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    Americas Headquarters Cisco Systems, In c. 170 West Tasman Drive San Jose, CA 951 34-1706 USA http://www.ci sco.com Tel: 408 526-4000 800 553-NETS (638 7) Fax: 408 527-0883 Cisco Air onet 1 550 S eries Outdoor Mesh A ccess P oint Hardw are Installation Guide April 20 1 1 Revised February 2 0, 20 13 Text Part Number: OL -24247-01[...]

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    THE SPECIFICATION S AND INFORMATION REGARDING TH E PRODUCTS IN THIS MANUAL ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITH OUT NOTICE. ALL STATEMENTS , INFORMATION, AND RECOMMENDATI ONS IN THI S MANUAL ARE BE LIEVED TO BE A CCURATE BUT ARE PRESENTED WI THOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EX PRESS OR IMPLIED. USERS MUST TAKE FULL RESPO NSIBILITY FOR THEIR APPLICATION OF ANY PRO[...]

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    iii Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac ces Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 CONTENTS Preface ix Objectives ix Audience ix Organization x Conventi ons x Related Documents xvi Finding the Product Serial Nu mber xvi Obtaining Documentation, Support, and Sec urity Guidelines xvii CHAPTER 1 Overview 1-1 About the 1552 Access Point 1-[...]

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    Contents iv Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Acces Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Ethernet (PoE) Ports 1-22 Fiber Option 1-23 GPS Option 1-24 Metal Enclosure 1-24 Optional Hardware 1-24 Network Deployment Examples 1-25 Wireless Backhaul 1-25 Point-to-Point Bridging 1-25 Point-to-Multipoint Bridging 1-26 Point-to-Multipoint Mesh[...]

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    Contents v Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac ces Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Installing 1552C or 1552CU in the Mo unting Bracket 2-26 Cable Strand Mounting the 15 52C or 1552CU Access Point 2-2 6 Mounting the 1552C or 1552CU Access Point on a Pole/Wall 2-30 Mounting the 1552C or 1552CU Access Point Facing Up in a Vault App[...]

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    Contents vi Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Acces Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Monitoring the Power Injector LEDs 3-9 Using the Reset Button 3-9 Reboot the Access Point 3-10 Disabling Backup Battery Power 3-10 CHAPTER 4 Installing or Replac ing the Backup Battery 4-1 Before Beginning the Installation or Replacement 4-2 Openi[...]

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    Contents vii Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac ces Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 English Translation B-11 EU Declaration of Conformity B-11 Operation of Cisco Airon et Access Points in Brazil B-11 Access Point Models B-11 Regulatory Information B-12 Portuguese Translatio n B-12 English Translation B-12 APPENDIX C Channels an[...]

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    Contents viii Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Acces Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01[...]

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    ix Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardwar e Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Preface This section describes the objecti ves, au di ence, org anization, and con ventions of the Cisco Ai r onet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Access P oint Hard war e Installation Guide . Objectives This publicati on explai ns the steps for installin g th[...]

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    x Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Running H/F 3 Running H/F 2 Organization This guide contai ns the follo wing sections: Conventions This publication u ses the follo wing con ventions: Chapter T itle Description Chapter 1 Overview Describes the major components and features of the access [...]

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    xi Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Running H/F 3 Running H/F 2 Notes use the follo wing con ventions: Note Means reader take note. Notes contain helpful suggestions or re ferences to material s not contained in this manual. Cautions use the following con ventions: Caution Means reader be [...]

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    xii Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Running H/F 3 Running H/F 2 V aroitus TÄRKEITÄ TURVALLISUUSOHJEIT A Tämä varoitusmerkki merk itsee vaaraa. T ilanne voi aiheuttaa ruumiillisia vammoja. Ennen kuin käsittelet laitteistoa, huomioi sähköpiirien käsittelemisee n liittyvät riskit ja[...]

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    xiii Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Running H/F 3 Running H/F 2 Avis o INSTRUÇÕES IMPORT A NTES DE SEGURANÇA Este símbolo de aviso significa perigo. V ocê está em uma situação que poderá ser causadora de lesões corporais. Antes de iniciar a utilização de qualquer equipamento,[...]

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    xiv Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Running H/F 3 Running H/F 2 Avis o INSTRUÇÕES IMPORT A NTES DE SEGURANÇA Este símbolo de aviso significa perigo. V ocê se encontra em uma situação em que há risco de lesões corporais. Antes de trabalhar com qualquer equipam ento, esteja ciente [...]

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    xv Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Running H/F 3 Running H/F 2[...]

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    xvi Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Running H/F 3 Running H/F 2 Related Documents These documents provide complete information about the access point: • Release Notes for Cisco W ireless LAN Contr ollers and Lightweight Access P oints • Quick Start Guide: Cisco Air onet 1550 Seri es L[...]

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    xvii Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Running H/F 3 Running H/F 2 Figure 1 Location of Ser ial Number Label The access point serial nu mber label contains the follo wing information: • Model number , such as AIR-CAP1552E-x-K9. • Serial number , such as WCN0636279B (11 alphanumeric digi[...]

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    xviii Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Running H/F 3 Running H/F 2[...]

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    CH A P T E R 1-1 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 1 Overview The Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdo or Me sh Access Point (her ea fter called the ac cess point or AP ) is a modularized wireless outdoor access point desig ned fo r use in a mesh ne twork. The access point also supports wireless[...]

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    1-2 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 1 Overvi ew Hardware Models Hardware Models The model numbers (or part number s) and conf iguration for the Cisco Ai ronet 1552 Outdoor Mesh Access Points are described in Ta b l e 1 - 1 . A detailed li st of comp onents supported by each 155 2 [...]

