CAX1800 QuickInstallationGuide 092017/v1.0 CONTENTS I1 I2 I3 I4 I5 II1 II2 II3 I ProductInformation...............................................................................3 PackageContents..................................................................................................................3 SystemRequirements...........................................................................................................4 HardwareOverview..............................................................................................................4 LEDStatus..............................................................................................................................4 Reset......................................................................................................................................5 II QuickSetupAPMode...........................................................................6 InitialSetup...........................................................................................................................6 BasicSettings.........................................................................................................................8 WiFiProtectedSetup(WPS)..............................................................................................13 III QuickSetupNMS................................................................................14 IV HardwareInstallation...........................................................................21 IV1 Router/PoESwitch..............................................................................................................21 2 I I1 ProductInformation PackageContents 1 2 4 5 3 6 1. CAP1800AccessPoint 2. CeilingMountBracket 3. TRailMountingKit&Screws 4. QuickInstallationGuide 5. EthernetCable 6. CeilingMountScrewTemplate 3 A B I4 SystemRequirements I2 Existingcable/DSLmodem&router Computerwithwebbrowserforaccesspointconfiguration I3 HardwareOverview 12VDCIN 12VDCIN LANportwithPoweroverEthernet(PoE)IN 12VDCporttoconnectthepoweradapter LEDStatus LEDColor LEDStatus Description On Theaccesspointison. Blue FlashingSlowly Upgradingfirmware. FlashingQuickly Resettingtofactorydefaults. Amber Off Flashing On Off Startingup. Error. Theaccesspointisoff. 4 Reset I5 Ifyouexperienceproblemswithyouraccesspoint,youcanresetthedevice backtoitsfactorysettings.Thisresetsallsettingsbacktodefault. 1. Pressandholdtheresetbuttonontheaccesspointforatleast10seconds thenreleasethebutton. Youmayneedtouseapinorsimilarsharpobjecttopushthereset button. 2. Waitfortheaccesspointtorestart.Theaccesspointisreadyforsetup whentheLEDisblue. 5 3. 4. 5. II QuickSetupAPMode Youraccesspointcanbeupandrunninginjustafewminutes.Thisquick installationsectionwillhelpyousetupyouraccesspointinitsdefaultAP modeandconfigureitsbasicsettings. II1 1. 2. ConnecttheaccesspointtoacomputerviaEthernetcable. InitialSetup Connectthepoweradaptertotheaccesspoints12VDCportandplug thepoweradapterintoapowersupply. Pleasewaitamomentfortheaccesspointtostartup.Theaccesspoint isreadywhentheLEDisblue. SetyourcomputersIPaddressto192.168.2.xwherexisanumberin therange3100.Ifyouareunsurehowtodothis,pleaserefertothe usermanualformoreinformation. Pleaseensuretherearenootheractivenetworkconnectionsonyour computerbydisablingWiFiandotherEthernetconnections. EntertheaccesspointsdefaultIPaddress192.168.2.2intotheURLbar ofawebbrowser. 6 6. 7. Youwillbepromptedforausernameandpassword.Enterthedefault usernameadminandthedefaultpassword1234. SystemInformationhomescreenwillbeshown:
7 BasicSettings II2 Basicsettingsoftheaccesspointare:
