
Aruba 318 Series Wireless Access Point
| Installation Guide
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Pre-Installation Network Requirements
After WLAN planning is complete and the appropriate products and their placement have been determined, the
Aruba controller(s) must be installed and initial setup performed before the Aruba access points are deployed.
For initial setup of the controller, refer to the
ArubaOS Quick Start Guide
for the software version installed on your
controller.
Pre-Installation Checklist
Before installing your access point, be sure that you have the items listed below:
CAT5E UTP cable or better
IEEE 802.3at compliant PoE source
For 318 Series access point running ArubaOS only:
Aruba controller provisioned on the network
Layer 2/3 network connectivity to your access point
One of the following network services:
Aruba Discovery Protocol (ADP)
DNS server with an “A” record
DHCP Server with vendor specific option
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CAUTION
EU Statement:
Lower power radio LAN product operating in 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands. Please refer to the
ArubaOS/Instant
User Guide
for details on restrictions.
Produit réseau local radio basse puissance operant dans la bande fréquence 2.4 GHz et 5 GHz. Merci de vous
referrer au
ArubaOS/Instant User Guide
pour les details des restrictions.
Low Power FunkLAN Produkt, das im 2.4 GHz und im 5 GHz Band arbeitet. Weitere Informationen bezlüglich
Einschränkungen finden Sie im
ArubaOS/Instant User Guide.
Apparati Radio LAN a bassa Potenza, operanti a 2.4 GHz e 5 GHz. Fare riferimento alla
ArubaOS/Instant User
Guide
per avere informazioni detagliate sulle restrizioni.
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CAUTION
To meet regulatory restrictions, the access point must be professionally installed.
The instructions in this section are applicable to the 318 Series access points running ArubaOS only.
Aruba in compliance with governmental requirements, has designed the 318 Series such that only authorized
network administrators can change configuration settings. For more information about AP configuration, refer
to the ArubaOS Quick Start Guide and ArubaOS/Instant User Guide.
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CAUTION
Access points are radio transmission devices and as such are subject to governmental regulation. Network
administrators responsible for the configuration and operation of access points must comply with local
broadcast regulations. Specifically, access points must use channel assignments appropriate to the location in
which the access point will be used.