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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2.4GHz and 5GHz role, where one radio serves clients in 2.4GHz mode, while the other serves
clients in 5GHz mode.
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Dual 5GHz role, with both radios operating in the 5GHz band, actively serving client devices
to maximize the benefits of 802.11ac wave 2 and to increase client device capacity.
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Wireless Security Monitoring and 5GHz role, where one radio serves 5GHz clients, while the
other radio scans both 2.4GHz and 5GHz for wIPS attackers, CleanAir interferers, and rogue
devices.
• Cross-AP Noise Reduction, a Cisco innovation that enables APs to intelligently collaborate in real
time about RF conditions so that users connect with optimized signal quality and performance.
• Optimized AP Roaming for ensuring that client devices associate with the AP in their coverage
range that offers the fastest data rate available.
• Cisco ClientLink 4.0 technology for improved downlink performance to all mobile devices,
including one-, two-, and three-spatial-stream devices up to 802.11ac Wave 1 and Wave 2. The
technology also improves battery life on mobile devices.
• Cisco CleanAir technology enhanced with 160MHz channel support. CleanAir delivers proactive,
high-speed spectrum intelligence across 20-, 40-, and 80-, and 160-MHz-wide channels to combat
performance problems arising from wireless interference.
• MIMO equalization capabilities, which optimize uplink performance and reliability by reducing
the impact of signal fade.
Antennas and Radios
The 3800 series access point contains two simultaneous dual-band radios, the 2.4GHz and 5GHz
MU-MIMO radio, and the 5-GHz 802.11ac MU-MIMO radio. The 3800P series access point
(AIR-AP3802P-x-K9) has two 2.4-GHz/5-GHz dual-band radios, up to 4 external dual-band dipole
antennas.
The radio and antennas support frequency bands 2400–2500 MHz and 5180–5865 MHz through a
common dual-band RF interface. Features of the external dual-band dipole antennas are:
• Four RTNC antenna connectors on the top of the access point
• Four TX/RX antennas