LANIPAddress;and 2.4GHz&5GHzSSID&Security;and AdministratorName&Password;and Time&Date Itisrecommendedthatthesesettingsareconfiguredbeforeusingthe accesspoint. Wheneveranewsettingisappliedtotheaccesspoint,thewebpagewill reload,asshownbelow:
Instructionsbelowwillhelpyouconfigurethesesettings:
ChangingIPAddress:
1. GotoNetworkSettings>LANsideIPAddressforthescreen below:
8 2. EntertheIPaddresssettingsyouwishtouseforyouraccesspoint.You canuseadynamic(DHCP)orstaticIPaddress,dependingonyour networkenvironment.ClickApplytosavethechangesandwaitafew momentsfortheaccesspointtoreload. WhenyouchangeyouraccesspointsIPaddress,youneedtousethe newIPaddresstoaccessthebrowserbasedconfigurationinterface insteadofthedefaultIP192.168.2.2. ChangingSSIDfor2.4GHzwirelessnetwork 1. GotoWirelessSettings>2.4GHz11bgn>Basic. 2. EnterthenewSSIDforyour2.4GHzwirelessnetworkintheSSID1 fieldandclickApply. Toutilizemultiple2.4GHzSSIDs,openthedropdownmenulabelled EnableSSIDnumberandselecthowmanySSIDsyourequire.Then enteranewSSIDinthecorrespondingnumberedfieldsbelow,before clickingApply. 9 ConfiguringSecuritySettingsof2.4GHzwirelessnetwork 1. GotoWirelessSettings>2.4GHz11bgn>Security. 2. SelectanAuthenticationMethod,enterorselectfieldswhere appropriate,andclickApply. IfmultipleSSIDsareused,specifywhichSSIDtoconfigureusingthe SSIDdropdownmenu. 10 ChangingSSIDandConfiguringSecuritySettingfor5GHzwirelessnetwork FollowthestepsoutlinedinChangingSSIDfor2.4GHzwirelessnetworkand ConfiguringSecuritySettingfor2.4GHzwirelessnetworkbutchoosethe 5GHzoptioninstead. ChangingAdminNameandPassword 1. GotoManagement>Adminasshownbelow:
2. CompletetheAdministratorNameandAdministratorPassword fieldsandclickApply. 11 ChangingDateandTime 1. GotoManagement>DateandTime. 2. Setthecorrecttimeandtimezoneforyouraccesspointusingthedrop downmenus.TheaccesspointalsosupportsNTP(NetworkTime Protocol)so,alternatively,youcanenterthehostnameorIPaddressof atimeserver.ClickApplywhenyouarefinished. YoucanusetheAcquireCurrentTimefromyourPCbuttonifyouwish tosettheaccesspointtothesametimeasyourPC. Thebasicsettingsofyouraccesspointarenowconfigured.PleaserefertoIV HardwareInstallationforguidanceonconnectingyouraccesspointtoa routerorPoEswitch. 12 II3 WiFiProtectedSetup(WPS) WiFiProtectedSetupisasimplewaytoestablishconnectionsbetweenWPS compatibledevices.YoucanusetheWPSbuttonortheconfiguration webpageactivatetheaccesspointsWPSfunction. 1. GotoWirelessSettings>WPSonyourconfigurationwebpage. 2. CheckthecheckboxofEnableandclickApplytoturnonWPS function. 3. Withintwominutes,activateWPSonyourWPScompatiblewireless device.Pleasecheckthedocumentationofyourwirelessdevicefor informationregardingitsWPSfunction. 4. Thedeviceswillestablishaconnection. 13 III QuickSetupNMS EdimaxProNetworkManagementSuite(NMS)supportsthecentral managementofagroupofaccesspoints,otherwiseknownasanAPArray. NMScanbeinstalledononeaccesspointandsupportupto16EdimaxPro accesspointswithnoadditionalwirelesscontrollerrequired,reducingcosts andfacilitatingefficientremoteAPmanagement. EdimaxProNMSissimpletosetup.Anoverviewofthesystemisshown below:
OneAP(accesspoint)isdesignatedastheAPController(master)andother connectedEdimaxProAPsareautomaticallydesignatedasManagedAPs
(slaves).UsingEdimaxProNMSyoucanmonitor,configureandmanageall ManagedAPs(upto16)fromthesingleAPController. 14 Followthestepsbelow:
1. EnsureyouhavethelatestfirmwarefromtheEdimaxwebsiteforyour EdimaxProproducts. ConnectallAPstoanEthernetorPoEswitchwhichisconnectedtoa gateway/router. 2. EnsureallAPsarepoweredonandchecktheirLEDs. 15 3. DesignateoneAPastheAPControllerwhichwillmanageallother connectedAPs(upto16). 4. ConnectacomputertothedesignatedAPControllerusinganEthernet cable. 16 6. 7. 5. OpenawebbrowserandentertheAPControllersIPaddressinthe addressfield.ThedefaultIPaddressis192.168.2.2 YourcomputersIPaddressmustbeinthesamesubnetastheAP Controller.Refertotheusermanualforhelp. IfyouchangedtheAPControllersIPaddress,orifyourgateway/router usesaDHCPserver,ensureyouenterthecorrectIPaddress.Referto yourgateway/routerssettings. Entertheusername&passwordtologin.Thedefaultusername&
