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Configuration SetupConfiguration Setup
Does My AP Qualify for this Procedure?Doe s My AP Qualify for this Proced ure?
• If your 2.0 or later version later OmniAccess AP(s) cannot be configured for any other reason
using the following procedure, refer to RMA Procedures later in this document.
Configuration Steps for an OmniAccess APConfiguration Steps for an OmniAccess AP
1. Configure the Alcatel OmniAccess Switch or Appliance in LWAPP Layer 3 Mode and make sure
its DS Port is connected to the network. Use CLI, Web Browser and/or ACS procedures as
described in the Alcatel OmniAccess Switch and Appliance Quick Installation Guide and the
Alcatel OmniAccess Wireless Product Guide
.
- Make sure AP ports are available (either Direct-Connect Mode through the Switch
physical ports, or in Appliance Mode through the Alcatel OmniAccess Switch or
Appliance Management/AP-Manager Interface).
- Set the Alcatel OmniAccess Switch or Appliance as the Master, so new OmniAccess APs
always associate with it.
- Refer to the Alcatel OmniAccess Wireless Product Guide for other settings.
2. Take the AP out of the box and plug it into the front panel of the Master Switch (Direct-Connect
Mode), or through the same subnet that Alcatel OmniAccess Switch or Appliance is on (Appli-
ance Mode).
3. Apply power to the AP:
- Use 802.3af-compliant Power Over Ethernet (PoE) from the Alcatel OmniAccess Switch
or Appliance or from an orderable inline power injector. If you do not have PoE
available, use an orderable external AC-to-48 VDC Power Supply plugged into the side
of the AP.
- After powering up the AP, the RED Alarm LED comes on for a short period (about 15-20
seconds) and then all the LEDs blink sequentially back and forth, indicating that the AP
is trying to find an Alcatel OmniAccess Switch or Appliance to connect to. This can
continue for up to five minutes. If the AP remains in this mode for more than five
minutes, the AP is unable to find the Master Alcatel OmniAccess Switch or Appliance.
Check the connection between the AP and the Alcatel OmniAccess Switch or Appliance
and make sure the AP and the Alcatel OmniAccess Switch or Appliance are on the same
subnet.
- If the power light does not come on, check the power (it can be powered either with
Power over Ethernet or a from an orderable AP External Power Supply.