the complete documentation for the Aruba
system:
Aruba AP 70 Wireless Access Point Installation Guide (this document)
Aruba Mobility Controller Installation Guide
ArubaOS User Guide
For the current versions of these manuals, or to obtain the latest product release
notes, visit the support section of our Web site (see page vii).

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Text Conventions
The following conventions are used throughout this manual to emphasize
important concepts:
TABLE 1 Text Conventions
Type Style Description
Italics This style is used to emphasize important terms and to mark
the titles of books.
System items This fixed-width font depicts the following:
Sample screen output
System prompts
Filenames, software devices, and certain commands
when mentioned in the text
Commands In the command examples, this bold font depicts text that
the user must type exactly as shown.
<Arguments> In the command examples, italicized text within angle
brackets represents items that the user should replace with
information appropriate to their specific situation. For
example:
# send <text message>
In this example, the user would type “send” at the system
prompt exactly as shown, followed by the text of the
message they wish to send. Do not type the angle brackets.
[ Optional ] In the command examples, items enclosed in brackets are
optional. Do not type the brackets.
{ Item A | Item B } In the command examples, items within curled braces and
separated by a vertical bar represent the available choices.
Enter only one choice. Do not type the braces or bars.

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Contacting Aruba Networks
Web Site
Main Site http://www.arubanetworks.com
Support Site http://www.arubanetworks.com/support
Software Licensing Site https://licensing.arubanetworks.com
Wireless Security Incident
Response Team (WSIRT) http://www.arubanetworks.com/support /wsirt
Support Email [email protected]
WSIRT Email
Please email details of any security
problem found in an Aruba product.
[email protected]
Telephone Numbers
Aruba Corporate [phone]
FAX [phone]
Support
zUnited States 800-WI-FI-LAN (800-943-4526)
zFrance [phone]
zUnited Kingdom [phone]
zGermany [phone]
zAll other countries [phone]

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Aruba AP 70 1
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Introduction 1
The Aruba AP 70 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 AP 70 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 AP
70 enhances wireless networks by collecting statistics, monitoring traffic,
detecting intrusions, enforcing security policies, balancing wireless traffic load,
self-healing coverage gaps, and more.
NOTE:Service to all Aruba Networks equipment must be performed by trained
service personnel only.
Front View
This section describes the components on the front of the AP 70 (Figure 1-1).

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FIGURE 1-1 Aruba AP 70 Front View
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