passwordareadmin&1234. YouwillarriveattheEdimaxProNMSDashboard.GotoManagement OperationModeandselectAPControllerModefromthedrop downmenu. 17 8. 9. ClickApplytosavethesettings. EdimaxProNMSincludesawizardtoquicklysetuptheSSID&security forManagedAPs.ClickWizardinthetoprightcornertobegin. 10. FollowtheinstructionsonscreentocompleteSteps16andclick Finishtosavethesettings. 18 19 IfanyofyourManagedAPscannotbefound,resetittoitsfactory defaultsettings. 11. YourAPController&ManagedAPsshouldbefullyfunctional.Usethe topmenutonavigatearoundEdimaxProNMS. UseDashboard,ZonePlan,NMSMonitor&NMSSettingstoconfigure ManagedAPs. UseLocalNetwork&LocalSettingstoconfigureyourAPController. Refertotheusermanualformoreinformation. 20 IV HardwareInstallation IV1 1. Router/PoESwitch Ifyouneedto,removethecapfromtheundersideoftheaccesspoint. Thiscreatesextraspaceforyourcablestopassthrough. 2. ConnectarouteroraPoEswitchtotheaccesspointsLAN1portusing anEthernetcable. 21 3. 4. Poweruptheaccesspoint:
a) Ifrouterisused,connectthepoweradaptertotheaccesspoints 12VDCportandplugthepoweradapterintoapowersupply;or b) IfPoE(PoweroverEthernet)switchisused,makesuretheEthernet cableisconnectedtoLAN1portfromtheswitch.Theaccesspoint willbepoweredbythePoEswitch. DonotusethepoweradapterifyouareusingaPoEswitch. ConnectalocalnetworkclientorswitchtotheaccesspointsLAN2 portasrequired. 22 COPYRIGHT CopyrightEdimaxTechnologyCo.,Ltd.allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublication maybereproduced,transmitted,transcribed,storedinaretrievalsystem,ortranslated intoanylanguageorcomputerlanguage,inanyformorbyanymeans,electronic, mechanical,magnetic,optical,chemical,manualorotherwise,withoutthepriorwritten permissionfromEdimaxTechnologyCo.,Ltd. EdimaxTechnologyCo.,Ltd.makesnorepresentationsorwarranties,eitherexpressedor implied,withrespecttothecontentshereofandspecificallydisclaimsanywarranties, merchantability,orfitnessforanyparticularpurpose.Anysoftwaredescribedinthis manualissoldorlicensedasis.Shouldtheprogramsprovedefectivefollowingtheir purchase,thebuyer(andnotthiscompany,itsdistributor,oritsdealer)assumesthe entirecostofallnecessaryservicing,repair,andanyincidentalorconsequentialdamages resultingfromanydefectinthesoftware.EdimaxTechnologyCo.,Ltd.reservestheright torevisethispublicationandtomakechangesfromtimetotimeinthecontentshereof withouttheobligationtonotifyanypersonofsuchrevisionorchanges. Theproductyouhavepurchasedandthesetupscreenmayappearslightlydifferentfrom thoseshowninthisQIG.Thesoftwareandspecificationsaresubjecttochangewithout notice.Pleasevisitourwebsitewww.edimax.comforupdates.Allbrandandproductnames mentionedinthismanualaretrademarksand/orregisteredtrademarksoftheir respectiveholders. 23 FederalCommunicationCommissionInterferenceStatement ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassBdigitaldevice,pursuanttoPart 15ofFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferenceina residentialinstallation.Thisequipmentgenerates,uses,andcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnot installedandusedinaccordancewiththeinstructions,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications. However,thereisnoguaranteethatinterferencewillnotoccurinaparticularinstallation.Ifthisequipmentdoes causeharmfulinterferencetoradioortelevisionreception,whichcanbedeterminedbyturningtheequipment offandon,theuserisencouragedtotrytocorrecttheinterferencebyoneormoreofthefollowingmeasures:
