ALTAI A3-Ei Installation Manual

ALTAI A3-Ei Installation Manual

Dual-band 3x3 802.11ac wi-fi

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Installation Guide

Version 1.0
Altai A3-Ei Dual-band 3x3
802.11ac
Wi-Fi Access Point
Copyright © 2015 Altai Technologies Limited
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Altai Technologies Ltd. All rights reserved

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  • Page 1: Installation Guide

    Installation Guide Version 1.0 Altai A3-Ei Dual-band 3x3 802.11ac Wi-Fi Access Point Copyright © 2015 Altai Technologies Limited ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Altai Technologies Ltd. All rights reserved...
  • Page 2 Altai A3-Ei Dual-band 3x3 802.11ac Wi-Fi Access Point Installation Guide Altai Technologies Limited Unit 209, 2/F, Lakeside 2, 10 Science Park West Avenue, Hong Kong Science Park, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong Telephone: +852 3758 6000 Fax: +852 2607 4021 Web: www.altaitechnologies.com...
  • Page 3 Altai A3-Ei Dual-band 3x3 802.11ac Wi-Fi Access Point Installation Guide Altai Technologies Ltd. All rights reserved...
  • Page 4: Radio Frequency Interference Requirements

    Altai A3-Ei Dual-band 3x3 802.11ac Wi-Fi Access Point Installation Guide Radio Frequency Interference Requirements This device complies with Part 15 of FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following conditions: 1. This device may not cause harmful interference. 2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
  • Page 5 Disclaimer All specifications are subject to change without prior notice. Altai Technologies assumes no responsibilities for any inaccuracies in this document or for any obligation to update information in this document.
  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    GROUNDING PROTECTION ..............11 SURGE PROTECTION .................. 11 ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE (ESD) PROTECTION ........13 POST INSTALLATION PROCEDURES ............13 LED COLORS AND WHAT THEY MEAN ............. 14 ACCESSING A3-EI ADMINISTRATION WEB INTERFACE (WEB UI) ..15 8.1............15 REPARING THE DMINISTRATIVE OMPUTER 8.2.
  • Page 7: Introduction

    Altai A3-Ei Dual-band 3x3 802.11ac Wi-Fi Access Point Installation Guide 1. Introduction This document is written to provide the necessary information for installing Altai A3-Ei Dual-band 3x3 802.11ac Wi-Fi Access Point (A3-Ei) on field location. This document is applicable for hardware platform with the following models: Product name: A3-Ei Dual-band 3x3 802.11ac Wi-Fi Access Point...
  • Page 8: Field Installation

    Altai A3-Ei Dual-band 3x3 802.11ac Wi-Fi Access Point Installation Guide 2. Field Installation 2.1. Check A3-Ei Dual-band 3x3 802.11ac Wi-Fi Access Point Package Check the package against the packing list to ensure all equipment and necessary parts are included. Typical shipment consists of equipment and parts as shown below.
  • Page 9: Introduction Of A3-Ei Dual-Band 3X3 802.11Ac Wi-Fi Access Point

    Altai A3-Ei Dual-band 3x3 802.11ac Wi-Fi Access Point Installation Guide 2.2. Introduction of A3-Ei Dual-band 3x3 802.11ac Wi-Fi Access Point Figure 3 - A3-Ei Back View Note: Warranty will be voided if warranty labels are broken Note: AP configuration should be done before installation.
  • Page 10: Preparation Of A3-Ei Installation

    Altai A3-Ei Dual-band 3x3 802.11ac Wi-Fi Access Point Installation Guide 2.3. Preparation of A3-Ei Installation Before installation, please prepare the following tools and accessories: Tools:  Drill with M6 drill bit (for wall mount only)  Screw Driver  Adjustable Wrench ...
  • Page 11: A3-Ei Installation Procedure

    2. Fix the mounting bracket on the pole using hose clamps. Figure 5 - Mount the bracket on the pole Remark: Hose Clamp of A3-Ei is suitable for a pole with diameter from 50mm to 80mm only Altai Technologies Ltd. All rights reserved...
  • Page 12: Wall Mount

    Figure 6 - Fix mounting bracket on the wall 5. Secure the mounting bracket at the back of A3-Ei Dual-band 3x3 802.11ac Wi-Fi Access Point with M8 screw. Figure 7 - Fix mounting bracket at the back of A3-Ei (wall mount) Altai Technologies Ltd. All rights reserved...
  • Page 13: Installing Waterproof Plug

