Welcome Thank you for choosing the Cisco WAP150 Wireless-AC/N Dual Radio Access Point with PoE. The Cisco WAP150 is an indoor concurrent dual- band radio 802.11ac and 802.11n access point with Power over Ethernet (PoE). -PoE Supplied by UL Listed I.T.E.
Cisco WAP150 Features Front Panel The front panel of the Cisco WAP150 consists of one system LED. For full descriptions of the colors of the lights and their indications, see Verifying the Hardware Installation. Back Panel RESET—See Rebooting the Cisco WAP150 or Resetting to Factory Defaults for information on the RESET button.
• Place the Cisco WAP150 horizontally on a flat surface so that it sits on its four rubber feet. • Mount the Cisco WAP150 to a wall. Wall Mounting The Cisco WAP150 can be wall-mounted using the wall-mount slots on the bottom cover.
Connecting the Cisco WAP150 You can perform the initial configuration using either a wired or wireless connection. The default configuration of the Cisco WAP150 has the Wi-Fi radio turned on. To connect the Cisco WAP150 to the wired network: Connect the Ethernet cable to the Ethernet port of a switch, a router, or a PC.
To configure the Cisco WAP150, follow these steps to access the web-based Configuration Utility and then the Setup Wizard from your computer: Connect the Cisco WAP150 to the same network (IP subnet) as your computer. The factory default IP address configuration of the Cisco Cisco WAP150 Quick Start Guide...
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WAP150 is DHCP. Make sure that your DHCP server is running and can be reached. Incorrect IP Address for troubleshooting information, or if you do not have a DHCP server. Locate the IP address of the Cisco WAP150. The Cisco WAP150 can be accessed and managed by Cisco...
Troubleshooting If you cannot display the configuration utility, you can test the ability of the computer to communicate with the Cisco WAP150 by using ping. To use ping on a computer running Windows: Verify that the Cisco WAP150 is powered on and the lights indicate the appropriate links.
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Configuration for more information on how to find the DHCP address. If the Cisco WAP150 does not receive a DHCP response (there is no DHCP server on your network) after 60 seconds, the Cisco WAP150 will fallback to the following default static IP address: 192.168.1.245 and a default mask of 255.255.255.0.
Factory Defaults To reboot your Cisco WAP150: • If the Cisco WAP150 uses a power adapter, with the power on, use the POWER button to reboot the device. The POWER button only functions when the Cisco WAP150 uses a power adapter.
Resources Phone Support Contacts www.cisco.com/en/US/support/ tsd_cisco_small_business _support_center_contacts.html Cisco Firmware www.cisco.com/go/smallbizfirmware Downloads Select a link to download firmware for Cisco products. No login is required. Cisco Open Source www.cisco.com/go/ Requests smallbiz_opensource_request Cisco Partner Central www.cisco.com/web/partners/sell/smb (Partner Login Required) Product Documentation Cisco WAP150 www.cisco.com/go/100_wap_resources...
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