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ES210 Hardware Guide Fortress ES210 Tactical Mesh Point [rev.2] 009-00027-00r2 Copyright © 2011 Fortress Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. This document contains proprietary information protected by copyright. No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, without written permission of Fortress Technologies, 1 Technology Park Drive, Westford, MA 01886-3140, except as specified in the Product Warranty and License Terms.
ES210 Hardware Guide In order to enable channels 116, 132, and/or 136, please contact Fortress to obtain a special license. This license will be issued after it is confirmed that the installation is not within 30 MHz and 35 km of registered TDWR sites.
ES210 Hardware Guide In addition, the FCC recommends that all operators and installers register with the WISPA database used by government agencies to quickly find devices that may be causing interference and notify their owners/operators to shut them down.
ES210 Hardware Guide • CONSULT THE DEALER OR AN EXPERIENCED RADIO/TV TECHNICIAN FOR HELP. YOU MAY ALSO FIND HELPFUL THE FOLLOWING BOOKLET, PREPARED BY THE FCC: “HOW TO IDENTIFY AND RESOLVE RADIOTV INTERFERENCE PROBLEMS.” THIS BOOKLET IS AVAILABLE FROM THE U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON, D.C. 20402 CHANGES AND MODIFICATIONS NOT EXPRESSLY APPROVED BY THE MANUFACTURER OR REGISTRANT OF THIS EQUIPMENT CAN VOID YOUR AUTHORITY TO OPERATE THIS EQUIPMENT UNDER FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION RULES.
ES210 Hardware Guide: Table of Contents Table of Contents 1 Overview 1 This Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Related Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 The ES210 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Shipped and Optional Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ES210 Hardware Guide: Table of Contents 3 LEDs and Pushbutton Operation 13 Top-Panel Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 System LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Port LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Pushbutton Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ES210 Hardware Guide: Overview Chapter 1 Overview 1.1 This Document This user guide covers preparing and installing the ES210 Fortress Mesh Point hardware. It also describes the LED indicators and push button operation, and provides specifications. Other Fortress hardware devices are covered in separate hardware guides, one for each Mesh Point (or Network Encryptor) model. WARNING: can cause physical injury or death and/or severely damage your equipment.
ES210 Hardware Guide: Overview 1.2 The ES210 The Fortress ES210 Tactical Mesh Point is a full-featured Fortress network device, providing strong data encryption and Multi-factor Authentication™, including native RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service) authentication, to users and devices on the network it secures. The ES210 Mesh Point is equipped with a dual-band 802.11a/b/g/n radio that can be configured to use either the 802.11b/g band or the 802.11a band, with an option for 802.
ES210 Hardware Guide: Installation Chapter 2 Installation 2.1 Preparation Before using or charging an ES210 battery, review the initial installation and charging information in Section 1.1. Before proceeding with installation, review the safety information in Section 2.1.1 below. 2.1.1 Safety Requirements To prevent damage to the product and ensure your personal safety, operate the ES210 Tactical Mesh Point only within the operating specifications given in Section 4.1.
ES210 Hardware Guide: Installation Powering: The Mesh Point is powered by a 9-30 V DC external power source and/or a 7.4V lithium ion polymer rechargeable battery. The wall-mounted (12 V @ 2A) power supply simultaneously powers and charges the ES210 Mesh Point, at a normal load of 6 W (16 W max. during charging). Battery: The 7.
ES210 Hardware Guide: Installation 2.1.2 Battery Use and Maintenance The ES210 Mesh Point is equipped with a 7.4 volt, 4 amphours (29 watt-hours), lithium ion polymer battery. The battery can power 5–8 hours of Mesh Point operation, depending on the specific power requirements of your deployment. It is specified to operate for at least 500 charge cycles. CAUTION: To ensure optimal performance, the battery should be fully charged before its initial use.
ES210 Hardware Guide: Installation Once the battery compartment is closed, you can power up and operate the Mesh Point while the battery is charging. 2.1.2.2 Battery Charging and Power Requirements The ES210 Mesh Point can operate normally while the battery is charging. The battery charges up to 8.2 volts in a maximum of 2.2 hours, with a maximum power consumption of 16 watts (during simultaneous charging and operation). The ES210 will auto-charge whether power is on or off (Section 3.2.1).
ES210 Hardware Guide: Installation 2 Unscrew the battery cover screws and lift the battery cover (Figure 2.1). 3 Remove the existing battery. 4 Fully seat the replacement battery in the compartment in the correct orientation: contacts at the bottom and facing back (into the compartment), corner notch situated on the lower right. 5 Replace the battery cover and retighten the cover screws.
ES210 Hardware Guide: Installation The Mesh Point's serial console port is located under the screw cap on the front of the chassis, above the battery compartment, as shown in Figure 2.1. To access the port, use a screwdriver or similarly shaped object (such as a key) to loosen the cap and then unscrew it. Be sure to replace and tighten the cap securely when the port is not in use. Refer to the Software CLI Guide for serial port settings. 2.
ES210 Hardware Guide: Installation 2.2.2 Connections for Deployment The section provides instructions for connecting the ES210 for deployment after you have preconfigured the Mesh Point software. Review the Radio Frequency Safety Requirements (Section 2.1.1) before installing or operating the Mesh Point radio. 2.3 1 If the deployed Mesh Point will be powered with the internal battery and you have not yet done so, fully charge the battery according to the instructions in Section 2.1.2.1.
