NEC UNIVERGE WL, Quick Installation Manual

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UNIVERGE WL Access Point (External-Antenna) Quick Installation Guide
Configuration Steps for an UNIVERGE WL AP or UNIVERGE WL
1200R
Configuration Steps for an UNIVERGE WL AP or UNIVERGE WL 1200R
1. Configure the UNIVERGE WL Wireless Controller in LWAPP Layer 3
Mode and make sure its DS Port is connected to the network. Use CLI,
Web Browser and/or WLCS procedures as described in the UNIVERGE
WL Wireless Controller Quick Installation Guide.
- Make sure AP ports are available (either Direct-Connect Mode
through the Switch physical ports, or in Embedded Mode
through the UNIVERGE WL Wireless Controller Management/AP-
Manager Interface).
- Set the UNIVERGE WL Wireless Controller as the Master, so new
UNIVERGE WL APs always associate with it.
- Refer to the UNIVERGE WL Product Documentation for other
settings.
2. Take the AP or UNIVERGE WL 1200R out of the box and plug it into the
front panel of the Master Switch (Direct-Connect Mode), or through the
same subnet that UNIVERGE WL Wireless Controller is on (Embedded
Mode).
3. Apply power to the AP:
- Use 802.3af-compliant Power Over Ethernet (PoE) from the
UNIVERGE WL Wireless Controller or from an orderable inline
power injector. If you do not have PoE available, use an
orderable external AC-to-48 VDC Power Supply plugged into the
side of the AP.
- After powering up the AP, the RED Alarm LED comes on for a
short period (about 15-20 seconds) and then all the LEDs blink
sequentially back and forth, indicating that the AP is trying to
find a UNIVERGE WL Wireless Controller to connect to. This can
continue for up to five minutes. If the AP remains in this mode
for more than five minutes, the AP is unable to find the Master
UNIVERGE WL Wireless Controller. Check the connection
between the AP and the UNIVERGE WL Wireless Controller and
make sure the AP and the UNIVERGE WL Wireless Controller are
on the same subnet.
- If the power light does not come on, check the power (it can be
powered either with Power over Ethernet or a from an orderable
AP External Power Supply.
- Make sure that a DHCP server is configured in the UNIVERGE WL
Wireless Controller for both the Management Interface and AP-
Manager Interface using the CLI, Web Browser, or WLCS
interface, and that the DHCP server is operating correctly.
- Once the AP finds the UNIVERGE WL Wireless Controller, it
attempts to download the new UNIVERGE WL Operating System
code if the AP code version differs from the UNIVERGE WL
Wireless Controller code version. While this is happening, the
LEDs on the top of the AP blink on and off together.
NOTE
When you are installing a UNIVERGE WL 1200R or a UNIVERGE WL AP, a
DHCP server must be accessible by the UNIVERGE WL 1200R or a
UNIVERGE WL AP.