AMX NXA-WC80211GCF - Manual

Installation Guide

NXA-WC80211GCF

Wireless Compact Flash Card

For more detailed installation and operating instructions, refer to the related
MVP, CV7, and CV10 Instruction Manuals, available on-line at

www.amx.com

.

Overview of the NXA-WC80211GCF Card

This interface card (

FG2255-07

) is a 2.4 GHz WiFi LAN CF Card which

upgrades a Modero panel’s wireless RF capabilities from 802.11b to 802.11g.
This card also provides the end-user with several new methods of wireless
encryption and data security such as WPA and WPA2. In addition to being
backwards compatible with 802.11b networks, this card can be installed in all
current MVP, CV7, and CV10 panels. To fully utilize these newer wireless
security features, this card must be used in tandem with the latest Modero
firmware upgrade available at

www.amx.com

.

Specifications

Before You Begin - Upgrade the Firmware

1.

Upload the

latest

panel-specific kit file to your existing MVP, CV7, or CV10

touch panel and then confirm the firmware file update was successful.
Refer to your panel’s instruction manual for detailed communication and Kit
file upload procedures.

Note:

Each panel should be updated using its associated panel-specific kit file

(SW5965_01.kit for the MVP-7500, SW5965_02.kit for the MVP-8400,
SW2258_02 for the CV7, and SW2259_02 for the CV10).
This new firmware file provides both backwards compatibility with the previous
802.11b cards and new security protocols for the new 802.11g wireless CF card.

Caution

:

If you don’t first update the firmware file on the panel,

before proceeding with the card upgrade process, you will be
required to configure NetLinx Studio to communicate with the
target panel via a direct USB connection. In this communication
scenario, your PC acts as a Virtual NetLinx Master establishing a
secure USB connection to the target panel and then uploading the
new Kit file.

FIG. 1

NXA-WC80211GCF wireless card

NXA-WC80211GCF Specifications

Dimensions (HWD):

• 0.22" x 1.68" x 2.40" (5.6 mm x 42.80 mm x 61.0 mm)

Weight:

• 19.50 grams (0.043 lbs)

Description:

• Wireless LAN Compact Flash Card with external PIFA antenna.

• Features enterprise-class security such as WPA and WPA2 security.

Features:

• Compact Flash Type I form factor

• Enhanced range and throughput

• Features wireless security such as: WPA, WPA2 and WEP

• Field-installable

• Incorporates DSSS and OFDM radio technology

• Operates at ISM frequency bands of 2.4 GHz, while providing data

transfer speeds of up to 54Mbps.

• Support for IEEE 802.11b and 802.11g

• Supports Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) 64-bit and 128-bit data

encryption, along with an Re4 encryption cipher (64/128-bit)

• Supports authentication methods such as: EAP-FAST, EAP-LEAP,

EAP-PEAP, EAP-TLS, and EAP-TTLS

• Supports Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) 64-bit and 128-bit data

encryption (known to the on-board firmware as Static WEP)

Antenna Type:

• External PIFA antenna (factory-installed)

Bus Interface:

• Compact Flash Type I

Certifications:

• FCC Part 15 Class B, CE, IC, TELEC, and Wi-Fi

Media Access
Control Technique:

• CSMA/CA with ACK

Media Access
Control Techniques:

• Using 802.11b DSSS communication:

DBPSK @ 1 Mbps

DQPSK @ 2 Mbps

CCK @ 5.5 Mbps

• Using 802.11g OFDM communication:

BPSK @ 6 and 9 Mbps

QPSK @ 12 and 18 Mbps

16-QAM @ 24 and 36 Mbps

64-QAM @ 48 and 54 Mbps

Network
Architecture:

• Infrastructure mode (Client-to-Access Point)

Operating
Channels:

• Using 802.11b & g communication:

- 04: (Ch 10 - 13) - France

- 11: (Ch 1 - 11) - North America (USA)

- 13: (Ch 1 - 13) - Europe ETSI

- 13: (Ch 1 - 13) - Japan (802.11g)

- 14: (Ch 1 - 14) - Japan (802.11b)

Note: To alter the card’s default country code (North America),
please contact an AMX Technical Support representative for
detailed procedures and information.

