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III Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac ces Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 CONTENTS Preface 1 Objectives 1 Audience 1 Organization 2 Conventi ons 2 Related Documents 8 Finding the.
Contents IV Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Acces Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Ethernet (PoE) Ports 1-22 Fiber Option 1-23 GPS Option 1-24 Metal Enclosure 1-24 Optional Hardwar.
Contents V Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac ces Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Cable Strand Mounting the 15 52C or 1552CU Access Point 2-26 Mounting the 1552C or 1552CU Access .
Contents VI Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Acces Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Verifying Controller Association 3-5 Changing the Bridge Group Name 3-6 Connecting to the Ac cess.
Contents VII Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac ces Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chinese Translation B-10 English Translation B-1 0 Statement 371—Power Ca ble and AC Adapter .
Contents VIII Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Acces Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01.
1 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Preface This section describes the objecti v es, audi ence, or ganization, and con v entions of the Cisco Air onet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Access P oint Har dwar e Installation Guide .
2 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Organization This guide contai ns the follo wing sect ions: Conventions This publication u ses the follo wing con ventions: Chapter T itle Description Chapter 1 Overview Describes the major components and features of the access point.
3 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Notes use the follo wing co n v entions: Note Means reader take note. Notes co ntain helpful suggestions or re ferences t o materials not co ntained in this manual.
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7 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01.
8 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Related Documents These documents provide complete information about the access point: • Release Notes .
9 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Figure 1 Location of Ser ial Number Label The access point serial nu mber label contains the follo wing i nformation: • Model number , such as AIR-CAP1552E-x-K9.
10 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01.
CH A P T E R 1-1 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 1 Overview The Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdo or Me sh Access Point (her eafter c alled the access po int or AP ) is a modularized wireless outdoor access point desig ned fo r use in a mesh network.
1-2 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 1 Overvi ew Hardware Models Hardware Models The model numbers (or part number s) and conf iguration for the Cisco Aironet 1552 Outdoor Mesh Access Points are described in Ta b l e 1 - 1 .
1-3 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 1 Overview Hardware Models AIR-CAP1552C -x- K9 T wo-radio (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz) version wit h DOCSIS 3.0 or Euro-DOCSIS 3.0 Cable Modem. This is a lightweight, lo w-profile AP .
1-4 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 1 Overvi ew Hardware Models 1. When a 1552E/EU is powered with PoE, the PoE-Out port is not active. 2, PoE-In is not 802.3af; it does no t work with a PoE 802.
1-5 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 1 Overview Hardware Features Hardware Features This section describes the hard ware features of the 1552 access point models.
1-6 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 1 Overvi ew Hardware Features 1552E/1552EU Connectors Figur e 1 - 1 Access P oint Models AIR-CAP155 2E-x-K9 and AIR-CAP1 552EU-x -K9 Bot t om Connecto rs Note Antenna ports 1, 2, and 3 are not sho wn in Figure 1-1 .
1-7 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 1 Overview Hardware Features Figur e 1 -2 Console P or t f or Ac cess P oin t Mode ls AIR-CAP15.
1-8 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 1 Overvi ew Hardware Features 1552I Connectors Figure 1 -4 Access P oint Model AIR-CAP1552I-x -.
1-9 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 1 Overview Hardware Features Figur e 1 - 6 Access P oint Model AIR-CAP- 1552CU-x -K9 Bot tom/Si.
1-10 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 1 Overvi ew Hardware Features Figur e 1 - 8 F -Connector A dapt er (Splitt e r) Components (AI.
1-11 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 1 Overview Hardware Features Antenna Port Locations Figure 1-10 sh ow s the antenna port location s for model AIR-CAP1552E -x- K 9. The ports used depend on the option al antenn as ordered.
1-12 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 1 Overvi ew Hardware Features Figure 1-11 sh ow s the antenna port locations for mo dels AIR-CAP1552CU -x- K9 and AIR-CAP155 2EU -x- K9. The ports used depend on the optio nal antennas ordered.
1-13 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 1 Overview Hardware Features Antenna Configurations The 1552 access point su pports a v ariety of antennas designed fo r outdoor use wit h radios operating in the 2.
1-14 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 1 Overvi ew Hardware Features Figur e 1 -12 Cisco Air onet Low Pr ofile Dual- Band 2.
