To avoid possible bodily injury and equipment damage, read the following safety recommendations before installing the AP. Note that the recommendations do not cover every possible hazardous condition.

· Take adequate safety measures to avoid body injury and device damage.

· Place the AP in a dry and flat location and take anti-slip measures.

· Keep the AP clean and dust-free.

· Do not place the AP in a moist area and avoid liquid intrusion.

· Keep the AP and installation tools away from walkways.

Temperature and humidity requirements

Table 1 Temperature and humidity requirements

Item	Specification
Operating temperature	0°C to 45°C (32°F to 113°F)
Storage temperature	–40°C to +70°C (–40°F to +158°F)
Operating humidity	5% RH to 95% RH, noncondensing

Installation accessories

Figure 1 Accessories provided with the AP

Installation tools

When installing the AP, you might need the following tools. Prepare the installation tools as required.

Figure 2 Installation tools

Installing the AP

Installation flowchart

Figure 3 Installation flowchart

Pre-installation tasks

Before installing the AP, perform the following tasks:

· Connect the AP to a power source and the network. Examine the LEDs to verify that the AP operates correctly. For information about AP LEDs, see "LEDs."

· Record the MAC address and serial number at the rear of the AP for future use.

· Make sure you have completed cabling at the installation site.

Determining the installation position

Determine the installation position by observing the following principles:

· Few obstacles such as wall exist between the AP and clients.

· The AP is far away from electronic devices (such as microwave oven) that might generate radio frequency (RF) noise.

· The AP does not hinder people’s daily work and life.

· The place is not water seeping, water soaking, and condensing.

Installing the AP

The AP can be installed only indoors. You can mount the AP on a wall or a ceiling. The installation procedure is the same.

The mounting bracket kit for the AP includes an AP bracket and a wall/ceiling bracket. To install the AP on a wall or ceiling, attach the AP bracket to the AP and the wall/ceiling bracket to the wall or ceiling.

Figure 4 Mounting bracket kit

(1) AP bracket	(2) Alignment peg
(3) Wall/Ceiling bracket	(4) Installation hole

Figure 5 Wall/Ceiling bracket installation holes

Mounting the AP on a wall

1. Set the alignment pegs on the AP bracket into the alignment holes in the AP rear. Use the M4 × 7 screw to secure the AP bracket to the AP through the installation hole in the middle of the AP bracket.

Figure 6 Attaching the AP bracket to the AP rear

2. Mark the installation holes on the wall by using the wall/ceiling bracket, as shown in Figure 7.

Figure 7 Marking installation holes on the wall

3. Drill holes with a diameter of 6 mm (0.24 in) and a depth of 30 mm (1.18 in) in the marked locations, as shown in Figure 8.

Figure 8 Drilling holes in the wall

4. Insert a screw anchor into each hole, and tap the screw anchor with a rubber hammer until it is all flush with the wall surface, as shown in Figure 9.

Figure 9 Hammering the anchor

5. Align the installation holes in the wall/ceiling bracket with the anchors and insert screws through the installation holes into the screw anchors. Adjust the position of the wall/ceiling bracket and fasten the screws.

Figure 10 Attaching the wall/ceiling bracket to the wall

6. Align the two tabs on the AP bracket into the notches on the wall/ceiling bracket, and then rotate the AP clockwise until it snaps into place, as shown in Figure 11.

Figure 11 Attaching the AP to the wall/ceiling bracket

Mounting the AP on a ceiling

CAUTION:

The ceiling for installing the AP must be less than 18 mm (0.71 in) in thickness, and can bear a load of 5 kg (11.02 lb). If the ceiling is not strong enough, use boards to reinforce the ceiling as a best practice.

To mount the AP on a ceiling:

2. Mark the installation holes on the ceiling by using the wall/ceiling bracket.

3. Drill two holes with a diameter of 5 mm (0.20 in) in the marked positions, as shown in Figure 12.

Figure 12 Drilling holes in the ceiling

4. Thread the pan-head screws through the installation holes in the wall/ceiling bracket and into holes in the ceiling. Fasten washers and nuts at the other side of the ceiling to attach the wall/ceiling bracket to the ceiling, as shown in Figure 13.

