User's Manual

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1 About AP822
The AP822 is a cost-effective, dual-radio, 802.11a/b/g/n/ac WLAN access point with a 2x2:2ss
design. It can operate in the 2.4 GHz band for 802.11n support and in the 5 GHz band for
802.11ac to deliver an aggregate data rate of 1.2 Gbps for demanding business applications
such as video and voice. The access point is offered with a choice of internal or external
antenna models. Learn more.
AP822 is available in AP822eV2,AP822iV2 and XP8i models.
System Director Support
All access points supported in the SD v6.x releases are supported with the addition of support
for the AP822v2.How to easily identify V1 and V2 models of the AP822:
Effective immediately, all orders for AP822 will be filled with the AP822v2 model. Attempts to
install an AP822v2 on a controller running an earlier SD release will receive one of the follow-
ing behaviors:
1. On a SD 6.1.1 controller, attempts to install an AP822v2 will indicate --
"Operational state: Disabled
"Availability Status: Online
And there will be no alarm message
2. On a SD 6.1.2 controller, attempts to install an AP822v2 will indicate --
"Operational state: Disabled
"Availability Status: Online
And an AP Alarm will show up saying: ALARM NAME: AP822 HW Rev Not Supported;
TABLE 1: Identifying AP822 v1 and v2 models
AP822 Serial Number Version ID
1414A822e162ADB V1 - Identified with embedded character "A"
3814B822e173153 V2 - Identified with embedded character "B"