User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Cisco Aironet 1530 Series Outdoor Access Point Hardware Installation Guide
- Preface
- Objectives
- Audience
- Organization
- Conventions
- Related Documents
- Finding the Product Serial Number
- Obtaining Documentation, Support, and Security Guidelines
- About the 1532 Access Point
- Hardware Models
- Hardware Features
- Network Deployment Examples
- Unpacking the Access Point
- Tools and Hardware
- Warnings
- Safety Information
- Avoiding Damage to Radios in a Testing Environment
- Installation Guidelines
- Mounting the Access Point
- Installation Options
- Access Point Mounting Orientation
- Wall Mounting the Access Point with the Fixed Mounting Kit
- Pole Mounting the Access Point with the Fixed Mount Kit
- Wall Mounting the Access Point with the Pivoting Mounting Kit
- Pole Mounting the Access Point with the Pivoting Mounting Kit
- Horizontally Mounting the Access Point with Optional Horizontal Mount Plate
- Installing AP Cover or Solar Shield (AIR-ACC1530-CVR=)
- Installing Antennas
- Grounding the Access Point
- Powering the Access Point
- Configuring the Access Point
- What to Do Next
- Guidelines for Using the Access Points
- Important Notes
- Controller MAC Filter List
- Using DHCP Option 43
- Monitoring the Access Point LEDs
- Verifying Controller Association
- Changing the Bridge Group Name
- Access Point Power Injector
- Using the Reset Button
- Manufacturers Federal Communication Commission Declaration of Conformity Statement
- Industry Canada
- Declaration of Conformity for RF Exposure
- 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
- Guidelines for Operating Cisco Aironet Access Points in Japan
- Administrative Rules for Cisco Aironet Access Points in Taiwan
- Operation of Cisco Aironet Access Points in Brazil
- Overview
- Configuring Option 43 for 1000, 1500, and 1530 Series Access Points
- Configuring Option 43 for 1100, 1130, 1200, 1240, 1250, 1300, 1520, and 1530 Series Access Points
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Chapter 2 Installing the Access Point
Configuring the Access Point
Step 7 Repeat Steps 2 to 6 to add other access points to the list.
Step 8 Log out of your controller, and close your web browser.
Configuring a RAP
The access point defaults to the mesh access point (MAP) radio role. One or more of your access points
must be reconfigured as a root access point (RAP). The RAPs connect to a wired Ethernet link through
a switch to the controller. The MAPs use their wireless backhaul interface to connect to a RAP to reach
the controller.
To configure a RAP on the controller GUI, follow these steps:
Step 1 Log into your controller using a web browser.
Step 2 Click Wireless. When your access point associates to the controller, the name of the access point appears
in the AP Name list.
Step 3 Double-click your access point name.
Step 4 Find Mesh Information, and choose Root AP by clicking the drop-down arrow in the AP Role field.
Step 5 Click Apply.
Step 6 Repeat Steps 2 through 5 for each RAP.
Step 7 Log out from your controller, and close your web browser.
Configuring a Bridge Group Name
The bridge group name (BGN) controls the association of the access points to a RAP. BGNs can be used
to logically group the radios to avoid different networks on the same channel from communicating with
each other. This setting is also useful if you have more than one RAP in your network in the same area.
If you have two RAPs in your network in the same area (for more capacity), we recommend that you
configure the two RAPs with the same BGN, but on different channels.
The BGN is a string of ten characters maximum. A factory-set bridge group name (NULL VALUE) is
assigned during manufacturing. It is not visible to you, but allows new access point radios to join a
network of new access points. The BGN can be reconfigured from the Controller CLI and GUI. After
configuring the BGN, the access point reboots.
The BGN should be configured very carefully on a live network. You should always start from the
farthest node (last node) from the RAP and move towards the RAP. If you start configuring the BGN in
a different location, then the access points beyond this point (farther away) are dropped, as they have a
different BGN.
To configure the BGN for the access points using the GUI, follow these steps:
Step 1 Log into your controller using a web browser.
Step 2 Click Wireless. When access points associates to the controller, the name of the access point appears in
the AP Name list.