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
The AP supports both Cisco Mobility Express and lightweight deployments (using Cisco Wireless controllers). The AP
also supports the following operating modes:
Local—This is the default mode for the Cisco AP. In this mode, the AP does not serve clients.
Flexconnect—Flexconnect mode for the Cisco AP.
Monitor—This is the monitor-only mode for the Cisco AP.
Sniffer—In the wireless sniffer mode, the AP starts sniffing the air on a given channel. It captures and forwards all the
packets from the clients on that channel to a remote machine that runs Airopeek or Wireshark (packet analyzers for
IEEE 802.11 wireless LANs). This includes information on the time stamp, signal strength, packet size, etc.
Note In the sniffer mode, the server to which the data is sent should be on the same VLAN as the wireless
controller management VLAN otherwise an error will be displayed.
AP Model Numbers and Regulatory Domains
The ‘x’ in the model numbers represents the regulatory domain. You need to verify whether the AP model you have is
approved for use in your country. To verify approval and to identify the regulatory domain that corresponds to a particular
country, visit http://www.cisco.com/go/aironet/compliance. Not all regulatory domains have been approved. As and
when they are approved, this compliance list will be updated.
Antennas and Radios
The 1840 series access point contains a 2.4 GHz radio and a 5 GHz radio. The 1840I has 4 internal antennas.
AP Type Model Number Details
Access Point for indoor
environments, with internal
antennas
AIR-AP1840I-x-K9 Dual-band, controller-based
802.11a/b/g/n/ac
AIR-AP1840I-x-K9C Dual-band, 802.11a/b/g/n/ac,
factory-shipped with a Cisco Mobility
Express software image