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™
Altitude 300-2
Getting Started Guide
Extreme Networks, Inc.
3585 Monroe Street
Santa Clara, California 95051
(888) 257-3000
http://www.extremenetworks.com
Published: January 2004
Part number: 120175-00 Rev. 02
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©2003 Extreme Networks, Inc. All rights reserved. Extreme Networks and BlackDiamond are registered trademarks of Extreme Networks, Inc. in the United States and certain other jurisdictions. ExtremeWare, ExtremeWare Vista, ExtremeWorks, ExtremeAssist, ExtremeAssist1, ExtremeAssist2, PartnerAssist, Extreme Standby Router Protocol, ESRP, SmartTraps, Alpine, Summit, Summit1, Summit4, Summit4/FX, Summit7i, Summit24, TM Summit48, Summit300, Summit Virtual Chassis, Altitude 300-2 , SummitLink, Sum
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Contents Preface 9 Introduction 9 Related Publications 10 Conventions 10 Altitude 300-2TM Wireless Port Introduction 13 Overview 13 Hardware Description 14 ™ Altitude 300-2 Models And Connections 14 Radio Characteristics 15 LED Indicators 16 Package Checklist 17 Optional Equipment Not Supplied 17 Software Description 18 Hardware Installation 19 Installation Steps 19 ™ Altitude 300-2 and Mounting Hardware 21 Universal Mounting Bracket 21 T-Bar Fasteners and Spacers 24 Optional Antenna Shrouds 26
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Contents Mounting Above The Hanging Ceiling 31 Mounting on A Wall 32 Mounting on A Table or Shelf 33 Appendix A: Specifications 35 General Specifications 35 Maximum Number of Tunable Channels 35 Appendix B: Maximum Distance Table 39 Appendix C: Integrated Dual Band Antenna Pattern 41 Appendix D: Reglatory Compliances 43 Overview 43 General Compliance Design 44 North America 46 United States - FCC Declaration of Conformity Statement 46 Department of Communications Canada Compliance Statement 48 J
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Figures TM 1 Rear View of Altitude 300-2i 14 TM 2 Rear View of Altitude 300-2d 14 TM 3 Altitude 300-2 LED Indicators, without Plastic Cover 16 4 Universal Mounting Bracket 22 5 Mounting The Wireless Port On The Universal Mounting Bracket 23 6 Installation On A Hanging Ceiling 24 7 Installation of Optional Spacer 25 8 Antenna Shroud 26 9 Antenna Shroud Installation 26 10 Plastic Cover Installation 27 11 Above the Ceiling Box Hanger Mount 32 12 Antenna Radiation Patterns 41 13 Antenna Radiation P
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Figures 6 Altitude 300-2™ Getting Started Guide
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Tables 1 Notice Icons 10 2 802.11a Radio 38 3 802.11b/g Radio 38 4 802.11a Maximum Distances 39 6 802.11g Maximum Distances 40 5 802.11b Maximum Distances 40 7 Integrated Antenna Electrical Specification 41 8 Regulator Domain Product Listing 44 9 Canada Conformance Standards 48 10 Japan Compliance Standards 49 11 Antenna Output Power Density for Operation in Japan 49 12 Antenna Output Power Density for Operation in Japan 50 13 European Conformance Standards 50 14 Declaration of Conformity in Lan
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Tables 8 Altitude 300-2™ Getting Started Guide
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Preface This preface provides an overview of this guide, describes guide conventions, and lists other publications that might be useful. NOTE To ensure proper operation of your Extreme Networks equipment, read this guide before you install any Extreme Networks equipment. Introduction ™ This guide provides the required information to install the Altitude 300-2 wireless port. It also contains general product information about the ™ Altitude 300-2 . This guide is intended for use by network adm
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NOTE If the information in the Release Notes that shipped with your switch differs from the information in this guide, follow the Release Notes. Related Publications The Extreme Networks wireless port documentation set includes: ™ Altitude 300-2 Getting Started Guide (this guide) Unified Access Deployment Guide. ExtremeWare Software User Guide Documentation for Extreme Networks products is available on the World Wide Web at the following location: http://www.extremenetworks.com/ Conventi
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Preface Release Notes Software Hardware Reports White Papers Troubleshooting Tools Preventative Maintenance Instructional Videos Archives You can also purchase Extreme Networks documentation from the Extreme Networks website. Altitude 300-2™ Getting Started Guide 11