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    1-3 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 1 Overview Hardware Models AIR-CAP1552C -x- K9 T wo-rad io (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz) v ersion with DOCSIS 3.0 or Euro-DOCSIS 3.0 Cable Modem. This is a lightweight, lo w-profile AP . It supp orts cable modem backhaul an d beamforming, and has an integ[...]

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    1-4 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 1 Overvi ew Hardware Models 1. When a 1552E/EU is powered with PoE, the PoE-Out port is n ot active. 2, PoE-In is not 802.3af; it does not work with a PoE 802 .3af-capable Et hernet switch. It requires the dedicated Power Injector (AIR-PWRINJ150[...]

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    1-5 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 1 Overview Hardware Features Hardware Features This section describes the hard ware features of the 1552 access point model s. The follo wing hardware features are described in this section: • Connectors, page 1-5 • Antenna Port Locat ions, [...]

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    1-6 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 1 Overvi ew Hardware Features 1552E/1552EU Connectors Figur e 1 -1 Access P oint Models AIR-CAP155 2E-x -K9 and AIR-CAP1 552EU-x -K9 Bot tom Connecto rs Note Antenna ports 1, 2, and 3 are no t sho wn in Figure 1-1 . These ports are located on th[...]

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    1-7 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 1 Overview Hardware Features Figur e 1 -2 Co nsole P or t for A ccess P oint Mode ls AIR-CAP1552E-x -K9 and AIR-CAP1552EU-x -K9 Figur e 1 -3 A ccess P oint Model AIR-CAP1552EU -x -K9 T op Conn ectors 1 Console port 2 Not used 282138 1 2 2 3 1 3 [...]

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    1-8 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 1 Overvi ew Hardware Features 1552I Connectors Figure 1 -4 Access P oint Model AIR-CAP15 52I-x -K9 Bot tom Connect ors 1552C/1552CU Connectors Figur e 1 -5 Access P oint Model AIR-CAP1 552C-x -K9 Bot tom/Side Connect ors 1 A C Connector 4 LEDs ([...]

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    1-9 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 1 Overview Hardware Features Figur e 1 -6 Access P oint Model AIR-CAP - 1552CU-x -K9 Bot tom/Side Connect ors Figur e 1 -7 Access P oint Model AIR- CAP1552CU-x -K9 T op Connecto rs 1 F-Connector adapter (splitter) for cable POC (optional) 4 Cons[...]

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    1-10 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 1 Overvi ew Hardware Features Figur e 1 -8 F -Connector A dapter (Split t e r) Components (AIR-CAP1552C-x -K9 and AIR-CAP1552CU-x -K9) Connectors for All Models Figur e 1 -9 A ccess P oint DC Po w er Connect or and Gr ound Lug (All Models) 1 RF[...]

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    1-11 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 1 Overview Hardware Features Antenna Port Locations Figure 1-10 sh ows the ant enna port locations for model A IR-CAP1552E -x- K9. The ports used depend on the option al antennas ordered. Figur e 1 -1 0 Exter nal Antenna P ort Locations f or A [...]

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    1-12 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 1 Overvi ew Hardware Features Figure 1-11 sh ows the ant enna port locations for models AIR- CAP1552CU -x- K9 and AIR-CAP155 2EU -x- K9. The ports used depend on the optional ant ennas ordered. Figur e 1 -1 1 Exter nal Antenna P ort Locations f[...]

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    1-13 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 1 Overview Hardware Features Antenna Configurations The 1552 access point su pports a v ariety of antennas designed for outdo or use with radios operat ing in the 2.4-GHz and 5-GHz frequen cy bands. In addit ion to an inte grated antenna arr ay[...]

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    1-14 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 1 Overvi ew Hardware Features Figur e 1 -12 Cisco Air onet Lo w Profile D ual-Band 2. 4/5 GHz Omni A nten na Ar r ay - Built-in Only on Models AIR-CAP1552I-x -K9 and AIR-CAP1552C-x -K9 Cisco Aironet Dual-Band Omnidir ectional Antenna (AIR-ANT25[...]

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    1-15 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 1 Overview Hardware Features Figur e 1 -13 Cisco Air onet Dual-Band Omnidir ect ional Antenna - Instal led Only on Model AIR-CAP1552E-x -K9 Cisco Aironet 2.4-GHz/5- GHz 8-dBi Directional Antenna (AIR-ANT2588P3M-N) The Cisco Aironet 2.4-GHz/ 5-G[...]

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    1-16 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 1 Overvi ew Hardware Features Figur e 1 -14 Cisco Airo net 2.4-GHz/5-GHz 8-dBi Di rectional Antenna - Installed Only on Model AIR-CAP1552E-x -K9 Cisco Aironet 5-GHz 14-dBi 2-Port Directional Antenna (AIR-ANT5114P2M-N) The Cisco Aironet 5-GHz 14[...]

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    1-17 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 1 Overview Hardware Features Figur e 1 -15 Cisco Aironet 5-GHz 14-dBi Dir ectional Antenna - Installed On ly on Models AIR-CAP1552EU-x -K9 an d AIR-CA P1552CU-x -K9 Cisco Aironet 2.4-GHz 13-dBi 2-Port Directional Antenna (AIR-ANT2413P2M-N The C[...]

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    1-18 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 1 Overvi ew Hardware Features Cisco Aironet 2.4-GHz 2-dBi Omnidi rectional Antenna (AIR-ANT2420V-N) The Cisco Aironet 2 .4-GHz 2-dBi Omn idirectional Ant enna is designed for o utdoor use with Cisc o Aironet Outdoor Access Points with radio s o[...]