1-15 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 1 Overview Hardware Features Figur e 1 -13 Cisco Ai ro net Dual-Band Omnidir ect ional Ant enna - Installed Only on Model AIR-CAP1552E-x -K9 Cisco Aironet 2.
1-16 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 1 Overvi ew Hardware Features Figur e 1 - 14 Cisco Airo net 2.
1-17 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 1 Overview Hardware Features Figur e 1 -15 Cisco Aironet 5-GHz 14-dBi Dir e ctional Ant enna - Installed Only on Models AIR-CAP1552EU-x -K9 an d AI R-CAP1552CU- x -K9 Cisco Aironet 2.
1-18 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 1 Overvi ew Hardware Features Cisco Aironet 2.
1-19 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 1 Overview Hardware Features Figur e 1 -18 Cisco Aironet 2.4-GHz 5-dBi Om nidir e ctional Antenn a - Installed Only on Models AIR-CAP1552EU-x -K9 an d AI R-CAP1552CU- x -K9 Cisco Aironet 2.
1-20 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 1 Overvi ew Hardware Features Cisco Aironet 5-GHz 4-dBi Omnidi rectional Antenna (AIR-ANT5140V.
1-21 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 1 Overview Hardware Features Figur e 1 -21 Cisco Aironet 5-GHz 8-dBi Om nidir ectional Ant enn.
1-22 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 1 Overvi ew Hardware Features War ni n g T o reduce the risk of fire, use only No. 26 A WG or larger telecommunication line cord. Statement 1023 Caution T o provide inline PoE, you must use the 1500 po wer injector (AIR-PWRINJ1500-2=).
1-23 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 1 Overview Hardware Features Note When a 1552E or 1552EU access poin t is pow ered by PoE, the PoE-Out po rt is not acti v e.
1-24 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 1 Overvi ew Hardware Features GPS Option A GPS module is required to accurately track the location of th e AP and report it to the contr oller . to provid e location informat ion for Cisco 's AIR-CAP 1552I/C/CU/E/EU/ H product line.
1-25 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 1 Overview Network Deployment Examples Network Deployment Examples The access point is a wirel.
1-26 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 1 Overvi ew Network Deployment E xamples W ireless client access is suppor ted; howe v er , if bridging between tall b uildings, t he 2.4-GHz wireless cov erage area may be limited and po ssibly not suitable for di rect wireless clien t access.
1-27 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 1 Overview Network Deployment Examples Point-to-Multipoint Mesh Network The access point is typically deplo yed in a mesh ne tw ork conf iguration.
1-28 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 1 Overvi ew Network Deployment E xamples Layer 3 Network Operation The access points support Layer 3 network operation.
CH A P T E R 2-1 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 2 Installing the Access Point This chapter describes ho w to install the 1552 access poi n.
2-2 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Insta lling the Access Point Unpacking the A ccess Point Unpacking the Access Point When you are unpacking the access po int, do not remo ve the foam bl ocks attached to the antenna connectors.
2-3 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Inst alling the Access Point Tools and Hardware – 4-ft (1.2-m) streetlight po wer tap adapter (AIR-PWR-ST -L T -R3P=) for light pole installa tions in the US and Canada • Antennas, 2.
2-4 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Insta lling the Access Point Warnings – One mounting brack et – T welve hex b olts (M8 x1.
2-5 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Inst alling the Access Point Safety Information War ni n g This equipment is to be installed by trained and qualified personnel, as per these installation instructions.
2-6 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Insta lling the Access Point Safety Information War ni n g The AC power supply has double pole/neutral fusin g. Statement 188 War ni n g Do not work on the syst em or connect or disco nnect cables during perio ds of lightning activity .
2-7 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Inst alling the Access Point Avoiding Damage to Radios in a Testing Environment Caution Before connecting or disco nnecting a po wer cord, you must remo ve A C po wer from the po wer cord using a suitable service disconnect.
2-8 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Insta lling the Access Point Installatio n Guidelines For a radiated test bed, the follo wing.
2-9 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Inst alling the Access Point Installation Guidelines • Data rates—Sensiti vity and r ange are in v ersely pr oportional to data b it rates. The maximum rad io range is achi e ved at the lo west w orkable data ra te .
2-10 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Insta lling the Access Point Installatio n Guidelines Figure 2-1 Components in a T ypi cal A.
