H3C WA2200 Series WLAN Access Points

Installation Manual

Hangzhou H3C Technologies Co., Ltd.   Manual Version: 6PW104-20091228

 

 

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H3C Technologies Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of 3Com Corporation.

 

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Notice

The information in this document is subject to change without notice. Every effort has been made in the preparation of this document to ensure accuracy of the contents, but all statements, information, and recommendations in this document do not constitute the warranty of any kind, express or implied.

 

About This Manual

Organization

The H3C WA2200 Series WLAN Access Points Installation Manual is organized as follows:

Chapter	Contents
1 Product Overview	Introduces the hardware configuration, appearances, and interfaces of the WA2200 series.
2 Installation Preparations	Introduces the environment requirements, precautions, and tools for the installation of the WA2200 series.
3 Installation of Indoor APs	Introduces the mechanical installation, power supply connection, and Ethernet cable connection of the indoor APs and enhanced APs.
4 Installation of Outdoor APs	Introduces the outdoor installation checklist, installation flowchart, antenna installation, cable connection, and network connection of outdoor APs.

 

Conventions

The manual uses the following conventions:

Symbols

Convention	Description
	Means reader be extremely careful. Improper operation may cause bodily injury.
	Means reader be careful. Improper operation may cause data loss or damage to equipment.
	Means a complementary description.

 

Related Documentation

In addition to this manual, each H3C WA Series WLAN Access Points(Fat) documentation set includes the following:

Manual	Description
H3C WA Series WLAN Access Points User Manual	Provides a guide to the upgrade and operation of H3C WA series WLAN access points. It covers configurations of interface, VLAN, IP services, IP routing, multicast, security, system, QoS, wireless, and a command index.
H3C WA Series WLAN Access Points Web-Based Configuration Manual	Introduces the Web-based management function of the WA Series WLAN Access Points.

 

In addition to this manual, each H3C WA Series WLAN Access Points(Fit) documentation set includes the following:

Manual	Description
H3C WX Series Access Controllers  User Manual	Provides a guide to the operation of H3C series access controller products (including access controllers, access controller modules, and the access controller engine of unified switches). It covers configurations of CLI, VLAN, system maintenance and debugging, WLAN, IPv4, IPv6, port basic configurations, multicast protocols, 802.1x, AAA, SSH, ACL, QoS, description of the acronyms used throughout the manual, and a command index.
H3C WX Series Access Controllers  Web-Based Configuration Manual	Introduces the Web-based management function of the WX series access controllers.

 

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