The Access5830 Access Point (AP) is an enterprise class 10 Mbps, direct sequence, spread spectrum wireless transceiver offering multiple channels of operation in either the 5.8 GHz unlicensed ISM band, or the 5.3 GHz unlicensed U-NII band. The AP consists of the radio integrated together with a dual polarized, software switchable, multi-element planar antenna with a 60 degree beamwidth all in an outdoor enclosure. Like all Trango Broadband products, the Access Point is powered via Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) for ease of installation.

The Access5830 AP works in conjunction with any Access5830 compatible subscriber unit including the new FOX Series SU. The AP has the ability to deliver bandwidth to up to 500 subscriber units.

Tight channels, two bands of operation, coupled with dual polarity antennas allow total collocation potential of up to 22 access points for a fully loaded cell site. More typical deployments involve anywhere from 1 to 6 AP's. Since the antenna beamwidth of each AP is 60 degrees, a minimum of 6 Aps are required to cover one 360 degree site.

Features such as eleven channels, all user-selectable, non-overlapping and programmable, coupled with dual polarity antennas allow for maximum flexibility and permit the administrator to change channel assignments quickly and to minimize susceptibility to interference.

All programming of the network and of authorized subscriber units is consolidated at the AP to maintain full network control. Supported protocols such as Telnet, SNMP, HTTP, and FTP allow network operators to configure and manage the AP database remotely to modify channel plans, configuration, the Subscriber Unit database, and other parameters.

Each Access Point includes mounting hardware, power supply, Serial Programming cable and PoE Junction box.

SMARTPolling™ is a unique and powerful prioritization scheme designed to ensure the highest quality of service, such as VoIP, to each user at the maximum assigned throughput. The AP will poll each SU in a round-robin fashion, favoring subscribers which are busy passing traffic. For this reason the SMARTPolling protocol is adaptive and dynamic as opposed to straight Time Division Duplex (TDD). Added control of the polling sequence is provided by the ability for network operators to specify certain subscribers as PRIORITY in which case these subscribers will be polled more frequently thus guaranteeing even lower latency for critical clients.

The AP offers a host of management tools designed to allow network operators to quickly and efficiently deploy and manage their Access5830 network. A few of these features are listed below:

• Site Survey tool scans entire band and reports back average and peak interference
• RF LINK / Speed test - tests each SU for quality of link and reports overall bandwidth as well as dropped packet errors.
• Receive Threshold Control - Setting to increase or decrease receiver sensitivity depending on range and interference conditions.
• Channel Planning - Use the Access5830 default channels or assign any frequency to one of 30 available channels in single MHz increments
• Power Leveling - This powerful feature will automatically adjust the output power of each subscriber unit to the specified RSSI Target. This feature allows each SU's signal to be received at the AP at approximately the same level regardless of the AP's distance.
• Monitor the status of all SU's via SNMP, built in web browser interface, Telnet. Collects and reports all vital SU statistics and status.