2-11 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Inst alling the Access Point Installation Guidelines series of standards. T o meet CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 60950-22-07/UL609 50-22 requirements, the install er may use alternativ e components to provide this a dditional prot ection.
2-12 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Insta lling the Access Point Installatio n Guidelines Figure 2-3 Cable Strand Mounting Exam .
2-13 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Inst alling the Access Point Installation Guidelines Opening the Access Point Hinged Cover Y o u need to open the access point hinged cov er when you are installin g f iber -optic SFP module and f iber cable take-up reels.
2-14 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Insta lling the Access Point Mounting the Access Point Step 3 When all bolts are hand-tig htened, use a 13-mm closed-end w rench or socket to partially tigh ten the bolts in the tighteni ng sequence sho wn in Figu re 2-6 .
2-15 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Inst alling the Access Point Mounting the Acce ss Point War ni n g Only trained and qualified personnel sh ould be allowed to install, replace, or service this equi pment.
2-16 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Insta lling the Access Point Mounting the Access Point Caution The mounting surf ace, attaching scre ws, and opti onal wall anchors must b e able to support a 50-lb (22.
2-17 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Inst alling the Access Point Mounting the Acce ss Point Figur e 2-7 Mounting Brac k et for W all Mounting Step 2 Use four customer-supplied scre ws and optio nal scre w anchors to attach the mo unting plate to t he mounting surf ace.
2-18 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Insta lling the Access Point Mounting the Access Point Installing the Mounting Bracket on a .
2-19 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Inst alling the Access Point Mounting the Acce ss Point Step 1 Position the strap brackets o.
2-20 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Insta lling the Access Point Mounting the Access Point Mounting Bracket Assembly on a Pole The access point can be installed where po wer is av ai lable, with out the need for a wired LAN connection.
2-21 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Inst alling the Access Point Mounting the Acce ss Point Figur e 2-1 0 Cla mp Brac k et Assembly Mount ed on P o les Larg er than 3.5 inc h (8.9 cm) Step 3 For pole diameters of 3.
2-22 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Insta lling the Access Point Mounting the Access Point Figur e 2-1 1 Metal Strap Open Space for 3.
2-23 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Inst alling the Access Point Mounting the Acce ss Point Step 8 Install four M8 x16 bolts (with flat and lock washers) int o the bolt holes.
2-24 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Insta lling the Access Point Mounting the Access Point Figur e 2-13 Location of Access P oin.
2-25 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Inst alling the Access Point Mounting the Acce ss Point Step 2 Position the two bolts o n th.
2-26 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Insta lling the Access Point Mounting the Access Point Figure 2-16 Access P oint 155 2I Ha n.
2-27 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Inst alling the Access Point Mounting the Acce ss Point Note The 1552C and 1552CU access point s can be installed usi ng the pole mount kit in special circumstances.
2-28 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Insta lling the Access Point Mounting the Access Point Figur e 2-18 Attac h Str ap Brac k et.
2-29 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Inst alling the Access Point Mounting the Acce ss Point Step 3 Pla ce the clamp bracket on th e strand support cable (see Fi gure 2-19 ). On each cable support bo lt, ensure that one cable clamp is placed on each si de of the support cable.
2-30 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Insta lling the Access Point Mounting the Access Point Step 4 The assembled cable mounting kit is sho wn from the top vie w of the access po int ( Figure 2-20 ).
2-31 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Inst alling the Access Point Mounting the Acce ss Point Ti p When installing the 1552C o r 1552CU access point in thi s configu ration, you can use only one hole in the grounding block (see Figu re 2-21 ).
2-32 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Insta lling the Access Point Mounting the Access Point Step 7 Screw a M8 x16 bolt in the top support bol t hole on each side the access point (see Figure 2-22 ).
2-33 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Inst alling the Access Point Mounting the Acce ss Point Mounting the 1552C or 1552CU Access .
2-34 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Insta lling the Access Point Mounting the Access Point Ti p When installing the 1552C or 155.
2-35 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Inst alling the Access Point Mounting the Acce ss Point Figur e 2-25 1552C Access P oint F a.
2-36 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Insta lling the Access Point Installing Antennas Installing Antennas Ta b l e 2 - 3 sho ws the antennas su pported by the 1552 access point and provides r equired quantit ies for each model.
2-37 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Inst alling the Access Point Installing Antennas Antenna N-Type Connector Locations The acce.
