Mounting The Access Point - Cisco Catalyst Wireless 9163E Manual

Mounting the Access Point

For other methods, refer to the product documentation. For more information, see
Option 43, on page
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Step 2
Apply power to the AP.
a) When the AP attempts to connect to the controller, the LED cycles through an off, green, and red sequence,
taking up to five minutes.
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b) If the AP shuts down, check the power source.
c) After the AP finds the primary controller, it attempts to download the software image if the AP software
release differs from the controller release version. While this is happening, the status LED blinks blue.
d) If the software image download is successful, the AP reboots.
Step 3 Configure the AP 802.11AX network settings using the controller CLI, controller GUI, or Cisco Catalyst
Center.
Step 4 If the preinstallation configuration is successful, the status LED is green, indicating normal operation.
Disconnect the AP and mount it at the location you intend to deploy it on the wireless network.
Step 5 If the AP does not indicate normal operation, turn it off and repeat the preinstallation configuration.
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Mounting the Access Point
This section provides instructions to mount the AP. Personnel mounting the AP must have knowledge of the
wireless AP, bridging techniques, and grounding methods.
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The AP requires a Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) link to prevent the Ethernet port from becoming
a bottleneck for traffic because wireless traffic speeds exceed the transmit speeds of a 10/100
Ethernet port.
If the AP remains in this mode for more than five minutes, the AP is unable to find the primary
controller. Check the connection between the AP and the primary controller and ensure they
are on the same subnet.
When you are installing a Layer 3 AP on a different subnet than the controller, ensure the
following:
• Ensure that a DHCP server is reachable from the subnet on which you want to install the
AP.
• The subnet has a route back to the controller, and ensure that the route back to the controller
has the destination UDP ports 5246 and 5247 open for CAPWAP communications.
• Ensure that the route back to the primary, secondary, and tertiary controllers allows IP packet
fragments.
• Ensure that the AP and the controller have a static 1-to-1 NAT to an outside address if address
translation is used. (Port Address Translation is not supported.).
Installing the Access Point
Configuring DHCP