User's 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 Mounting and Powering the Access Point
- 7 Configuring and Managing the AP
- 8 Checking the Access Point Status LED
- 9 Checking the Ethernet Port LEDs
- 10 Using the Mode Button
- 11 Related Documentation
- 12 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
- 13 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 1815T
OfficeExtend access points. This guide also provides mounting instructions and limited
troubleshooting procedures.
The Aironet 1815T access point is referred
to as access point or AP in this document.
2 About the Access Point
The Cisco Aironet 1815T OfficeExtend access point is an 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (Wave 2) access point,
with internal antennas. You can place the access point horizontally on a desk. The AP supports
2.4 GHz 2x2 802.11b/g/n MU-MIMO and 5 GHz 2x2 802.11 a/n/ac (Wave 2) MU-MIMO
appli
cations simultaneously.
The 1815T access point offers a highl
y secure enterprise wireless and wired connection to the home,
micro-branch or other types of remote sites. This access point extends the corporate network to
teleworkers, to mobile workers, or to micro-sites.
The access point connects to the home or si
te broadband Internet access and establishes a highly secure
tunnel to the corporate network. This tunnel allows remote employees access to data, voice, video, and
cloud services for a mobility experience consistent with that at the corporate office. The Cisco Aironet
1815T access points support secure corporate data access and personal connectivity for teleworkers’
home devices with segmented home traffic.
Access Point Features
The features of the 1815T access points are:
• Supported mode(s) of operation:
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OfficeExtend Mode with hardware-based encryption
• Radio features are:
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Dual-radio, dual-band, 802.11ac Wave 2
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2.4 GHz and 5 GHz concurrent radios
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2 GHz and 5 GHz radios with 2TX x 2RX and 2 spatial streams SU-MIMO and MU-MIMO.
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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)