Aruba 501 Quick Start Manual

Aruba 501 Quick Start Manual

802.11ac wireless client bridge

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This guide shows you how to install and get started using the Aruba 501 (J9835A) 802.11ac Wireless Client Bridge, hereafter referred to as the Aruba 501. The latest
documentation, including the Aruba 501 802.11ac Wireless Client Bridge Configuration and Administration Guide, is available at www.hpe.com/support/hpesc.

Hardware overview

Side view
1: Detachable antennas
2: Mounting bracket
Aruba 501 802.11ac Wireless Client Bridge Quick Start Guide
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3: Power cord cable tie points
4: AC/DC adapter socket
5: Status LEDs (left to right) Power, Ethernet, Radio
6: Ethernet port
7: Console port
8: Reset button
9: Antenna connectors
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  • Page 1: Hardware Overview

    Aruba 501 802.11ac Wireless Client Bridge Quick Start Guide This guide shows you how to install and get started using the Aruba 501 (J9835A) 802.11ac Wireless Client Bridge, hereafter referred to as the Aruba 501. The latest documentation, including the Aruba 501 802.11ac Wireless Client Bridge Configuration and Administration Guide, is available at www.hpe.com/support/hpesc.
  • Page 2: Package Contents

    • J9405B Aruba 501 Client Bridge 5V Power Supply The Reset button is accessible through a hole on the front panel of the Aruba 501, labeled as 8 on page 1. To reset the Aruba 501, insert a paper clip • JW627A Aruba PD-3501G-AC 1p GE 802.3af Midspan into the Reset button hole, and press and quickly release the button.
  • Page 3: Installation

    Installation so can result in personal injury, fire, equipment damage, or a voided warranty. The Aruba 501 can be mounted on a desktop, wall, or a ceiling. The mounting The HPE Aruba hardware warranty provides no protection against damage bracket is mounted first, and then the Aruba 501 is attached to the bracket.
  • Page 4 Slide the Aruba 501 onto the mounting bracket until it is fully engaged. Do not let go of the Aruba 501 until you confirm that it is firmly in place. Desktop mounting 1: Aruba 501 base tab slots...
  • Page 5: Initial Configuration

    D. Assign an IP address to the Aruba 501 and the Aruba 501 to an unused factory-default PoE switch port. By default, the Aruba 501 operates as a DHCP client. This means that if the • If using a PoE injector, use Ethernet cables to connect your computer...
  • Page 6 IP address of the Aruba 501 by looking for its Ethernet MAC address in the DHCP server log. • Assign a static IP address to the Aruba 501. The address must be on the same subnet as the network to which the Aruba 501 connects.
  • Page 7: Technical Support

    Re-launch the Aruba 501 management tool at https://<IP address> where interference, and 2) this device must accept any interference received, including <IP address> is the IP address that was obtained by the Aruba 501 from the interference that may cause undesired operation.
  • Page 8: Industry Canada Notice

    Aruba 501 802.11ac Wireless Client Bridge Quick Start Guide Other regulatory information When this device is operated in 5.15~5.25 GHz frequency range, it is restricted The device for the band 5150-5250 MHz is only for indoor usage to reduce the to indoor use only.
  • Page 9: Notice For Taiwan

    Product overview Москва, Ленинградское шоссе, 16А, стр.3, Телефон/факс: +7 (495) 797 35 The Aruba 501 Wireless Client Bridge can bridge up to 15 Ethernet client devices running a legacy networking protocol to the WLAN, extending wireless • ИООО «Хьюлетт-Паккард Бел», Республика Беларусь, 220030, г. Минск, network access to a wide range of protocols.
  • Page 10 Aruba 501 802.11ac Wireless Client Bridge Quick Start Guide Other regulatory information Note: PoE Power is the power supplied by the internal power supply. It is Specification Description dependent on the type and quantity of power supplies, and may be Network standards 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac...

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