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    1-19 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 1 Overview Hardware Features Figur e 1 -18 Cisco Air onet 2.4-GHz 5-dBi Omnidir e ctional Antenna - Installed Only on Mo dels AIR-CAP1552EU-x -K9 an d AIR-CA P1552CU-x -K9 Cisco Aironet 2.4-GHz 8-dBi Omnidi rectional Antenna (AIR-ANT2480V-N) Th[...]

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    1-20 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 1 Overvi ew Hardware Features Cisco Aironet 5-GHz 4-dBi Omnidi rectional Antenna (AIR-ANT5140V-N) The Cisco Aironet 5-GHz 4-dBi Omnidirectional An tenna is designed for outdoor use with Cisco Aironet Outdoor Access Points with radio s operati n[...]

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    1-21 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 1 Overview Hardware Features Figur e 1 -21 Cisco Aironet 5-GHz 8-dBi Om nidir ectional Ant enna - Installed Only o n Models AIR-CAP1552EU-x -K9 an d AIR-CA P1552CU-x -K9 Multiple Power Sources The 1550 series access point supports these power s[...]

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    1-22 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 1 Overvi ew Hardware Features War ni ng T o reduce the risk of fire, use only No. 26 A WG or larger telecommunication line cord. Statement 1023 Caution T o pro vide inline PoE, you must use the 1500 po wer injector (AIR-PWRINJ150 0-2=). Other p[...]

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    1-23 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 1 Overview Hardware Features Note When a 1552E or 1552EU access point is po were d b y PoE, the PoE-Out port is not activ e. The access point PoE-out (10/ 100/1000B ASE-T) port uses an RJ-45 connector to pro vide LAN connecti vity and IEEE 802.[...]

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    1-24 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 1 Overvi ew Hardware Features GPS Option A GPS module is required to accurately track the location of the AP and r eport it to the controll er . to provid e location informat ion for Cisco's AIR-CAP 155 2I/C/CU/E/EU/H produ ct line. For in[...]

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    1-25 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 1 Overview Network Deployment Examples Network Deployment Examples The access point is a wireless de vice desi gned for wireless client access and point -to-point bridging, point-to-multipoi nt bridging, and point -to-multipoint mesh wireless c[...]

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    1-26 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 1 Overvi ew Network Deployment E xamples W ireless client access is supported; h owe v er , if bridging between tall b uildings, t he 2.4-GHz wireless cov erage area may be limited and po ssibly not suitable for direct wireless client access. F[...]

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    1-27 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 1 Overview Network Deployment Examples Point-to-Multipoint Mesh Network The access point is typically deplo yed in a mesh ne tw ork config uration. In a typical mesh deplo yment, one or more RAPs ha ve a wired netw ork connection thro ugh a swi[...]

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    1-28 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 1 Overvi ew Network Deployment E xamples Layer 3 Network Operation The access points support Layer 3 network operation. Access points and controllers in Layer 3 configurations use IP addresses and UDP packets, wh ich can be routed through large[...]

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    CH A P T E R 2-1 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 2 Installing the Access Point This chapter describes ho w to install the 1552 access point and contai ns the follo wing sections: • Unpacking the Access Point, page 2-2 • T ools and Hardware, page 2-2 • W arnings, page 2-4 • Safety [...]

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    2-2 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Insta lling the Access Point Unpacking the A ccess Point Unpacking the Access Point When you are unpacking the access po int, do not remo ve the foam blocks attached t o the antenna connectors. The foam protects the an tenna connectors during [...]

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    2-3 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Installing the Access Point Tools and Hardware – 4-ft (1.2-m) streetlight po wer tap adapter (AIR-PWR-ST -L T -R3P=) for light pole in stallatio ns in the US and Canada • Antennas, 2.4/5-GHz (refer to the “ Antenna Conf iguration s” se[...]

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    2-4 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Insta lling the Access Point Warnings – One mounting brack et – T welv e hex b olts (M8 x16) – One M8 flange nut – Six M8 flat washers – T en M8 split lock w ashers – T wo stainless steel mounting straps • Cu s t om e r b a n di [...]

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    2-5 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Installing the Access Point Safety Information War ni n g This equipment is to be installed by trained and quali fied personnel, as per these installation instructions. The installer is responsible for obtaining any required loc al or national[...]

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    2-6 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Insta lling the Access Point Safety Information War ni ng The AC power supply has double pole/neutral fusin g. Statement 188 War ni ng Do not work on the sy stem or connect or disconnect cables during pe riods of lightning activity . Statement[...]

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    2-7 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Installing the Access Point Avoiding Damage to Radios in a Testing Environment Caution Before connecting or disco nnecting a pow er cord, you must remov e A C po wer from the po wer cord using a suitable service disconnect. For addit ional imp[...]

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    2-8 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Insta lling the Access Point Installatio n Guidelines For a radiated test bed, the follo wing eq uation descri bes the relationship s among transmit po wer , antenna gain, attenuation, and r eceiv er sensiti vity: txpwr + tx gain + rx gain - [[...]

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    2-9 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Installing the Access Point Installation Guidelines • Data rates—Sensiti vity and r ange are in v ersely proportional t o data bit rates. The maximum r adio range is achi ev ed at the l ow est workable data rate . A decrease in receiv er s[...]

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    2-10 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Insta lling the Access Point Installatio n Guidelines Figure 2-1 Components in a T ypi cal Access P oint Installation Note The 1552 access point was designed wi th consideration for resis tance to effects of lightning ef fects on the access p[...]

