Ruijie RG-WS5708 Series Installation and operating manual

RG-WS5708 Series Wireless Controller
Hardware Installation and Reference Guide V1.1

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Preface
Thank you for using our products. This manual will guide you through the installation of the wireless controller.
Scope
It is intended for the users who have some experience in installing and maintaining network hardware. At the same time, it
is assumed that the users are already familiar with the related terms and concepts.
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Related Documents
Documents Description
Configuration Guide Describes network protocols and related mechanisms that supported by the
product, with configuration examples.
Command Reference Describes the related configuration commands, including command modes,
parameter descriptions, usage guides, and related examples.
Documentation Conventions
The symbols used in this document are described as below:
This symbol brings your attention to some helpful suggestions and references.
This symbol means that you must be extremely careful not to do some things that may damage the device or
cause data loss.

Chapter 1 Product Overview
The RG-WS5708 wireless LAN controller is introduced by Ruijie Networks to provide powerful WLAN access control for
medium-large-sized wireless networks. The following table lists the number of various ports on the front panel of the
wireless controller.
Model 10/100/1000Base-T
auto-sensing Ethernet ports
1000Base-X
SFP ports 10G SFP+ ports Console ports MGMT ports
WS5708 8 8 2 1 1
A fiber/copper combo port is composed of the 1000Base-X SFP port and the corresponding 10/100/1000Base-T
self-adaptive Ethernet port, and only one of the ports can be used at one time.
A Gigabit/10G combo port is composed of four Gigabit fiber/copper combo ports and the corresponding 10G SFP+ ports,
and only one group of ports can be used at one time.
To activate a fiber/copper combo port, you need to restart the wireless controller, but to activate a 10G/1G
combo port, you do not need to.
Model 1000Base-X SFP ports 10/100/1000Base-T auto-sensing Ethernet ports SFP+ ports
1F 1
2F 2
3F 3
4F 4
XF2
5F 5
6F 6
7F 7
RG-WS5708
8F 8
1XF
Technical Specifications
Table 1-1 Technical Specifications of RG-WS5708
Model RG-WS5708
Optical Modules
Gigabit Ethernet:
Mini-GBIC-SX
Mini-GBIC-LX
Mini-GBIC-LH40
Mini-GBIC-ZX50
Mini-GBIC-ZX80
Mini-GBIC-ZX100

1000Base-T:
Mini-GBIC-GT
10-Gigabit SFP+ module:
XG-SFP-SR-MM850
XG-SFP-LR-SM1310
The supported SFP modules may be updated at any time. For details, please contact us.
SFP Ports Support 1000Base-X
Power Supply
Support 1+1 power redundancy
Power module: RG-PA300I
Rated voltage range: 100 to 240 V AC
Maximum voltage range: 90 to 264 V AC
Frequency: 50 to 60 Hz
Rated current: 6.3 A
Power Consumption Less than 83 W
0 to 45ºC (32 to 113℉)
Temperature -40 to 70ºC (-40 to 158℉)
10% to 90% RH
Humidity 5% to 90% RH
Fans Support fan speed adjustment and fault alarm
Support hot swappable fan trays
EMC GB9254-2008, GB17625.1-2003
Safety GB4943-2001
Size (W x D x H) 440 mm x 420 mm x 88.1 mm
17.32 in. x 16.54 in. x 3.47 in.
Weight 11 kg (24.25 lbs)
Product Image
The wireless controller provides eight Gigabit SFP combo ports, two 10-Gigabit SFP+ ports, one Console port, one MGMT
port on the front panel, and two power supply slots and one fan tray slot on the back panel.
Figure 1-1 Product Image of RG-WS5708

Front Panel
Figure 1-2 Front Panel of RG-WS5708
Note 1. System status LED
2. MGMT port LED
3. 10/100/1000Base-T auto-sensing Ethernet port
LEDs
4. 1000Base-X LEDs
5. Console port
6. MGMT port
7. 10/100/1000Base-T auto-sensing
Ethernet ports
8. 1000Base-X SFP ports
9. SFP+ port LEDs
10. SFP+ ports
Back Panel
Figure 1-3 Back Panel of RG-WS5708

