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H3C WX1800H Series Access Controllers Installation Guide New H3C Technologies Co., Ltd. http://www.h3c.com Document version: 6W102-20200228...
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The information in this document is subject to change without notice. All contents in this document, including statements, information, and recommendations, are believed to be accurate, but they are presented without warranty of any kind, express or implied. H3C shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein.
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Preface This installation guide describes the installation procedure for the H3C WX1800H series access controllers. This preface includes the following topics about the documentation: • Audience. • Conventions. • Documentation feedback. Audience This documentation is intended for: • Network planners.
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Symbols Convention Description An alert that calls attention to important information that if not understood or followed WARNING! can result in personal injury. An alert that calls attention to important information that if not understood or followed CAUTION: can result in data loss, data corruption, or damage to hardware or software. An alert that calls attention to essential information.
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Documentation feedback You can e-mail your comments about product documentation to info@h3c.com. We appreciate your comments.
Preparing for installation H3C WX1800H series access controllers include the following models: • WX1804H-PWR • WX1810H-PWR • WX1820H • WX1840H The supported models vary depending on your country or region. Safety recommendations To avoid any equipment damage or bodily injury, read the following safety recommendations before installation.
Electricity safety • Carefully examine your work area for possible hazards, such as moist floors, ungrounded power sources, or missing safety grounds. • Locate the emergency power-off switch in the room before installation. Shut off the power immediately if an accident occurs. Remove the power cord if necessary. •...
Cleanliness Dust buildup on the chassis might result in electrostatic adsorption, which causes poor contact of metal components and contact points, especially when indoor relative humidity is low. In the worst case, electrostatic adsorption can cause communication failure. Table1-2 Dust concentration limit in the equipment room Substance Concentration limit (particles/m ≤...
• Take dust-proof measures for the equipment room. • Maintain the humidity and temperature in the equipment room at acceptable levels. • When working with the device, always wear an ESD wrist strap or gloves and ESD garment, and remove conductive objects such as jewelry or watch. Make sure the wrist strap makes good skin contact and is reliably grounded.
• To prevent signal ports from getting damaged by overvoltage or overcurrent caused by lightning strikes, route interface cables only indoors. Lightning protection To enhance lightning protection for the device, follow these guidelines: • Make sure the device is reliably grounded. •...
Installation accessory WX1804H-PWR WX1810H-PWR WX1820H WX1840H Bail latch Front mounting bracket Front mounting bracket Installation tools No installation tools are provided with the device. Prepare them yourself as required. Figure1-4 Installation tools...
Pre-installation checklist Table1-4 Pre-installation checklist Item Requirements Result • A minimum clearance of 10 cm (3.9 in) is reserved around the chassis. Ventilation • The installation site has a good ventilation system. • WX1804H-PWR/WX1820H: 0°C to 40°C (32°F to 104°F) Temperature •...
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Contents 2 Installing the device ····································································· 2-1 Installation prerequisites ··········································································································· 2-1 Installation flowchart ················································································································ 2-1 Mounting the device on a workbench ·························································································· 2-2 Mounting the device in a 19-inch rack ·························································································· 2-3 Connecting the grounding cable ································································································· 2-5 ...
Installing the device IMPORTANT: Keep the tamper-proof seal on a mounting screw on the chassis cover intact, and if you want to open the chassis, contact H3C for permission. Otherwise, H3C shall not be liable for any consequence. Installation prerequisites •...
Figure2-2 Installation flowchart for the WX1810H-PWR/WX1840H access controller Mounting the device on a workbench CAUTION: • To avoid damaging the device and affecting heat dissipation, do not place heavy objects on the device. • Make sure the workbench is anti-static.
The workbench-mounting procedure is similar for WX1800H series access controllers. The following procedure uses the WX1804H-PWR access controller as an example. To mount the device on an anti-static workbench: Place the device upside down on the workbench. Use a cloth to clean the recessed areas on the bottom.
