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BlueSecure™ Access Point 1800

Installation Guide

Bluesocket, Inc.

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Part Number: 870-01500-M00

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Publication Date: December 16, 2008

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Contents

Overview .................................................................................................1

Familiarizing Yourself with the BSAP Hardware ............................................2

Fixed Antennas......................................................................................3

LED Indicators .......................................................................................3

Ethernet/PoE Connector .........................................................................4

Reset Button ..........................................................................................4

Kensington Security Slot..........................................................................4

Provisioning Your Bluesocket WLAN for BSAPs .............................................4

Deploying BSAPs on the Same Layer-2 Subnet as the BSC ..........................5

Deploying BSAPs with Layer-3 Connectivity to the BSC...............................6

Selecting a BSAP Installation Location..........................................................7

Mounting the BSAP....................................................................................7

Dropped Ceiling Tool requirements..........................................................8

Conventional Ceiling Tool requirements....................................................8

Mounting Kit Contents ............................................................................8

Dropped Ceiling Kit Installation ...............................................................9

Ceiling Kit Installation...........................................................................13

Mounting on a Wall.............................................................................17

Connecting and Powering the BSAP ..........................................................19

Using the BSAP Command Line Interface (CLI).............................................20

Accessing the BSAP CLI ........................................................................20

Navigating the BSAP CLI ......................................................................20

BSAP Default Configuration...................................................................21

Setting the BSAP and Home BSC IP Addresses Using the CLI.....................22

Using the BSAP’s Site Survey Mode .......................................................23

General Specifications.............................................................................24

Declarations of Conformity and Regulatory Information................................27

Safety Warnings for BlueSecure™ Access Point 1800 .................................31

Contents

BlueSecure™ Access Point 1800 Installation Guide 1

Overview

The BlueSecure Access Point 1800 is a next-generation, “thin” access point that

works in conjunction with BlueSecure Controllers (BSCs) for enterprise wireless

LAN (WLAN) deployments. The BlueSecure Access Point 1800 features dual

radios supporting 802.11a/n and 802.11b/g/n with an embedded MIMO

antenna panel under the top cover of the AP.

BSAPs are simple to configure and require only minimal provisioning to make

them fully operational on a WLAN secured and managed by a BlueSecure

Controller

BSAPs can be directly attached to any existing Layer-2 or Layer-3 Ethernet switch

and communicate with the BSC across any subnet boundary. Once the BSAP has

discovered and established Layer-2 or Layer-3 communication with its home (i.e.,

host) BlueSecure Controller, advanced configuration and provisioning may be

applied either to individual BSAPs or globally across the entire WLAN using the

BSC’s web-based Administrator Console.

Once a BlueSecure Access Point has downloaded its configuration from its home

BlueSecure Controller, the BSAP initializes its radios and begins servicing clients.

This guide provides complete installation procedures for your BSAP including:

• familiarizing yourself with the BSAP hardware

• provisioning your Bluesocket WLAN for BSAPs

• selecting a BSAP installation location

• connecting and powering the BSAP

• using the BSAP command line interface (CLI)

Figure 1: BSAPs Automatically Discover BSCs Across L2/L3 Networks

Familiarizing Yourself with the BSAP Hardware

Figure 2 illustrates the BSAP hardware. Familiarize yourself with the labeled

components before attempting to install the BSAP.

Figure 2: BSAP Hardware Components

Familiarizing Yourself with the BSAP Hardware

BlueSecure™ Access Point 1800 Installation Guide 3

Fixed Antennas

The BSAP-1800 utilizes an embedded MIMO antenna panel under the top cover

of the AP for wireless communications. There are three elements for each band

and all elements are used for both transmit and receive operations. The BSAP-

1800 also leverages the embedded Atheros radios and antenna panel to support

high-throughput communications with mobile devices.

LED Indicators

The following grouping of LED indicators is located on the top of the BSAP-1800

housing:.

The two status LEDs together indicate the following software operational modes,

depending on whether each LED is off, on, or blinking:

Link1 refers to the 802.11b/g/n Link and Link 2 refers to the 802.11a/n Link.

When the LED is on, it indicates that the unit is on and the radio active (note that

when unit is booting, the LED defaults to on even though the radio is disabled).

Activity 1refers to 802.11b/g/n Activity and Activity 2 refers to 802.11a/n

Activity. When the LED is on, it indicates data activity on the Ethernet link.

The BSAP does not have a power switch. It is powered on when connected to an

optional external AC power adapter (BSAP-PWR-000-00-0), and the power

adapter is connected to a power source. The BSAP power adapter automatically

adjusts to any voltage between 100-240 volts at 50 or 60 Hz. No voltage range

settings are required.

The BSAP may also receive Power over Ethernet (PoE) from a model BSC-600/

1200 Controller, switch or other network device that supplies power over the

network cable based on the IEEE 802.3af standard.

Table 1: BSAP Status LEDs

Left Status

LED

Right Status

LED Indicates

Off Off Failure

On Off Waiting for IP Address

Blinking Off BSC discovery in progress

On On System is operational

Blinking Blinking Software download in progress

Ethernet/PoE Connector

The BSAP-1800 has one auto-sensing 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX/1000BaseT RJ-45

connector that can be attached directly to 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX/1000BaseT

switches to provide a full-duplex link. These segments must conform to the IEEE

802.3 or 802.3u specifications.

This connector uses an MDI (i.e., internal straight-through) pin configuration. You

can use straight-through twisted-pair cable to connect this port to most network

interconnection devices such as a switch or router that provide MDI-X ports.This

connector will sense and correct wiring polarity, so no crossover cable is

required.

