User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- 1 About this Guide
- 2 Introduction to the Access Point
- 3 Unpacking the Access Point
- 4 Configurations
- 5 Becoming Familiar With the Access Point
- 6 Network Deployment Examples
- 7 Preparing the Access Point
- 8 Deploying the Access Point
- 9 Declarations of Conformity and Regulatory Information
- Manufacturers Federal Communication Commission Declaration of Conformity Statement
- VCCI Statement for Japan
- Guidelines for Operating Cisco Aironet Access Points in Japan
- Statement 371-Power Cable and AC Adapter
- Industry Canada
- Canadian Compliance Statement
- European Community, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein
- Declaration of Conformity with regard to the R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC & Medical Directive 93/42/EEC
- Declaration of Conformity for RF Exposure
- Administrative Rules for Cisco Aironet Access Points in Taiwan
- Operation of Cisco Aironet Access Points in Brazil
- Declaration of Conformity Statements
- 10 In Case of Difficulty
- 11 Cisco 90-Day Limited Hardware Warranty Terms
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Fiber Option
Warning
Class 1 laser product.
Statement 1008
The factory-orderable fiber option provides a fiber input and output capability. Fiber data is
transmitted and received over a single-strand fiber cable, which is connected to the access point using
these small-factor pluggable (SFP) modules:
• 100BASE-BX10-U fiber Rugged SFP module
• 1000BASELX single-mode Rugged SFP module
• 1000BASESX multimode Rugged SFP module
Note SFP modules are not hot-swappable.
One fiber connection is available on both the 1552E and 1552H access points. The fiber connection
is on the bottom of both the 1552E and 1552H access points (shown on
Figure 1). Client data is passed
to the network controller through the fiber connection via a fiber capable switch. For detailed
installation information about the fiber option, see the Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh
Access Point Hardware Installation Guide. Configuration information can be found in the controller
configuration guide of the controller you are using.
6 Network Deployment Examples
The access point is a wireless device designed for wireless client access and point-to-point bridging,
point-to-multipoint bridging, and point-to-multipoint mesh wireless connectivity. The access point
provides 5-GHz backhaul capability to link with another access point to reach a wired network
connection or to provide repeater operations for other access points.
The access point plays two primary radio roles: a root access point (hereafter called a RAP) or a mesh
(non-root) access point (hereafter called a MAP), which is the default role of all access points. When
the access point has a fiber or wired Ethernet or cable connector connection to the controller (through
a switch), the radio role is called a RAP. In order to be considered a RAP, the access point must be
configured as a RAP. A RAP is a parent node to any bridging or mesh network. A controller can
support one or more RAPs, each one parenting the same or different wireless networks. There can be
more than one RAP for the same mesh network for redundancy. RAPs and MAPs can support wireless
clients on the 2.4-GHz and 5-GHz band. Client access on 5-GHz is called universal client access.