Page 3 - C O N T E N T S
iii Cisco Aironet 1400 Series Wireless Bridge Hardware Installation Guide. OL-4072-03 OL-4072-04 C O N T E N T S Preface vii Objectives vii Audience vii Organization vii Conventions viii Related Publications ix Obtaining Documentation x Cisco.com x Product Documentation DVD x Ordering Documentation ...
Page 7 - Objectives; Audience
vii Cisco Aironet 1400 Series Wireless Bridge Hardware Installation Guide. OL-4072-03 OL-4072-04 Preface This section describes the objectives, audience, organization, and conventions of the Cisco Aironet 1400 Series Wireless Bridge Hardware Installation Guide. OL-4072-03 . Objectives This publicati...
Page 8 - Conventions
viii Cisco Aironet 1400 Series Wireless Bridge Hardware Installation Guide. OL-4072-03 OL-4072-04 Preface Conventions Appendix C, “Channels and Maximum Power Levels,” describes the channels and maximum power levels supported by the regulatory organizations. Appendix D, “Assembling the Rooftop or Wal...
Page 9 - Related Publications
ix Cisco Aironet 1400 Series Wireless Bridge Hardware Installation Guide. OL-4072-03 OL-4072-04 Preface Related Publications Related Publications For more information about bridges and related products, refer to the following publications: • Quick Start Guide: Cisco Aironet 1400 Series Wireless Brid...
Page 10 - Obtaining Documentation; Product Documentation DVD
x Cisco Aironet 1400 Series Wireless Bridge Hardware Installation Guide. OL-4072-03 OL-4072-04 Preface Obtaining Documentation • Cisco IOS Command Reference for Cisco Aironet Access Points and Bridges describes the IOS commands supported by Cisco Aironet access points and bridges. This document is a...
Page 11 - Ordering Documentation; Documentation Feedback; Reporting Security Problems in Cisco Products
xi Cisco Aironet 1400 Series Wireless Bridge Hardware Installation Guide. OL-4072-03 OL-4072-04 Preface Documentation Feedback Ordering Documentation You must be a registered Cisco.com user to access Cisco Marketplace. Registered users may order Cisco documentation at the Product Documentation Store...
Page 12 - Product Alerts and Field Notices; Obtaining Technical Assistance; Cisco Technical Support & Documentation Website
xii Cisco Aironet 1400 Series Wireless Bridge Hardware Installation Guide. OL-4072-03 OL-4072-04 Preface Product Alerts and Field Notices • For nonemergencies — [email protected] In an emergency, you can also reach PSIRT by telephone: • 1 877 228-7302 • 1 408 525-6532 Tip We encourage you to use Prett...
Page 13 - Submitting a Service Request
xiii Cisco Aironet 1400 Series Wireless Bridge Hardware Installation Guide. OL-4072-03 OL-4072-04 Preface Obtaining Technical Assistance Access to all tools on the Cisco Technical Support & Documentation website requires a Cisco.com user ID and password. If you have a valid service contract but ...
Page 14 - Definitions of Service Request Severity; Obtaining Additional Publications and Information
xiv Cisco Aironet 1400 Series Wireless Bridge Hardware Installation Guide. OL-4072-03 OL-4072-04 Preface Obtaining Additional Publications and Information Definitions of Service Request Severity To ensure that all service requests are reported in a standard format, Cisco has established severity def...
Page 18 - Key Features
1-2 Cisco Aironet 1400 Series Wireless Bridge Hardware Installation Guide. OL-4072-03 OL-4072-04 Chapter 1 Overview Key Features Key Features Key features of the bridge: • Unlicensed UNII-3 5.8-GHz radio operation • Metal enclosure supports outdoor installations • Industrial temperature rating • Int...
Page 19 - Power; External Antenna
1-3 Cisco Aironet 1400 Series Wireless Bridge Hardware Installation Guide. OL-4072-03 OL-4072-04 Chapter 1 Overview Key Features Power The bridge is available in two output power versions to support international regulatory regions: • Regular Power—Supports 24, 23, 22, 21, 18, 15, 12 dBm output powe...
