Getting Started Guide
Table Of Contents
- 1 About this Guide
- 2 About the Access Point
- 3 Safety Instructions
- 4 Unpacking
- 5 AP Views, Ports, and Connectors
- 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 your Cisco Aironet 2800I and 2800E series access
points and provides links to resources which can help you configure the access point. This guide
provides mounting instructions and limited troubleshooting procedures.
The 2800 series access point is referred to as access point or AP in this document.
2 About the Access Point
The Cisco Aironet 2800 Series Wi-Fi access points provide 802.11ac Wave 2 with Multi User MIMO
(MU MIMO). This AP series offers dual-band radios (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz) with integrated and
external antenna options. The series supports high-performing Spectrum Intelligence which sustains
three spatial stream rates over a deployable distance with high reliability when serving clients. The
access points support full inter-interoperability with leading 802.11ac clients, and support a mixed
deployment with other access points and controllers.
A full listing of the access point's features and specification are provided in the Cisco Aironet 2800
Series Access Point Data Sheet, at the following URL:
(URL will be added when available, before FCS)
Access Point Features
The 2800 series access point is a wireless controller-based product and supports:
• Simultaneous dual-band (2.4-GHz and 5-GHz) radios
• Integrated antennas on the 2802I access point model (AIR-AP2802I-x-K9)
• External antennas on the 2802E access point models (AIR-AP2802E-x-K9)
Note The ‘x’ in the model numbers represents the regulatory domain. For information on
supported regulatory domains, see the
“AP Model Numbers and Regulatory Domains”
section on page 4.
The other features of the 2800 series APs are:
• Multi-Gigabit Ethernet (mGig) Support, providing multiple gigabit uplink speeds of 2.5G and 5G
in addition to 100M and 1G speeds.