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    2-11 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Installing the Access Point Installation Guidelines series of standards. T o meet CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 60950-22-07/UL60950-22 requ irements, the installer may use alternativ e components to provide this a dditional protecti on. Those components [...]

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    2-12 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Insta lling the Access Point Installatio n Guidelines Figure 2-3 Cable Strand Mounting Exam ple - Shown on a 1552 Model AIR-CAP1552C-x -K9 Figure 2-4 Streetlight P ow er T ap Adapt er Installation 1 Cable Strand Mounting Kit brackets 4 Low- p[...]

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    2-13 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Installing the Access Point Installation Guidelines Opening the Access Point Hinged Cover Y ou need to open the access point hinged cov er when you are installin g f iber-optic SFP module and fiber cable take-up reels. T o open the access poi[...]

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    2-14 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Insta lling the Access Point Mounting the Access Point Step 3 When all bolts are hand-tig htened, use a 13-mm closed-end wrench or socket to p artially tighten the bolts in the tighteni ng sequence sho wn in Figure 2-6 . T ighten each bolt to[...]

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    2-15 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Installing the Access Point Mounting the Acce ss Point War ni n g Only trained and qualified personnel sh ould be allowed to install, replace, or service this equipmen t. Statement 1030 War ni n g Installation of the equipment must comply wit[...]

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    2-16 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Insta lling the Access Point Mounting the Access Point Caution The mounting surf ace, attaching scre ws, and optional w all anchors must be able to suppo rt a 50-lb (22.7 kg) stat ic weight. T o mount the access point on a verti cal wall, fol[...]

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    2-17 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Installing the Access Point Mounting the Acce ss Point Figur e 2-7 Mounting Brack et for W all Moun ting Step 2 Use four customer -supplied scre ws and optional scre w anchors to at tach the mounting plat e to the mounting surf ace. Note If n[...]

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    2-18 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Insta lling the Access Point Mounting the Access Point Installing the Mounting Bracket on a Pole (All Models) When installing an access po int on a v ertical pole, mast, or a streetlight pole, you shou ld use the optional Cisco pole mount kit[...]

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    2-19 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Installing the Access Point Mounting the Acce ss Point Step 1 Position the st rap brackets on the p ole clamp bracket for the pole diameter you are using and secure each strap brack et with two M8 x16 bolts (with lock washers) (see Figure 2-9[...]

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    2-20 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Insta lling the Access Point Mounting the Access Point Mounting Bracket Assembly on a Pole The access point can be installed where po wer is av ai lable, without th e need for a wired LAN connect ion. The access point uses intelligen t wirele[...]

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    2-21 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Installing the Access Point Mounting the Acce ss Point Figur e 2-1 0 Clamp Brack et Assembly Mounted on P oles Lar ger than 3.5 inch (8.9 cm) Step 3 For pole diamet ers of 3.5 inch (8.9 cm) or less, mo unt the pole clamp bracket assembly to a[...]

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    2-22 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Insta lling the Access Point Mounting the Access Point Figur e 2-1 1 Metal Strap Open Space f or 3.5 inch (8.9 cm) and Smaller P oles Caution Do not place the metal straps in the large open area between the pole clamp bracket and the strap br[...]

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    2-23 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Installing the Access Point Mounting the Acce ss Point Step 8 Install four M8 x16 bolts (with flat and lock w ashers) into the bol t holes. Figure 2-12 Scr ew Hole Location s on the Mounting Brac k et an d P ole Clamp Brack e t Assembly Step [...]

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    2-24 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Insta lling the Access Point Mounting the Access Point Figur e 2-13 Location of Access Po int T o p Support Bolt Ho le on 1552E/1552EU Figur e 2-14 Location of Access P oin t T op Support Bolt Hole on 1552I 1 Ground lug scre w holes location [...]

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    2-25 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Installing the Access Point Mounting the Acce ss Point Step 2 Position the t wo bolts on the access po int into the appropria te quick mount notches on each side of the mounting bracket (see Figure 2-15 for the 1 552E/1552EU model or Figur e [...]

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    2-26 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Insta lling the Access Point Mounting the Access Point Figure 2-16 Access P oint 1552I Ha nging in Moun ting Brac ket Step 3 Scre w a M8 x16 bolt (with flat and lock w ashers) into the second bolt hole on each side of the access point (see Fi[...]

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    2-27 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Installing the Access Point Mounting the Acce ss Point Note The 1552C and 1552CU access points can be installed using the pole moun t kit in special circumstances. Refer to “Mounting the 1552C or 1552 CU Access Point on a Pole/W all” sect[...]

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    2-28 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Insta lling the Access Point Mounting the Access Point Figur e 2-18 Attac h Strap Br ac kets t o A ccess P oint 1 M8 x16 bolts with lock washers (supplied with cabl e mount kit) 4 Height an d Piv ot Adjustment 2 Antenna unit assembly (sh own [...]

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    2-29 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Installing the Access Point Mounting the Acce ss Point Step 3 Place the clamp bracket on th e st rand support cable (see Figure 2 -19 ). On each cabl e support bolt, ensure that one cable clamp is placed on each si de of the support cable. T [...]

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    2-30 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Insta lling the Access Point Mounting the Access Point Step 4 The assembled cable mounting kit is sho wn from the top view of th e access point ( Figure 2-20 ). Figur e 2-20 Clamp Brac k ets Attac hed to Cable Strand-T op V iew of A ccess P o[...]

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    2-31 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Installing the Access Point Mounting the Acce ss Point Ti p When installing the 1552C or 1552CU access point in this conf iguration, you can use only o ne hole in the grounding block (see Figu re 2-21 ). Step 6 Attach the grounding lug and ca[...]