2-38 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Insta lling the Access Point Installing Antennas Figur e 2-27 Antenna P ort Locations - Mode.
2-39 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Inst alling the Access Point Installing Antennas Figure 2-28 sh ow s the integrated l ow- profi le dual-band (2 .4 GHz and 5 GHz) 3-element array antenna bui lt-in only on models AIR- CAP1552I -x- K9 and AIR-CAP1552C -x- K9.
2-40 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Insta lling the Access Point Installing Antennas The AIR-CAP1552EU-x -K9 model can be operated in either of the config urations sho wn belo w .
2-41 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Inst alling the Access Point Installing Antennas Installing a Lightning Arrestor Overv oltage transients can be crea ted through lightning static di schar ges, switch processes, direct contact with po wer lin es, or through earth current s.
2-42 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Insta lling the Access Point Installing Antennas Figure 32 Lightning Arr estor Details Suggested Cable Coaxial ca ble loses ef f icienc y as the f requenc y incr ea ses, resulting in signal lo ss.
2-43 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Inst alling the Access Point Grounding the Access Point For your safety , read and follo w these safety precau tions.
2-44 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Insta lling the Access Point Connecting a Fibe r-Optic Cable to th e Access Point Note The g rounding lug and hard ware used must com ply with local and nat ional electrical codes.
2-45 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Inst alling the Access Point Connecting a Fiber-Optic Cable to the Acce ss Point Step 2 Open the hinged co ver (s ee the “Opening the Access Point Hinged Co ver” sect ion on page 2-13 for instructions).
2-46 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Insta lling the Access Point Connecting a Fibe r-Optic Cable to th e Access Point Step 6 Loosen the round end of the liquid-tight connector by turn ing counterclockwi se, but do not remov e (see Figure 2-34 ).
2-47 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Inst alling the Access Point Powering the Access Point Powering the Access Point The access .
2-48 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Insta lling the Access Point Powering the Access Po int Note The 1 550 po wer injector can o.
2-49 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Inst alling the Access Point Powering the Access Point Step 1 Disc onnect power to the po wer injector , and ensure all power sources to the access point are turned off.
2-50 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Insta lling the Access Point Powering the Access Po int Figure 2-36 liquid-tight A dapter St.
2-51 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Inst alling the Access Point Powering the Access Point Step 8 Slide the liquid-tight adap ter towards the access point, and scre w the threaded end of the adapter into the access point, and hand-tigh ten.
2-52 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Insta lling the Access Point Powering the Access Po int T able 2-4 AC P o wer Cor d Infor ma.
2-53 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Inst alling the Access Point Powering the Access Point War ni n g When installing or replacing th e unit, the ground conn ection must always be m ade first and disconnected last.
2-54 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Insta lling the Access Point Powering the Access Po int Caution For your safety , when connec ting the access point AC power connector , always connect the acces s point end of the cable FIRST .
2-55 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Inst alling the Access Point Powering the Access Point Step 9 Connec t the streetlight power ta p adapter to the access point A C po wer connector , as shown in Figure 2-40 an d Figure 2-41 .
2-56 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Insta lling the Access Point Powering the Access Po int Connecting an AC Power Cable to the .
2-57 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Inst alling the Access Point Powering the Access Point Step 3 Align the notch in the A C po .
2-58 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Insta lling the Access Point Powering the Access Po int Figur e 2-42 Location of the DC Po w.
2-59 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Inst alling the Access Point Powering the Access Point Figur e 2-44 T wo-P o siti o n T e rm.
2-60 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Insta lling the Access Point Powering the Access Po int Figur e 2-45 Inser ting the T er m i.
2-61 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Inst alling the Access Point Powering the Access Point T o connect cable POC power to the ac.
2-62 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Insta lling the Access Point Configuring the Access Point Figur e 2-47 Cable Stin ger Connector Pin Step 7 Insert the cable stinger connector pin into the cable POC connector opening in the access poi nt case.
2-63 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Inst alling the Access Point Configuring the Acce ss Point Step 2 Choose SECURITY > MA C Filtering > New . Step 3 Enter the MA C address of the access point to the MA C Filt er list; for e xample, 00:0B:91:21 :3A:C7.
2-64 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Insta lling the Access Point Configuring the Access Point The BGN is a string of ten characters maximu m. A factory -set bridge group name (NULL V ALUE) is assigned during manuf acturing.
