User's Manual
Connect the AP550
Follow these steps to connect your AP550 to power and to the network.
1. Connect a standard RJ45 Ethernet cable from ETH0 on the APto a switch that provides PoE
power, or use a PoE injector (see "Ethernet Ports".
2. After the AP receives power, it automatically tries to get network settings and contact your
HiveManager platform. This process takes about five minutes. When you see the APliste
d on
the Devices page in the Monitor section of the management GUI, the initial setup is
comp
lete and you can begin managing the AP.
Hardware Components
You can see the hardware components of the AP550 in the illustration below and read about them in
the sections that follow.
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