Meru Networks AP1014 User Manual

Meru AP1014i

Installation Guide

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March 2012

Document Number: 882-70015 Rev A Ver 4 AP1014i Installation Guide

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Contents

About This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ix

Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix

Other Sources of Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix

Meru Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix

Website Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix

External References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x

Typographic Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x

Contacting Meru . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x

Customer Services and Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x

Chapter 1

Installing AP1014i . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Package Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

AP1014i Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Configuring the AP1014i . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Installing the AP1014i. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Connect and Activate the AP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Using the LAN Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

AP1014i LED Codes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Cautions and Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Regulatory Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Underwriters Laboratories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

FCC Radiation Exposure Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Radio Frequency Interference Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Canada. Industry Canada (IC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Europe—EU Declaration of Conformity and Restrictions . . . . . . . . . 16

IEEE 802.11b/g Restrictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Japan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Singapore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Manufacturing Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

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This guide provides installation instructions for the Meru AP110 model.

Audience

This guide is intended for anyone installing Meru Wireless LAN System Access Points
(APs).

About This Guide

Other Sources of Information

Additional information is available in the following Meru publications, Web site, and
external references.

Meru Publications

 Meru System Director Release Notes
 Meru System Director Getting Started Guide
 Meru Controller Installation Guide
 Meru System Director Command Reference
 Meru System Director Configuration Guide

Website Resources

For the first 90 days after you buy a Meru controller, you have access to online
support. If you have a support contract, you have access for the length of the
contract. See this web site for information such as:

 Meru System Director Release Notes
 Knowledge Base (Q&A)
 Downloads
 Open a ticket or check an existing one

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 Customer Discussion Forum

The URL is: http://support.merunetworks.com

External References

 Stevens, W. R. 1994. TCP/IP Illustrated, V olume 1, The Protocols. Addison-Wesley,

Reading, Mass.

 Gast, M.S. 2002. 802.11 Wireless Networks, The Definitive Guide. O’Reilly and

Associates, Sebastopol, Calif.

Typographic C onventions

This document uses the following typographic conventions to help you locate and
identify information:

Note:

Caution!

Warning!

Provides extra information, tips, and hints regarding the topic.

Identifies important information about actions that could result in
damage to or loss of data, or could cause the application to behave in
unexpected ways.

Identifies critical information about actions that could result in
equipment failure or bodily harm.

Contacting Meru

You can visit Meru Networks, Inc. on the Internet at this URL:

http://www.merunetworks.com

Customer Services and Support

For assistance, contact Meru Customer Services and Support 24 hours a day at
[phone] (+1-888-Meru-WLA(N)) or [phone]. Email can be sent to
[e-mail].

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