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Cisco Aironet 3500 Series Lightweight Access Point

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About this Guide

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Safety Instructions

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Unpacking

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Overview

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Configuring the Access Point

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Mounting the Access Point

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Deploying the Access Point on the Wireless Network

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Troubleshooting

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Declarations of Conformity and Regulatory Information

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Configuring DHCP Option 43 and DHCP Option 60

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Access Point Specifications

Summary of Contents for AIR-CAP3501E-A-K9

Page 1: ... Instructions 3 Unpacking 4 Overview 5 Configuring the Access Point 6 Mounting the Access Point 7 Deploying the Access Point on the Wireless Network 8 Troubleshooting 9 Declarations of Conformity and Regulatory Information 10 Configuring DHCP Option 43 and DHCP Option 60 11 Access Point Specifications ...

Page 2: ...ymbol means danger You are in a situation that could cause bodily injury Before you work on any equipment be aware of the hazards involved with electrical circuitry and be familiar with standard practices for preventing accidents Use the statement number provided at the end of each warning to locate its translation in the translated safety warnings that accompanied this device Statement 1071 SAVE ...

Page 3: ... Statement 332 Caution The fasteners you use to mount an access point on a ceiling must be capable of maintaining a minimum pullout force of 20 lbs 9 kg and must use all 4 indented holes on the mounting bracket Caution This product and all interconnected equipment must be installed indoors within the same building including the associated LAN connections as defined by Environment A of the IEEE 802...

Page 4: ...e shipping container and save it for future use Step 3 Verify that you have received the items listed below If any item is missing or damaged contact your Cisco representative or reseller for instructions 3500 series access point Mounting bracket selected when you ordered the access point Adjustable ceiling rail clip selected when you ordered the access point ...

Page 5: ... external connectors Figure 1 Access Point Ports and Connections top 1 2 4 GHz antenna connector B labelled with black text 4 5 GHz antenna connector A labelled with blue text 2 2 4 GHz antenna connector C labelled with black text 5 5 GHz antenna connector C labelled with blue text 3 2 4 GHz antenna connector A labelled with black text 6 5 GHz antenna connector B labelled with blue text 207613 5 2...

Page 6: ...orts and Connections bottom 1 Kensington lock slot 4 Console port 2 Power connection 5 Security padlock and hasp padlock not included 3 Ethernet port 6 Mounting bracket pins feet for desk or table top mount 272377 2 3 4 1 5 6 6 ...

Page 7: ...ovided by the controller does not change except for customers who have Layer 2 deployments which CAPWAP does not support In a CAPWAP environment a wireless access point discovers a controller by using CAPWAP discovery mechanisms and then sends it a CAPWAP join request The controller sends the access point a CAPWAP join response allowing the access point to join the controller When the access point...

Page 8: ...n about priming see the Performing a Pre Installation Configuration section on page 9 DHCP server discovery This feature uses DHCP option 43 to provide controller IP addresses to the access points Cisco switches support a DHCP server option that is typically used for this capability For more information about DHCP option 43 see the Configuring DHCP Option 43 and DHCP Option 60 section on page 30 D...

Page 9: ...return them to the person who is planning or managing your wireless network Installation Summary Installing the access point involves these operations Performing a pre installation configuration optional Mounting the access point Grounding the access point Deploying the access point on the wireless network Performing a Pre Installation Configuration The following procedures ensure that your access...

Page 10: ...ss LAN controller guide a Make sure that access points have Layer 3 connectivity to the Cisco wireless LAN controller Management and AP Manager Interface b Configure the switch to which your access point is to attach See the Cisco Unified Wireless Network WLAN Controller Guide Cisco 440x Series WLAN Controllers for additional information c Set the Cisco wireless LAN controller as the master so tha...

Page 11: ...0 multiservice platforms 3725 and 3745 multiservice access routers 3825 and 3845 integrated services routers The recommended external power supply for the access point is the Cisco AIR PWR B power supply The access point can also be powered by the following optional external power sources 1250 series access point power injector AIR PWRINJ4 Any 802 3af compliant power injector Note The 3500 series ...

Page 12: ...n at which you intend to deploy it on the wireless network Step 5 If your access point does not indicate normal operation turn it off and repeat the pre installation configuration Note When you are installing a Layer 3 access point on a different subnet than the Cisco wireless LAN controller be sure that a DHCP server is reachable from the subnet on which you will be installing the access point an...

Page 13: ...has joined a controller the LED is green if no clients are associated or blue if one or more clients are associated b If the LED is not on the access point is most likely not receiving power c If the LED blinks sequentially for more than 5 minutes the access point is unable to find its primary secondary and tertiary Cisco wireless LAN controller Check the connection between the access point and th...

Page 14: ...t joins it CAPWAP does not support Layer 2 The access point must get an IP address and discover the controller using Layer 3 DHCP DNS or IP subnet broadcast The access point console port is enabled for monitoring and debug purposes All configuration commands are disabled when the access point is connected to a controller Using DHCP Option 43 You can use DHCP Option 43 to provide a list of controll...

Page 15: ... status sequence Blinking green DRAM memory test in progress DRAM memory test OK Board initialization in progress Initializing FLASH file system FLASH memory test OK Initializing Ethernet Ethernet OK Starting Cisco IOS Initialization successful Association status Green Normal operating condition but no wireless client associated Blue Normal operating condition at least one wireless client associat...

Page 16: ...r warnings Blinking blue Configuration recovery in progress MODE button pushed for 2 to 3 seconds Red Ethernet failure or image recovery MODE button pushed for 20 to 30 seconds Blinking green Image recovery in progress MODE button released Boot loader errors Red DRAM memory test failure Blinking red and blue FLASH file system failure Blinking red and off Environment variable failure Bad MAC addres...

