Preface; Audience; Purpose; Organization - Cisco ASR1001 Hardware Installation Manual

Preface

Audience

This guide is for the networking professional who installs and manages the Cisco Aironet 1000 Series
Lightweight Access Point, hereafter referred to as the access point. These access points are part of the
Cisco Integrated Wireless Network Solution and require no manual configuration before they are
mounted. The access point is automatically configured by a Cisco Wireless LAN Controller using the
Lightweight Access Point Protocol (LWAPP).
To use this guide, you should have experience working with a Cisco Wireless LAN Controller and be
familiar with the concepts and terminology of wireless local area networks.

Purpose

This guide provides the information you need to install your access point. For information about the
Cisco Wireless LAN Controllers, refer to the Cisco documentation sets available from the Cisco.com
home page at Technical Support & Documentation. On the Technical Support & Documentation home
page, click Wireless and the documentation is listed under the "Wireless LAN Controllers" section.

Organization

This guide is organized into these chapters:
Chapter 1, "Overview,"
access point's role in your network.
Chapter 2, "Installing the Access Point,"
ceiling, how to connect Ethernet, serial, and power cables, and provides an installation summary, safety
warnings, and general guidelines.
Chapter 3, "Troubleshooting,"
point.
Appendix A, "Translated Safety
translations of the safety warnings that appear in this publication.
Appendix B, "Declarations of Conformity and Regulatory Information,"
conformity and regulatory information for the access point.
Appendix C, "Access Point Specifications,"
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lists the software and hardware features of the access point and describes the
describes how to mount the access point on a desktop, wall, or
provides troubleshooting procedures for basic problems with the access
Warnings,"indicates how to access the document that provides
lists technical specifications for the access point.
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provides declarations of
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