User's Manual
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 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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Integrated Bluetooth LE 4.1 radio for location and asset tracking.
• The AP supports the following hardware external interfaces:
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Three local GigE Ethernet Ports, one uplink GigE port, and one passive pass-through RJ45
port.
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RS-232 management console interface through a custom 4-pin connector.
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Three 10/100/1000BASE-T ports (local Ethernet ports), one of which also serves as a PoE-Out
port.
The PoE-Out port 802.3af Class 0 (15.4W) power when the AP is powered by802.3at power.
The PoE-Out port does not provide any power output when the AP is powered by 802.3af
power.
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One RJ-45 passive pass-through port (back to bottom).
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Mode button. For information on how to use the Mode button, see “Using the Mode Button”
section on page 35.
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One multi-color LED status indicator for the AP status. LEDs are also present to indicate
per-port status for local the Ethernet ports. For information, see the
“Checking the Access
Point LEDs” section on page 32.
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Three local Gigabit Ethernet ports available to securely connect wired devices to the network.
• Two integrated 2.4 GHz/5 GHz dual-band antennas located on the sides of the 1815w access point
under the top housing. Peak antenna gain is approximately 2
dBi and 3 dBi in the 2.4 GHz and
5
GHz bands respectively.
A full listing of the access point's features and specification are provided in the Cisco Aironet 1815w
Access Point Data Sheet, at the following URL:
(URL to be added when Datasheet is published on Cisco.com)
Access Point Model Numbers and Regulatory Domains
The Cisco Aironet 1815w access point comes in the model number format AIR-AP1815W-x-K9. The
‘x’ in the model number is a placeholder for the regulatory domain. For information on supported
regulatory domains, see the following page:
http://www.cisco.com/go/aironet/compliance