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 and Grounding the Access Point
- 10 Powering the Access Point
- 11 Configuring and Deploying the Access Point
- 12 Checking the Access Point LED
- 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
4
Access Point Features
A full listing of the access point's features and specification are provided in the Cisco Aironet 1815m
Access Point Data Sheet, at the following URL: (URL to be added at CCO)
The features of the 1815m access points are:
• Supported mode(s) of operation:
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Unified (or Local)
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Sniffer
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Monitor
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FlexConnect
• Radio features supported are:
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2.4 GHz and 5 GHz concurrent radios
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2 GHz radio with 2TX x 2RX and two spatial streams SU-MIMO
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5 GHz radio with 2TX x 2RX 802.11ac Wave 2 capable with two spatial streams SU-MIMO
and MU-MIMO
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Spectrum Analysis
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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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Bluetooth Low Energy 4.0
• The AP supports the following hardware external interfaces:
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One 10/100/1000 BASE-T (Ethernet) Uplink Interface with inline power capability,
Auto-MDIX (automatically support either straight through or crossover cables), and
802.3af/at PoE.
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RS-232 console interface through RJ45
• Mode button. For information on how to use the Mode button, see “Using the Mode Button”
section on page 19.
• One multi-color LED status indicator. See the “Checking the Access Point LED” section on
page 17 for information on the colors of the LED status indicator.
• The 1815m model access point has two integrated 2.4 GHz single band antennas and two 5 GHz
single band antennas. Peak antenna gain is approximately 2
dBi and 4 dBi in 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz
bands respectively.