- Cisco 500 Series Wireless Access Point Quick Start Guide

2 Cisco Small Business WAP500 Series Wireless Access Point

Welcome

Thank you for choosing the Cisco Small Business WAP551 or WAP561

Wireless Access Point. The Cisco WAP551 is a single-radio, selectable-

band, 450Mbps data rate 802.11n access point, and the Cisco WAP561 is

a dual-radio variant of the Cisco WAP551.

This guide is designed to familiarize you with the general layout of the

access point, describe how to deploy the device in your network, and

describe how to configure the device. Your access point has more features

and functionality than what is described in this guide. For additional

information, see the Administration Guide. A link to the Administration

Guide is found in “Where to Go From Here” on page 11.

Package Contents

• Wireless Access Point

• Mounting kit

• This Quick Start Guide

• Product CD

• Ethernet Cable

Before You Begin

Before you begin the installation, make sure that you have the following

equipment and services:

• A computer with Browser support for:

– Internet Explorer v7.0 or later

– Chrome v5.0 or later

– Firefox v3.0 or later

–Safari v3.0 or later

• Tools for installing the hardware

• One or more Ethernet network switches with PoE