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LWN602WA
SmartPath Enterprise Wireless Access Point, Outdoor
Installation Guide
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SmartPath Enterprise Wireless Access Point, Outdoor Installation Guide Table of Contents 1. Kit Contents ...........................................................................................................................................................................3 2. Safety Instructions and Site Hazard Warnings ........................................................................................................................3 3. Device, Power, and Environmental Specification
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SmartPath Enterprise Wireless Access Point, Outdoor Installation Guide This guide explains how to mount an Black Box LWN602WA Outdoor Access Point to a pole or flat surface in virtually any out- door setting, and connect it to Black Box SmartPath EMS Network Management over the network. To register, get the latest product documentation, see compliance information, and download software updates, contact Black Box Technical Support at 724-746-5500 or info@blackbox.com. 1. Kit Contents The LWN60
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SmartPath Enterprise Wireless Access Point, Outdoor Installation Guide • To protect the LWN602WA from lightning, do not place it at the highest point of a building or structure. • To protect your network from lightning, place a 10-/100-/1000BASE-T shielded CAT6 PoE af compatible lightning protector (outdoor: AL-CAT6JTW, indoor: HGLN-CAT6JT) inline between the LWN602WA and the rest of the network. Refer to the installation instructions for the Ethernet protector in the Chapter 9 of this manua
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SmartPath Enterprise Wireless Access Point, Outdoor Installation Guide 4. Mounting the LWN602WA When you mount the LWN602WA, you can adjust the orientation to vertical for optimum radio transmission. For example, you can mount the LWN602WA on a non-penetrating roof stand or to a Winegard bracket, often used for mounting satellite dishes. The mounting bracket accommodates poles with a 1" to 3.5" (2.5 cm to 8.9 cm) diameter. To provide unobstructed RF coverage, mount the LWN602WA in a relatively
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SmartPath Enterprise Wireless Access Point, Outdoor Installation Guide Figure 3. Attaching the base and plane bracket. 3. Thread the open end of the hose strap through the two tabs on the base bracket. 4. Fit the hose strap around the pole and tighten the clamp with a 1/4” (2-cm) slotted screwdriver or a 5/16” (8-mm) drive socket (or nut) driver. Figure 4. Install the hose strap. 5. Connect the grounding cable to the grounding lug on the unit, as shown in Figure 10. Connect the other end of t
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SmartPath Enterprise Wireless Access Point, Outdoor Installation Guide Figure 5. Attach the plane bracket and the base bracket. 3. Thread the open end of the hose strap through the two tabs on the base bracket. 4. Tighten the hose clamp with a 1/4” (2 cm) slotted screwdriver or a 5/16” (8 mm) drive socket (or nut) driver. Figure 6. Install the hose strap. 5. C onnect the grounding cable to the grounding lug on the unit, as shown in Figure 10. Connect the other end of the cable to an appropriate
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SmartPath Enterprise Wireless Access Point, Outdoor Installation Guide 4.4 Flat Surface Mount The following steps explain how to mount the LWN602WA on a flat surface. You will need the plane bracket and the four sleeve-bolt assemblies. 1. Use the plane bracket as a template to mark the location of the mounting holes on the surface. 5 2. Drill a ⁄16” (8 mm) hole to a depth of 1.5" (38 mm) into each mark. 3. Remove the nuts and washers and hammer the unthreaded end of a sleeve-bolt assembly int
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SmartPath Enterprise Wireless Access Point, Outdoor Installation Guide 6. C onnect the grounding cable to the grounding lug on the unit, as shown in Figure 10. Connect the other end of the cable to an appropriate ground. Figure 10. Connecting the grounding cable to the grounding lug on the unit. 5. Attaching External Antennas Once you have grounded your LWN602WA, you are ready to connect the antennas. NOTE: It is extremely important to properly ground your device to complete your installation.
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SmartPath Enterprise Wireless Access Point, Outdoor Installation Guide Figure 11. Attach external antennas. 6. Attaching the Ethernet Cable Waterproof Housing The following steps explain how to ensure a weatherproof seal for the Ethernet cable using the waterproof housing assembly shown in Figure 12. 1. Disassemble the waterproof housing. There are three pieces: a threaded nut, a slotted cable grip, and a threaded housing. 2. Slide the threaded nut over the Ethernet cable. 3. Slip the slotted c
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SmartPath Enterprise Wireless Access Point, Outdoor Installation Guide 7. Connecting to the Network The final step to the installation is to connect the LWN602WA to the network so that it can form a Control and Provisioning of Wireless Access Points (CAPWAP) connection to SmartPath EMS, as shown in Figure 13. After you cable the LWN602WA to an Ethernet network and it is receiving PoE power, it automatically attempts to get its network settings through DHCP and contact SmartPath EMS. The proce
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SmartPath Enterprise Wireless Access Point, Outdoor Installation Guide (a) The LWN602WA tries to connect (b) If the DNS server cannot to SmartPath EMS using the default- resolve the domain name to an IP domain name address, the LWN602WA broad- “smartpath.”, where casts CAPWAP Discovery messag- “” is the domain es on its local subnet. If SmartPath name that a DHCP server supplied to EMS is on the local network and the LWN602WA and 12222 is the responds, they form a
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SmartPath Enterprise Wireless Access Point, Outdoor Installation Guide 7.2 Using the Virtual Access Console An LWN602WA connected directly to the network is called a portal. You can also place an LWN602WA within radio range of a portal so that it forms a wireless link through the portal to the wired network. If the LWN602WA forms a CAPWAP connection with the Black Box redirection server and its serial number has been entered in an ACL, the redirection server automatically redirects the CAPWA
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SmartPath Enterprise Wireless Access Point, Outdoor Installation Guide After logging in to the virtual access console, you can view the status of various functions and make configuration changes. Here are some commonly used commands. Use these commands: To do the following: show interface Check the status of both wired and wireless interfaces. show interface mgt0 See the network settings (IP address, netmask, default gateway) and VLAN ID of the mgt0 interface, which is the management
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SmartPath Enterprise Wireless Access Point, Outdoor Installation Guide - Check connectivity to SmartPath EMS Online: ping redirector.Black Box.com capwap ping redirector.Black Box.com - E nsure that any intervening firewalls allow one of the following sets of services from the LWN602WA to SmartPath EMS Online: CAPWAP (UDP 12222), SSH (TCP 22), and HTTPS (TCP 443) or HTTP (TCP 80) and HTTPS (TCP 443) • If a wireless client cannot form an association with an SSID, check that
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SmartPath Enterprise Wireless Access Point, Outdoor Installation Guide press the Reset button on the chassis and hold it down for at least 10 seconds. 9. Ethernet Protector In most cases, you can connect an Ethernet cable directly from the LWN602WA to a PoE-enabled switch or PoE injector (LPS001A-J) inside the building. In some cases, you might need to install an outdoor waterproof PoE injector, available separately (contact Black Box Technical Support at 724-746-5500 or info@blackbox.com for
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SmartPath Enterprise Wireless Access Point, Outdoor Installation Guide Ethernet Protector Specifications • 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet • GR-1089 Intra-Building rated 10. Troubleshooting 10.1 Contacting Technical Support If you determine that your LWN602WA is malfunctioning, do not attempt to alter or repair the unit. It contains no user-serviceable parts. Contact Black Box Technical Support at 724-746-5500 or info@blackbox.com. Before you do, make a record of the history of the problem. We
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