Deploying The Access Point On The Wireless Network; Checking The Access Point Leds - Cisco Catalyst 9166I Series Installation Manual

Deploying the Access Point on the Wireless Network

Deploying the Access Point on the Wireless Network
After you mount the access point, follow these steps to deploy it on the wireless network:
Procedure
Step 1 Connect and power up the access point.
Step 2
Observe the access point LED.
For LED status descriptions, see
• When you power up the access point, it begins a power-up sequence that you can verify by observing
• If the LED is not on, it is most likely that the access point is not receiving power.
• If the LED blinks sequentially for more than five minutes, the access point is unable to find its primary,

Checking the Access Point LEDs

The location of the access point status LED is shown in
Note
The access point status LED indicates various conditions, which are described in the following table.
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customer deployment. When an access point receives an IP address and DNS information from a DHCP
server, it contacts the DNS to resolve CISCO-CAPWAP-CONTROLLER.localdomain. When the DNS
sends a list of controller IP addresses, the access point sends discovery requests to these controllers.
the access point LED. If the power-up sequence is successful, the discovery and join process begins.
During this process, the LED blinks green, red, and off sequentially. When the access point joins a
controller, the LED is green if no clients are associated, or blue if one or more clients are associated.
secondary, and tertiary controller. Check the connection between the access point and the Cisco Wireless
Controller, and be sure that the access point and the Cisco Wireless Controller are either on the same
subnet or that the access point has a route back to its primary, secondary, and tertiary Cisco Wireless
Controller. Also, if the access point is not on the same subnet as the Cisco Wireless Controller, ensure
that there is a properly configured DHCP server on the same subnet as the access point.
• Regarding LED status colors, it is expected that there will be small variations in color intensity and hue
from unit to unit. This is within the normal range of the LED manufacturer's specifications and is not a
defect. However, the intensity of the LED can be changed through the controller.
• When the AP is in Meraki management mode, the LED status indicators convey the status differently
from the Cisco APs. For more information, see the
Checking the Access Point LEDs, on page
Connectors and Ports on the AP, on page
Configuring and Deploying the Access Point
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