Note 1. Ground rod
2. Power supply slots
3. Fan tray slot
Power Supply
The wireless controller uses RG-PA300I power modules.
The RG-PA300I modules receive AC input.
Rated voltage range: 100 V to 240 V AC
Maximum voltage range: 90 V to 264 V AC
Frequency: 50 to 60 Hz
Rated current: 6.5 A
Power cord: 10 A
Cooling Solution
The fan tray locates at the left side of the chassis and the fan tray slot locates at the back panel. A fan tray contains four
hot-swappable fans. The wireless controller supports fan fault alarms and speed adjustment. Figure 1-4 illustrates the
structure of the fan tray.
Figure 1-5 Fan Tray of the RG-WS5708

LED Indicators
LED State Meaning
Off The wireless controller is NOT receiving power.
Blinking green
Initialization in progress.
Continuous blinking indicates errors.
Solid green The wireless controller is operational.
Status
Solid red The wireless controller is faulty. See Section 5.2 Troubleshooting
Off The SFP port is NOT connected.
Solid green The SFP port is connected at 1000 Mbps.
1F 2F 3F 4F
5F 6F 7F 8F
Blinking green The SFP port is receiving or transmitting traffic at 1000 Mbps.
Off The Ethernet port is NOT connected.
Solid green The Ethernet port is connected at 1000 Mbps.
Blinking green The Ethernet port is receiving or transmitting traffic at 1000 Mbps.
Solid yellow The Ethernet port is connected at 10/100 Mbps.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Blinking yellow The Ethernet port is receiving and transmitting traffic at 10/100 Mbps.
Off The SFP+ port is NOT connected.
Solid green The SFP+ port is connected.
1XF 2XF
Blinking green The SFP+ port is receiving or transmitting traffic.

Chapter 2 Preparing the Installation
Safety Recommendations
To prevent device damage and bodily injury, please read carefully the safety recommendations described
in this chapter.
The recommendations do not cover all possible hazardous situations.
Installation Safety
Keep the chassis clean, free from any dust.
Do not place the device in a walking area.
Do not wear loose clothes or any other things that may be caught by the chassis during installation and
maintenance.
Before uninstalling the chassis, power off and unplug all power cables.
Movement Safety
Avoid moving the device frequently.
Keep balance when moving the device, and avoid injuring your leg and feet or spraining your waist.
Turn off all power supplies and unplug all power cables before you remove the device.
Electrical Safety
Please observe local regulations and specifications when performing electrical operations. Relevant operators must
be qualified.
Please carefully check for any potential danger in the working area, for example, ungrounded power supply,
unreliable grounding of the power supply and damp/wet ground or floor.
Find out the location of the emergency power supply switch in the room before installation. First cut off the power
supply in case of an accident.
Do not do the maintenance with the power on by one person.
Be sure to make a careful check before you shut down the power supply.
Do not place the device in a damp/wet location. Do not let any liquid enter the chassis
Any nonstandard and inaccurate electrical operation can cause an accident such as fire or electric shock,
thus causing severe even fatal damages to human bodies and device.

Direct or indirect touch through a wet object on high voltage and power line can bring a fatal danger.
ESD Prevention
To prevent damage from static electricity, note that:
Properly ground the device.
Take dust prevention measures in the room.
Maintain an appropriate humidity.
Laser Safety
Most of the optical modules used by the wireless controller are Class I laser products. Observe the following:
When a fiber transceiver is working, ensure that the port has been connected to a fiber cable or is covered with a
dust cap so as to keep out dust and avoid burning your eyes.
Do not stare into any fiber port.
Do not stare into any fiber port under any circumstances, which may cause permanent damage to your eyes.
Preparing Installation Site
The wireless controller must be installed indoors. To ensure normal operation, the installation site must meet the following
requirements.
Ventilation
For proper ventilation, leave a minimum clearance of 10 cm (3.9 in.) from the rear and both sides of the chassis. And bind
your loose cables together or place them on a cable tray to avoid blocking the air inlets.
Temperature and Humidity
To ensure normal operation and service life of the device, maintain appropriate temperature and humidity levels in your
equipment room. See Table 2-1. Improper room temperature and humidity can cause damages to the device.
High relative humidity may affect insulation materials, resulting in poor insulation and even electrical leakage, and
sometimes may lead to change of mechanical properties of materials and corrosion of metal parts.
Low relative humidity may dry and shrink insulation sheets and cause static electricity that can damage the circuitry
inside the device.
High temperature greatly reduces reliability of the device and shortens its service life.
Table 2-1 Required Temperature and Humidity for the RG-WS5708
Temperature Relative Humidity

