User guide

Enterasys Wireless Standalone 802.11n AP User Guide 3-1
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Getting Started with your Enterasys Wireless
Standalone 802.11n AP
BeforeyoucanbeginusingtheAP,youmustcomplete somepreliminarysteps.Thissection
discussestheinitialprocessofstartingtheAP,accessingtheinterface,andfirsttimeconfiguration.
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Powering the AP 3-1
IP Address Assignment and Acquisition 3-2
Managing the AP 3-3
Understanding the Browser Interface 3-5
Configuring the Standalone AP for the First Time 3-9
Powering the AP
YoucanconnecttheAPtothewiredLANandprovidepowertotheAPinoneofthreeways:
•Powerov
erEthernet(PoE)–IfyournetworkisalreadysetupwithPoE,attachtheLAN
EthernetcabletotheRJ45EthernetconnectoratthebottomoftheAP.Forthismethodyoucan
usearegularEthernetcable.
•Powerov
erEthernet:AddingaPoEinjector–IfyournetworkisnotsetupwithPoE,youcan
providepowertotheLANEthernetcablewithaPoEinjector.ThePoEinjectormustbe802.3a f
compliant.ThePoEinjectorisnotprovidedwiththeAP.IfyouareusingaPo
Einjector,refer
tothemanufacturer’sdocumentationforthenecessaryrequirements.
•PowerbyACada
ptor–AnACadaptorisavailableforpurchasefromEnterasysNetworks,
butnotincludedwiththeAP.Formoreinformationabou ttheACadaptor,contact your
Enterasyssalesrepresentative.
Ifyo
uareusingadirectconnectiontotheAPyoucanuseeitherastraight‐throughorcross‐
overEthernetcable.
AfterconnectingtheAPtothewir
edLANandapplyingpower,theAPbeginstheinitialization
process.FormoreinformationaboutinstallingandpoweringyourAP,seetheEnterasysWireless
Standalone802.11nAPInstallationInstructions.