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Installation Guide W ireless N A cc ess P oint EAP110/EAP120/EAP220[...]
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C ONTENTS About This Installation Guide This guide i s des igned t o familiarize you with the ge neral layout of th e E AP1 10 , E AP12 0 and E AP220, describ e how to p er form t he hardware in st allation, and how to conf igure t he E AP C ontrolle r sof t ware in your ne t work. Y our EA P has mor e featur es and f unct ionalitie s which c an be[...]
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01 Netw ork T opology A t ypic al net work t opo logy fo r the E AP i s shown be low . Controller Host EAP Controller Router Switch Internet EAP Clients T o depl oy an EA P in your loc al net wor k, a DH CP se r ver is re quire d to as sign IP addre ss es to t he E AP and c lient s. T ypi cally , a r outer a ct s as t he DHC P se r ver . Ensure th [...]
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02 Hardw are Ov er view 1. LED E AP1 10 , EA P1 20 and EA P220 hav e the sam e LED st atu s and cor res pondin g indications. System LED LED Status Indication Soli d gree n The device is working properly . Flashing red Syst em er ror s. R A M, Flas h, Ether net, WL AN or fir mware may be malfunc tioning. Flashing yell ow Firmware up date is in p ro[...]
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03 2. Inter face P anel ■ E A P11 0 ARROW 1 RESET ETHERNET ■ EAP1 20 / EAP2 20 ARROW 1 RESET CONSOLE ETHERNET ON/OFF POWER Please note that EAP110 does not have the CONSOLE port, POWER port or ON/OFF button. The interface panel components of the EAP , from left to right, are described in the following list. Kensington Security Slot Secure the l[...]
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04 ON / OFF Press this button to turn on/off the EAP120/EAP220. POW ER The power port is used to connect the EAP120/EAP220 to an electrical wall outlet via power adapter . Ple ase only use the provided power adapter . Refer to next chapter 4.Power Supply to learn how to power the EAP120/EAP220 via power adapter . AR ROW 1 This arrow is used to alig[...]
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05 Hardw are Installa tion The E AP c an be wall-m ounted o r ceiling- mounte d. Please s uitabl y arrange your wire layout befo re mountin g the E AP . We take E AP1 1 0 a s exampl e to exp lain the inst allation. E AP1 1 0 c an be p owere d via the pr ovide d PoE adapt er , while E AP12 0 and E AP220 can b e powere d via a PoE s witch o r the pr [...]
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06 3. Installation ■ Ceiling Mounting Not e: ■ Make sure the t hick nes s of the c eiling is le ss t han 18mm and the ce iling can b ear at lea st f ive kilo grams. ■ It is NOT recommended to mou nt the EAP on a lo w-strength material, suc h as gyp sum ceiling p anel. If no other c hoic e is available, make sure you add a pie ce of s tro ng m[...]
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07 3. U se a drill with the ap propr iate size drill bit to drill three 4mm h oles f or the pan -head s crew s, and drill a 1 0mm hol e for the E ther net c able to fe ed through . 10mm hole for Ethernet cable feed 4mm hole for mounting bracket 4. Secur e the mount ing brac ket to the c eiling tile u sing th e pan-he ad sc rews, washe rs and win g [...]
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08 5. At t ac h the E AP to t he mountin g brac ket by aligning ARROW 1 with AR ROW 2, as shown below . RESET ETHERNET ARROW 2 ARROW 1 6. T urn the E A P clo ck wise unt il it loc ks int o place.[...]
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09 7. Feed t he Ethe rne t cabl e throu gh the hol e and se t the ce iling tile ba ck into place. 8. Connec t the Ethernet cable to the ETHERNE T por t. ■ W all Mounting Ther e are t wo wall-mountin g slot s on the b ack of t he mountin g brac ket. T o mount the E AP o n a wall, please fo llow the st eps b elow. 1. Mak e two s mall penc il mark s[...]
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10 4. Att ach th e E AP to th e mounting br acket by aligning AR ROW 1 with ARROW 2. RESET ETHERNET ARROW 2 ARROW 1 5. T urn th e E AP cl ock wis e until it lo ck s into plac e. 6. Hang th e E AP on th e scr ews. Make sure the E A P is f irmly se ated a gainst t he wall. 7. Connec t th e Ether net c able to t he E THER NE T por t on t he E AP .[...]
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11 4. P ower Supply ■ E A P 11 0 The E AP1 1 0 c an be p owere d with the p rovide d PoE adap ter . 1 2 Switch EAP1 10 PoE Adapter 3 POE LAN POE LAN (Up to 100m) 1. Connec t the E T HERNE T p or t of E AP1 10 to the P OE po rt of the PoE a dapter throu gh an Ether net c able. Th e cable l engt h can be up t o 1 00 met er s. 2. Conne c t the Eth e[...]
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12 ■ EAP1 20/E AP220 E AP12 0 /EA P220 can be p owered v ia a PSE d evice ( s uch a s a PoE swit ch ) or a powe r adapt er . Via Po E Swit ch EAP120/EAP220 PoE Switch 1 2 1. Connec t the Ether net c able fr om the Po E switc h to the E T HERN ET p or t of E A P120/E AP 220. 2. Pres s the O N/ OFF but t on on the inte r face p anel of E AP120 /E A[...]
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13 Sof tware C onfiguration The fo llowing cont ent will guide you to quic kl y set up a wire les s net wor k conne c tion with ma ss E AP s, and log in to th e EA P Cont rolle r manageme nt inter fac e to manage th e E APs. Controller Host EAP Controller Router Switch Internet EAP Ste p 1: EAP Cont r oller Ins talla tion Follow t he ste p-by-s tep[...]
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14 Q&A Q1. What is the maximum cable length between the EAP110 and the provided PoE adapter? 100 meters. The quality of the Ethernet cable may influen ce the reception of the power supply . Q2. Could the EAP work as a standalone device if it had been adopted by the EAP Controller? No. By default, the EAP works as a standalone device. It w[...]
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15 Specifications HARDWARE FEATURES Model EAP110 EAP120 EAP220 Interface Kensington lock slot RESET button ETHERNET : 10/100Mbps Ethernet port (RJ- 45) ETHERNET : 10/100/1000Mbps Ethernet port (RJ- 45) CONSOLE port (RJ-45) ON/OFF button Power connector (DC -2) Power Supply 24V/1A passive PoE adapter (included) PoE(802.3af -compliant, 36-57VDC, 0.2A[...]
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