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Cisco 521 Manual

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Read This First
This guide will help you to install a Cisco 521 Wireless Express Access Point
(hereafter referred to as the AP521) in your Smart Business Communications
System network.
How to Open the Top Cover
The top cover provides access to the cable and power connections.
Caution
Do not open the access point top cover as you would a hatch or
door. You could damage the cover by doing so. An instruction
label is attached to the access point. Take time to read the label
before you open the access point cover.
When you become familiar with the opening procedure, we recommend that
you remove the label and put it in a safe place such as inside the cover of this
guide.
Note
Status LED indications are not visible when the top cover is open.
Quick Start Guide: Cisco 521 Wireless Express Access Point
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  • Page 1 Read This First This guide will help you to install a Cisco 521 Wireless Express Access Point (hereafter referred to as the AP521) in your Smart Business Communications System network. How to Open the Top Cover The top cover provides access to the cable and power connections.
  • Page 2 Follow these steps to open the top cover: 1. Put the access point on a flat surface, and grasp it with both hands, as shown in this illustration. Cable access notch and arrow OL-16715-01...
  • Page 3 2. Gently push the cover away from you until it stops, as shown in this illustration. 3. Remove the opening instruction label from the top cover. Note We recommend that you save the label for reference. Quick Start Guide: Cisco 521 Wireless Express Access Point...

  • Page 4: Safety Information

    The FCC, with its action in ET Docket 96-8, has adopted a safety standard for human exposure to RF electromagnetic energy emitted by FCC-certified equipment. Cisco 521 access points meet the uncontrolled environmental limits found in OET-65 and ANSI C95.1, 1991. Proper operation of this radio...
  • Page 5 Warning Do not work on the system or connect or disconnect cables during periods of lightning activity. Warning Read the installation instructions before you connect the system to its power source. Quick Start Guide: Cisco 521 Wireless Express Access Point...
  • Page 6 20A. Overview The Cisco 521 Wireless Express Access Point is a single-band 802.11g access point that features business-class management, security, and scalability. The access point offers high performance wireless connectivity in carpeted offices and similar environments.
  • Page 7 You configure the access points using the Cisco Configuration Assistant (CCA). The CCA is GUI-based software that you install on a windows-based PC and that allows you to configure all components of your Cisco Smart Business Communications System. The following illustration shows all the components of the Cisco Smart Business Communications System.
  • Page 8 Power connector Padlock post Ethernet port Mode button Keyhole slot Ethernet and radio LEDs Console port Status LED OL-16715-01...

  • Page 9: Related Documentation

    • Quick Start Guide: Cisco 526 Series Wireless Express Mobility Controller—Provides installation and preliminary configuration instructions for the WLC526). These documents are available on cisco.com. Follow this link to go to the 521 access point documentation: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps7319/prod_installation_guides_list. html Quick Start Guide: Cisco 521 Wireless Express Access Point...

  • Page 10: Unpacking The Access Point

    • Cisco Unified Communications 500 Series for Small Business Getting Started Guide—Provides basic installation and setup instructions for the Cisco Unified 500 Series Platform (hereafter referred to as the UC500). • Getting Started Guide for the Catalyst Express 520 Switches—Provides basic installation and setup instructions for the Cisco Catalyst Express 520 switch (hereafter referred to as the CE520).
  • Page 11 Refer to the Cisco Smart Business Communications System Setup document, Section 4, “Deploy Basic or Multi-AP Wireless,” follow the steps listed in the section entitled “Deploy Cisco 521 Series Wireless Express Access Points in Standalone Mode” to deploy your standalone AP521s.

  • Page 12: Mounting The Access Point

    Section 4, ”Deploy Advanced Wireless,” and follow the steps listed there. Note Before you can deploy controller-based AP521s, you must first configure the WLC526. See the Quick Start Guide: Cisco 526 Series Wireless Express Mobility Controller for instructions. Mounting the Access Point The AP521 can be mounted as follows: •...

  • Page 13: Mounting On A Horizontal Or Vertical Surface

    Use the mounting plate as a template to mark the locations of the two mounting holes (labeled with an X) and the location of the cable access hole. See the illustration below. Quick Start Guide: Cisco 521 Wireless Express Access Point...
  • Page 14 Keyhole clip T-bar hanger clip hole Screw holes (A, B, C) Security screw hole Screw hole (X) Padlock hole Location for cable access hole OL-16715-01...
  • Page 15 Step 6 Insert two 8 x 32 x 1 in. pan head screws in the X mounted holes and tighten. Step 7 Attach the access point to the mounting plate. Quick Start Guide: Cisco 521 Wireless Express Access Point...