ES210 Hardware Guide: Installation 2.3.1 Magnetic Mounting If you will be mounting the ES210 magnetically, first attach the magnets to the feet on the bracket. Figure 2.3. Attaching Magnets to the Mounting Bracket 1 Identify four, each, of the magnets, bolts and nuts included in the mounting kit (pictured above). 2 Position a magnet with its flat side against the outer face of one of the feet on the mounting bracket and the bolt holes in the magnet and bracket foot aligned.
ES210 Hardware Guide: Installation 2.3.2 Mast Mounting The ES210 Universal Mounting Kit accommodates masts from 1" to 3.5" in diameter. If you will be mounting the ES210 on a mast, first attach the mast clamps to the mounting bracket. Figure 2.4. Attaching Mast Clamps to the Mounting Bracket 1 Identify the two mast clamps included in the mounting kit (pictured above).
ES210 Hardware Guide: Installation 2.3.3 Non-Magnetic Surface Mounting If you will be mounting the ES210 on a non-magnetic surface, mount the bracket first, then attach the ES210 to the bracket. Figure 2.5. Surface Mounting the Bracket before Attaching the ES210 1 Obtain four #10 fasteners appropriate to the mounting surface. 2 Position the bracket where you want to mount it, with the bracket feet flat against the mounting surface, and mark the position of the holes in all four feet.
ES210 Hardware Guide: LEDs and Pushbutton Operation Chapter 3 LEDs and Pushbutton Operation 3.1 Top-Panel Indicators The ES210 Mesh Point’s top panel features four system LEDs (Power, Battery, Radio, Crypto,) and a pair of Link and Activity LEDs for each of the ES210’s two Ethernet ports. NOTE: There are no LED indications in a Mesh Point in blackout mode (see Section 3.2.2). power LED battery LED radio LED crypto LED port activity LED port link LED Figure 3.1.
ES210 Hardware Guide: LEDs and Pushbutton Operation when powered by AC, Battery can exhibit: solid green - Battery is fully charged. off - Battery is charging. when powered by battery, Battery can exhibit: slow-flash green - Low Battery condition (below 6.3 V): the Mesh Point will automatically power down five minutes after Low Battery is first signaled (if external power is not supplied first). off - Mesh Point is powered off.
ES210 Hardware Guide: LEDs and Pushbutton Operation 3.2 Pushbutton Operation The ES210 Mesh Point is equipped with three push buttons. RF Kill Power On/ Blackout Mode Power Off left right Figure 3.2. ES210 Push Buttons 3.2.1 Powering the Mesh Point On and Off When the ES210 Mesh Point is powered off, the lower button on the left side of the chassis powers it on. The single button on the right side of the chassis powers it off.
ES210 Hardware Guide: LEDs and Pushbutton Operation If Blackout Mode is Disabled, the actions below will enable it. If the setting is Enabled, the same steps will disable it. 1 Press the lower button on the left side of the chassis. 2 Hold it down for five seconds. 3 Release the button. The new setting persists over reboots and upgrades, just as when changed through the Mesh Point GUI or CLI. 3.2.
ES210 Hardware Guide: Specifications Chapter 4 Specifications 4.1 4.1.1 Hardware Specifications Physical Specifications form factor: compact, wearable, mountable dimensions: 7" H x 3.3" W x 1.7" D (17.8 cm × 8.4cm × 4.3 cm, approx.) weight: 2.1 lbs. (.95 kg, approx.) power supply: 9-30 V DC input (w/ internal resettable fuse) 7.
ES210 Hardware Guide: Specifications 4.1.2 Battery Specifications capacity: charging: 7.4 V (nominal); 4 Ah (29 Wh) cells: 2 Series lithium ion polymer input up to 8.2V at 1.78 input current maximum (.45 capacity) max. time 3 hrs 32º–113º F (0º–45º C) when unit is powered off 23º–104º F (-5º–40ºC) when unit is powered on temperature 6 mos. at 73º F(23º C) < 10% capacity loss 3 mos. at 113º F (45º C) < 20% capacity loss storage: replacement: 4.1.
ES210 Hardware Guide: Specifications 4.2 DB9-to-3-pin Console Port Adapter A DB9-to-3-pin cylindrical adapter is required in order to connect the Mesh Point’s Console port to a DB9 terminal connection. Table 4.1 shows the adapter pin-outs. Table 4.1. DB9-to-3-pin Cylindrical Adapter Pin-Outs 4.3 Description cylindrical pin DB9 pin standard color Ground 1 5 red Tx 2 2 black Rx 3 3 white or green 2-Pin DC Input Connector The Mesh Point uses a 2-pin connector to input power. 1 2 Figure 4.
ES210 Hardware Guide: Index Index fuse 4, 17 A H antennas installing 9 ports location 7 specifications restrictions ii hardware mounting kit 9–12 safety requirements specifications 17 see also ports 17 I B battery 1–7 charging 6 installation 5 LED 14 safety requirements specifications 18 storage 6 blackout mode 15–16 button operation 15–16 installation 8–9 chassis mounting 9–12 safety requirements 3–4 interference i L 4 LEDs 13–14 blackout mode 15–16 M C mounting kit 9–12 charging the batte
ES210 Hardware Guide: Index restoring default settings RF kill 16 16 S safety precautions 1 requirements 3–4 see also specifications serial port adapter 19 specifications 17 system requirements see also safety requirements; specifications T top-panel LEDs 13–14 port locations 7 U UL see compliance W waterproofing 4 II