1.Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna. 2.Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver. 3.Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfromthattowhichthereceiverisconnected. 4.Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradiotechnicianforhelp. FCCCaution Anychangesormodificationsnotexpresslyapprovedbythepartyresponsibleforcompliancecouldvoidthe usersauthoritytooperateequipment. ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCCRules.Operationsisubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:(1)this devicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and(2)thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,including interferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation. ForproductavailableintheUSA/Canadamarket,onlychannel1~11canbeoperated.Selectionofotherchannels isnotpossible. Thisdeviceisrestrictedtoindooruse. FederalRadiationExposureStatement 1. ThisTransmittermustnotbecolocatedoroperatinginconjunctionwithanyotherantennaortransmitter. 2. ThisequipmentcomplieswithFCCRFradiationexposurelimitssetforthforanuncontrolledenvironment. Thisequipmentshouldbeinstalledandoperatedwithaminimumdistanceof20centimetersbetweenthe radiatorandyourbodyornearbypersons. Thisdeviceisrestrictedtoindooruse. REDComplianceStatement Compliancewith2014/53/EURadioEquipmentDirective(RED) InaccordancewithArticle10.8(a)and10.8(b)oftheRED,thefollowingtableprovidesinformationon thefrequencybandsusedandthemaximumRFtransmitpoweroftheproductforsaleintheEU:
Frequency range (MHz) Max. transmit power (dBm) 2400-2483.5 5150-5250 5250-5350 5470-5725 19.90 dBm 22.93 dBm 22.92 dBm 29.29 dBm 24 Thisequipmentshouldbeinstalledandoperatedwithaminimumdistanceof20centimetersbetweenthe radiatorandyourbodyornearbypersons. AsimplifiedDoCshallbeprovidedasfollows:Article10(9) Hereby,EdimaxTechnologyCo.,Ltd.declaresthattheradioequipmenttypeAX1800DualBandCeiling MountPoEAPisincompliancewithDirective2014/53/EU ThefulltextoftheEUdeclarationofconformityisavailableatthefollowinginternet address:http://www.edimax.com/edimax/global/
Safety Thisequipmentisdesignedwiththeutmostcareforthesafetyofthosewhoinstallanduseit.However,special attentionmustbepaidtothedangersofelectricshockandstaticelectricitywhenworkingwithelectrical equipment.Allguidelinesofthisandofthecomputermanufacturemustthereforebeallowedatalltimesto ensurethesafeuseoftheequipment. EUCountriesIntendedforUse TheETSIversionofthisdeviceisintendedforhomeandofficeuseinAustria,Belgium,Bulgaria,Cyprus,Czech, Denmark,Estonia,Finland,France,Germany,Greece,Hungary,Ireland,Italy,Latvia,Lithuania,Luxembourg,Malta, Netherlands,Poland,Portugal,Romania,Slovakia,Slovenia,Spain,Sweden,Turkey,andUnitedKingdom.TheETSI versionofthisdeviceisalsoauthorizedforuseinEFTAmemberstates:Iceland,Liechtenstein,Norway,and Switzerland. EUCountriesNotIntendedforUse None 25 EUDeclarationofConformity English:
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Romn: Acestechipamentestenconformitatecucerineleesenialeialteprevederirelevanteale Thisequipmentisincompliancewiththeessentialrequirementsandotherrelevant provisionsofDirective2014/53/EU,2014/35/EU. Cetquipementestconformeauxexigencesessentiellesetautresdispositionsdela directive2014/53/EU,2014/35/EU. Totozazenjevsouladusezkladnmipoadavkyaostatnmipslunmiustanovenmi smrnic2014/53/EU,2014/35/EU. Urzdzeniejestzgodnezoglnymiwymaganiamiorazszczeglnymiwarunkami okrelonymiDyrektywUE2014/53/EU,2014/35/EU. Directivei2014/53/UE,2014/35/UE. 2014/53/EU,2014/35/EU. Ezaberendezsmegfelelazalapvetkvetelmnyekneksmsvonatkozirnyelveknek
(2014/53/EU,2014/35/EU). Bucihaz2014/53/EU,2014/35/EUdirektiflerizorunluisteklervedierhkmlerleile uyumludur.
