Front Panel; Back Panel; Side Panel - Cisco 500 Series Quick Start Quide

Cisco WAP551 and WAP561 Wireless-N
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Access Point Features

Front Panel

The front panel of the devices consists of three lights: Power, WLAN, and
LAN. For full descriptions of the colors of the lights and their indications,
see "Verifying the Hardware
A Kensington lock slot is found under the lights.

Back Panel

The back panel of the devices has an RJ-45 Ethernet Port. Use the
Ethernet port to power your device using PoE. It is an auto-sensing,
Gigabit Ethernet (802.3) port used to connect your WAP devices to
network devices, such as computers, routers, or switches. Cisco strongly
recommends using Category 5e or better cable for Gigabit
connectivity.

Side Panel

The side panel of the devices has a Reset button. See
Devices or Returning them to their Factory Default Settings"
information on the Reset button.
Default Settings
Parameter
Username
Password
LAN IP Address
Fallback LAN IP
Subnetwork Mask
If you are using a Cisco Small Business RV Series router, the default range
for the DHCP assigned address is from 192. 1 68. 1 . 1 00 to 192. 1 68. 1 .254. Any
device connecting to the same LAN will be assigned an IP address in this
range.
Cisco Small Business WAP500 Series Wireless Access Point
Installation".
Default Value
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DHCP address assigned
by server
192. 1 68. 1 .245
255.255.255.0
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