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Getting Started
Product Package
Each Dual-radio AP comes with the following:
• One ceiling or wall mounting plate
• Mounting hardware
• Metal faceplate for APs mounted in a plenum environment
• AP cover
• Processor module (with integrated Active Ethernet, if applicable)
• Power supply (not provided with Active Ethernet unit)
• AC power cord (not provided with Active Ethernet unit)
• 802.11b PC Card or 802.11b/g AP Card
• One Installation CD-ROM that contains the following:
– Software Installation Wizard
– ScanTool
– Solarwinds TFTP software
–HTML Help
– this user’s guide in PDF format
• One Access Point Quick Start Guide
If any of these items are missing or damaged, please contact your reseller or Technical Support (see Technical
Support for contact information).
5 GHz Antenna Adapter or AP-2000 11a Upgrade Kit
The 5 GHz Antenna Adapter or 11a Upgrade Kit can be used in the Access Point. Because 802.11a requires an
antenna adapter, only one 5 GHz radio can be installed in the AP. The second slot can be populated with an 802.11b or
802.11b/g card.
System Requirements
To begin using an AP, you must have the following minimum requirements:
• A 10Base-T Ethernet or 100Base-TX Fast Ethernet switch or hub
• At least one radio card designed for the AP: an 802.11b PC Card, 802.11b/g Card, 5 GHz Antenna Adapter Kit, or
11a Upgrade Kit
• At least one of the following IEEE 802.11-compliant devices:
– An 802.11a client device if you have an 802.11a AP
– An 802.11b or 802.11b/g client device if you have an 802.11b AP
– An 802.11b/g client device if you have an 802.11b/g AP
– An 802.11a/g client device if you have an 802.11a/g AP
• A computer that is connected to the same IP network as the AP and has one of the following Web browsers
installed:
– Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 with Service Pack 1 or later and patch Q323308
– Netscape 6.1 or later
(The computer is required to configure the AP using the HTTP interface.)