0ºC to 45ºC 10% to 90%
The ambient temperature and humidity are measured at a point 1.5 meters (4.9 feet) above the ground and
0.4 meters (1.3 feet) before the device when there is no protective board in the front or back of the rack.
Cleanness
Dust poses a serious threat to device operation. Dust that falls onto the surface of the device can be absorbed onto metal
contact points by static electricity, resulting in poor contact. Electrostatic absorption of dust occurs more easily when the
relative humidity is low, which may shorten the service life of the device and cause communication failures. Table 2-2
shows the maximum concentration and diameter of dust allowed in the equipment room.
Table 2-2
Maximum diameter (μm) 0.5 1 3 5
Maximum concentration
(Particles/m3) 1.4 x 10 7 x 10 2.4 x 10 1.3 x 10
Besides, the contents of salts, acids and sulfides in the air are also strictly limited for the equipment room. These
substances can accelerate metal corrosion and the aging of some parts. Table 2-3 describes the limit of some hazardous
gases such as SO2, H2S, NO2and Cl2 in the equipment room.
Table 2-3
Gas Average (mg/m3) Maximum (mg/m3)
SO20.2 1.5
H2S 0.006 0.03
NO20.04 0.15
NH30.05 0.15
Cl20.01 0.3
Anti-Interference
The wireless controller is susceptible to external interference by capacitive coupling, inductive coupling, electromagnetic
waves, common impedance (ground) coupling, or conduction over power lines, signal lines and output lines. Note that:
In a TN earthing system, use a 3-wire single-phase outlet that has a protective earth (PE) contact to allow the filter
circuit in the device to eliminate interference from the power grid.
Keep the wireless controller away from high-power radio stations, radar stations, and high-frequency high-current
devices.
Use EMI shielding such as shielded interface cables to minimize interference when necessary.
Route interface cables only indoors to prevent signal ports from getting damaged by overvoltage or overcurrent
caused by lightning strikes.

Grounding System
A good grounding system protects your wireless controller against lightning strikes and interferences and ensures its
normal operation and reliability. Please observe the grounding requirements and on-site environment. Make sure the
wireless controller is properly grounded.
Properly connecting the wireless controller ground wires guarantees the wireless controller against lightning
strikes and interferences.
Protective Ground Wires
Devices using AC power supply must be grounded by using the green-yellow protective ground wires. Otherwise, when
the insulation resistance between the power supply and the enclosure decreases, electric shock may occur.
Lightning Protection Ground
The lightning protection system of the facility is an independent system that consists of lightning rods, ground conductors,
and connectors to the grounding system. The grounding system is shared by power ground and green-yellow ground
wires. Lightning protection ground is a requirement for the facility but not the device.
EMC Ground
The ground required for EMC design includes shielding ground, filter ground, noise and interference suppression, and
level reference. All the above constitute the comprehensive grounding requirements. The grounding resistance should be
less than 1Ω. The RG-WS5708 wireless controller is installed with one grounding pole, as shown in Figure 2-1.
Grounding required for EMC design includes shielding, RF filtering, noise and interference suppression, level reference.
The ground resistance should be less than 1 ohm. There is a ground rod on the rear panel of the wireless controller, as
shown in Figure 2-1.
Figure 2-1 Ground Rod on the Wireless Controller
Lightning Protection
To prevent the wireless controller from lightning strikes, connect a port surge arrestor to the power port on the wireless
controller when power cables are routed from outdoors. The port surge arrestor can be fixed with cable ties and screws on