: 2014/53/EU,2014/35/EU. Slovenina: Totozariadeniespazkladnpoiadavkyaalieprslunustanoveniasmernc Deutsch:
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2014/53/EU,2014/35/EU. DiesesGerterflltdieVoraussetzungengemdenRichtlinien2014/53/EU,2014/35/EU. ElpresenteequipocumplelosrequisitosesencialesdelaDirectiva2014/53/EU, 2014/35/EU. Italiano: Questoapparecchioconformeairequisitiessenzialieallealtredisposizioniapplicabili Nederlands: Ditapparaatvoldoetaandeessentileeisenenanderevantoepassingzijndebepalingen dellaDirettiva2014/53/EU,2014/35/UE. vanrichtlijn2014/53/EU,2014/35/EU. Portugus: EsteequipamentocumpreosrequesitosessnciaisdaDirectiva2014/53/EU,2014/35/EU. Norsk:
DetteutstyreterisamsvarmeddeviktigstekraveneogandrerelevanteregleriDirektiv 2014/53/EU,2014/35/EU. Svenska: Dennautrustningriverensstmmelsemeddevsentligakravenochvrigarelevanta Dansk:
bestmmelseridirektiv2014/53/EU,2014/35/EU. Detteudstyrerioverensstemmelsemeddevsentligstekravogandrerelevante forordningeridirektiv2014/53/EU,2014/35/EU. suomenkieli: Tmlaitetyttdirektiivien2014/53/EU,2014/35/EU.oleellisetvaatimuksetjamuut asiaankuuluvatmrykset. WEEEDirective&ProductDisposal Attheendofitsserviceablelife,thisproductshouldnotbetreatedashouseholdorgeneralwaste.It shouldbehandedovertotheapplicablecollectionpointfortherecyclingofelectricalandelectronic equipment,orreturnedtothesupplierfordisposal. 26 DeclarationofConformity We,EdimaxTechnologyCo.,Ltd.,declareunderoursoleresponsibility,thatthe equipmentdescribedbelowcomplieswiththerequirementsoftheEuropeanRadio EquipmentDirective. Equipment: AX1800DualBandCeilingMountPoEAP ModelNo.: CAX1800 ThefollowingEuropeanstandardsforessentialrequirementshavebeenfollowed:
Directives 2014/53/EU Spectrum
: EN 300 328 V2.1.1 (2016-11) EMC EMF EN 301 893 V2.1.1 (2017-05)
: EN 301 489-1 V2.2.0 (2017-03) EN 301 489-17 V3.2.0 (2017-03)
: EN 62311:2008 Safety (LVD)
IEC 60950-1:2005 (2nd Edition);Am 1:2009+Am 2:2013 EN 60950-1:2006+A11:2009+A1:2010+A12:2011+A2:2013 EdimaxTechnologyEuropeB.V. Fijenhof2, 5652AEEindhoven, TheNetherlands acompanyof:
EdimaxTechnologyCo.,Ltd. No.278,Xinhu1stRd., NeihuDist.,TaipeiCity, Taiwan DavidHuang Director EdimaxTechnologyEuropeB.V. Signature:
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