Trilliant SecureMesh Installation Manual

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Installation Guide Trilliant Incorporated page 2 of 26 Contents INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................................................ 4 SECUREMESH EXTENDER BRIDGE COMPONENTS ......................................................................................................................................... ...

Installation Guide Trilliant Incorporated page 3 of 26 SAFETY INFORMATION Hazard Warning! High Voltage. This situation or condition can cause injury due to electric shock. Warnung! Lesen und befolgen Sie die Warnhinweise und Anweisungen, die auf dem Produkt angebracht oder in der Dokumentation enthalten sind. Warning! Read and follow all warning notices and instructions marked on the product or included in the documentation. Wa ...

Installation Guide Trilliant Incorporated page 4 of 26 INTRODUCTION The SecureMesh™ Extender Bridge combines the functionality of a SecureMesh Wide Area Network (WAN) relay node and a SecureMesh Neighborhood Area Network (NAN) access point to create an integrated product. Each SecureMesh Extender Bridge employs a 5 GHz SecureMesh WAN radio with an array of 8 directional antennas to interoperate as an element of the SecureMesh ...

Installation Guide Trilliant Incorporated page 5 of 26 SecureMesh Extender Bridge Components The following diagram shows the major components of the SecureMesh Extender Bridge. side view Ethernet, 8P8C data and power serial, 8P8C NAN antenna bulkhead connector water intrusion gasket status lights optional: Wi-Fi access point bulkhead connector bottom view grounding lug ...

Installation Guide Trilliant Incorporated page 6 of 26 The following diagram shows the SecureMesh Extender Bridge package contents. NAN antenna SecureMesh Extender Bridge ...

Installation Guide Trilliant Incorporated page 7 of 26 Accessories product number description Surge Suppressor 620-00705-01 required unless provided by customer Horizontal Pole Mounting Bracket 620-R0007-01 for horizontal pole mounting only (e.g., streetlight cantilevers) Vertical Pole Mounting Bracket DK-0029A for vertical pole mounting only (e.g., utility poles) One of the following power supplies is required: 24V Power Servi ...

Installation Guide Trilliant Incorporated page 8 of 26 PREPARING FOR INSTALLATION Required Pre-Provisioning Equipment The following equipment is required to support pre-provisioning of the Extender Bridge, typically in a lab environment:  A PC with Trilliant’s TstBench software installed and connected to the same Ethernet network as the SecureMesh Extender Bridge. The Extender Bridge’s default IP address for Extender fu ...

Installation Guide Trilliant Incorporated page 9 of 26  The Extender Bridge enclosure must be mounted at least 18 feet (5.5 meters) above ground level, although radio performance and coverage will generally improve as the mounting height is increased.  The installation location must not obstruct radio communications. For example: — The mounting structure should not block radio coverage or be adjacent to structures that ...

Installation Guide Trilliant Incorporated page 10 of 26 in a secure manner over the IPsec VPN tunnel, requiring the VPN credentials in order to establish the tunnel and thus necessitating that they be configured before deployment). Because a SecureMesh WAN node’s IP address may be dynamic (for instance, a node may connect to different IP subnets through different SecureMesh WAN Gateways), a VPN router will be unable to diffe ...

Installation Guide Trilliant Incorporated page 11 of 26 INSTALLING THE EXTENDER BRIDGE Physically installing the SecureMesh Extender Bridge involves:  Mounting the device  Grounding and protecting the device  Attaching the antenna  Connecting to a source of power  Completing the installation Installation of the Extender Bridge on either a utility pole or streetlight is discussed in the following subsections. ...

Installation Guide Trilliant Incorporated page 12 of 26 Utility Pole Installation To install an Extender Bridge on a utility pole, observe the following procedures: Mounting the Device Mount the Bracket  The DK-0029A vertical pole mounting bracket has an extension arm and a mounting pole as shown on the right.  Mount the equipment extension arm to the utility pole using bolts or bands.  Attach a steel mounting pole thr ...

Installation Guide Trilliant Incorporated page 13 of 26 Grounding and Protecting the Device The surge protector box should be attached to the bottom of the Extender Bridge. The surge protector will be attached using the ground screw as a pivot point then the box will be swung into place against a mounting bracket screw.  Remove the ground screw from the base of the device, and then loosen (but do not remove) the screw on th ...

Installation Guide Trilliant Incorporated page 14 of 26 Attaching the NAN Antenna  Attach the 2.4 GHz NAN antenna to the N-type female connector as shown in to the right. There are two N- type connectors at the base of the Extender Bridge: one N-type connector is open (exposed), and the other is capped. Use the open connector.  Hand tighten or, equivalently, tighten the antenna using a torque-limiting tool tighten it to ...

Installation Guide Trilliant Incorporated page 15 of 26 Connecting the Device to a Source of Power The Power Service Unit can be used to provide PoE power and battery backup for the Extender Bridge. Please refer to the Power Service Unit Installation Guide for more information (Trilliant document PL-0042A, Installation Guide, SecureMesh 24V PSU). Alternatively, the site may have its own Uninterruptible Power System that can be ...

Installation Guide Trilliant Incorporated page 16 of 26 Completing the installation  Check the connections and close the device Check to ensure all connections and grounding are proper, and replace the surge protector’s cover and the Ethernet connection cover on the base of the Extender Bridge. These screws should be tightened to 15 foot- pounds (20 Newton-meters) of torque.  Secure the Cabling Use sturdy cable ties or ...

Installation Guide Trilliant Incorporated page 17 of 26 Streetlight Pole Mounting and Grounding To install an Extender Bridge on a streetlight, observe the following procedures: Mounting the Device Mount the Bracket  Chose one of the two available Streetlight Installation Kits from the Extender Bridge accessory list. The kits vary only in the length of the cable to attach to the streetlight photo cell.  If the clamp is n ...

Installation Guide Trilliant Incorporated page 18 of 26 Attach The Extender Bridge to the Bracket Use the provided mounting bracket and appropriate length ¼―diameter screws that are provided in the accessory kit to attach the SecureMesh Extender Bridge to the mounting pole (see the figure on the right). Before tightening, rotate the device to ensure there is ample room for the omnidirectional antennas to clear the mount stan ...

Installation Guide Trilliant Incorporated page 19 of 26 Attaching the NAN Antenna Attach the Antenna  Attach the 2.4 GHz NAN antenna to the N-type female connector as shown in to the right. There are two N- type connectors at the base of the Extender Bridge: one N-type connector is open (exposed), and the other is capped. Use the open connector.  Hand tighten. If you prefer to tighten the antenna using a torque-limitin ...

Installation Guide Trilliant Incorporated page 20 of 26 Connecting the Device to a Source of Power The Streetlight Installation Kit is to be used with constantly powered streetlights that use standard photocell adapters. The Streetlight Installation Kit is complete with an A/C to D/C power supply that also provides surge protection. Connect to Streetlight AC Power  Locate the photocell on the light pole (usually located on ...