Getting Started Guide
Table Of Contents
- Cisco Aironet 1840 Series Access Points
- 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 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 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
- Communications, Services, and Additional Information
- Cisco Bug Search Tool
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Cisco Aironet 1840 Series Access Points
1 About this Guide
This guide provides instructions on how to install your Cisco Aironet 1840 series access points and provides links to
resources which can help you configure the access point. This guide provides mounting instructions and limited
troubleshooting procedures.
The 1840 series access point is referred to as access point or AP in this document.
2 About the Access Point
The Cisco Aironet 1840 series wireless access point is an 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (Wave 2) access point with internal
antennas. This access point can be mounted on a wall or a ceiling and supports 2x2 2.4 GHz 802.11b/g/n MIMO and
4x4 5 GHz 802.11a/n/ac (Wave 2) MIMO applications simultaneously.
A full listing of the access point's features and specifications are provided in the Cisco Aironet 1840 Series Access Point
Data Sheet, at the following URL:
https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/wireless/aironet-1840-series-access-points/datasheet-c78-7421
25.html
Access Point Features
The 1840 series wireless access point supports:
5 GHz radio with 4TX x 4RX 802.11ac (Wave 2) with four spatial streams SU-MIMO and 3 spatial streams MU-MIMO
2.4 GHz radio with 2TX x 2RX and two spatial streams SU-MIMO
2.4GHz and 5GHz concurrent radios
One 5G single-band and three dual-band internal antennas, omnidirectional in azimuth for both 2.4 GHz (peak gain
4 dBi) and 5 GHz (peak gain 5 dBi)
The following hardware external interfaces:
— 2 x 10/100/1000BASE-T autosensing (RJ-45), Power over Ethernet (PoE)
— RS-232 management console port (RJ-45)
— USB 2.0 (enabled via future software)
— Recovery push button (enables partial or full system configuration recovery)
— One multi-color LED Status indicator. see the “Checking the Access Point LEDs” section on page 14 for
information on the colors of the LED status indicator.
Integrated BLE 4.2 radio to enable IoT use cases such as location tracking.
Spectrum Analysis
802.11n and 802.11ac Tx beam forming
802.11 dynamic frequency selection (DFS)
Cyclic shift diversity (CSD) support
Cisco Digital Network Architecture (DNA) support enables Cisco Connected Mobile Experiences, Apple FastLane
and Cisco Identity Services Engine.