Aruba IAP-175 Outdoor Instant Access Point | Installation Guide 7
Outdoor Planning and Deployment Considerations
Prior to deploying an outdoor wireless network, the environment must be evaluated to plan for a successful
Aruba WLAN deployment. Successfully evaluating the environment enables the proper selection of Aruba
APs and antennas and assists in the determination of their placement for optimal RF coverage. This process
is considered WLAN or RF planning and Aruba’s system engineers can assist in the outdoor planning
process.
Scale Requirements
The potentially immense scale of outdoor deployments requires consideration of factors that may not be as
important in a typical indoor deployment:
Range (distance): Range or distance between APs must be taken into account during the planning phase.
Available AP mounting locations are often far less flexible in an outdoor environment. Regardless of
these outdoor restrictions, the desired goal is to achieve results similar to an indoor deployment: a
“dense” RF deployment that supports advanced Aruba features, such as ARM, efficient client roaming,
and failover.
Elevation: Proper consideration and planning for elevation differences between APs (AP to AP) and AP
to Client can be critical to success. To plan for these differences in elevation, it is important to
understand the 3D coverage pattern provided by the antennas that will be deployed in the environment.
R0 Radio 0 Status Off Radio 0 disabled
On (Amber) Radio 0 enabled in WLAN mode
Blinking Air Monitor (AM) mode
R1 Radio 1 Status Off Radio 1disabled
On (Blue) Radio 1 enabled in WLAN mode
Blinking Air Monitor (AM) mode
RSSI (Radio 0) RSSI Level for
Radio 0 Off RSSI disabled/no signal
4 Step Progressive
Bars (Red)
25/50/75/100%
Each bar represents a progressive
increase in signal strength, with 4
bars representing maximum signal
strength (100%).
Minimum data rate: One lit LEDs
Maximum data rate: Four lit LEDs
RSSI (Radio 1) RSSI Level for
Radio 1 Off RSSI disabled/no signal
4 Step Progressive
Bars (Blue)
25/50/75/100%
Each bar represents a progressive
increase in signal strength, with 4
bars representing maximum signal
strength (100%).
Minimum data rate: One lit LEDs
Maximum data rate: Four lit LEDs
Table 3 IAP-175AC LED Status Indicators (Continued)
LED Function Indicator Status
Improper termination of access points installed in the United States configured to non_US model controllers will be
violation of the FCC Grant of equipment authorization. Any such willful or intentional violation may result in a
requirements by FCC to immediate termination of operation and my be subject to forfeiture (47 CFR 1.80).