Page 20 - Integrated Antenna; Ethernet Ports; Metal Enclosure
1-4 Cisco Aironet 1400 Series Wireless Bridge Hardware Installation Guide. OL-4072-03 OL-4072-04 Chapter 1 Overview Key Features Integrated Antenna The bridge is available with an integrated 22.5-dBi or 20-dBi patch array antenna. The antenna is covered with a radome to protect it from environmental...
Page 21 - Bridge LEDs
1-5 Cisco Aironet 1400 Series Wireless Bridge Hardware Installation Guide. OL-4072-03 OL-4072-04 Chapter 1 Overview Key Features Bridge LEDs Four LEDs are located on back of the housing to report installation and alignment conditions, bridge status, radio activity, and Ethernet activity (see Figure ...
Page 22 - Receive Signal Strength Indicator Port; Network Configuration Examples
1-6 Cisco Aironet 1400 Series Wireless Bridge Hardware Installation Guide. OL-4072-03 OL-4072-04 Chapter 1 Overview Network Configuration Examples • The Ethernet LED signals Ethernet traffic. This LED blinks green when a packet is received or transmitted over the Ethernet infrastructure. The LED is ...
Page 23 - Port Aggregation or Redundancy Configuration
1-7 Cisco Aironet 1400 Series Wireless Bridge Hardware Installation Guide. OL-4072-03 OL-4072-04 Chapter 1 Overview Network Configuration Examples Port Aggregation or Redundancy Configuration The port aggregation or redundancy configuration ( Figure 1-4 ) is used to provide increased bandwidth or ba...
Page 24 - Bridge Specifications
1-8 Cisco Aironet 1400 Series Wireless Bridge Hardware Installation Guide. OL-4072-03 OL-4072-04 Chapter 1 Overview Bridge Specifications Bridge Specifications The bridge, power injector, and power module specifications are listed in Table 1-1 . Table 1-1 Bridge, Power Injector, and Power Module Spe...
Page 26 - Maximum Power Levels
1-10 Cisco Aironet 1400 Series Wireless Bridge Hardware Installation Guide. OL-4072-03 OL-4072-04 Chapter 1 Overview Bridge Specifications Maximum Power Levels Each regulatory region limits the equivalent isotropic radiated power (EIRP) that can be supported within their region. This restricts the b...
Page 28 - Warnings
2-2 Cisco Aironet 1400 Series Wireless Bridge Hardware Installation Guide. OL-4072-03 OL-4072-04 Chapter 2 Installation Overview Warnings Warnings Translated versions of the following safety warnings are provided in Appendix A, “Translated Safety Warnings.” Warning This warning symbol means danger. ...
Page 29 - Safety Information; FCC Safety Compliance Statement
2-3 Cisco Aironet 1400 Series Wireless Bridge Hardware Installation Guide. OL-4072-03 OL-4072-04 Chapter 2 Installation Overview Safety Information Warning This unit is intended for installation in restricted access areas. A restricted access area can be accessed only through the use of a special to...
Page 30 - Typical Bridge Installation Components
2-4 Cisco Aironet 1400 Series Wireless Bridge Hardware Installation Guide. OL-4072-03 OL-4072-04 Chapter 2 Installation Overview Safety Information c. Do dress properly—shoes with rubber soles and heels, rubber gloves, long sleeved shirt or jacket. 6. If the assembly starts to drop, get away from it...
Page 31 - Installation Guidelines
2-5 Cisco Aironet 1400 Series Wireless Bridge Hardware Installation Guide. OL-4072-03 OL-4072-04 Chapter 2 Installation Overview Installation Guidelines Installation Guidelines Because the bridge is a radio device, it is susceptible to common causes of interference that can reduce throughput and ran...
Page 32 - Package Contents; Before Beginning the Installation
2-6 Cisco Aironet 1400 Series Wireless Bridge Hardware Installation Guide. OL-4072-03 OL-4072-04 Chapter 2 Installation Overview Before Beginning the Installation Package Contents Each bridge package contains the following items: • Bridge unit • Power injector unit (with mounting screws and wall anc...
