READ ME FIRST - AP COMPATIBILITY ThisXAP-310iscompatiblewiththeLuxulWirelessControllerforfast,easy configurationanddeploymentofwirelessnetworkswithmultipleAPs. Note:nIfnyou’llnbenusingnthisnAPnwithnanWirelessnController,nreferntonn thenQuicknInstallnGuidenincludednwithnthenWirelessnControllernfornn setupninstructions. Ifyou’reusingseparately-purchasedLuxulAPsorinstallingthisAPalong withaWirelessControllerinanexistingLuxuldeployment,youmay needtomanuallyupgradesomeofthoseAPsfirmwarebeforeinstalling theWirelessController. LuxulAPsrunningfirmwareversion5orlater(liketheonein thispackage)areWirelessController-compatibleandcan beusedwiththeControlleras-is.WhenpurchasingLuxul APsforusewiththeWirelessController,lookforanorange “Version5Firmware”stickerontheboxtoavoidthemanual upgradeprocess. Note:nVisitnhttp://luxul.com/ap-upgradenfornhelpnupgradingnyournAP’sn firmwarentonversionn5nornnewer. AP SETUP AND CONFIGURATION Physical Installation TheXAP-310accesspointisdesignedforsimpleandefficientinstallationand setup.Itcanbemountedontheceiling,wallorplacedonadesktoporshelf.
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Single Access Point Placement:Becausethesignalgeneratedby theXAP-310isomnidirectional,theunitshouldbelocatedasnearas possibletothecenterofthedesiredcoveragearea. XAP-310nSinglenAPnCoveragenPattern Multiple Access Point Placement:Youmayneedtoexperimentwith APplacementtooptimizetheroamingexperience.PlaceAPstoensure adequatecoverage,butnotsofarapartthatthereisnosignaloverlap. AdjacentAPsshouldoverlapenoughthattheclientdevicehasagood connectiontotheAPtowhichitiscurrentlyattached,butalsoseesthe next-nearestAP.Ideally,roamingclientsshouldseesignalstrengthof twooverlappingAPsintherangeof-60to-70dBmatthemidway pointbetweentwoAPs.TolearnmoreaboutAPplacement,visit luxul.com/ap-placement. Ideally, roaming clients should see signal strength of two overlapping APs in the range of -60 to -70 dBm at...
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AP SETUP AND CONFIGURATION CONT. Connecting Ethernet and Power Ethernet and Power WiththeXAP-310properlymounted,plugtheEthernetcableintothe RJ-45connectorontheAccessPoint. TheXAP-310isPoEreadyandsupports802.3afPoE.APoEinjectoris includedwiththedevice.Toapplypower,simplyconnecttheopposite endoftheEthernetcabletowhichtheaccesspointisconnectedtothe providedPoEinjectororotherPoEswitchorinjector.AnEthernetcable lengthofupto300feetcanbeused. Note:nCategory-6nshieldedntwistednpairnisnrecommendednfornbestnn resultsnandnstablendatantransmissionnatnthenhighestndatanrates.n However,nCategory-5,nsupernCategory-5nornCategory-6nunshieldedn twistednpairn(CAT5/CAT5e/CAT6nUTP)ncablencannalsonbenused. PoE Injector Setup Data In:ConnectanEthernetcablefromyourrouterorswitchtothe Data InportoftheincludedPoEInjector Data & PWR Out:ConnectanEthernetcablefromtheData & PWR Out portoftheincludedPoEInjectortothePoEPortoftheXAP-310 AC Power:ConnecttheincludedACCordtothePowerInputofthe...
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Preparing for Access IP Addressing IftheXAP-310isconnectedtoanetworkwitha192.168.0.Xaddressscheme, andyourcomputersharesasimilaraddressonthesamenetwork,youcanskip tothenextstep,Access and Setup . Note:nn n I fnanotherndevicenonnyournnetworknsharesnthen192.168.0.10naddress,n you’llnneedntontemporarilynreassignnornremoventhatndevicenwhilen younconfigurenthenXAP-310. Ifyournetworkusesanaddressschemeotherthan192.168.0.X,you’llneed tosetatemporarystaticIPaddressonthecomputeryou’reusingforconfig- uration.Todoso,settheIPaddressofyourcomputertoanaddressinthe 192.168.0.Xrange,thensettheGateway/Routeraddressto192.168.0.10(the defaultIPaddressoftheXAP-310). Onceyou’refinishedconfiguringtheAP,youcanreturnyourcomputer’ s IP configurationtonormal,typically“ObtainAutomatically/DHCP.” Note:nn n V isitnhttp://luxul.com/ip-addressingntonlearnnmorenaboutn changingnyourncomputer’snIPnaddressnandngettingnconnected.
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Access and Setup Getting Connected Connecting Via an Ethernet Device:UseEthernetcabletoconnect yourcomputertothePoEswitchorPoEinjectortowhichtheXAP-310is connected.Ethernetisthepreferredmethodofconnection. Connecting Via a Wireless Device:Connectyourclientdevicetothe XAP-310defaultwirelessnetworknamedLuxul310.Thewirelessnetwork willruninOpenSecuritymode,sonopassphraseisrequireduntilWireless Securityisconfigured. Logging In ToaccesstheAP’ s webconfiguration,openyourwebbrowserandenterthe AP’ s default192.168.0.10IPaddressintheaddressfield.LogintotheAPusing thedefaultusernameandpassword: Default IP: 192.168.0.10 Username: admin Password: admin Caution:nn n I fnanotherndevicenonnyournnetworknsharesnthen192.168.0.10n address,nyou’llnneedntontemporarilynreassignnornremoventhatn...
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