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    2-32 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Insta lling the Access Point Mounting the Access Point Step 7 Scre w a M8 x16 bolt in the top support bolt hole o n each side the access point (see Figure 2-22 ). Do not screw the bolt all the w ay in; leav e appr oximately a 0.25 inch (0.635[...]

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    2-33 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Installing the Access Point Mounting the Acce ss Point Mounting the 1552C or 1552CU Access Po int Facing Up in a Vault Application T o mount the 1552C or 1552CU access point on a hori zontal surface in a below- ground v ault location, follo w[...]

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    2-34 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Insta lling the Access Point Mounting the Access Point Ti p When installing the 1552C or 1552 CU acces s point using the pole moun t kit, the grounding lug and cable must be attached to the access point before attaching th e access point to t[...]

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    2-35 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Installing the Access Point Mounting the Acce ss Point Figur e 2-25 1552C Access P oint F a cing Up in V ault Location Step 5 Position the tw o bolts on the access point int o the quick mount notches on each side of t he mounting bracket (see[...]

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    2-36 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Insta lling the Access Point Installing Antennas Installing Antennas Ta b l e 2 - 3 shows the antennas supported by the 1552 acces s point and pro vides required quantities for each model. For install ation instructions and detailed in format[...]

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    2-37 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Installing the Access Point Installing Antennas Antenna N-Type Connector Locations The access point antenna N-type connectors are located on the bottom of model AIR-CAP1552E -x- K9 and on both the t op and bottom of the AI R-CAP1552EU -x- K9 [...]

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    2-38 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Insta lling the Access Point Installing Antennas Figur e 2-27 Antenna P or t Locations - Models AIR-CAP1552CU-x -K9 an d AIR-CAP1552EU-x -K9 Antenna Mounting Options T wo mou nting conf igurations are a vail able, the cable strand mount and t[...]

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    2-39 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Installing the Access Point Installing Antennas Figure 2-28 sh ows the in tegrated lo w-prof ile dual-band ( 2 .4 GHz and 5 GHz) 3-element array antenna bui lt-in only on models AIR-CAP155 2I -x- K9 and AIR-CA P1552C -x- K9. Figure 2-28 AIR-C[...]

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    2-40 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Insta lling the Access Point Installing Antennas The AIR-CAP1552E-x- K9 model can be operated in either of the co nfiguratio ns sho wn belo w . In addition, it can be operated with one directional antenna installed for on e frequency band and[...]

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    2-41 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Installing the Access Point Grounding the Access Point Safety Precautions War ni n g Do not locate the antenna near overhead power lines or other electric light or power circuits, or where it can come into contact with such circuits. When ins[...]

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    2-42 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Insta lling the Access Point Connecting a Fibe r-Optic Cable to th e Access Point Note When the access point is cable strand mounted, th e strand suppor t cable and the mounting hardw are provid e grounding for the access point. In all outdoo[...]

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    2-43 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Installing the Access Point Connecting a Fiber-Optic Cable to the Acce ss Point Step 1 Ensure that all po wer sources have been disconnected from the access point. War ni n g This unit might have more than one power supply connection. All con[...]

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    2-44 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Insta lling the Access Point Connecting a Fibe r-Optic Cable to th e Access Point Step 6 Loosen the round end of the liqui d-tight connector b y turning count erclockwise, bu t do not remo ve (see Figure 2-33 ). Figur e 2-33 Liquid -Tight Ada[...]

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    2-45 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Installing the Access Point Powering the Access Point Powering the Access Point The access point can be po wered b y one of these methods: • PoE—56 VDC; for 1552E and 1552EU access points – Connecting a 1500 Series Po wer Inject or , pa[...]

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    2-46 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Insta lling the Access Point Powering the Access Po int Step 3 Connect a CA T5e or better Ethernet cable from your wired LAN network t o the po wer injector . War ni ng T o reduce the risk of fire, use only No. 26 A WG or larger telecommunica[...]

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    2-47 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Installing the Access Point Powering the Access Point War ni n g This unit might have more than one power supply connection. All connections must be removed to de-energize the unit. Statement 1028 Note If your access point contains a backup b[...]

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    2-48 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Insta lling the Access Point Powering the Access Po int Figure 2-35 liquid-tight Adapt er Step 5 Insert the unterminated en d of the Ethernet cable into the round en d of the liquid-tight adapt er (see Figure 2-35 ), and pull se veral inches [...]

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    2-49 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Installing the Access Point Powering the Access Point Step 8 Slide the liquid-tight adap ter tow ards the access point, and screw the threaded end of the adapter into the access point, and hand-tigh ten. Step 9 Use an adjustable wrench, a 22-[...]

  • Page 96

    2-50 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Insta lling the Access Point Powering the Access Po int T able 2-4 AC P ower Cord Inf or mation When using a user-supplied AC po wer plug on the AIR-CO RD-R3P-40UE= po wer cord, ensure t hat the plug is certif ied for outdoor u se and that it[...]

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    2-51 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Installing the Access Point Powering the Access Point War ni n g When installing or replacing th e unit, the ground connection must alway s be made first an d disconnected last. Statement 1046 Connecting Streetlight AC Power The access point [...]

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    2-52 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Insta lling the Access Point Powering the Access Po int Caution For your safety , when connecting the access point A C power connector , always connect the access point end of the cable FIRST . When removing the AC po wer connector, al ways d[...]