Figure 13 Attaching the wall/ceiling bracket to the ceiling

5. Align the AP with the wall/ceiling bracket and rotate the AP clockwise until it snaps into place, as shown in Figure 14. For more information, see "Mounting the AP on a wall."

Figure 14 Attaching the AP to the wall/ceiling bracket

6. Verify that the AP is securely installed to prevent it from falling off.

Connecting the AP to the power source

The AP supports 802.3af- and 802.3at-compliant PoE and local power supply.

Check before power-on

Check the following items before powering on the AP:

· To power the AP with local power, make sure the local power supply is reliably grounded.

· To power the AP through PoE, make sure the PoE power supply (PSE) is reliably grounded.

· To power the AP through PoE injector, make sure the PoE power supply (PSE) is reliably grounded.

· AP is to be connected only to PoE networks without routing to the outside plant.

Connecting the PoE power supply

CAUTION:

To use both Ethernet ports on the AP, connect an Ethernet cable to one port for PoE connection first, and then connect the other after the AP is powered on.

Use an Ethernet cable to connect the Ethernet port on the AP to a port on a switch that supports PoE.

Figure 15 Connecting the PoE power supply

Connecting the local power supply

The Power adapter must be ordered separately.

Table 2 Power adapter specifications

Item	Specification
Input	100 VAC to 240 VAC
Output	+54 VDC at 0.74 A

You can power the AP by using an power adapter. Use the power adapter to connect the power port of the AP to the local power source.

Connect the power adapter to the AP as shown in Figure 16.

Figure 16 Connecting the local power supply

PoE injector power supply

CAUTION:

A PoE injector must be used together with an LPS-compliant adapter provided by H3C.

The PoE injector must be ordered separately.

Connect the PoE injector to the AP and a switch with Ethernet cable. Use the power adapter to connect the power port of the PoE injector to the local power source.

Connect the PoE injector as shown in Figure 17

Figure 17 PoE injector power supply

Check after power-on

Verify that the AP is powered on and operating correctly by examining the AP status LED. For more information about AP LEDs, see "Appendix B Ports and LEDs."

Connecting the AP to the network

For Internet or MAN access, connect an Ethernet port on the AP to an Ethernet port on an Ethernet switch, and then verify that the AP has been connected to the network.

To verify the network connection:

· For a cloud AP, associate a wireless client with the AP and verify that the client can access resources in the external network.

· For a fit AP, execute the display wlan ap all command on the AC and verify that the AP status is R/M.

<Sysname> display wlan ap all

Total number of APs: 1

Total number of connected APs: 1

Total number of connected manual APs: 1

Total number of connected auto APs: 0

Total number of connected common APs: 1

Total number of connected WTUs: 0

Total number of inside APs: 0

Maximum supported APs: 3072

Remaining APs: 3071

Total AP licenses: 128

Local AP licenses: 128

Server AP licenses: 0

Remaining local AP licenses: 127

Sync AP licenses: 0

AP information

State : I = Idle, J = Join, JA = JoinAck, IL = ImageLoad

C = Config, DC = DataCheck, R = Run M = Master, B = Backup

AP name APID State Model Serial ID

ap1 1 R/M WA530 219801A1NR8182031202

Accessing the cloud AP

You can access the cloud AP from the local Web interface or the Oasis platform.

Accessing the cloud AP from the Web interface

You can access the cloud AP from the Web interface only through a wireless connection.

Make sure the wireless client you use for cloud AP login has a dynamically obtained IP address.

To access the cloud AP from the Web interface:

1. Connect a wireless client to SSID H3C_xxxxxx. The xxxxxx argument represents the last six characters of the AP's MAC address.

2. Enter http://myap.h3c.com in the address bar of a browser and then press Enter.

3. On the login page that opens, enter the username and password, and then lick Login.

The default username and password are admin and h3capadmin, respectively.

Figure 18 Login page

Accessing the cloud AP from the Oasis platform

By default, the AP obtains IP addresses from the DHCP server. To access the AP from the Oasis platform, make sure the AP can reach the public network.

To access the AP from the Oasis platform:

1. Access the Oasis platform.

¡ To access the platform from the Web interface, visit oasis.h3c.com through a browser, and then enter the username and password on the page that opens.

