3e Technologies International 3e-527A3 User Manual

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3e–527A3 Wireless Access Point – 8 Port Chapter 1: Introduction29000152-0001 B 1Chapter 1: IntroductionThis manual covers the installation and operation of the 3e Technolo-gies International’s 3e–527A3 Wireless Access Point. The 3e–527A3 is aruggedized access point/gateway/bridge which is intended for use inindustrial and external environments. It accommodates 802.11a/b/g, and802.11a Turbo WLAN access and uses Power over Ethernet (PoE) accessto the Ethernet WAN to eliminate the need for internal access point powersupply units (AC-DC converters) and 110-220V cabling installations. Thewireless LANs can include mobile devices such as handheld PersonalData Assistants (PDAs), mobile web pads, and wireless laptops.FIPS 140-2 mode is always on and encryption is applied for theWLAN. You can set encryption for Static AES, Static 3DES, Dynamic KeyExchange, or FIPS 802.11i.The access point employs state-of-the-art AES or 3DES encryption,wireless devices must have the 3e-010F, 3e-010F-A-2, or 3e-010F-C-2Crypto Client software installed. (The 3e-010F Crypto Client software issold with the 3e-110 long range PC Card or sold separately for use withother compatible PC Cards.)The 3e–527A3 incorporates Power over Ethernet. The PoE interfaceon the 3e–527A3 is compatible with commercial vendor “injected power”hub units.The 3e–527A3 includes AES/3DES cryptographic modules for wire-less encryption and HTTPS/TLS, for secure web communication. The3e–527A3 has an Ethernet WAN interface for communication to the wiredLAN backbone, Ethernet LAN local port for purposes of initial setupand configuration, and one wireless AP antenna for communicating onthe 802.11b/g frequencies. An antenna for bridging uses the 802.11a and802.11a Turbo frequencies. The AP and Bridging frequencies can also beswapped using a software configurable feature. In other words the APcan use 802.11a/Turbo A and the Bridge can use 802.11b/g.