  • Page 16: Mounting On A Suspended Ceiling

    Mounting on a Suspended Ceiling Review the following illustration before beginning the mounting process. INCH 1-1/2 15/16 9/16 CEILING GRID WIDTH T-rail locking screws T-rail width detents Mounting plate screw holes OL-16715-01...
  • Page 17 1 ft. of exposed cables protruding from the hole. Step 9 Attach the access point to the mounting plate. Quick Start Guide: Cisco 521 Wireless Express Access Point...

  • Page 18: Mounting Above A Suspended Ceiling

    UL 2043 and should not be placed in a building’s environmental air space. Caution Cisco does not sell Ethernet cable rated for use in a building environmental air space. You must obtain special Ethernet cable with the appropriate rating.
  • Page 19 Place the clip over the T-bar box hanger as shown in the following illustration and secure it to the access point mounting bracket with the 1/4-20 fastener (supplied with the T-bar hanger). Quick Start Guide: Cisco 521 Wireless Express Access Point...
  • Page 20 Step 3 Remove a ceiling tile adjacent to the mounting location. Step 4 Configure the ends of the T-bar box hanger to allow for maximum clearance above the ceiling tile. Step 5 Open the access point cover and connect the Ethernet cable to the access point.

  • Page 21: Mounting On A Network Cable Box

    Pull the access point cables out of the network box until there is about 1 ft. of exposed cables protruding from the box. Step 4 Attach the access point to the mounting plate. Step 5 Connect the cables to the access point. Quick Start Guide: Cisco 521 Wireless Express Access Point...
  • Page 22 Mounting on a Desktop or Shelf When placing the access point on a desktop or shelf, you do not need the mounting plate. The access point has four rubber pads on the bottom to help prevent it from sliding on or scratching the surface of your desktop or shelf. Attaching the Access Point to the Mounting Plate Follow these steps to attach the access point to the mounting plate:...
  • Page 23 Security screw hole Mounting plate Padlock hole Mounting plate clip Step 4 Insert the keyhole clip into the keyhole and maintain a slight pressure to hold the access point in place. Quick Start Guide: Cisco 521 Wireless Express Access Point...

  • Page 24: Securing The Access Point

    Step 5 Slightly rotate the access point from side-to-side until you hear the second keyhole clip falling into the other keyhole that is located on the opposite end of the access point and not visible. Step 6 Slide the access point back over the keyhole clips. You will hear a click when the locking detent contacts the access point and locks it into place.

  • Page 25: Securing The Access Point To The Mounting Plate

    Open the access point cover. Step 2 Carefully tilt the security hasp adapter and insert the access point security hasp tab into the notch on the security hasp adapter as shown in the following illustration. Quick Start Guide: Cisco 521 Wireless Express Access Point...
  • Page 26 Access point security hasp tab Security hasp adapter Security hasp notch Step 3 Push down on the security hasp adapter to expose the padlock post hole. Step 4 Insert a padlock into the padlock post hole and lock the padlock. Step 5 Position the padlock into the access point’s padlock area as shown in the following illustration.
  • Page 27 Access point cover open Security padlock Security hasp adapter Step 6 Push down on the padlock to ensure that the padlock is held by the security hasp adapter clips. Quick Start Guide: Cisco 521 Wireless Express Access Point...

  • Page 28: In Case Of Difficulty

    Before contacting Cisco, look for a solution to your problem in this guide. Support is available on cisco.com. Follow this link to go to the Support page: http://www.cisco.com/cisco/web/support/index.html From the support page, select the appropriate link.

  • Page 29: Rotating The Cisco Logo

    Rotating the Cisco Logo The Cisco logo on top of the unit can be rotated to correctly position the logo for any mounting arrangement. For example, when the unit is mounted on a vertical surface. The logo should always be easy to read.
  • Page 30 Note To see the Ethernet and Radio LEDs you must open the access point cover. The LED meanings are shown in this table. Cable Bay Area Top of Unit Meaning Ethernet Radio Status Green Green Green DRAM memory test OK Blinking Blue-green Initialize Flash file system...
  • Page 31 Blinking red Flash file failure and blue Amber Blinking red Environmental variable failure blue-green Amber Blinking red Bad MAC address and yellow Blinking red Ethernet failure during image and off recovery Quick Start Guide: Cisco 521 Wireless Express Access Point...
  • Page 32 Top of Unit Meaning Ethernet Radio Status Amber Amber Blinking red Boot environment error and off Amber Blinking red No Cisco IOS image file and off Amber Amber Blinking red Boot failure and off Blinking – – Transmit or receive Ethernet amber errors –...

  • Page 33: Compliance Information

    This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Quick Start Guide: Cisco 521 Wireless Express Access Point...
  • Page 34 The Declarations of Compliance for this product relevant to the European Union and other countries following EU Directive 1999/5/EC (R&TTE Directive) can be found in the Declarations of Conformity and Regulatory Information for the Cisco 521 Access Point. This document is available on Cisco.com. OL-16715-01...

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