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Use the M4 screws supplied with the mounting brackets to attach the mounting brackets to both sides of the device. Figure2-5 Attaching the mounting brackets to the device Supporting the bottom of the device with one hand and holding the front of the device with the other, put the device in the rack.
Connecting the grounding cable Grounding the device by using a grounding strip The WX1800H series access controllers use the same procedure for grounding by using a grounding strip. The following procedure uses the WX1804H-PWR access controller as an example. To ground the device by using a grounding strip: Connect the grounding cable to the device.
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b. Use the grounding screw to attach the ring terminal of the grounding cable to the grounding hole and fasten the screw. Connect the other end of the grounding cable to the grounding strip. Make sure the grounding strip is reliably grounded. Figure2-8 Grounding the device by using a grounding strip Grounding the device by using a grounding point on the rack CAUTION:...
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Grounding the device by using a grounding conductor buried in the earth The WX1800H series access controllers use the same procedure for grounding by using a grounding conductor buried in the earth. The following uses the WX1840H access controller as an example.
No network port lightning protectors are provided with the device. Purchase them yourself as required. The network port lightning protector installation procedure is the same for the WX1800H series access controllers. The following procedure uses the WX1840H access controller as an example.
Figure2-11 Installing a lightning protector for a network port (Optional) Installing a surge protected power strip IMPORTANT: Before installing a surge protected power strip, read the instructions in the document that comes with the strip. If you use an AC power line routed from outdoors for the device, use a surge protected power strip for the device to protect against damages caused by lightning strikes.
The following are the required terminal settings: • Bits per second—9600. • Data bits—8. • Stop bits—1. • Parity—None. • Flow control—None. Connecting Ethernet cables Connecting an Ethernet copper port Connect one end of the Ethernet cable to an Ethernet copper port on the device, and the other end to an Ethernet port on the peer device.
If the LED is off, the link has not been set up. The reason might be wrong connection of the Tx and Rx ends. Swap the fiber cables in the Tx and Rx ports at one end of the fiber connection.
Figure2-13 Connecting the power adapter for the WX1804H-PWR access controller Connecting the AC power cord for the WX1810H-PWR/WX1840H access controller Make sure the device is reliably grounded. Connect one end of the AC power cord to the AC power receptacle on the device. Connect the other end of the AC power cord to the AC power source.
Booting Normal Extended BootWare Press Ctrl+T to start heavy memory test **************************************************************************** H3C WX1804H-PWR BootWare, Version 1.06 **************************************************************************** Copyright (c) 2004-2020 New H3C Technologies Co., Ltd. Compiled Date : Mar 10 2018 CPU Type : 1000MHz Multi-core Processor Memory Type...
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Press Enter at the prompt, and you can configure the device when the prompt <H3C> appears. NOTE: The CPLD version is automatically upgraded during the start-up process. 2-14...
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Contents 3 Troubleshooting ········································································· 3-1 Power failure ·························································································································· 3-1 Symptom ························································································································ 3-1 Solution ·························································································································· 3-1 No display or garbled display on the configuration terminal ······························································ 3-1 Symptom ························································································································ 3-1 Solution ·························································································································· 3-1 Software loading failure ············································································································...
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Verify that the power source is as required by the device. Verify that the power cord is connected securely. Verify that the power cord is in good condition. If the issue persists, contact H3C Support. No display or garbled display on the configuration terminal...
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You used TFTP to load software and entered an incorrect IP address, software name, or TFTP serve path. You used FTP to load software and entered an incorrect IP address, software name, username, or password. If the issue persists, contact H3C Support.
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Contents 4 Hardware management and maintenance ········································ 4-1 Displaying hardware information for the device ·············································································· 4-1 Displaying software and hardware version information for the device ··········································· 4-1 Displaying operational statistics for the device ········································································ 4-1 Displaying information about the device ················································································...
An electronic label is a profile of a device. It contains the permanent configuration, including the serial number, manufacturing date, MAC address, and vendor name. Use the display device manuinfo command to display the electronic label data for the device. <H3C> display device manuinfo DEVICE_NAME:WX1804H-PWR DEVICE_SERIAL_NUMBER:219801A17YH133000015...