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    2-53 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Installing the Access Point Powering the Access Point Step 9 Connect the streetlight power ta p adapter to the access point AC po wer connector , as sho wn in Figure 2-39 an d Figure 2-40 . Hand-tighten the connector . Figur e 2-39 AC P ower [...]

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    2-54 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Insta lling the Access Point Powering the Access Po int Connecting an AC Power Cable to the Access Point When po wering the access point with AC po wer other than the streetl ight po wer tap adapter , you mu st ensure that the following condi[...]

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    2-55 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Installing the Access Point Powering the Access Point Step 3 Align the notch in the A C power ca ble connector with the key i n the access point A C power conn ector , and push the cable connector into the access point connector (see Figure 2[...]

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    2-56 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Insta lling the Access Point Powering the Access Po int Figur e 2-41 Location of the DC P o wer Li quid-Tight A dapt er Step 4 Loosen the roun d end of the liquid -tight adapter b y turning counterclockwise, b u t do not remo ve (see Figure 2[...]

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    2-57 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Installing the Access Point Powering the Access Point Figur e 2-43 T wo-P ositi o n T erm i n a l S t ri p Step 8 Insert the tw o-position terminal stri p into the DC po wer opening in the access point case, and carefully push the terminal st[...]

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    2-58 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Insta lling the Access Point Powering the Access Po int Figur e 2-44 Inserti ng the T er minal Str i p int o the DC P ower Opening in the Access P oint Case Step 9 Slide the liquid-tight adapter to ward s the access point, and sc re w the thr[...]

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    2-59 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Installing the Access Point Powering the Access Point T o connect cable POC power to the access point, follow these steps: Step 1 Before connecting cable POC power to the access point, ensu re that the ground is conn ected to the access point[...]

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    2-60 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Insta lling the Access Point Configuring the Access Point Figur e 2-46 Cable Stin ger Connector Pin Step 7 Insert the cable stinger connector pin into the cable POC connector opening in the access poi nt case. Step 8 Scre w the F-connector ad[...]

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    2-61 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Installing the Access Point Configuring the Acce ss Point Step 2 Choose SECURITY > MA C Filtering > New . Step 3 Enter the MA C address of the access point to the MA C Filter list; for exampl e, 00:0B:91:21:3A:C7. Note The access point [...]

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    2-62 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Insta lling the Access Point Configuring the Access Point The BGN is a string of ten characters maximu m. A factory-set bri dge group name (NULL V ALUE) is assigned during manuf acturing. It is not vi sible to you, b ut allo ws ne w access po[...]

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    2-63 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Installing the Access Point What to Do N ext T o conf igure the BGN for the access poin ts using the GUI, follo w these steps: Step 1 Log into your co ntroller using a web b rowser . Step 2 Click Wire le s s . W hen access points associates t[...]

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    2-64 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Insta lling the Access Point What to Do Ne xt[...]

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    CH A P T E R 3-1 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 3 Troubleshooting This chapter provides troubleshoo ting procedures for basic problems with the access point. F or the most up-to-date, detailed trou bleshooting information, refer to th e Cisco T echnical Support and Documentation website [...]

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    3-2 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Guidelines for Us ing the Access Points Guidelines for Using the Access Points Y ou should keep these g uidelines in mind when you use the access points: • The access point can only communicate with co ntrollers and cannot op[...]

  • Page 113

    3-3 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Controller MAC Filter List • If a RAP is unable to con nect to a controller o ver the wired ports, it attempts to connect using the wireless network. This resu lts in additional dela ys wh en multiple potential wi reless path[...]

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    3-4 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Using DHCP Option 43 Using DHCP Option 43 Y ou can use DHCP Option 43 to provide a list of controller IP addresses to the access points, enabling the access point to fin d and join a controller . Refer to the product documentat[...]

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    3-5 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Verifying Controller Association Verifying Controller Association T o v erify that your access point is associ ated to the controller , follo w these steps: Step 1 Log into you r controller w eb interface using a web browser . [...]

  • Page 116

    3-6 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Changing the Brid ge Group Name Changing the Bridge Group Name The bridge group name (BGN) controls th e association of the access points to a RAP . BGNs can be used to logically group the radi os to av oid dif ferent ne tworks[...]

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    3-7 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Connecting to the Access Point Lo cally Figur e 3-2 Console Por t Location on Ac cess Po int Models AIR-CAP1552C-x -K9, AIR-CAP1552CU-x -K9, an d AIR-CA P1552I-x -K9 Figur e 3-3 Console Por t Location on Ac cess Po int Models A[...]

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    3-8 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Access Point Power Injector Access Point Power Injector The po wer injector (AIR-PWRINJ1500-2=) has three LEDs on the front end of the case (see Figure 3-4 ). For detailed information on the po w er injector , see the Cisco Ai [...]

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    3-9 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Using the Reset Button Monitoring the Power Injector LEDs Y ou can use the power injector LEDs to check the po wer injector status. The LEDs provide the following status information: • AP PO WER—T urns solid green after suc[...]

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    3-10 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Using the Reset Button Figur e 3-6 Reset But ton Location - Models AIR-CAP1552C-x -K9, AIR- CAP1552CU-x -K9, and AIR-CAP1552I-x -K9 Reboot the Access Point T o reboot (po wer cycle) the access point, follo w these steps: Step [...]

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    3-11 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Using the Reset Button Note The battery backup unit is r eactiv ated when the access point is rebooted (power cycled) again. Step 3 Replace the reset b utton scre w , and use a Phillips scre wdri ver t o tighten to 22 to 24 in[...]

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    3-12 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Using the Reset Button[...]

