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What You Need Before You Begin, System Requirements, WiFi Equipment Placement and Range Guidelines

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Dual-Band Wireless AC Access Point WAC720 and WAC730 User Manual What You Need Before You Begin You must consider the following guidelines and requirements before you can set up your access point. System Requirements Before installing the access point, make sure that your system includes the following: • A 10/100/1000 Mbps local area network device such as a hub or switch • The Category 5 UTP straight-through Ethernet cable with RJ-45 connector included in the package, or one like it • A PoE switch or a 12V, 2.5 A, DC power source • A web browser for configuration • At least one computer with the TCP/IP protocol installed • 802.11bg/ng/bgn-compliant or 802.11a/a-na-ac-compliant devices WiFi Equipment Placement and Range Guidelines The range of your WiFi connection can vary significantly based on the location of the access point. The latency, data throughput performance, and power consumption of WiFi devices also vary depending on your configuration choices. Note Failure to follow these guidelines can result in significant performance degradation or inability to connect over WiFi to the access point. For complete performance specifications, see Supplemental Information on page 157. Note Before you position and mount the access point at its permanent position, first configure the access point and test the computers on your LAN for WiFi connectivity as described in this chapter. For best results, place your access point according to the following general guidelines: • Near the center of the area in which the WiFi devices will operate. • In an elevated location such as a high shelf where the WiFi devices are in a line-of-sight (even if through walls). • Away from sources of interference, such as computers, microwaves ovens, and 2.4 GHz cordless phones. • Away from large metal surfaces or water. • Placing an external antenna in a vertical position provides best side-to-side coverage. Placing an external antenna in a horizontal position provides best up-and-down coverage. (An external antenna does not come standard with the access point.) Initial Setup 13

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What You Need Before You Begin
You must consider the following guidelines and requirements before you can set up your access point.
System Requirements
Before installing the access point, make sure that your system includes the following:
•
A 10/100/1000 Mbps local area network device such as a hub or switch
•
The Category 5 UTP straight-through Ethernet cable with RJ-45 connector included in the package, or
one like it
•
A PoE switch or a 12V, 2.5 A, DC power source
•
A web browser for configuration
•
At least one computer with the TCP/IP protocol installed
•
802.11bg/ng/bgn-compliant or 802.11a/a-na-ac-compliant devices
WiFi Equipment Placement and Range Guidelines
The range of your WiFi connection can vary significantly based on the location of the access point. The
latency, data throughput performance, and power consumption of WiFi devices also vary depending on your
configuration choices.
Failure to follow these guidelines can result in significant performance degradation
or inability to connect over WiFi to the access point. For complete performance
specifications, see
Supplemental Information
on page 157.
Note
Before you position and mount the access point at its permanent position, first configure
the access point and test the computers on your LAN for WiFi connectivity as described
in this chapter.
Note
For best results, place your access point according to the following general guidelines:
•
Near the center of the area in which the WiFi devices will operate.
•
In an elevated location such as a high shelf where the WiFi devices are in a line-of-sight (even if through
walls).
•
Away from sources of interference, such as computers, microwaves ovens, and 2.4 GHz cordless
phones.
•
Away from large metal surfaces or water.
•
Placing an external antenna in a vertical position provides best side-to-side coverage. Placing an external
antenna in a horizontal position provides best up-and-down coverage. (An external antenna does not
come standard with the access point.)
Initial Setup
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Dual-Band Wireless AC Access Point WAC720 and WAC730 User Manual