VENDOR_NAME Vendor name. Displaying the CPU usage of the device Use the display cpu-usage command to display the CPU usage statistics for the device. <H3C> display cpu-usage Unit CPU usage: 4% in last 5 seconds 4% in last 1 minute...
Before you reboot the device, perform the following tasks: Use the save command to save the running configuration. For more information about the save command, see configuration file management commands in H3C WX1800H Series Access Controller Fundamentals Command Reference .
Configuration procedure Rebooting the device immediately Task Command Remarks reboot Reboot the device immediately. Available in user view. Scheduling a reboot for the device Task Command Remarks Use either command. • Schedule a reboot to occur at a specific By default, no reboot date or time time or date: or reboot delay time is specified.
WX1840H Figure5-7 Front panel (1) 100/1000BASE-T autosensing Ethernet copper ports (WAN 1, WAN2, and LAN1 to LAN6) (2) 1000BASE-X SFP port 5 and 6 (3) USB port (4) SD card slot (5) Console port (CONSOLE) Figure5-8 Rear panel (1) AC power receptacle (2) Grounding screw Interface numbering WX1804H-PWR...
WX1820H Fixed ports on a WX1820H access controller are numbered as follows: • 100/1000BASE-T autosensing Ethernet copper ports LAN1 through LAN4 are represented by interface numbers GigabitEthernet 1/0/1 through GigabitEthernet 1/0/4, respectively. • 100/1000BASE-T autosensing Ethernet copper port WAN is represented by interface number GigabitEthernet 1/0/5.
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Item WX1804H-PWR WX1810H-PWR WX1820H WX1840H Power 4.8 to 10.7 W 15.2 to 33.5 W 5.7 to 8.7 W 20 to 32 W consumption PoE port Max. output capacity per PoE 30 W 30 W port 70 W 196 W (The system (The system allows Max.
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Appendix B LEDs WX1804H-PWR Figure6-1 WX1804H-PWR LEDs (1) LEDs for the 100/1000BASE-T autosensing Ethernet copper port (2) LEDs for the 100/1000BASE-T PoE+ autosensing Ethernet copper ports (3) System status LED (SYS) (4) PoE status LED (PoE) WX1810H-PWR Figure6-2 WX1810H-PWR LEDs (1) LEDs for the 100/1000BASE-T PoE+ autosensing Ethernet copper ports (2) LEDs for the 100/1000BASE-T autosensing Ethernet copper port (3) System status LED (SYS)
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WX1820H Figure6-3 WX1820H LEDs (1) LEDs for the 100/1000BASE-T autosensing Ethernet copper ports (2) System status LED (SYS) WX1840H Figure6-4 WX1840H LEDs (1) LEDs for the 100/1000BASE-T autosensing Ethernet copper ports (2) LEDs for the 1000BASE-X SFP ports (3) System status LED (SYS) LED description Status Description...
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Status Description Steady green A PoE port is supplying power. PoE power supply Flashing green PoE power supply failure or overload has occurred. status LED (PoE) No PoE port is supplying power. Steady green A 1000 Mbps link is present on the port. 1000BASE-X SFP port Flashing green The port is sending or receiving data at 1000 Mbps.
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Appendix C Optional transceiver modules Transceiver module, fiber connector, and optical fiber views The WX1840H access controller provides SFP ports. To connect a SFP port on the device, use an SFP transceiver module and an optical fiber with LC connectors. Figure7-1 SFP transceiver module Figure7-2 Optical fiber with LC connectors (1) LC connector...
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Table7-1 SFP-GE-LX-SM1310-A specifications Item Specification Central wavelength 1310 nm Transmission distance 10 km (6.21 miles) Transmission rate 1250 Mbps Connector type Duplex LC Fiber mode Fiber diameter 9 µm Transmit power –9.5 to –3 dBm Receive sensitivity ≤ –20 dBm Saturation ≤...