READ ME FIRST - CONTROLLER COMPATIBILITY ThisXAP-1510iscompatiblewiththeLuxulWirelessControllerforfast,easy configurationanddeploymentofwirelessnetworkswithmultipleAPs. Note:nIfnyou’llnbenusingnthisnAPnwithnanWirelessnController,nreferntonn thenQuicknInstallnGuidenincludednwithnthenWirelessnControllernfornn setupninstructions. AP SETUP AND CONFIGURATION Physical Installation TheXAP-1510accesspointisdesignedforsimpleandefficientinstallation andcanbelocatedoneofthreeways.First,theincludedmountisdesignedto attachdirectlytoseveraldifferentregions’standardelectricalboxes.Second, theXAP-1510maybemountedonaceilingorwallwithoutaboxbyusingthe includedmountasaguidetomarkattachmentlocations.Finally,theXAP-1510 canbeplacedonaflatsurfacebyattachingtheincludedrubberfeet tothemount. Caution:nAttachnthenrubbernfeetntonthenmountnandnattachnthenmountnton thenAPnfornflatnsurfacenplacementntonavoidnoverheatingnandnfailure. Single Access Point Placement:Becausethesignalgeneratedbythe XAP-1510isomnidirectional,theunitshouldbelocatedasnearaspossible tothecenterofthedesiredcoveragearea. XAP-1510nSinglenAPnCoveragenPattern...
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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. XAP-1510nMultiplenAPnCoveragenandnOverlap Note:nConsidernusingnEkahaunHeatMapperntonassistnwithnthisnprocess,n availablenfromnwww.ekahau.com.nLuxulnalsonoffersnanninformativen “How-To”nvideononnHeatMappernatnluxul.com/how-to-videos. AP SETUP AND CONFIGURATION CONT. Connecting Ethernet and Power Ethernet and Power Toapplypowerandnetworksimultaneously,simplyconnectoneendofan EthernetcabletoaPoEswitch,andtheotherendtotheXAP-1510PoEport. ToconnectpowerandEthernetseparately,firstconnectanEthernetcable fromthesuppliedPoEInjectorData & PWR OutporttothePoEporton theXAP-1510.AnEthernetcablelengthofupto300feetcanbeused.
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INportonthePoEInjector.Finally,connecttheACcordtotheincluded PoEInjector,thentotheACoutlet. Note:nCategory-6nshieldedntwistednpairnisnrecommendednfornbestnn resultsnandnstablendatantransmissionnatnthenhighestndatanrates.n However,nCAT5/CAT5e/CAT6nUTPncablencannalsonbenused. PoE Injector Setup Data In:ConnectanEthernetcablefromyourrouterorswitchtothe Data InportoftheincludedPoEInjector Data & PWR Out:ConnectanEthernetcablefromtheData & PWR Out portoftheincludedPoEInjectortothePoEPortoftheXAP-1510 AC Power:ConnecttheincludedACCordtothePowerInputofthe IncludedInjectorfirstandthentotheACoutlet. Luxul AP DATA & PWR OUT Power Injector Source From your Router or Switch...
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Ifyournetworkusesanaddressschemeotherthan192.168.0.X,you’llneed tosetatemporarystaticIPaddressonthecomputeryou’reusingforconfig- uration.Todoso,settheIPaddressofyourcomputertoanaddressinthe 192.168.0.Xrange,thensettheGateway/Routeraddressto192.168.0.10(the defaultIPaddressoftheXAP-1510). Onceyou’refinishedconfiguringtheAP,youcanreturnyourcomputer’ s IP configurationtonormal,typically“ObtainAutomatically/DHCP.” Note:nn n V isitnhttp://luxul.com/ip-addressingntonlearnnmorenaboutn changingnyourncomputer’snIPnaddressnandngettingnconnected. Access and Setup Getting Connected Connecting Via an Ethernet Device:UseEthernetcabletoconnect yourcomputertothePoEswitchorPoEinjectortowhichtheXAP-1510is connected.Ethernetisthepreferredmethodofconnection. Connecting Via a Wireless Device:Connectyourclientdevicetothe XAP-1510defaultwirelessnetworknamedLuxul1510.Thewirelessnetwork willruninOpenSecuritymode,sonopassphraseisrequireduntilWireless Securityisconfigured. Logging In ToaccesstheAP’ s webconfiguration,openyourwebbrowserandenterthe...
Note:nn n I fnanotherndevicenonnyournnetworknsharesnthen192.168.0.10naddress,n you’llnneedntontemporarilynreassignnornremoventhatndevicenwhilen younconfigurenthenXAP-1510. Note:nn T henXAP-1510nisnnotnanrouternandnwillnneedntonbenconnectedntonan networknwithnanrouterninnorderntondelivernInternetnaccess. Hardware Operation LED Indicators Enclosure: IfthegreenPowerLEDison,theXAP-1510ispoweredandworking. IfthePowerLEDisOFF,theAPisnotreceivingpowerortheLEDhasbeen turnedoffintheAP’ s webinterface.IfthegreenPowerLEDisblinking,the XAP-1510isbooting.ThetwoblueLEDsindicateindicateeachofthe2.4GHz and5GHznetworksareconfiguredandbroadcasting. XAP-1510nLED’s...