Operating
Environment:

• Temperature: 0°C ~ 45°C (32°F to 113°F) (operating) and

-20°C ~ 70°C (-4°F to 158°F) (storage)

• Humidity: (non-condensing) 5% ~ 90% RH (operating) and

(non-condensing) 5% ~ 95% RH (storage)

Operating Voltage:

• 3.3V + 5% I/O supply voltage

PIFA antenna
with metal plate

NXA-WC80211GCF Specifications (Cont.)

Power
Consumption:

• @ 802.11b communication:

- RX: 270 mA

- TX: 435 mA

- Standby: 240 mA

• @ 802.11g communication:

- RX: 270 mA

- TX: 460 mA

- Standby: 240 mA

Radio Data Rate:

• 802.11g compliant: 1, 2, 5.5, 11 (DSSS/CCK); 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48,

and 54 (OFDM) Mbps data rates

Radio Technology:

• Using 802.11b communication: DSSS (Direct Sequence Spread

Spectrum)/CCK (Complementary Code Keying)

• Using 802.11g communication: DSSS/CCK, OFDM (Orthogonal

Frequency Division Multiplexing

Receiver Sensitivity:

• Using 802.11b communication @ FER<8%:

1 Mbps: -94 dBm (max)

2 Mbps: -93 dBm (max)

5.5 Mbps: -92 dBm (max)

11 Mbps: -90 dBm (max)

• Using 802.11g communication @ PER <10%:

6 Mbps: -87 dBm (max)

9 Mbps: -86 dBm (max)

12 Mbps: -86 dBm (max)

18 Mbps: -84 dBm (max)

24 Mbps: -82 dBm (max)

36 Mbps: -78 dBm (max)

48 Mbps: -74 dBm (max)

54 Mbps: -72 dBm (max)

RF Frequency
Ranges:

• Using 802.11b & g communication:

Europe ETSI: 2.412 ~ 2.472 GHz

France: 2.457 ~ 2.472 GHz

Japan (802.11b): 2.412 ~ 2.484 GHz

Japan (802.11g): 2.412 ~ 2.472 GHz

North America: 2.412 ~ 2.462 GHz

Standard
Conformance:

• IEEE 802.11b

• IEEE 802.11g

• IEEE 802.11e

• IEEE 802.11i

• Wi-Fi (WPA and WPA2)

Touch Panel
Compatibility:

• MVP-7500 (

FG5965-01

)

• MVP-8400 (

FG5965-02

)

• MVP-8400i (

FG5965-04

)

• NXD-CV10 (

FG2259-02

)

• NXT-CV10 (

FG2259-01/03

)

• NXD-CV7 (

FG2258-02

)

• NXT-CV7 (

FG2258-01

)

Transmit Output
Power:

• 802.11b communication: 12 +-1 dBm (1, 2, 5.5, 11 Mbps)

• 802.11g communication: 12 +-1 dBm (6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48,

and 54 Mbps)

Wireless LAN
Security:

• EAP-FAST

• EAP-LEAP

• EAP-PEAP

• EAP-TLS

• EAP-TTLS

• WEP 64 & 128

• WPA-PSK

Included
Accessories:

• Double-sided adhesive tape

• Mounting Template cutout (

62-2255-04

)

• NXA-WC80211GCF Quick Start Guide

• Two Alcohol cleaning pads

• Wireless CF card with wireless antenna

Other AMX
Equipment:

• NXA-WAP250G Modero Wireless Access Point (

FG2255-50

)

• Upgrade Compact Flash memory (factory programmed with firmware).

These Compact Flash cards now come with panel-specific firmware

for the MVP, CV7, and CV10 touch panels.

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