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Contents Chapter 1 Introduction and Hardware Overview Overview 6 Unpack Your Access Point 6 Hardware Description 7 Top Panel 7 Rear Panel 9 Side Panels 9 Product Label 10 Documentation Resources 10 Chapter 2 Connections for Multi-Gigabit Ethernet Throughput Connection to a High-Speed Switch 12 Static LAG Connection to a Switch 13 Chapter 3 Installation Step 1: Consider the System Requirements 15 Step 2: Consider the WiFi Equipment Placement and Range Guidelines 15 Step 3: Connect the Access Point to Your Network 16 Step 3a: If the Network Does Not Include a DHCP Server, Connect the Access Point to a Computer 17 Step 3b: Connect the Access Point to a Switch 18 Step 3c: Provide Power to the Access Point 19 Step 4: Use the Wireless Controller to Discover and Configure the Access Point 20 Step 5: Test WiFi Connectivity to the Access Point 20 Optional Step 6: Mount the Access Point 21 Package Content of the Ceiling and Wall Installation Kit 21 Drop Ceiling Installation 21 Wall Installation 24 Appendix A Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Chart 28 Troubleshoot the Basic Functions 28 Verify the Correct Sequence of Events at Startup 29 The Power LED Remains Solid Amber or Remains Blinking Amber 29 No LEDs Are Lit on the Access Point 30 The Activity LED, LAN LED 1, or Both LAN LEDs Are Not Lit 30 The WLAN LEDs Do Not Light 31 3

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Contents
Chapter 1
Introduction and Hardware Overview
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Unpack Your Access Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Hardware Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Top Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Side Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Product Label. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Documentation Resources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Chapter 2
Connections for Multi-Gigabit Ethernet Throughput
Connection to a High-Speed Switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Static LAG Connection to a Switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Chapter 3
Installation
Step 1: Consider the System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Step 2: Consider the WiFi Equipment Placement and Range Guidelines. . . . . . 15
Step 3: Connect the Access Point to Your Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Step 3a: If the Network Does Not Include a DHCP Server,
Connect the Access Point to a Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Step 3b: Connect the Access Point to a Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Step 3c: Provide Power to the Access Point. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Step 4: Use the Wireless Controller to Discover and
Configure the Access Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Step 5: Test WiFi Connectivity to the Access Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Optional Step 6: Mount the Access Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Package Content of the Ceiling and Wall Installation Kit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Drop Ceiling Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Wall Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Appendix A
Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Troubleshoot the Basic Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Verify the Correct Sequence of Events at Startup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
The Power LED Remains Solid Amber or Remains Blinking Amber . . . . . . . . 29
No LEDs Are Lit on the Access Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
The Activity LED, LAN LED 1, or Both LAN LEDs Are Not Lit. . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
The WLAN LEDs Do Not Light. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31