Page 35 - Installation Summary
2-9 Cisco Aironet 1400 Series Wireless Bridge Hardware Installation Guide. OL-4072-03 OL-4072-04 Chapter 2 Installation Overview Installation Summary Figure 2-5 Grounding Block Installation Summary During the installation of the bridge, you will perform the following operations: • Connect a user-sup...
Page 38 - Mounting the Bridge; Mounting Hardware
3-2 Cisco Aironet 1400 Series Wireless Bridge Hardware Installation Guide. OL-4072-03 OL-4072-04 Chapter 3 Mounting and Alignment Overview Mounting the Bridge Mounting the Bridge Typically, the bridge is installed on a rooftop, mast, tower, wall, or a suitable flat surface. Each of these installatio...
Page 39 - Bridge Brackets
3-3 Cisco Aironet 1400 Series Wireless Bridge Hardware Installation Guide. OL-4072-03 OL-4072-04 Chapter 3 Mounting and Alignment Overview Bridge LEDs Bridge Brackets The two bridge brackets mount on the back side of the bridge housing. Each bracket mounts on two screw posts on opposite ends of the ...
Page 41 - Aligning the Antenna Using LED Indications
3-5 Cisco Aironet 1400 Series Wireless Bridge Hardware Installation Guide. OL-4072-03 OL-4072-04 Chapter 3 Mounting and Alignment Overview Aligning the Antenna Using LED Indications Use the Install LED to determine when the bridge successfully associates with a remote bridge and to verify its mode o...
Page 42 - Aligning the Antenna Using the RSSI Voltage
3-6 Cisco Aironet 1400 Series Wireless Bridge Hardware Installation Guide. OL-4072-03 OL-4072-04 Chapter 3 Mounting and Alignment Overview Aligning the Antenna Using the RSSI Voltage When using LEDs to maximize the signal, adjust the antenna until as many LEDs as possible are turned on and the rest ...
Page 44 - Choosing a Second Mounting Location; Installing the Stacked Bridges
4-2 Cisco Aironet 1400 Series Wireless Bridge Hardware Installation Guide. OL-4072-03 OL-4072-04 Chapter 4 Stacking Bridges Overview Overview You can double the throughput, or create a standby link, by stacking two bridges. A stacked installation consists of two bridge systems installed at the same ...
Page 45 - Verifying Isolation
4-3 Cisco Aironet 1400 Series Wireless Bridge Hardware Installation Guide. OL-4072-03 OL-4072-04 Chapter 4 Stacking Bridges Verifying Isolation Step 4 At each site location, temporarily install the second link 2 bridge, positioning the antenna toward the intended location of the corresponding link 2...
Page 48 - Before You Start; Resetting the Bridge to Default Settings
5-2 Cisco Aironet 1400 Series Wireless Bridge Hardware Installation Guide. OL-4072-03 OL-4072-04 Chapter 5 Configuring the Bridge for the First Time Before You Start Before You Start Before you install the bridge, make sure you are using a computer connected to the same network as the bridge, and ob...
Page 49 - Obtaining and Assigning an IP Address; Connecting to the Bridge Locally
5-3 Cisco Aironet 1400 Series Wireless Bridge Hardware Installation Guide. OL-4072-03 OL-4072-04 Chapter 5 Configuring the Bridge for the First Time Obtaining and Assigning an IP Address Note If the bridge is configured with a static IP address, the IP address is not changed. Obtaining and Assigning...
Page 50 - Assigning Basic Settings
5-4 Cisco Aironet 1400 Series Wireless Bridge Hardware Installation Guide. OL-4072-03 OL-4072-04 Chapter 5 Configuring the Bridge for the First Time Assigning Basic Settings Follow these steps to connect to the bridge locally: Step 1 Make sure that the PC you intend to use is configured to obtain an...
Page 54 - What To Do Next; Output Power Level
5-8 Cisco Aironet 1400 Series Wireless Bridge Hardware Installation Guide. OL-4072-03 OL-4072-04 Chapter 5 Configuring the Bridge for the First Time What To Do Next Default Settings on the Express Setup Page Table 5-1 lists the default settings for the settings on the Express Setup page. What To Do ...