2-65 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Inst alling the Access Point What to Do N ext T o c onfigure the BGN for the access poin ts using the GUI, follo w these step s: Step 1 Log into your controller usin g a web bro wser .
2-66 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 2 Insta lling the Access Point What to Do Ne xt.
CH A P T E R 3-1 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 3 Troubleshooting This chapter provides troubleshoo ting procedures for basic problems with the access point.
3-2 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Guidelines for Us ing the Access Points Guidelines for Using the Access Point.
3-3 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Controller MAC Filter List • If a RAP is unable to con nect to a controller o ve r the wired ports, it attempts t o connect using the wireless network.
3-4 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Using DHCP Option 43 Using DHCP Option 43 Y o u can use DHCP Option 43 to provide a list of controller IP addresses to the access points, enabling the access point to fin d and join a controller .
3-5 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Verifying Controller Association Verifying Controller Association T o verify that your access point is associ ated to the controller , follo w these steps: Step 1 Lo g into your c ontroller w eb interface usin g a web browser .
3-6 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Changing the Brid ge Group Name Changing the Bridge Group Name The bridge group name (BGN) controls the association of the access points to a RAP .
3-7 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Connecting to the Access Point Lo cally Figur e 3-2 Console Por t Location on.
3-8 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Access Point Power Injector Access Point Power Injector The po wer injector (AIR-PWRINJ1500-2=) has three LEDs on the front end of the case (see Figure 3-4 ).
3-9 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Using the Reset Button Monitoring the Power Injector LEDs Y o u can use the power injector LEDs to check the po wer injector status.
3-10 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Using the Reset Button Figur e 3-6 Reset Butt on Location - Models AIR-CAP15.
3-11 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Using the Reset Button Note The battery backup unit is r eactiv ated when the access point is rebooted (power c ycled) again.
3-12 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Using the Reset Button.
CH A P T E R 4-1 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 4 Installing or Replacing the Backup Battery This chapter describes the procedures to install or replace the backup batter y in the 1552E and 1552EU access points.
4-2 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 4 Insta lling or Replacing th e Backup Battery Before Beginning the Installation or Replacement.
4-3 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 4 Installing or Replacing the Backup Battery Opening the Access Point Ra dio Cover Opening the .
4-4 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 4 Insta lling or Replacing th e Backup Battery Removing a Backu p Battery Removing a Backup Bat.
4-5 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 4 Installing or Replacing the Backup Battery Installing a New Backup Battery Step 3 Use a Phillips screw dri v er to remov e the four scre ws attaching th e backup battery to the co ver (see Figure 4-3 ).
4-6 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Chapter 4 Insta lling or Replacing th e Backup Battery Connecting the Bac kup Battery Cable and Closing.
A-1 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 APPENDIX A Translated Safety Warnings For t r a ns l a te d s af e t y wa r ni n g s, r e f e r t o t he safet y wa rni ng d ocum ent that shipped with your acces s po in t or th a t i s av ailable on Cisco.
A-2 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Appendix A Tran slated Safety Warnings.
B-1 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 APPENDIX B Declarations of Conformity and Regulatory Information This appendix pr ovides decl arations of con formity and re gulat ory information for t he Cisco Aironet 1552 Outdoor Mesh Access Point.
B-2 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Appendix B Declarations of Conformity and Regulatory Information Manufacturers Feder al Communication C.
B-3 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Appendix B Declarations of Conformity and Regulatory Information Industry Canada • Consult the dealer or an expe rienced radio/TV technician.
B-4 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Appendix B Declarations of Conformity and Regulatory Information Declaration of Confo rmity for RF Expo.
B-5 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Appendix B Declarations of Conformity and Regulatory Information Declaration of Co nformity with regard.
B-6 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Appendix B Declarations of Conformity and Regulatory Information Declaration of Conformity with regard to the R&TTE Directive 1999/ 5/EC & Medical Directive 93/42/EEC The follo wing stan dards were applied: EMC—EN 301.
B-7 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Appendix B Declarations of Conformity and Regulatory Information Declaration of Conf ormity for RF Expo.
B-8 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Appendix B Declarations of Conformity and Regulatory Information Guidelines for Operating Cisco Aironet.
B-9 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Appendix B Declarations of Conformity and Regulatory Information Administrative Rules for Cisco Aironet.