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    CH A P T E R 4-1 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 4 Installing or Replacing the Backup Battery This chapter describes the procedures to install or replace the backup batter y in the 1552E and 1552EU access points. These sections ar e included in this c hapter: • Before Be ginning the Ins[...]

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    4-2 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 4 Insta lling or Replacing the Ba ckup Battery Before Beginning the Installation or Replacement Before Beginning the Installation or Replacement The backup battery is located inte rnal to the 1552E and 1552EU acce ss points and attached to the r[...]

  • Page 125

    4-3 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 4 Installing or Replacing the Backup Battery Opening the Access Point Ra dio Cover Opening the Access Point Radio Cover T o open the 15 52E or 1552EU access poi nt radio cov er , foll ow these steps: Step 1 Position the access point with the cov[...]

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    4-4 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 4 Insta lling or Replacing the Ba ckup Battery Removing a Backu p Battery Removing a Backup Battery T o remov e a backup battery , follow these steps: Step 1 While holding the access point cover open, carefully disconnect the backup battery cabl[...]

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    4-5 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 4 Installing or Replacing the Backup Battery Installing a New Backup Battery Step 3 Use a Phillips scre w dri ver to remo ve the fou r screws at taching the backup battery to the co ver (see Figure 4-3 ). Figure 4-3 Backup Batt ery Scr ews Insta[...]

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    4-6 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 4 Insta lling or Replacing the Ba ckup Battery Connecting the Bac kup Battery Cable and Closin g the Radio Cover Connecting the Backup Battery Cable and Closing the Radio Cover T o connect the backup battery cable and close th e access point rad[...]

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    A-1 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 APPENDIX A Translated Safety Warnings For t r an s la t e d s a fe t y wa rn i n gs , re f e r t o t he safe ty wa rnin g doc ume nt that shipped with your access po int o r th a t i s av ailable on Cisco.com. T o bro wse to the document on Cisco.com, f[...]

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    A-2 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Appendix A Tran slated Safety Warnings[...]

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    B-1 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 APPENDIX B Declarations of Conformity and Regulatory Information This appendix pr ovides decl arations of conform ity and re gulatory informati on for the Cisco Air onet 1552 Outdoor Mesh Access Point. This appendix contain s the follo wing sections: ?[...]

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    B-2 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Appendix B Declarations of Conformity and Regulatory Information Manufacturers Feder al Communication Commiss ion De claration of Conformity Sta tement Manufacturers Federal Communication Commission Declaration of Conformity Statement Models: FCC Certif[...]

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    B-3 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Appendix B Declarations of Confo rmity and Regulatory Informa tion Industry Canada Caution T o meet regulatory restrictions, the acce ss point must be professionally installed. Industry Canada Models: IC Certification Nu mber: Canadian Compliance Statem[...]

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    B-4 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Appendix B Declarations of Conformity and Regulatory Information European Community, Switzerland, Norway, Icela nd, and Liechtenstein European Community, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein Access Point Models: AIR-CAP1552E-E-K9 AIR-CAP1552E[...]

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    B-5 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Appendix B Declarations of Confo rmity and Regulatory Informa tion Declaration of Co nformity with regard to th e R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC & Medical Directive 93/42/EEC[...]

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    B-6 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Appendix B Declarations of Conformity and Regulatory Information Declaration of Conformity with regard to the R&TTE Directive 1999/ 5/EC & Medical Directive 93/42/EEC The follo wing standards w ere applied: EMC—EN 301.489-1 v1.8.1 ; EN 301.489[...]

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    B-7 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Appendix B Declarations of Confo rmity and Regulatory Informa tion Declaration of Conf ormity for RF Exposure Declaration of Conformity for RF Exposure The follo wing is the d eclaration of co nformity for RF e xposure for the Uni ted States, Canada, Eu[...]

  • Page 138

    B-8 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Appendix B Declarations of Conformity and Regulatory Information Guidelines for Operating Cisco Aironet Access Points in Japan Guidelines for Operating Cisco Aironet Access Points in Japan This section pro vides guidelines f or av oiding interfe rence w[...]

  • Page 139

    B-9 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Appendix B Declarations of Confo rmity and Regulatory Informa tion Administrative Rules for Cisco Aironet Access Points in Ta iwan VCCI Statement for Japan Administrative Rules for Cisco Ai ronet Access Points in Taiwan This section pro vides administra[...]

  • Page 140

    B-10 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Appendix B Declarations of Conformity and Regulatory Information Administrative Rules for Cisco Aironet Access Po ints in Taiwan English Translation Administrati v e Rules for Lo w-po wer Radio-Frequenc y De vices Article 12 For those lo w-power radio-[...]

  • Page 141

    B-11 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Appendix B Declarations of Confo rmity and Regulatory Informa tion Operation of Cisco Airo net Access Points in Brazil 4.7.7 Manufacturers of U-NII devices are responsible for ensuring frequenc y stability such th at an emission is maintained withi n t[...]

  • Page 142

    B-12 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Appendix B Declarations of Conformity and Regulatory Information Operation of Cisc o Aironet Access Points in Brazil Regulatory Information Figure 1 contai ns Brazil regu latory information for the access po int models identif ied in the pre vious sect[...]

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    C-1 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 APPENDIX C Channels and Power Levels For channel and max imum power le vel settings, refer t o the Channels and Maximum P ower Settings for Cisco Air onet Lightweight Access P oints and Bridges document available on the Cisco W ireless documentation pag[...]

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    C-2 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Appendix C Channels an d Power Levels[...]