    Altai A3-Ei Dual-band 3x3 802.11ac Wi-Fi Access Point Installation Guide 2.5. Installing Waterproof Plug With the field installation requirements, two CAT 5e (or above) Ethernet cable with appropriate length (Max. 100m) should be prepared before installation. 2.5.1. Waterproof plug installation procedure 1.
  • Page 14: Ethernet Cable Wiring

    Altai A3-Ei Dual-band 3x3 802.11ac Wi-Fi Access Point Installation Guide 5. Use the crimping tool to crimp the RJ-45 connector to the Ethernet cable (see Figure 11). Figure 11 - Use the crimping tool to crimp the RJ-45 connector to the Ethernet cable 2.6.
  • Page 15: Power Over Ethernet (Poe)

    Altai A3-Ei Dual-band 3x3 802.11ac Wi-Fi Access Point Installation Guide 2.7. Power over Ethernet (PoE) Refer to the following diagram for installing the components by using PoE to power the A3-Ei. Figure 13 - Installation components for a PoE installation Note: ...
  • Page 16: Waterproof Protection On Ethernet Connector Of A3-Ei

    3. Wrap a layer of butyl rubber tape from 1 inch (25mm) below the edge of the cable connector. Overlap the tape to half-width. Take extra care to make sure that the cable connector of A3-Ei Ethernet port junction is tightly sealed. Press the tape edges together so that there are no gaps.
  • Page 17: Grounding Protection

    Altai A3-Ei Dual-band 3x3 802.11ac Wi-Fi Access Point Installation Guide 3. Grounding Protection It is essential to properly ground all equipment to prevent the A3-Ei from the electrical damage and possible electric hazer due to non-proper power grounding. Failure to do so may result in equipment damage, injury or death.
  • Page 18 Altai A3-Ei Dual-band 3x3 802.11ac Wi-Fi Access Point Installation Guide is very important that using shielded outdoor rated Ethernet cable together with shielded RJ45 jack for outdoor deployment at the time. The differentiation between unshielded twisted pair (UTP) Ethernet cable and foiled twisted pair (FTP) cable is that the latter has a small wire under the foil.
  • Page 19: Electrostatic Discharge (Esd) Protection

    After going through the above procedure, it is necessary to test the wireless quality and check whether the RSSI fails into the acceptable range or not via A3-Ei Web UI. It might be needed to re-aligns antenna again if the performance is not acceptable.
  • Page 20: Led Colors And What They Mean

    Altai A3-Ei Dual-band 3x3 802.11ac Wi-Fi Access Point Installation Guide 7. LED Colors and What They Mean Mode LED Status (Color) Meaning Power off Blinking slowly Thick AP Booting (Orange) Solid (Orange) Operating Power off Power Blinking slowly Booting (Orange)
  • Page 21: Accessing A3-Ei Administration Web Interface (Web Ui)

    Altai A3-Ei Dual-band 3x3 802.11ac Wi-Fi Access Point Installation Guide 8. Accessing A3-Ei Administration Web Interface (Web UI) 8.1. Preparing the Administrative Computer 1. On your Windows XP or Windows 7 computer, open the Network Connections (or Change adapter settings) control panel according to how the Start menu is set up: On Windows XP, click Start >...
  • Page 22: Login Web Ui

    Altai A3-Ei Dual-band 3x3 802.11ac Wi-Fi Access Point Installation Guide 8.2. Login Web UI 1. Power on A3-Ei 2. Open a Web browser from the computer. 3. Type http://192.168.1.222 in the address bar or location bar. 4. A3-Ei login page appear (see Figure 16).
  • Page 23: Restoring Factory Default Setting

    Altai A3-Ei Dual-band 3x3 802.11ac Wi-Fi Access Point Installation Guide The secondary IP address shall use IP range from 192.168.99.5 to 192.168.99.254. The rest of IP addresses are reserved. If the last byte of the MAC address matches the reserved IP addresses, the supported...
  • Page 24: Typical A3-Ei Setup

    Altai A3-Ei Dual-band 3x3 802.11ac Wi-Fi Access Point Installation Guide 10. Typical A3-Ei Setup Typical A3-Ei setup on pole is shown as below: Figure 17 - Typical setup of A3-Ei on the pole Altai Technologies Ltd. All rights reserved...

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