Very High Altitudes; Common Or Distributed Antenna System (Das) - Allen-Bradley Stratix 5100 User Manual

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Very High Altitudes

While not defined in the specification sheet for the Stratix 5100 WAP, it has
passed functional checks after a non-operational altitude test of 25 °C @ 4572 m
(77 °F @ 15,000 ft) was performed. Additionally, they fully passed a functional
test during an operational altitude test of 40 °C @ 3000 m (104 °F @ 9843 ft).
All units in the test group were connected to at least one WLAN client and were
monitored for continual operation passing traffic, with constant ping testing
throughout the operational altitude test.

Common or Distributed Antenna System (DAS)

Due to the dual-band nature of the antenna system on the Stratix 5100 WAP
along with key features such as ClientLink 2.0 beamforming, the Stratix 5100
WAP is not recommended for deployments on distributed antenna systems
(DAS).
Rockwell Automation does not certify, endorse, or provide RF support for Wi-Fi
deployments over any DAS.
The DAS vendor and systems integrator are solely responsible for the support of
the DAS products, adequate RF coverage, and any RF-related issues. This
support includes, but is not exclusive to, location accuracy, RF coverage, roaming
issues related to RF, multipath issues, and scalability.
The DAS vendor and system integrators are responsible for understanding that
the deployed DAS system meets the requirements of all of the customer Wi-Fi
devices and applications over the DAS system. This statement includes, but is not
exclusive to, all Voice over WLAN (VoWLAN) and medical devices.
While Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) and Cisco field teams do not
IMPORTANT
provide support for RF issues that arise in a Cisco WLAN used over a DAS, they
do provide support for non-RF related issues in Cisco products according to
the customer support agreement with Cisco Systems. Rockwell Automation
does not provide support for RF issues.
Rockwell Automation Publication 1783-UM006A-EN-P - May 2014