TP-Link Festa F65 Quick Installation Manual

Quick Installation Guide
Wireless Access Point
Note: Festa F65 is used as an example throughout the Guide. Images may differ from your actual product.
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1
Hardware Overview
Front Panel
LED Indicator
On: Working normally/Initializing.
Off: Working abnormally/Power off/LED is turned off.
Flash: • Flash twice: Initialization is completed.
• Flash quickly: The Festa AP is resetting, or the Festa controller is locating the
device*.
• Flash once per second: The Festa AP is upgrading.
• Flash Slowly: The Festa AP is in the isolated state.
* When the Locate feature is activated in the Festa controller, the LED will flash quickly for 10 minutes to help you
locate and identify the device. You can disable this feature manually to stop the device from flashing.
Rear Panel
RESET
With the device powered on, press and hold the button for about 5 seconds until the LED flashes quickly. Then
release the button. The device will restore to factory default settings.
Ethernet Port: ETH (PoE)
The port is used to connect to a router/gateway or a switch to transmit data, or to a PSE (Power Sourcing
Equipment), such as a PoE switch, for both data transmission and Power over Ethernet (PoE) through Ethernet
cable.
Power Port
Plug one end of the power adapter to this port and the other end to a standard electrical wall outlet to power the
Festa AP.
Note: Power adapter is not included in the package contents of certain models. For details, refer to the product specifications or
datasheet. For power supply specifications, refer to the product label.
2
Hardware Installation
The Festa AP can be mounted to the ceiling, the wall, or in a junction box, using the screws in
the package. Choose the appropriate mounting and installation steps below.
Note: This product requires heat dissipation through the metal bracket during use, please be
careful not to touch the metal bracket in the heat dissipation.
Option 1: Ceiling Mounting Option 2: Wall Mounting
Option 1: Ceiling Mounting
Note: Make sure that the ceiling tile is larger than the Festa AP.
Washers Pan-head Screws
1
Remove the ceiling tile.
2
Φ 25 mm (63/64 in)
Place the mounting bracket in the center of the
ceiling tile. Mark positions for the screw holes
and a location for the Ethernet cable hole.
Drill holes for the screws and a hole for the
Φ 4 mm (5/32 in)
Ethernet cable at the marked positions.
3
Secure the mounting bracket to the ceiling tile
using pan-head screws, washers, and wing nuts,
as shown on the left.
4
Feed the Ethernet cable through the hole and
set the ceiling tile back into place.
5
Connect the Ethernet cable to the Ethernet port.
Please pay attention to the triangle sign. Attach
the Festa AP to the mounting bracket, then rotate
it until it locks into place, as shown on the left.
Option 2: Wall Mounting
Plastic Wall Anchors
Option 3: Junction Box Mounting
Φ 7.6 mm (19/64 in)
Wing Nuts
Self-tapping Screws
1
If your Ethernet cable feeds through the wall,
position the mounting bracket below the cable
hole. Mark positions for the screw holes and
drill holes at the marked positions.
2
Insert the plastic wall anchors into the holes.
3
Secure the mounting bracket to the wall by
driving the self-tapping screws into the
anchors. Make sure that the shoulders of the
mounting bracket are on the outside.
4
Connect the Ethernet cable to the Ethernet
port on the Festa AP.
5
Attach the Festa AP to the mounting bracket
by rotating it until it locks into place, as shown
on the left.