Getting Started Guide
Table Of Contents
- 1 About this Guide
- 2 About the Access Point
- 3 Safety Instructions
- 4 Unpacking the AP
- 5 Ports and Connectors on the AP
- 6 Preparing the AP 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 Checking the Access Point LEDs
- 13 Miscellaneous Usage and Configuration Guidelines
- 14 Related Documentation
- 15 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
- 16 Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request
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1 About this Guide
This guide provides instructions on how to install and configure your Cisco Aironet 1810W series
access points. This guide also provides mounting instructions and limited troubleshooting procedures.
The Aironet 1810W series access point is abbreviated as AP in this document.
2 About the Access Point
The Cisco Aironet 1810W series access point is an 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (Wave 2) access point, with
internal antennas. You can vertically mount the access point directly on a wall or desk mount it with
the optional sleek desk cradle. The AP supports 2.4 GHz 2x2 802.11 b/g/n MU-MIMO and 5GHz 2x2
802.11 a/n/ac (wave 2) MU-MIMO applications simultaneously.
Access Point Features
The features of the 1810W series access points are:
• Supported mode(s) of operation:
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Centralized
• Supports Cisco Mobility Express solution. The 1810W series access point can operate as a master
AP (having an integrated wireless controller functionality) in a Cisco Mobility Express network.
For more information, see the Cisco Mobility Express User Guide at the following URL:
http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/wireless/access_point/mob_exp/1/user_guide/b_ME_User_
Guide.html
• Radio features supported are:
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2.4 GHz and 5 GHz concurrent radios
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2.4GHz radio with 2TX x 2RX and 2 spatial steams
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5GHz radio with 2TX x 2RX and 2 spatial steams
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802.11ac based Transmit Beamforming
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Quality of Service (QoS)
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Radio Resource Management (RRM)
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Rogue Detection
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BandSelect
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Integrated Bluetooth LE 4.1 radio for location and asset tracking.
• The AP supports the following hardware external interfaces: