Ap-85 Series Installation; Pre-Installation Network Setup; Pre-Installation Checklist; Access Point Setup - Aruba AP-85 Installation Manual

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Pre-Installation Network Setup

When WLAN planning is complete and the appropriate products and their placement have been

determined, the Aruba Mobility Controller(s) must be installed and initial setup performed before the

Aruba Outdoor Access Points. are deployed.

For initial setup of the Mobility Controller, refer to the ArubaOS Quick Start Guide for the software

version installed on your controller.

Pre-Installation Checklist

Before installing your AP-85, be sure that you have the items listed in

Table 4 AP-85 Pre-Installation Checklist

AP-85TX



Fast Ethernet (FE) cable of required length

IEEE 802.3af compliant PoE source (Aruba



Mobility Controller or Midspan device) or DC

power source



Aruba Mobility Controller configured and

installed on the network

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Layer 2/3 network connectivity to your AP-85

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One of the following network services:

1. Aruba Discovery Protocol (ADP)

2. DNS server with an "A" record

3. DHCP Server with vendor specific options

Access Point Setup

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Successful setup of an AP-85 consists of five tasks, which must be performed in the following order:

1. Verify pre-installation connectivity.

2. Provision the AP-85.

3. Install the AP-85.

4. Verify post-installation connectivity

5. Configure the AP-85

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Aruba AP-85 Outdoor Access Point Series

It is important that you follow the guidelines in the previous section,

on page

21, before attempting to set up and install an AP-85.

Aruba Networks, in compliance with governmental requirements, has designed the AP-85 such that

only authorized network administrators can change configuration settings. For more information

about AP configuration, refer to the ArubaOS Quick Start Guide and ArubaOS User Guide.

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