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A-6000
High Speed, Long Range Ethernet Wireless Bridge
User's Guide
Ver 1.0
January, 2005
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A-6000 High Speed, Long Range Ethernet Wireless Bridge Copyright A-6000 High Speed, Long Range Ethernet Wireless Bridge Copyright © 200 4 by ZyXEL Communications Corporation. The contents of this publication may not be reproduced in any part or as a whole, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, translated into any language, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, photocopying, manual, or otherwise, without the prior written
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A-6000 High Speed, Long Range Ethernet Wireless Bridge Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Interference Statement This device complies with Part 15 of FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: This device may not cause harmful interference. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operations. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a CLASS B digital device pursuant to
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A-6000 High Speed, Long Range Ethernet Wireless Bridge Information for Canadian Users The Industry Canada label identifies certified equipment. This certification means that the equipment meets certain telecommunications network protective, operation, and safety requirements. The Industry Canada does not guarantee that the equipment will operate to a user's satisfaction. Before installing this equipment, users should ensure that it is permissible to be connected to the facilities of
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A-6000 High Speed, Long Range Ethernet Wireless Bridge ZyXEL Limited Warranty ZyXEL warrants to the original end user (purchaser) that this product is free from any defects in materials or workmanship for a period of up to two years from the date of purchase. During the warranty period, and upon proof of purchase, should the product have indications of failure due to faulty workmanship and/or materials, ZyXEL will, at its discretion, repair or replace the defective products or compo
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A-6000 High Speed, Long Range Ethernet Wireless Bridge Customer Support Before contact ZyXEL customer support/representative, please record the following information for customer support: ♦ Model name (A-6000) and serial number. ♦ Information in web page –System Information. ♦ Warranty Information. ♦ Date of receiving A-6000 ♦ Brief description of the problem and the troubleshooting procedures performed by technical personnel. Method e-mail – Telephone/Fax Web Site/FTP Sit
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A-6000 High Speed, Long Range Ethernet Wireless Bridge Table of Contents Copyright............................................................................................................... iii Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Interference Statement............ iv Information for Canadian Users ........................................................................... v ZyXEL Limited Warranty .................................................................................
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A-6000 High Speed, Long Range Ethernet Wireless Bridge List of Figures Figure 2-1 Front view of A-6000.............................................................................................. 2-1 Figure 2-2 Bottom view of A-6000.......................................................................................... 2-1 Figure 2-3 Top view of A-6000 ................................................................................................ 2-2 Figure 2-4 Back view of Flat P
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A-6000 High Speed, Long Range Ethernet Wireless Bridge List of Tables Table 1-1 Specification of A-6000.......................................................................................... 1-3 Table 2-1 Connectors of bottom............................................................................................ 2-1 Table 2-2 Antenna connector of the top.............................................................................. 2-2 Table 3-1 Default configuration .........
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A-6000 High Speed, Long Range Ethernet Wireless Bridge Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your A-6000 This chapter introduces the main features and applications of the A-6000. 1.1 Introduction to the A-6000 The ZyXEL A-6000 is a Wireless Bridge for Inter-building Point to Point Ethernet connection. With enhanced wireless security feature, A-6000 is a Point to Point solution in the world today. By supporting AES/TKIP, A-6000 is particularly suited for financial banks, businesses and government age
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A-6000 High Speed, Long Range Ethernet Wireless Bridge 14. ZyXEL will provide all starter ingredients (such as prototypes) on a discounted basis to Widenet service providers for smooth transition and integration into existing client bases, authorization, and billing. 15. All equipment will be sold only to ZyXEL qualified network operators that will be purchasing the equipment as a part of an infrastructure to provide services. The intended use and design of the A-6000 is for use by utility
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A-6000 High Speed, Long Range Ethernet Wireless Bridge 1.6 Applications of the A-6000 With A-6000 Secure Wireless Point to Point Solution, you can extend and enhance your network virtually overnight without natural or man-made barriers to overcome. Easy installation, operation, guaranteed security and outstanding performance in communication distance allow you to quickly provide secure wireless inter-building connection and make A-6000 the ideal solution for: Internet Service Provi
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A-6000 High Speed, Long Range Ethernet Wireless Bridge System privacy protection SSID, MAC access control, 802.1x based mutual authentication Wireless data encryption and AES/TKIP authentication CONFIG. AND MANAGEMENT Management and setup Web/Telnet based management interface Local console management System configuration & access control with password protection Software upgrade WEB GUI Mechanical & Operating Features Dimension 250(H) × 198(W) × 75(D) mm (not including antenna) W
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A-6000 High Speed, Long Range Ethernet Wireless Bridge Chapter 2 Hardware Installation This chapter explains the physical ports and how to connect the hardware of A-6000. 2.1 Hardware Description The content of the A-6000 are described below. 1. The outdoor unit The outdoor unit has one antenna port, one data/power port and one console port. The antenna port is N-Type female connector used to connect to the omni-directional antenna or to the RF cable then to the flat panel antenna
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A-6000 High Speed, Long Range Ethernet Wireless Bridge Figure 2-3 Top view of A-6000 The major interfaces on top of A-6000 is the RF antenna connector with special design for water proof. Table 2-2 describes the antenna connector. Table 2-2 Antenna connector of the top Function Label Interface Description Antenna N male RF connector with Connecting to the outdoor antenna special water proof 2. Antenna The antenna used for point to point systems is 22 dBi flat panel antenna.
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A-6000 High Speed, Long Range Ethernet Wireless Bridge Figure 2-6 HDF 400 RF cable 4. RS-232 cable The RS-232 cable is used to connect the outdoor unit and the antenna alignment kit. The appearance of the RS-232 cable is shown below. Figure 2-7 RS-232 console cable 5. Cat-5 cable with special connector The Cat-5 cable with special connector has 20m in length. It is used to provide the path to deliver power for the outdoor unit and the data communication. The optional cable l
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A-6000 High Speed, Long Range Ethernet Wireless Bridge 7. Mounting bracket The mounting kit is used to provide a good support for the outdoor unit and the flat panel antenna. Please follow the installation procedure to mount the outdoor unit and the flat panel antenna. The contents of the mounting kit are shown below. Figure 2-10 The Mounting kit 8. Network/Power Injector The network /power injector is used to combine the data stream and power into one cable. It has three ports.
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A-6000 High Speed, Long Range Ethernet Wireless Bridge 10. CAT-5 Straight-through Ethernet cable The CAT-5 STP cable is 2m in length. This cable is used to connect the network/power injector and the CPE. The picture of this cable is shown below. Figure 2-12 Ethernet Cable 11. Switching Power Adapter The switching power adapter is to supply the power for the outdoor unit. The input to this adapter is 100~240VAC and the output is 15VDC. The picture is shown below. Figure 2-13
