Getting Started Guide
Table Of Contents
- 1 About this Guide
- 2 Introduction to the Access Point
- 3 Safety Instructions
- 4 Unpacking
- 5 Access Point Ports and Connectors
- 6 Preparing the Access Point for Installation
- 7 Installation Overview
- 8 Performing a Pre-Installation Configuration
- 9 Mounting and Grounding the Access Point
- 10 Powering the Access Point
- 11 Configuring and Deploying the Access Point
- 12 Troubleshooting
- 13 Checking the Access Point LEDs
- 14 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
- Generic Discussion on RF Exposure
- This Device Meets International Guidelines for Exposure to Radio Waves
- This Device Meets FCC Guidelines for Exposure to Radio Waves
- This Device Meets the Industry Canada Guidelines for Exposure to Radio Waves
- Cet appareil est conforme aux directives internationales en matière d'exposition aux fréquences radioélectriques
- Additional Information on RF Exposure
- Administrative Rules for Cisco Aironet Access Points in Taiwan
- Operation of Cisco Aironet Access Points in Brazil
- Declaration of Conformity Statements
- 15 Configuring DHCP Option 43
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Step 3 Configure the access point if required. Use the controller CLI, controller GUI, or Cisco Prime
Infrastructure to customize the access-point-specific 802.11ac network settings.
Step 4 If the pre-installation configuration is successful, the Status LED is green indicating normal
operation. Disconnect the access point and mount it at the location at which you intend to
deploy it on the wireless network.
Step 5 If your access point does not indicate normal operation, turn it off and repeat the
pre-installation configuration.
Note When you are installing a Layer 3 access point on a different subnet than the Cisco
wireless LAN controller, be sure that a DHCP server is reachable from the subnet on
which you will be installing the access point, and that the subnet has a route back to
the Cisco wireless LAN controller. Also be sure that the route back to the Cisco
wireless LAN controller has destination UDP ports 5246 and 5247 open for CAPWAP
communications. Ensure that the route back to the primary, secondary, and tertiary
wireless LAN controller allows IP packet fragments. Finally, be sure that if address
translation is used, that the access point and the Cisco wireless LAN controller have
a static 1-to-1 NAT to an outside address. (Port Address Translation is not
supported.)
9 Mounting and Grounding the Access Point
Cisco Aironet 1852 series access points can be mounted in several configurations – on a suspended
ceiling, on a hard ceiling or wall, on an electrical or network box, and above a suspended ceiling.
Go to the following URL for access point mounting instructions:
http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/wireless/access_point/mounting/guide/apmount.html