Page 17: ...of access points supported by the platform for the 2100 series controllers and the Controller Network Module within the Cisco 28 37 38xx Series Integrated Services Routers When the controller is maintaining join related information for the maximum number of access points it does not collect information for any more access points An access point sends all syslog messages to IP address 255 255 255 2...

Page 18: ...rased from persistent storage and the new address is stored in its place The access point also starts sending all syslog messages to the new IP address provided the access point can reach the syslog server IP address You can configure the syslog server for access points and view the access point join information only from the controller CLI A detailed explanation of the join process is on Cisco co...

Page 19: ...f not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur If this equipment does cause interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to correct the interference by one of the following measures Reorient or relocate the r...

Page 20: ...interference to co channel Mobile Satellite System MSS operations VCCI Statement for Japan Warning This is a Class B product based on the standard of the VCCI Council If this is used near a radio or television receiver in a domestic environment it may cause radio Interference Install and use the equipment according to the instruction manual VCCI B ...

Page 21: ...remises radio stations and unlicensed specified low power radio stations used in factory production lines 1 Before using this equipment make sure that no premises radio stations or specified low power radio stations of RF ID are used in the vicinity 2 If this equipment causes RF interference to a premises radio station of RF ID promptly change the frequency or stop using the device contact the num...

Page 22: ...ctrical devices than products designated by CISCO The use of cables that are certified by Electrical Appliance and Material Safety Law that have PSE shown on the code is not limited to CISCO designated products Industry Canada Canadian Compliance Statement This Class B Digital apparatus meets all the requirements of the Canadian Interference Causing Equipment Regulations Cet appareil numerique de ...

Page 23: ...stem according to the Canadian regulations For further information contact your local Industry Canada office This device has been designed to operate with antennas having a maximum gain of 6 dBi Antennas having a gain greater than 6 dBi are strictly prohibited for use with this device The required antenna impedance is 50 ohms To reduce potential radio interference to other users the antenna type a...

Page 24: ...24 Declaration of Conformity with regard to the R TTE Directive 1999 5 EC Medical Directive 93 42 EEC ...

Page 25: ...EN 301 489 1 v1 4 1 EN 301 489 17 v1 2 1 Health Safety EN60950 1 2001 EN 50385 2002 Radio EN 300 328 v 1 7 1 EN 301 893 v 1 5 1 The conformity assessment procedure referred to in Article 10 4 and Annex III of Directive 1999 5 EC has been followed ...

Page 26: ... inches 20cm to maintain compliance Canada This system has been evaluated for RF exposure for Humans in reference to ANSI C 95 1 American National Standards Institute limits The evaluation was based on RSS 102 Rev 2 The minimum separation distance from the antenna to general bystander is 7 9 inches 20cm to maintain compliance European Union This system has been evaluated for RF exposure for Humans...

Page 27: ...ission on Non Ionizing Radiation Protection limits The minimum separation distance from the antenna to general bystander is 20cm 7 9 inches Administrative Rules for Cisco Aironet Access Points in Taiwan This section provides administrative rules for operating Cisco Aironet access points in Taiwan The rules for all access points are provided in both Chinese and English Chinese Translation ...

Page 28: ...l interference is caused to aviation safety and authorized radio station and if interference is caused the user must stop operating the device immediately and can t re operate it until the harmful interference is clear The authorized radio station means a radio communication service operating in accordance with the Communication Act The operation of the low power radio frequency devices is subject...

Page 29: ...rmation Infrastructure 4 7 5 Within the 5 25 5 35 GHz band U NII devices will be restricted to indoor operations to reduce any potential for harmful interference to co channel MSS operations 4 7 6 The U NII devices shall accept any interference from legal communications and shall not interfere the legal communications If interference is caused the user must stop operating the device immediately an...

Page 30: ...kind This equipment may not cause harmful interference to systems operating on a primary basis Declaration of Conformity Statements All the Declaration of Conformity statements related to this product can be found at the following location http www ciscofax com 10 Configuring DHCP Option 43 and DHCP Option 60 This section contains a DHCP Option 43 configuration example on a Windows 2003 Enterprise...

Page 31: ... decimal 241 Length Number of controller IP addresses 4 Value List of WLC management interfaces To configure DHCP Option 43 in the embedded Cisco IOS DHCP server follow these steps Step 1 Enter configuration mode at the Cisco IOS CLI Step 2 Create the DHCP pool including the necessary parameters such as default router and name server A DHCP scope example is as follows ip dhcp pool pool name networ...

Page 32: ...ields f1080a7e7e020a7f7f02 The resulting Cisco IOS command added to the DHCP scope is option 43 hex f1080a7e7e020a7f7f02 11 Access Point Specifications Table 2 lists the technical specifications for 3500 series access points Table 2 Access Point Specifications Category Specification Dimensions LxWxD 8 68 x 8 68 x 1 84 in 22 04 x 22 04 x 4 67 cm Weight 1 9 lbs 0 86 kg Operating temperatures AP3500e...

Page 33: ...CI Class B Radio FCC Part 15 247 15 407 Canada RSS 210 Japan Telec 33 66 T71 EN 330 328 EN 301 893 FCC Bulletin OET 65C Industry Canada RSS 102 Maximum power and channel settings Maximum power and the channels allowed in your regulatory domain refer to Channels and Maximum Power Settings for Cisco Aironet Lightweight Access Points This document is available on Cisco com Table 2 Access Point Specif...

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