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- Page 1 FortiAP 112B QuickStart Guide...
- Page 2 Copyright© 2012 Fortinet, Inc. All rights reserved. Fortinet®, FortiGate®, and FortiGuard®, are registered trademarks of Fortinet, Inc., and other Fortinet names herein may also be trademarks of Fortinet. All other product or company names may be trademarks of their respective owners. Performance metrics contained herein were attained in internal lab tests under ideal conditions, and performance may vary.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Package Contents Connecting Your FortiAP Unit Access Point Configuration Mesh Mode Configuration Mounting Your FortiAP Unit Technical Specifications LED Specifications Documentation and Links Cautions and Warnings Register Your Product Product License Agreement... -
Page 4: Package Contents
WiFi client access that creates a fortifi ed WLAN network that is centrally managed by a FortiGate or FortiWiFi platform. The FortiAP 112B has built-in proprietary PoE to support long-range network installation. It can be setup either as an access point, or in mesh mode. -
Page 5: Connecting Your Fortiap Unit
Connecting Your FortiAP Unit The FortiAP 112B -PoE can be configured to function as an access point, or to operate in mesh mode. Adequate grounding must be provided to the FortiAP unit and the PoE injector, in compliance with the local electrical code. -
Page 6: Access Point Configuration
Access Point Configuration The FortiAP unit is designed to require no configuration in most networks. Zero Configuration mode works if the unit is directly connected (or through the PoE injector) to the FortiGate or FortiWifi performing the Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) functions, or on the same layer-2 network and subnet as the FortiGate or FortiWifi unit. - Page 7 Leave the remaining settings at their default values. The confi guration is downloaded from the FortiGate unit to the FortiAP device. ETH (PoE) Port Port Port Port For more information, see the Deploying Wireless Networks Guide, available on Fortinet’s technical documentation website, http://docs.fortinet.com. Page 4...
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Page 8: Mesh Mode Configuration
Find the Uplink section on the System Information tab, set the Operation Mode to Mesh, and setup the Mesh AP SSID and Mesh AP Password. The default SSID and password are fortinet.mesh.root. It is recommended that you change both the default SSID and password. - Page 9 Note: The FortiAP 112B has a directional antenna located on the front of the device. The device must be aimed towards a mesh node to achieve a connection.
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Page 10: Mounting Your Fortiap Unit
Mounting Your FortiAP Unit Using the provided hardware, the FortiAP unit can be attached to a wall or pole. To attach the unit to a wall: 1. Setup the provided anchors and screws in the desired wall. 2. Hang the FortiAP device on the screws. To attach the unit to a pole: 1. - Page 11 Antenna direction The FortiAP 112B has a directional antenna located on the front of the device. The strongest signal is achieved in the 60 degree range shown in the below image. For a reliable wireless connection, the units to which you would like to connect should be within this range.
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Page 12: Technical Specifications
Technical Specifi cations # Interface Type Description ETH (PoE) RJ-45 Fast Ethernet port with PoE support. RJ-45 Fast Ethernet port. Reset Button Hold for 5 seconds to reset the FortiAP unit to its factory defaults. Hardware Specifi cation Description WiFi Radios Refer to the product datasheet. -
Page 13: Led Specifications
LED Specifi cations # LED State Description No power or the system is booting. Flashing Green The unit is searching for a controller. STATUS Green The unit has successfully connected to the controller. No Ethernet link detected. ETH and Green 100/10 Mbps Ethernet link detected, ETH (PoE) but no activity. -
Page 14: Documentation And Links
The following Fortinet web pages provide information and resources for your Fortinet product: Customer Service & Support: https://support.fortinet.com On this page you can create a support account with Fortinet, register and manage your products, download updates, firmware images and release notes, and create technical support tickets. Technical Documentation: http://docs.fortinet.com... -
Page 15: Cautions And Warnings
Environmental specifications Operating temperature: Refer to the product datasheet If you install your Fortinet product in a closed or multi-unit rack assembly, the operating ambient temperature of the rack environment may be greater than room ambient temperature. Therefore, make sure to install the equipment in an environment compatible with the manufacturer’s maximum rated ambient... - Page 16 Grounding Ensure your Fortinet product is connected and properly grounded to a lightning and surge protector. WAN or LAN connections that enter the premises from outside the building should be connected to an Ethernet CAT5 (10/100 Mb/s) surge protector.
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Page 17: Register Your Product
Register Your Product If you did not register your Fortinet product, please register your product now. Register Register your Fortinet product in order to receive: • Technical Support • New product features • Protection from new threats Enregistrer Vous devez enregistrer le produit pour recevoir: • Support technique • Nouvelles fonctionnalitées du produit • Protection contre de nouvelles menaces... -
Page 18: Product License Agreement
If you are a Fortinet contracted and authorized reseller or distributor of Products, you may transfer (not rent or lease unless specifi- cally agreed to in writing by Fortinet) the Software to one end user on a permanent basis, provided that: (i) you ensure that your... - Page 19 (d) is licensed for beta, evaluation, testing or demonstration purposes or for which Fortinet does not charge a purchase price or license fee. In the case of beta, testing, evaluation or free Software or Product, the end user acknowledges and agrees that such Software or Product may contain bugs or errors and could cause system failures, data loss and other issues, and the end user agrees that such Software or Product is provided “as-is”...
- Page 20 Section 1 above, for any amendment or other agreement to be binding on Fortinet, such amendment or other agreement must be signed by Fortinet’s General Counsel. No waiver will be implied from conduct or failure to enforce rights nor effective unless in a writing signed on behalf of the party against whom the waiver is asserted.
- Page 21 part thereof, to be licensed as a whole at no charge to all third parties under the terms of this License. c) If the modified program normally reads commands interactively when run, you must cause it, when started running for such interactive use in the most ordinary way, to print or display an announcement including an appropriate copyright notice and a notice that there is no warranty (or else, saying that you provide a warranty) and that users may redistribute the program under these con- ditions, and telling the user how to view a copy of this License.
- Page 22 QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE PROGRAM IS WITH YOU. SHOULD THE PROGRAM PROVE DEFECTIVE, YOU ASSUME THE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION. 12. IN NO EVENT UNLESS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW OR AGREED TO IN WRITING WILL ANY COPYRIGHT HOLDER, OR ANY OTHER PARTY WHO MAY MODIFY AND/OR REDISTRIBUTE THE PROGRAM AS PERMITTED ABOVE, BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR DAMAGES, INCLUDING ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE PROGRAM (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF DATA OR DATA BEING RENDERED INACCURATE OR LOSSES SUSTAINED...
- Page 23 work. (Executables containing this object code plus portions of the Library will still fall under Section 6.) Otherwise, if the work is a derivative of the Library, you may distribute the object code for the work under the terms of Section 6. Any executables containing that work also fall under Section 6, whether or not they are linked directly with the Library itself.
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