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    D-1 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 APPENDIX D Access Point Specifications Ta b l e D - 1 lists the technical specifications for the Ci sco Aironet 1552 Outdoor Mesh Access Points. F or detailed specificati ons, refer to the Cisco Air onet 1550 Series Outdoor Access P oint data sheet at: [...]

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    D-2 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Appendix D Access Point Specifications Operating temperatu re Access point and po wer injector -40 to 55°C (-40 to 131°F) plus So lar Loading Note Up to a 20-minute start -up time might be necessary when using a cabl e modem at temperatures of –20 o[...]

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    D-3 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Appendix D Access Point Specifications RF output po wer 2.4 GHz • 802.11b (CCK) – 28 dBm with 2 antennas • 802.11g (non HT dupli cate mode) – 28 dBm with 2 antennas • 802.11n (HT20) – 28 dBm with 2 antennas 5 GHz • 802.11a – 28 dBm with [...]

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    D-4 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Appendix D Access Point Specifications Frequency Band and 20-MHz Operating Channels -A Domain: • 2.400 to 2.4835 GH z; 11 channels • 5.725 to 5.850 GHz; 5 channels • 5.500 to 5.560 GHz; 5 channels • 5.680 to 5.700 GHz, 2 channels • 5.745 to 5.[...]

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    D-5 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Appendix D Access Point Specifications Ta b l e D - 2 lists the power di stributio n budget fo r 1552E access point conf igurations. Ta b l e D - 3 lists the power di stributio n budget for 15 52C access point conf igurations. Immunity • Less than or [...]

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    D-6 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Appendix D Access Point Specifications Ta b l e D - 4 lists the power di stributio n budget for 15 52I access point conf igurations. T able D-4 Po w er Distribution Budget f or the AIR-CAP1552I-x -K9 Access P oint Configuration T able D-3 P ow er Distr [...]

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    D-7 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Appendix D Access Point Specifications T able D-5 802.1 1n D ata Rates (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz) MCS Index 1 GI 2 = 800ns GI = 400ns 20-MHz Rate (Mbps) 40-MHz Rate (Mbps) 20-MHz Rate (M bps) 40-MHz Rate (Mbps) 0 6.5 13.5 7.2 15 11 3 2 7 1 4 . 4 3 0 2 19.5 40.[...]

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    D-8 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Appendix D Access Point Specifications[...]

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    E-1 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 APPENDIX E Access Point Pinouts This appendix describes the pin si gnals of the access point Ethernet connectors, and the power injector input and output connectors. Ta b l e E - 1 describes the pin signal s of the access point PoE-out connector . Ta b [...]

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    E-2 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Appendix E Access Point Pin outs Ta b l e E - 3 describes the pin signals for the po wer injector inp ut connector (T o Switch ). Ta b l e E - 4 describes the RJ-45 pin signals for the p ower inj ector output connector (T o AP). Note The power i njector[...]

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    F-1 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 APPENDIX F Configuring DHCP Option 43 This appendix describes the steps needed to configure DH CP Option 43 on a DHCP server , such as a Cisco Catalyst 3750 series swit ch, for use with Cisco Ai ronet Access Points. This appendix contain s these section[...]

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    F-2 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Appendix F Configuring DHCP Optio n 43 Overview Overview This section contains a DHCP Option 43 conf iguration e xample on a DHCP server for use with Cisco Aironet Access Points. F or other DHCP serv er implementations, consult DH CP server product docu[...]

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    F-3 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Appendix F Configuring DHCP O ption 43 Configuring Option 43 for 1000, 1500, and 1550 Series Access Points Configuring Option 43 for 1000, 1500, and 1550 Series Access Points T o conf igure DHCP Opti on 43 for Cisco 1000, 1500, and 155 0 series access p[...]

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    F-4 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Appendix F Configuring DHCP Optio n 43 Configuring Option 43 for 1100, 1130, 1200, 1240, 1250, 1300, 1520, and 1550 Series Access Points Configuring Option 43 for 1100, 1130, 1200, 1240, 1250, 1300, 1520, and 1550 Series Access Points T o conf igure DHC[...]

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    GL-1 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardwar e Installation Guide OL-24247-01 GLOSSARY 802.3af The IEEE standard that describes a mechan ism for Power ov er Ethernet (PoE). Th e standard provides the capability to deli v er both po wer and data o ver standard Ethernet cabling. 802.11 The IEEE standard that specifies carrier sen[...]

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    Glossary GL-2 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 B beacon A wireless LAN pa cket that signals the a v ailability and presence of the wireless device. Beacon packets are sent b y access points and base stations; howe ver , client radio ca rds send beaco ns when op erating in computer to compu[...]

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    Glossar y GL-3 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 DFS Dynamic Frequenc y Selection. In some re gulatory domai ns, 5-GHz radios are required to use DFS to a vo id interfering with radar signals. DHCP Dynamic host conf iguration p rotocol. A protocol av ailable with many operat ing systems tha[...]

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    Glossary GL-4 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 I IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic E n gineers. A profession al society serving electrical engineers through its publ ications, conferences, and standards de velopment acti vities. The body responsible for the Ethernet 802.3 and wir[...]

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    Glossar y GL-5 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 P packet A basic message unit for communication across a ne twork. A packet usually includes rout ing information, data, and sometime s error detection infor mation. Q QPSK Quadruple ph ase shift keyi ng is a modulation technique used by IEEE[...]

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    Glossary GL-6 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 T transmit power The po wer le vel of radio t ransmission. U UNII Unlicensed National Information Infr as tructure—regulations for UNII de vices operating in the 5. 15 to 5.35 GHz and 5.725 to 5.82 5 GHz frequency b ands. UNII-1 Re gulations[...]