B-10 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Appendix B Declarations of Conformity and Regulatory Information Administrative Rules for Cisco Airone.
B-11 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Appendix B Declarations of Conformity and Regulatory Information Operation of Cisco Airo net Access Points in Brazil 4.
B-12 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Appendix B Declarations of Conformity and Regulatory Information Operation of Cisc o Aironet Access Po.
C-1 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 APPENDIX C Channels and Power Levels For channel and max imum po wer le ve l settings, refer to the Cha.
C-2 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Appendix C Channels an d Power Levels.
D-1 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 APPENDIX D Access Point Specifications Ta b l e D - 1 lists the technical specificatio ns for the Cisco Aironet 1552 Outdoo r Mesh Access Points.
D-2 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Appendix D Access Poin t Specifications Operating temperatu re Access point and po wer injector -40 to .
D-3 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Appendix D Access Point Specifications RF output po wer 2.4 GHz • 802.11b (CCK) – 28 dBm with 2 antennas • 802.11g (non HT duplicate mode) – 28 dBm with 2 antennas • 802.
D-4 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Appendix D Access Poin t Specifications Frequency Band and 20-MHz Operating Channels -A Domain: • 2.400 to 2.483 5 GHz; 11 chan nels • 5.725 to 5.850 GHz; 5 channels • 5.
D-5 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Appendix D Access Point Specifications Ta b l e D - 2 lists the po wer distrib ution b udget for 1552E access po int conf igurations. Ta b l e D - 3 lists the po wer distrib ution b udget for 1552C access poi nt confi gurations.
D-6 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Appendix D Access Poin t Specifications Ta b l e D - 4 lists the po wer distrib ution b udget for 1552I access point conf igurations.
D-7 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Appendix D Access Point Specifications T able D-5 802.1 1n D ata Rates (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz) MCS Index 1 GI 2 = 800ns GI = 400ns 20-MHz Rate (Mbps) 40-MHz Rate (Mbps) 20-MHz Rate (Mbps) 40-MHz Rate (Mbps) 0 6.
D-8 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Appendix D Access Poin t Specifications.
E-1 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 APPENDIX E Access Point Pinouts This appendix describes the pin si gnals of the access point Ethernet connectors, and the power injector input and output connectors.
E-2 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Appendix E Access Point Pin outs Ta b l e E - 3 describes the pin signals for the power i njector input connector (T o Switch). Ta b l e E - 4 describes the RJ-45 pin signals for the po wer injector output con nector (T o AP).
F-1 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 APPENDIX F Configuring DHCP Option 43 This appendix describes the steps needed to configure DH CP Option 43 on a DHCP server , such as a Cisco Catalyst 3750 series swit ch, for use with Cisco Aironet Access Points.
F-2 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Appendix F Configuring DHCP Optio n 43 Overview Overview This section contains a DHCP Option 43 conf iguration e xample on a DHCP serv er for use wit h Cisco Aironet Access Points.
F-3 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Appendix F Configuring DH CP Option 43 Configuring Option 43 for 1000, 1500, and 1550 Series Access Poi.
F-4 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 Appendix F Configuring DHCP Optio n 43 Configuring Option 43 for 1100, 1130, 1200, 1240, 1250, 1300, 15.
GL-1 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardwar e Installation Guide OL-24247-01 GLOSSARY 802.3af The IEEE standard that describes a mechan ism for Power ov er Ethernet (PoE ). The standard provides the capability to deli v er both po wer and data ov er standar d Ethernet cabling.
Glossary GL-2 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 B beacon A wireless LAN packet that signals the av ailability and presence of the wireless device.
Glossar y GL-3 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 DFS Dynamic Frequenc y Selection. In some re gulatory do mains, 5-GHz radios are required to use DFS to a v oid interfering with radar si gnals.
Glossary GL-4 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 I IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engi neers. A professional society serving electrical engineers through its publ ications, conferences, and standards de velopment activ ities.
Glossar y GL-5 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Ac cess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 P packet A basic message unit for communi cation across a ne two rk. A packet usuall y includes routing information, data, and sometime s error detection infor mation.
Glossary GL-6 Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh A ccess Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-24247-01 T transmit power The po wer le vel of radi o transmission. U UNII Unlicensed National Information Infras tructure—re gulations for UNII devices operating in the 5.
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