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12 Altitude 300-2™ Getting Started Guide
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TM 1 Altitude 300-2 Wireless Port Introduction Overview ™ The Altitude 300-2 dual-band wireless port provides transparent, high-speed ™ data communications between the Summit 300 family of wired LAN products and wireless fixed, portable or mobile devices equipped with 802.11a, and 802.11b/g adapters. ™ The Altitude 300-2 is part of Extreme Network's Unified Access Architecture. ™ When connected to the Summit 300-48 it provides a wireless network that is completely integrated into the enter
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Altitude 300-2™ Wireless Port Introduction Hardware Description ™ Altitude 300-2 Models And Connections ™ The Altitude 300-2 wireless port box comes in two models. The first, the ™ Altitude-2i , is a unit with integrated, dual band antennas and the second, the ™ Altitude-2d , is a unit with external antenna connectors. Both models have the ™ same radios and overall feature set. Altitude-2i is for indoor deployment only. ™ Altitude-2d , together with an Extreme Networks external antenna, may
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Radio Characteristics ™ The Altitude 300-2 has two radios. The first supports the IEEE 802.11a standard that uses a radio modulation technique known as Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM). It operates in the 5 GHz region. Data is transmitted over a half-duplex radio channel operating at up to 54 Megabits per sec. The second radio has two modulation modes both using half-duplex access. The first modulation mode, Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS), is used with IEEE 802.11
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Altitude 300-2™ Wireless Port Introduction LED Indicators ™ The Altitude 300-2 includes four status LED indicators visible on the basic box or through the light pipes of the plastic cover. They are depicted and described in the Figure 3 and Table 1. TM Figure 3: Altitude 300-2 LED Indicators, without Plastic Cover LED Indicator Functions Color LED Symbol LED Name Status Description Power Amber Off No power & Amber On Self test fault found Green Amber Flashing Boot code update in progress Gre
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CAUTION Do not interrupt the boot code update by disconnecting the Ethernet cable when the Power LED is flashing Amber. Package Checklist ™ The Altitude 300-2 wireless port package includes: ™ ™ ™ One Altitude 300-2 wireless port (Altitude 300-2i or Altitude 300-2d ) One short Ethernet straight cable ™ Altitude 300-2 Getting Started Guide (this document) One universal mounting bracket Two T-Bar ceiling fasteners and fastener nuts Two T-Bar fastener spacers Four #8x1 inch (25.4 mm)
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Altitude 300-2™ Wireless Port Introduction WARNING! ™ The Altitude 300-2 is not secured to the bracket unless a padlock is used. If a padlock is not used the unit should be secured to the bracket by a cable tie through the lock hasp to keep it from falling. Failure to secure the unit is hazardous. ™ One computer lock cable for securing the Altitude 300-2 when the universal mounting bracket is not used. ™ Box hanger for installing the Altitude 300-2 above the tiles of a suspended ceiling
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2 Hardware Installation Installation Steps 1 For wall and ceiling installations the universal mounting bracket is used. If unit is being mounted on a table or shelf skip to step 4. Locate and install the universal mounting bracket. Refer to the instructions for the various ceiling installation options (Mounting below A Hard Ceiling on page 29, Mounting below A Hanging Ceiling on page 30, and Mounting Above the Hanging Ceiling on page 31) and the wall mounting option (Mounting on A Wall on p
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Hardware Installation ™ 4 For table and shelf installations, attach the stick-on feet. The Altitude 300-2 kit comes with four stick-on feet for use when the unit is installed on top of a table or shelf. The feet do not have to be used for wall and ceiling installations. WARNING! The stick-on feet have not been tested for use in a plenum space. Do not use them for above the ceiling installations. ™ 5 Connect the Ethernet Cable - The Altitude 300-2 is connected to a powered, ™ 10/100BaseT Eth