This connector uses an MDI (i.e., internal straight-through) pin configuration. You

can use straight-through twisted-pair cable to connect this port to most network

interconnection devices such as a switch or router that provide MDI-X ports.

The BSAP appears as an Ethernet node and performs a bridging function by

moving packets from the wired LAN to remote workstations on the wireless

infrastructure.

The Ethernet/PoE RJ-45 connector also supports Power over Ethernet (PoE) based

on the IEEE 802.3af standard.

802.3af specifies Power over Ethernet for “mid-span”, where a PoE injector are

located in the path between the network and the AP, as well as “PSE”, where the

power is supplied by the network switch the AP is attached to. Mid-span devices

typically provide power on the unused pairs (4+5 & 7+8) and only provide

100Mbps maximum throughput. To realize the full benefit of 802.11n, the BSAP-

1800 should be connected to a Gigabit Ethernet PoE switch or injector, such as

Bluesocket model BSAP-POE-001-00-0.

Reset Button

Use this button to reset the BSAP or restore its factory default configuration. If you

hold down the button for less than 5 seconds, the BSAP will perform a hardware

reset. If you hold down the button for 5 seconds or more, any configuration

changes you may have made are removed, and the factory default configuration

is restored to the BSAP.

Kensington Security Slot

The BSAP includes a Kensington security slot on the side panel. You can prevent

unauthorized removal of the BSAP by wrapping a Kensington security cable (not

provided) around an unmovable object, inserting the lock into the slot, and

turning the key.

Provisioning Your Bluesocket WLAN for BSAPs

There are prerequisites that must be met before deploying BSAPs in a live

network environment. These prerequisites ensure that the BSAPs are able to

discover and connect to a host BlueSecure Controller. Implementing these

prerequisites also relieves you from the need to manually configure each

deployed BSAP.

Provisioning Your Bluesocket WLAN for BSAPs

BlueSecure™ Access Point 1800 Installation Guide 5

The deployment prerequisites for BSAPs are:

•BSAP IP Address - Each BSAP requires a unique IP address.

•Host BlueSecure Controller IP Address - Each BSAP also needs the IP

address of the host BSC to which it will connect and from which it will obtain

its software image and configuration.

This section describes how to provision your Bluesocket WLAN when deploying

BSAPs:

• On the same Layer-2 subnet as the BSC

• Across a routed network with Layer-3 connectivity to the BSC

Deploying BSAPs on the Same Layer-2 Subnet as the BSC

If the BSAPs are on the same subnet as the home BlueSecure Controller as shown

in Figure 3, you can run a DHCP server on the BSC to manage IP address

assignment to BSAPs. In this scenario, the BlueSecure Controller must be the only

DHCP server for the subnet.

Alternatively, you can configure the BlueSecure Controller to run a DHCP relay

agent to relay DHCP communications between the BSAPs and a DHCP server on

your network.

When you run a DHCP server or a DHCP relay agent on the BSC to assign IP

addresses to BSAPs on the managed side, the BSC will also pass its IP address to

the BSAPs automatically using vendor-specific option 43. The BSAP will then

connect to the IP provided by the DHCP vendor option as its host BSC.

See the

BlueSecure Controller Setup and Administration Guide

for detailed DHCP

server and DHCP relay agent configuration procedures.

In this deployment scenario, simply connect and power on the BSAPs. They will

automatically discover and communicate with their home BSC.

Figure 3: Deploying BSAPs on the Same Layer-2 Subnet as the BSC

Run a DHCP Server or

a DHCP Server Relay

Agent on the BSC

BSAPs will Automatically

Discover and Communicate

with their Home BSC

Deploying BSAPs with Layer-3 Connectivity to the BSC

You can also deploy BSAPs on a routed network with Layer-3 connectivity to the

BSC as shown in Figure 4.

In this deployment scenario, you must ensure that each BSAP is able to

communicate with the BSC across the routed network by verifying that:

• There are no NAT devices between the BSAPs and the BSC

• Protocol 97, UDP Port 53, and TCP/UDP Port 33333 traffic is allowed

between the BSAPs and the BSC

Each BSAP will receive its IP address from your existing network DHCP server. An

exception case is if the BSAP is beyond a managed side router, running IP

helper. Then the BSAP will receive its IP address from the BSC, and be able to

discover it without any additional configuration.

The BSAP also needs the IP address of the home BSC to which it will connect and

from which it will obtain its software image and configuration. Again, this is not

needed if the BSAP is on the managed side getting a relayed IP address from the

BSC. You can provide the home BSC IP address to a BSAP using one of the

following methods:

•DHCP Server Option 43 - You can manually configure the DHCP server

on your network to send BSC IP addresses to BSAPs using DHCP vendor-

specific option 43.

In DHCP requests sent from the BSAP, the BSAP uses option 60 Vendor class

identifier with a value of BlueSecure.AP1500 to identify itself to the DHCP

server (Note that all BSAPs —1500,1540,1800 —identify as AP1500 for

option 43).

Refer to the documentation supplied with your DHCP server when configuring

vendor-specific option 43

•DNS Server Configuration - BSAPs are factory configured with

apdiscovery as the DNS hostname. You can configure a DNS server on

your network with an entry for apdiscovery with the home BSC Controller IP

address as the resolution.

Figure 4: Deploying BSAPs Across a Routed Network

Network

DHCP

Server

Network

DNS

Server

BSAPs Receive their IP

Addresses from

Network DHCP Server

BSAPs Receive Home BSC

IP Address Using DHCP

Option 43 or DNS

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