Page 55 - Protecting Your Wireless LAN; Using the IP Setup Utility; Obtaining and Installing IPSU
5-9 Cisco Aironet 1400 Series Wireless Bridge Hardware Installation Guide. OL-4072-03 OL-4072-04 Chapter 5 Configuring the Bridge for the First Time Using the IP Setup Utility Protecting Your Wireless LAN To prevent unauthorized access to your network, you must configure security settings. Because t...
Page 56 - Using IPSU to Find the Bridge’s IP Address
5-10 Cisco Aironet 1400 Series Wireless Bridge Hardware Installation Guide. OL-4072-03 OL-4072-04 Chapter 5 Configuring the Bridge for the First Time Using the IP Setup Utility Using IPSU to Find the Bridge’s IP Address If your bridge receives an IP address from a DHCP server, you can use IPSU to fi...
Page 57 - Using IPSU to Set the Bridge’s IP Address and SSID
5-11 Cisco Aironet 1400 Series Wireless Bridge Hardware Installation Guide. OL-4072-03 OL-4072-04 Chapter 5 Configuring the Bridge for the First Time Using the IP Setup Utility Using IPSU to Set the Bridge’s IP Address and SSID You can use IPSU to change the default IP address (10.0.0.1) of the brid...
Page 58 - Assigning an IP Address Using the CLI
5-12 Cisco Aironet 1400 Series Wireless Bridge Hardware Installation Guide. OL-4072-03 OL-4072-04 Chapter 5 Configuring the Bridge for the First Time Assigning an IP Address Using the CLI Step 6 Click Set Parameters to change the bridge’s IP address and SSID settings. Step 7 Click Exit to exit IPSU....
Page 60 - Checking the Bridge LEDs
6-2 Cisco Aironet 1400 Series Wireless Bridge Hardware Installation Guide. OL-4072-03 OL-4072-04 Chapter 6 Troubleshooting Checking the Bridge LEDs Checking the Bridge LEDs If your bridge is not associating with the remote bridge, check the four LEDs on the back panel. You can use them to quickly as...
Page 62 - Power Injector LEDs
6-4 Cisco Aironet 1400 Series Wireless Bridge Hardware Installation Guide. OL-4072-03 OL-4072-04 Chapter 6 Troubleshooting Power Injector LEDs The bridge uses a blinking code to identify various error conditions. The code sequence uses a two-digit diagnostic code that starts with a long pause to del...
Page 64 - Checking Power
6-6 Cisco Aironet 1400 Series Wireless Bridge Hardware Installation Guide. OL-4072-03 OL-4072-04 Chapter 6 Troubleshooting Checking Power Checking Power You can verify the availability of power to the bridge by checking the power injector LEDs (see Figure 6-2 ): • Power LED – Green color indicates 4...
Page 65 - Checking Basic Configuration Settings; SSID; Security Settings
6-7 Cisco Aironet 1400 Series Wireless Bridge Hardware Installation Guide. OL-4072-03 OL-4072-04 Chapter 6 Troubleshooting Checking Basic Configuration Settings – Off indicates that the power injector-to-bridge link is not active—verify that the dual-coax cable connections are properly connected to ...
Page 66 - Antenna Alignment; Resetting to the Default Configuration; Using the MODE Button
6-8 Cisco Aironet 1400 Series Wireless Bridge Hardware Installation Guide. OL-4072-03 OL-4072-04 Chapter 6 Troubleshooting Antenna Alignment Antenna Alignment If your non-root bridges are unable to associate to your root bridge, you should verify the basic configuration settings on all bridges befor...
Page 67 - Using the Web Browser Interface; Reloading the Bridge Image; Using the MODE button
6-9 Cisco Aironet 1400 Series Wireless Bridge Hardware Installation Guide. OL-4072-03 OL-4072-04 Chapter 6 Troubleshooting Reloading the Bridge Image Using the Web Browser Interface Follow the steps below to delete the current configuration and return all bridge settings to the factory defaults usin...