¡ To access the platform from an app, use a smartphone to scan the following QR code and install Oasis Manager. Then, open the app and enter the username and password on the page that opens.

Make sure the smartphone uses Android 4.0, iOS7.0, or a higher version.

Figure 19 Oasis Manager QR code

2. Add the AP to the Oasis platform. For more information, see the H3C Oasis Platform Deployment Guide.

Appendix A Technical specifications

The device can act as a fit AP, or operate in cloud AP mode to work with the Oasis platform.

Figure 20 Fit AP networking

Figure 21 Cloud AP networking

Table 3 Technical specifications

Item	Specifications
Protocol	IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wave2
Radio	Two
Built-in antenna	· 2.4 G antenna: 3.84 dBi peak gain · 5 G antenna: 3.03 dBi peak gain
Power consumption	≤ 12.95 W
Dimensions (H × W × D)	35.5 × 170 × 170 mm (1.40 × 6.69 × 6.69 in)
Weight	340 g (0.75 lb)

Appendix B Ports and LEDs

Ports

The AP provides the following ports:

· One console port

· Two GE ports

· One power port

· One USB port

The AP also has a reset button and a security slot. The security slot is 7 × 3 mm (0.28 × 0.12 in) in size. If you press and hold the reset button for 5 seconds or less, the AP restarts. If you press and hold the reset button for over 5 seconds, the AP restarts with factory defaults.

Figure 22 Ports on the AP

(1) Power port	(2) 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet port (GE1/PoE)
(3) 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet port (GE2/PoE)	(4) Console port
(5) USB port	(6) Reset button
(7) Security slot

Table 4 Port description

Port	Standards and protocols	Description
Console port	RS/EIA-232	The console port is used for device configuration and management.
GE1/PoE	· IEEE802.3 · IEEE802.3u · IEEE802.3af	The port acts as an uplink interface to connect to the Internet or MAN. It also supports PoE. In fit AP mode, the port is referred to as GE1/0/1 in MAP files and gigabitethernet 1 in AC configurations.
GE2/PoE	· IEEE802.3 · IEEE802.3u · IEEE802.3af	The port acts as an uplink interface to connect to the Internet or MAN. It also supports PoE. In fit AP mode, the port is referred to as GE1/0/2 in MAP files and gigabitethernet 2 in AC configurations.
Power port (54 VDC)	N/A	The power port receives +54 VDC power from the local power source.
USB	USB2.0	The port is used for data reading and writing and charging.

LEDs

Table 5 LED description (fit AP mode)

LED	Status		Description
	Off		No power is present or the LED was turned off.
	Yellow	Steady on	The AP is initializing, or an initialization exception has occurred.
		Flashing at 1 Hz	No radios have been detected.
		Flashing at 2 Hz	The Ethernet interfaces are down and no mesh links are established.
	Green	Steady on	The AP has registered on an AC, but does not have any associated clients.
		Flashing at 0.5 Hz	The AP has started up but has not registered on any AC.
		Flashing at 1 Hz	Only the 2.4G radio has associated clients.
		Flashing at 2 Hz	The AP is upgrading the image.
	Blue	Flashing at 1 GHz	Only the 5G radio has associated clients.
	Alternating between green and blue at 1 Hz		Both the 2.4G and 5G radios have associated clients.

Table 6 LED description (cloud AP mode)

LED	Status		Description
	Off		No power is present or the LED was turned off.
	Yellow	Steady on	The AP is initializing, or an initialization exception has occurred.
		Flashing at 1 Hz	No radios have been detected.
		Flashing at 2 Hz	The Ethernet interfaces are down and no mesh links are established.
	Green	Steady on	The AP has started up but does not have any associated clients.
		Flashing at 1 Hz	Only the 2.4G radio has associated clients.
		Flashing at 2 Hz	The AP is upgrading the image.
	Blue	Flashing at 1 GHz	Only the 5G radio has associated clients.
	Alternating between green and blue at 1 Hz		Both the 2.4G and 5G radios have associated clients.

H3C WA530 Access Point Installation Guide-6W103

Pre-installation tasks

Mounting the AP on a wall

Mounting the AP on a ceiling

PoE injector power supply

Appendix A Technical specifications

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