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Extreme Outdoor Wireless

 

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Desert LaptopLTI DataComm is aware that not all enterprise wireless deployments and/or environments are under “normal/typical” conditions i.e. In-building(s), office-space(s), warehouse(s), ceiling tile mount(s), etc.  It is for this very reason that LTI individually assesses each deployment thoroughly and with extensive detail to determine the proper solution.

While early needs for outdoor access points were architected by using an environmental enclosure, NEMA, for an indoor-specification unit, the market has now advanced enough that manufacturers can offer self-contained, purpose-built equipment for outdoor and hazardous environments that meets all applicable certification requirements. The Aruba AP85 supports diverse outdoor implementations and provides numerous options for any extreme and/or unique environment.  It is fully hardened, outdoor rated, dual (high-power) radio (dual-band concurrent 802.11a plus b/g) wireless access points, capable of supporting multiple functions including WLAN access, air monitoring/wireless intrusion detection and prevention, high-performance secure outdoor enterprise mesh and LAN bridging across the 2.4-2.5 GHz and 5 GHz RF spectrums. The AP-85FX/LX model incorporates fiber optic network interfaces(FX multi-mode / LX single-mode) and are designed to operate from 90-288VAC mains power or +12VDC solar or vehicle battery power, while the AP-85TX model operates from standard 802.3af compliant Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) or +12VDC solar or vehicle battery supplied power.

All models deliver secure user-centric enterprise network services and applications outdoors on campuses and storage yards, in indoor (if needed) but specifically outdoor warehouses and in extreme industrial production environments where exposure to corrosive substances, salt water, excessive moisture or flammable gases are often encountered in daily operation. Additionally, it is suited for use around metro city environments; where the available street light power tap kit allows the device to be powered directly from street lighting poles. They are specifically engineered for deployment in the harshest outdoor environments, able to withstand exposure to extreme high or low temperatures, moisture and precipitation, and fully sealed for protection from airborne contaminants. 

Indoor deployments traditionally use omni-directional antennas, spreading the RF energy evenly in the horizontal plan, but outdoor environments often require a more carefully engineered antenna choice.  Many attributes are taken into consideration:  distances are generally longer, numbers of access points and availability for locations to mount the APs are limited, the overall surroundings are different, stationary and moving objects, now to include vehicles, large structures, etc, all of which will redirect and skew RF energy and make it unpredictable.  So it is for all these reasons and considerations the all AP-85 models support quad, N-type external antenna interfaces (supporting RF signal diversity and redundant point-point RF links for high availability bridging applications) for connecting any appropriate antennas.  This gives the end-user the ability to choose which antenna set will provide for their specific environment.

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