Getting Started Guide
Table Of Contents
- Cisco Catalyst 9130AX Series Access Points
- 1 About this Guide
- 2 About the Cisco Catalyst 9130AX Series Wireless 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 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 FAQs
- 15 Related Documentation
- 16 Declarations of Conformity and Regulatory Information
- Manufacturers Federal Communication Commission Declaration of Conformity Statement
- VCCI Statement for Japan
- Guidelines for Operating Cisco Catalyst 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 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 Catalyst Access Points in Taiwan
- Operation of Cisco Catalyst Access Points in Brazil
- Declaration of Conformity Statements
- Communications, Services, and Additional Information
- Cisco Bug Search Tool
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Cisco Catalyst 9130AX Series Access Points
10 Powering the Access Point
Note Always connect the antennas to the 9130AXE before powering the AP up. Enabling the AP radios without
connecting the antennas can result in damage to the AP.
The AP can be powered only through Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) using the following:
802.3at (PoE+): Any 802.3at (30.0 W) compliant switch port or Cisco Power Injector AIR-PWRINJ6=
802.3af: Any 802.3af (15.4 W) compliant switch port or Cisco Power Injector AIR-PWRINJ5=
Note If 802.3af is used, both the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz radios will be reduced to 1x1 and Ethernet will be
downgraded to 1 GbE. The USB port will also be off.
Cisco Universal PoE (Cisco UPOE)
11 Configuring and Deploying the Access Point
This section describes how to connect the access point to a controller. Because the configuration process takes place
on the controller, see the Cisco Wireless Controller Configuration Guide for additional information.
The Controller Discovery Process
Note • The controller must be running release 8.9.111.0 as it supports 9130AX series access points. For more
information, vis
it the access point data sheet available on Cisco.com
at
https://www
.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/wireless/catalyst-9100ax-access-points/guide-c07-742311.
html.
• You cannot edit or query any access point using the controller CLI if the name of the access point contai
ns
a spac
e.
• Make sure that the controller is set to the current time. If the controller is set to a time that has alread
y
occurred, the
access point might not join the controller because its certificate may not be valid for th
at
time.
Access points must be discovered by a controller before they can become an active part of the network. The access
point supports these controller discovery processes:
Locally stored controller IP address discovery—If the access point was previously joined to a controller, the IP
addresses of the primary, secondary, and tertiary controllers are stored in the access point non-volatile memory. This
process of storing controller IP addresses on an access point for later deployment is called priming the access point.
For more information about priming, see the “Performing a Pre-Installation Configuration” section on page 18.
DHCP server discovery—This feature uses DHCP option 43 to provide controller IP addresses to the access points.
Cisco switches support a DHCP server option that is typically used for this capability. For more information about
DHCP option 43, see the “Configuring DHCP Option 43” section on page 26.
DNS discovery—The access point can discover controllers through your domain name server (DNS). For the access
point to do so, you must configure your DNS to return controller IP addresses in response to
CISCO-CAPWAP-CONTROLLER.localdomain, where localdomain is the access point domain name. Configuring the
CISCO-CAPWAP-CONTROLLER provides backwards compatibility in an existing customer deployment. When an