the rack, work bench or the wall on the equipment room. When a surge arrestor is being used, alternating current flows
through the surge arrestor before entering the wireless controller.
Surge arrestors are customer supplied.
For details of surge arrestors, see related user guide.
EMI
All interference sources, either from outside or inside of the device or application system, affect the device by capacitive
coupling, inductive coupling, or electromagnetic waves.
Electromagnetic interference (EMI) occurs due to electromagnetic radiation or conduction, depending on the transmission
path.
Radiation interference occurs when energy, usually radio frequency energy, is emitted from a device and propagated
through space that disturbs other victims. The interference source can be part of disturbed system or a fully electrically
isolated unit. Conduction interference occurs when interference is transferred from one unit to another unit through cables,
which are usually electromagnetic wires or signal cables connected between the source and the victim. Conduction
interference often affects the power supply of the device, and can be eliminated by using filters. Radiation interference can
influence the path of any signal from the device, which is hard to be shielded.
Take effective measures against interferences from the power grid.
Keep the wireless controller far away from the grounding or lightning protection devices of power equipment.
Keep the wireless controller away from high-power radio stations, radar stations, and high-frequency high-current
devices.
Take electrostatic shielding measures.
Fiber Connection
Before connecting fiber cables, make sure the model of the optical transceiver and fiber type match the optical port. The
transmit port on the local device should be connected to the receive port on the peer device and vice versa.
Installation Tools
Common Tools Phillips screwdriver, slotted screwdriver, related copper and fiber cables, bolts, diagonal pliers,
cable ties
Special Tools ESD tools
Meter Multimeter

The listed tools are customer supplied.

Chapter 3 Installing the Wireless Controller
Before installing the wireless controller, make sure you have carefully read the requirements described in
Chapter 2.
Installation Flowchart
Before You Begin
Before you install the wireless controller, verify that:
The installation site provides sufficient ventilation.
The installation site meets temperature and humidity requirements.
The installation site is equipped with proper power supply.
Network cables are in place.

Installing the Wireless Controller
Precautions
Please observe the following precautions before you install the wireless controller.
When connecting a wire to a binding post, make sure their colors are the same.
Make sure the power supply is properly connected.
Do not put heavy objects on top of the chassis.
Leave a minimum clearance of 10 cm (3.9 in.) around the wireless controller for proper ventilation. Do not stack the
device.
Keep the wireless controller away from high-power radio stations, radar stations, and high-frequency high-current
devices. Use EMI shielding such as shielded interface cables to minimize interference when necessary.
Route interface cables only indoors to prevent signal ports from getting damaged by overvoltage or overcurrent
caused by lightning strikes.
Mounting the Wireless Controller in a 19-Inch Rack
The wireless controller meets the EIA standard size for mounting in a 19-inch rack. You can install the wireless controller
in the rack with the front panel facing forward, and fasten the wireless controller on the rack with the supplied screws. See
Figure 3-1.
Figure 3-1 Mounting the Wireless Controller on the Rack
Mounting the Wireless Controller on a Table
In most cases, not all users have 19-inch standard racks. Therefore, the most popular method is to place the wireless
controller on a clean work bench. To mount the wireless controller on a table, follow the steps below:
1) Attach the supplied four rubber pads to the bottom of the wireless controller.

2) Place the wireless controller on the table and leave sufficient space around the wireless controller for proper
ventilation.
Verifying the Installation
To prevent bodily injury and device damage, make sure the wireless controller is disconnected.
Verify that the ground wire is connected.
Verify that the cables and power input cables are properly connected.
Verify that interface cables are routed indoors. If not, check whether the power supply and interfaces are protected
from lightning strikes.
Verify that at least 10 cm of space is reserved surrounding the device.

Chapter 4 System Debugging
Setting up the Configuration Environment
Setting up the Environment
Connect a PC to the Console port of the wireless controller with a console cable. See Figure 4-1.
Figure 4-1 Setting up Configuration Environment
Connecting the Console Cable
Step 1: Connect the DB-9 end of the console cable to the COM port on your PC.
Step 2: Connect the RJ-45 end to the Console port on your wireless controller.
Setting Terminal Parameters
Step 1: Start the PC and run the terminal simulation program on your PC, such as Terminal on Windows 3.1 or
HyperTerminal on Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP.
Step 2: Set terminal parameters. Baud rate: 9600. Data bit: 8. Parity check: None. Stop bit: 1. Flow control: None.
Follow the steps below to set the parameters.
1) Go to Start -> All Programs -> Accessories -> Communications and select HyperTerminal.
The Location Information dialog will appear.

2) Click Cancel. The Connection Description dialog will appear.
3) In the Name box, enter the new connection name and click OK. The Connect to dialog will appear.
From the Connect using drop-down list, select a COM port to be used.

4) Click OK. The COM1 Properties dialog will appear. Select the following settings:
- Bits per second: 9600
- Data bits: 8
- Parity: None
- Stop bits: 1
- Flow control: None