Wireless and Enclosure Resources

• Enclosure Selection Guide
  A handy guide for selecting enclosures and antenna connectors for most manufacturer's access points.
• Oberon Featured Product Catalog (.pdf)
• Oberon's NEC and UL Compliance statement (.pdf)
• Ceiling Tile Description Form (.pdf): Use this form to describe to us the ceiling tiles used in your facility.
• Application Note: Cabling for 802.11n Wireless Networks (.pdf)
  White paper that describes the requirements for the cabling infrastructure, when the wireless network data rates are increased by use of 802.11n products.
• Application Note: Calculating Temperature Rise In NEMA Enclosuress  (.pdf)
• Application Note: Positioning Your Wireless Router with Oberon's Network Cabinet (.pdf)
  White paper that describes how to position your wireless router and other network components with Oberon Model 1082-00 Network Cabinet.
• Presentation: TIA-EIA Guidelines for Wireless Networks (.pdf)
  Oberon's Webinar presented April 7^th, 2010 about Standards and Bulletins from the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) provides essential guidance for deployment of, and cabling to, wireless networks. The webcast introduced TIA guidelines for topology, design, installation, and testing of the telecommunications infrastructure for wireless netwroks. Power over Ethernet, structured cabling, and mounting soulutions was discussed.
• Presentation: Wireless Systems for Healthcare Environment (.pdf)
  Oberon's CIM presentation from October 27^th, 2011 describes the requirements for the cabling infrastructure, when the wireless network data rates are increased by use of 802.11n products.
• Presentation: Oberon Wireless Mounting Solutions (.pdf) Solution provider presentation for using Oberon wireless access point mounting solutions.

Antenna Resources

• Application Note: Improving Wireless Coverage and Gain (.pdf)
  This paper describes how standard dipole antenna patterns are enhanced by mounting the antenna on an (electrically conductive) enclosure.
• Application Note: Model 1025-00 Coverage FAQ
  This pdf document details the coverage of an access point while inside in the Model 1025-00 NEMA4 enclosure. Contact our customer service representives if you have further questions.
• Application Note: Model 1059-00 Coverage FAQ
  This pdf document details the coverage of an access point while inside in the Model 1059-00 ceiling enclosure. Contact our customer service representives if you have further questions.

Fiber to the Enclosure (FTTE)

• Application Note: Using the Model 1070-00 in FIber to the Enclosure (FTTE) Structured Cabling (.pdf)
  White paper that describes how to use the Oberon Model 1070-00 for fiber to the enclosure and structured cabling.
• Article: Hierarchical Star, Centralized Cabling or Fiber-to-the-Telecom Enclosure -- which architecture is best for your installation?
  Find out with the FOLS Cost Model.
• Presentation: Workspace Telecommunication Enclosures (.pdf)
  Oberon's Webinar presented December 8^th, 2009 about Workspace Telecommunication Enclosures (WTE) for Fiber to the Enclosure (FTTE) deployments.

Wireless LANs in Healthcare

• Presentation: Wireless in Hospitals Bootcamp (.ppt)
  This presentation provides best practices for installation of wireless networks in hospitals, regarding ICRA procedure compliance, code compliance, TIA-1179, physical security and aesthetics.
• Presentation: Cabling and Infrastructure for Enterprise Wireless Networks Part 1 (.pdf)
  Oberon's December 1^st, 2010 about basic wireless LAN design concepts and cabling for the infrastructure. Topics included: Installation in the Air Handling Space; Wireless in Hospital Environments; and Cabling for IEEE 802.11n Access Points. This is Part 2 of a two part series.
• Presentation: Cabling and Infrastructure for Enterprise Wireless Networks Part 2 (.pdf)
  Oberon's February 2^nd, 2011 about basic wireless LAN design concepts and cabling for the infrastructure. Topics included: Installation in the Air Handling Space; Wireless in Hospital Environments; and Cabling for IEEE 802.11n Access Points. This is Part 2 of a two part series.
• Article: BICSI Healthcare: Wireless Health Care - Key Stategies for Success
  BICSI News Magazine article Nov/Dec 2010 on wireless LAN deployment at Henry Ford Health System
• Link: ICRA (Joint Commision Resources)
  Sample Matrix of Precautions for Construction and Renovation (.pdf)

• White Paper: Comparison of 3 vs 4 WLAN Channels Paper, Rev B (.pdf)
  White paper that describes how Wireless LAN designers can deploy IEEE 802.11b networks with four minimally overlapping WLAN channels, instead of three non-overlapping channels. Includes calculation of Signal-to-Interference ratios and attainable WLAN data rates for various co-channel and adjacent channel configurations.
• White Paper: Maximizing Wireless LAN Range by Exploiting Two Types of Antenna Diversity, Rev B (.pdf)
  White paper that demonstrates the advantages in using both Spatial and Polarization Antenna diversity techniques when deploying a Wireless LAN. Analysis and simulations predict radio link range over various signal fading correlation values between diversity antennas.