Page 68 - Web Browser Interface; Browser HTTP Interface
6-10 Cisco Aironet 1400 Series Wireless Bridge Hardware Installation Guide. OL-4072-03 OL-4072-04 Chapter 6 Troubleshooting Reloading the Bridge Image Step 2 Make sure the PC contains the bridge image file ( c1410-k9w7-tar.122-13.JA.tar ) in the TFTP server folder and the TFTP server is activated. F...
Page 69 - Browser TFTP Interface; Obtaining the Bridge Image File
6-11 Cisco Aironet 1400 Series Wireless Bridge Hardware Installation Guide. OL-4072-03 OL-4072-04 Chapter 6 Troubleshooting Reloading the Bridge Image Browser TFTP Interface The TFTP interface enables you to use a TFTP server on a network device to load the bridge image file. Follow the instructions...
Page 70 - Obtaining the TFTP Server Software
6-12 Cisco Aironet 1400 Series Wireless Bridge Hardware Installation Guide. OL-4072-03 OL-4072-04 Chapter 6 Troubleshooting Reloading the Bridge Image Obtaining the TFTP Server Software You can download TFTP server software from several web sites. Cisco recommends the shareware TFTP utility availabl...
Page 72 - Warning Definition
A-2 Cisco Aironet 1400 Series Wireless Bridge Hardware Installation Guide. OL-4072-03 OL-4072-04 Appendix A Translated Safety Warnings Warning Definition Warning Definition Warning This warning symbol means danger. You are in a situation that could cause bodily injury. Before you work on any equipme...
Page 73 - Installation Warning
A-3 Cisco Aironet 1400 Series Wireless Bridge Hardware Installation Guide. OL-4072-03 OL-4072-04 Appendix A Translated Safety Warnings Installation Warning Installation Warning ¡Advertencia! Este símbolo de aviso significa peligro. Existe riesgo para su integridad física. Antes de manipu-lar cualqui...
Page 74 - Installation and Grounding Warning
A-4 Cisco Aironet 1400 Series Wireless Bridge Hardware Installation Guide. OL-4072-03 OL-4072-04 Appendix A Translated Safety Warnings Installation and Grounding Warning Installation and Grounding Warning Warning Do not locate the antenna near overhead power lines or other electric light or power ci...
Page 76 - Circuit Breaker Warning
A-6 Cisco Aironet 1400 Series Wireless Bridge Hardware Installation Guide. OL-4072-03 OL-4072-04 Appendix A Translated Safety Warnings Circuit Breaker Warning Circuit Breaker Warning Warning This product relies on the building’s installation for short-circuit (overcurrent) protection. Ensure that th...
Page 77 - Ground Conductor Warning
A-7 Cisco Aironet 1400 Series Wireless Bridge Hardware Installation Guide. OL-4072-03 OL-4072-04 Appendix A Translated Safety Warnings Ground Conductor Warning Ground Conductor Warning Avvertenza Questo prodotto dipende dall'impianto dell'edificio per quanto riguarda la protezione contro cortocircui...
Page 80 - Lightning Activity Warning
A-10 Cisco Aironet 1400 Series Wireless Bridge Hardware Installation Guide. OL-4072-03 OL-4072-04 Appendix A Translated Safety Warnings Lightning Activity Warning Lightning Activity Warning Warning Do not work on the system or connect or disconnect cables during periods of lightning activity. Waarsc...
Page 81 - Explosive Device Proximity Warning
A-11 Cisco Aironet 1400 Series Wireless Bridge Hardware Installation Guide. OL-4072-03 OL-4072-04 Appendix A Translated Safety Warnings Explosive Device Proximity Warning Explosive Device Proximity Warning Radio Frequency Exposure Limits Warning Do not operate your wireless network device near unshi...
Page 82 - Restricted Area Warning
A-12 Cisco Aironet 1400 Series Wireless Bridge Hardware Installation Guide. OL-4072-03 OL-4072-04 Appendix A Translated Safety Warnings Restricted Area Warning Restricted Area Warning Varoitus Radiotaajuuksille altistumista koskevien rajoitusten mukaan tämän tuotteen antennien tulee olla sijoitettun...
