Ruckus Wireless r500 Quick Setup Manual

R500 Access Point
Quick Setup Guide
This Quick Setup Guide provides step-by-step instructions
on how to set up your Ruckus Wireless R500 Dual Band
802.11ac Multimedia Wi-Fi Access Point. After completing
the steps described in this Guide, you will be able to place
the Access Point (AP) at your site and provide wireless
network access to users.
Note: The R500 requires a minimum of ZoneFlex (ZF)
firmware version 9.8.1 or later or SmartCell Gateway
(SCG) firmware version 2.5.1 or later.
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EFORE OU EGIN
Before deploying Ruckus Wireless products, please check for
the latest software and the release documentation.
• User Guides and Release Notes are available at
http://support.ruckuswireless.com/documents
• Software Upgrades are available at
http://support.ruckuswireless.com/software
• Open Source information is available at
http://opensource.ruckuswireless.com
• Software License and Limited Warranty are available at
http://support.ruckuswireless.com/warranty
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ACKAGE ONTENTS
• R500 Access Point
• Two wall-mount anchor kits, including two 1" No. 8 steel
panhead Phillips sheet metal screw screws, one 5mm M2.5 x
1.06 Torx security screw, and wall-mount anchors
• One external T-bar bracket (two unassembled parts)
• One unit removal pin
• Regulatory flyer
• Product warranty statement
• Declaration of Conformity, if required
• This Quick Setup Guide
Copyright © 2014 Ruckus Wireless, Inc.
Published July 2014, Part Number 800-70564-001 Rev A
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MENTS
• A computer running Windows 7 (procedures for other OS's
are similar)
• Two Cat 5e Ethernet cables
• No. 2 Phillips screwdriver and T8 Torx driver for wall mount-
ing anchor kit
• An AC power adapter (sold separately), or
• An 802.3af or 802.3at -compliant Power over Ethernet (PoE)
switch or PoE injector
IMPORTANT!
refer to the ZoneDirector Quick Setup Guide and connect the
AP to your local network.
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Figure 1: Top view
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1 After removing your Ruckus Wireless AP from its pack-
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age, place it next to your computer.
2 Using an Ethernet cable, connect your computer's net-
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work port to one of the two ports on the AP.
3 Using an AC adapter (sold separately), connect the AP
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12VDC port to a protected power source.
Alternatively, connect the PoE port to a PoE injector or
switch for both power and network connections.
4 Verify that the Power LED on the external enclosure is a
steady green.
Figure 2: Bottom view
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If the AP is deployed with a ZoneDirector, then
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PoE Port 12VDC Port
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ETUP
Note: The following procedures assume Windows 7 as the
operating system. Procedures for other OS's are similar.
1 On your Windows 7 computer, configure your network
adapter from the Local Area Connection settings as fol-
lows:
• Start > Control Panel > Network and Sharing
Center > Change Adapter Settings
2 Edit the TCP/IPv4 address settings as follows:
• Local Area Connection > Properties > Internet
Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) > Properties
The TCP/IPv4 Properties dialog box appears.
Important! Write down all of the currently active settings so
you can restore your computer to its current configuration
later (when this process is complete).
3 Select Use the following IP address (if it is not already
selected) and then make the following entries:
• IP address: 192.168.0.22 (or any address in the
192.168.0.x network)
• Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
• Default gateway: 192.168.0.1
Leave the DNS server fields empty.
4 Click OK to save your changes.
Your changes are put into effect immediately.
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TEP OG NTO THE
As specified earlier, the AP should be directly connected to
your computer (through one of the Ethernet ports) and
powered on, ready for setup.
1 On your computer, open a Web browser window.
2 In the browser, type this URL to connect to the AP:
https://192.168.0.1
3 Press <Enter> to initiate the connection. When a secu-
rity alert dialog box appears, click OK/Yes to proceed.
4 When the Ruckus Wireless Admin login page appears,
enter the following:
• Username: super
• Password: sp-admin
5 Click Login.
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