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BEFORE YOU BEGIN INSTALLATION Access Point Firmware:XBeXsureXthatXtheXfirmwareXofXanyXAPsXyouXintendXtoX manageXwithXtheXWirelessXControllerXisXv5XorXnewer.XVisitXtheXAPXFirmwareX upgradeXpageXatXluxul.com/ap-upgradeXforXdetails. Controller Setup Sequence:XOnceXyouXconfigureXtheXXWC-1000XWirelessX Controller,XtheXControllerXwillXautomaticallyXconfigureXandXmanageXallX compatibleXAPsXonXtheXsameXsubnet.XAPsXcanXbeXaddedXorXremovedXatXanyX time,Xhowever.XAXDHCPXserverXisXrequiredXonXtheXnetwork. Firmware Updates:XTheXXWC-1000XWirelessXControllerXautomaticallyX checksXforXfirmwareXupdatesXofXController-compatibleXAPsXandXtheXWirelessX ControllerXitself,XbutXrequiresXInternetXaccessXtoXdoXso.XTheXWirelessX ControllerXwillXstillXoperateXwithoutXInternetXaccess,XbutXfirmwareXupdatesX willXnotXbeXavailable. Physical Installation Connecting Devices:XTheXXWC-1000XWirelessXControllerXsimplyXconnectsX toXtheXnetworkXalongXwithXanyXcompatibleXAccessXPoints. PoE Injector or Compatible PoE Switch Wireless Controller...
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Access Point Placement:XPlaceXAPsXtoXensureXadequateXcoverage,XbutXnotX soXfarXapartXthatXthereXisXnoXsignalXoverlap.XYouXmayXhaveXtoXexperimentX withXAPXplacementXtoXoptimizeXtheXroamingXexperience.XTheXAPsXshouldX overlapXenoughXthatXtheXclientXdeviceXhasXaXgoodXconnectionXtoXtheXAPX toXwhichXitXisXcurrentlyXattached,XbutXalsoXseesXtheXnext-nearestXAP.X Ideally, roaming clients should see signal strength of two overlapping APs in the range of -60 to -70 dBm at the midway point between two APs Note:nVisitnluxul.com/ap-placementnforndetailsnonnhownton selectnandnoptimizenAPnplacement. Note:nConsidernusingnEkahaunHeatMapperntonassistnwithnthisn process,navailablenfromnwww.ekahau.com.nLuxulnalsonoffersnann informativen“How-To”nvideononnHeatMappernatnluxul.com/ how-to-videos.
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Physical Installation (cont) Connect Ethernet and Power UseXanXEthernetXcableXtoXplugXtheXXWC-1000XWirelessXControllerXintoXtheX network,XthenXconnectXtheXWirelessXControllerXpowerXcable. ConnectXanyXAPsXtoXtheXnetworkX(orXensureXthey’reXconnected). Preparing for Access IP Addressing IfXtheXXWC-1000XisXconnectedXtoXaXnetworkXwithXaX192.168.0.XXaddressX scheme,XandXyourXcomputerXsharesXaXsimilarXaddressXonXtheXsameXnetwork,X youXcanXskipXtoXtheXnextXstep,XAccess and Setup. Note:nBensurenanDHCPnservernisnpresentnonnthennetworknandn thatnallnLuxulnAPsnandnthenXWC-1000nWirelessnControllernwilln sharenthensamensubnet. Note:nIfnyournnetworknusesnan192.168.0.XnIPnaddressnscheme,n younarenreadyntonstartnthensetupnprocess.nIfnnot,nyounwillnneedn tonmanuallynchangenthenIPnaddressnofnyourncomputerntonben ablentonconfigurenthenXWC-1000nWirelessnControllernsonthatnitn isnonnthensamensubnetnasnyournnetwork.nFornhelpnsettingnthenIPn addressnofnyournparticularnoperatingnsystem,nn visitnluxul.com/ip-addressing.
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