Page 86 - FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE
B-2 Cisco Aironet 1400 Series Wireless Bridge Hardware Installation Guide. OL-4072-03 OL-4072-04 Appendix B Declarations of Conformity and Regulatory Information Manufacturers Federal Communication Commission Declaration of Conformity Statement Manufacturers Federal Communication Commission Declarat...
Page 87 - Industry Canada; Canadian Compliance Statement; International Models
B-3 Cisco Aironet 1400 Series Wireless Bridge Hardware Installation Guide. OL-4072-03 OL-4072-04 Appendix B Declarations of Conformity and Regulatory Information Industry Canada Industry Canada Canadian Compliance Statement This Class B Digital apparatus meets all the requirements of the Canadian In...
Page 88 - European Community: Ireland
B-4 Cisco Aironet 1400 Series Wireless Bridge Hardware Installation Guide. OL-4072-03 OL-4072-04 Appendix B Declarations of Conformity and Regulatory Information European Community: Ireland European Community: Ireland Declaration of Conformity with Regard to the R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC The Dec...
Page 89 - Declaration of Conformity for RF Exposure
B-5 Cisco Aironet 1400 Series Wireless Bridge Hardware Installation Guide. OL-4072-03 OL-4072-04 Appendix B Declarations of Conformity and Regulatory Information Declaration of Conformity for RF Exposure The following CE mark is affixed to the 54 Mbps, 5.8 GHz bridges: Declaration of Conformity for ...
Page 90 - Administrative Rules for Cisco Aironet Bridges in Taiwan; Chinese Translation
B-6 Cisco Aironet 1400 Series Wireless Bridge Hardware Installation Guide. OL-4072-03 OL-4072-04 Appendix B Declarations of Conformity and Regulatory Information Administrative Rules for Cisco Aironet Bridges in Taiwan Administrative Rules for Cisco Aironet Bridges in Taiwan This section provides ad...
Page 91 - Operation of Cisco Aironet Bridges in Brazil; Bridge Model; Regulatory Information
B-7 Cisco Aironet 1400 Series Wireless Bridge Hardware Installation Guide. OL-4072-03 OL-4072-04 Appendix B Declarations of Conformity and Regulatory Information Operation of Cisco Aironet Bridges in Brazil The authorized radio station means a radio-communication service operating in accordance with...
Page 92 - Portuguese Translation
B-8 Cisco Aironet 1400 Series Wireless Bridge Hardware Installation Guide. OL-4072-03 OL-4072-04 Appendix B Declarations of Conformity and Regulatory Information Operation of Cisco Aironet Bridges in Brazil Portuguese Translation Este equipamento opera em caráter secundário, isto é, não tem direito ...
Page 97 - Assembling the Mount
D-3 Cisco Aironet 1400 Series Wireless Bridge Hardware Installation Guide. OL-4072-03 OL-4072-04 Appendix D Assembling the Rooftop or Wall Mount Assembling the Mount Assembling the Mount Figure D-1 shows the correct locations for the three bolts. Figure D-1 Mount Bolt Locations To assemble the mount...
Page 99 - G L O S S A R Y
GL-1 Cisco Aironet 1400 Series Wireless Bridge Hardware Installation Guide. OL-4072-03 OL-4072-04 G L O S S A R Y 802.11 The IEEE standard that specifies carrier sense media access control and physical layer specifications for 1- and 2-megabit-per-second (Mbps) wireless LANs operating in the 2.4-GHz...
Page 105 - I N D E X
IN-1 Cisco Aironet 1400 Series Wireless Bridge Hardware Installation Guide. OL-4072-03 OL-4072-04 I N D E X A antennas 1-9 audience vii B basic settings, checking 6-7 bridge, image 6-9 C caution viii Cisco TAC 6-1 connectors 1-3, 1-8, 1-9 conventions, document viii D data rates 1-9, 2-5 declarations...