Juniper AP45 Quick reference guide

Juniper AP45 Access Point Deployment
Guide
Published
2023-09-29

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Juniper AP45 Access Point Deployment Guide
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Table of Contents
About This Guide | v
1
Overview
AP45 Access Point Overview | 2
AP45 Components | 4
2
Requirements and Specicaons
Specicaons for AP45 | 7
Power Requirements for AP45 | 8
3
Installaon and Conguraon
Claim a Juniper Access Point | 11
Obtain the Claim Code or Acvaon Code for an AP | 11
Claim an AP Using a Web Browser | 12
Claim an AP Using the Mist AI Mobile App | 13
Mount the AP45 Access Point | 15
Supported Mounng Brackets for AP45 | 16
Universal Mounng Bracket (APBR-U) for Juniper Access Points | 17
Mount an Access Point on a Single-Gang or 3.5-Inch or 4-Inch Round Juncon Box | 19
Mount an Access Point on a Double-Gang Juncon Box | 21
Mount an Access Point on an EU Juncon Box | 22
Mount an Access Point on a US 4-Inch Square Juncon Box | 24
Mount an Access Point on a 9/16-Inch or 15/16-Inch T-Bar | 25
Mount an Access Point on a Recessed 15/16-Inch T-Bar | 26
Mount an Access Point on a Recessed 9/16-Inch T-Bar or Channel Rail | 28
Mount an Access Point on a 1.5-Inch T-Bar | 30
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Mount an AP21 or a BT11 on a 5/8-Inch Threaded Rod | 31
Mount an AP21 or BT11 on a 16-mm Threaded Rod | 33
Mount an Access Point on a 1/2-Inch Threaded Rod | 35
Aach External Antennas | 38
Connect an AP45 to the Network and Power It On | 40
Rename a Juniper Access Point in the Mist Portal | 42
Assign an Access Point to a Site | 43
Release an Access Point from an Organizaon | 44
Upgrade the Firmware on a Juniper Access Point | 44
Check for AP Firmware Updates | 44
Upgrade the Firmware on an AP Manually | 45
Reset an Access Point to the Factory-Default Conguraon | 46
4
Troubleshoot
Troubleshoot a Juniper Access Point | 49
Status LED Blink Paerns | 49
Troubleshoot AP Claiming Issues | 60
Troubleshoot Access Point Disconnecon Issues | 61
Contact Customer Support | 74
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About This Guide
Use this guide to install, manage, and troubleshoot the Juniper® AP45 High-Performance Access Point.
Aer compleng the installaon procedures covered in this guide, refer to the Juniper Mist™ Wi-Fi
Assurance documentaon for informaon about further conguraon.
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1
CHAPTER
Overview
AP45 Access Point Overview | 2
AP45 Components | 4

AP45 Access Point Overview
IN THIS SECTION
AP45 Access Point Models | 3
Benets of AP45 Access Points | 4
The Juniper® AP45 High Performance Access Point is a Wi-Fi 6 access point (AP) that provides virtual
Bluetooth® Low Energy (vBLE) in the 6-GHz band for enterprises that require increased channel width
and capacity. The AP45 has four IEEE 802.11ax radios, which deliver up to 4x4 mulple input, mulple
output (MIMO) with four spaal streams. Out of the four radios, one is dedicated for scanning. The AP
uses this radio for radio resource management (RRM) and wireless security.
The AP45 can operate in either mul-user or single-user mode. The AP45 can operate simultaneously in
the 6-GHz, 5-GHz, and 2.4-GHz bands. The AP45 is backward compable with the 802.11a, 802.11b,
802.11g, 802.11n, and 802.11ac wireless standards.
The AP45 has a 16-element vBLE antenna array. These antennas send out direconal beams that ensure
precise locaon accuracy. The Juniper Mist Cloud controls the vBLE antenna array, enabling locaon
services such as asset visibility, waynding, and other services without baery-powered beacons
The AP45 provides maximum data rates of 4800 Mbps in the 6-GHz band, 2400 Mbps in the 5-GHz
band, and 1148 Mbps in the 2.4-GHz band.
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Figure 1: Front and Rear View of AP45
AP45 Access Point Models
AP45 models have either internal or external antennas. "AP45 Access Point Models" on page 3 lists the
AP45 models.
Table 1: AP45 Models
Model Antenna Type Regulatory Domain
AP45-US Internal United States only
AP45-US External United States only
AP45-WW Internal Outside of the United States
AP45E-WW External Outside of the United States
NOTE: Juniper products are manufactured in accordance with electrical and environmental
regulaons specic to certain regions and countries. Customers are responsible for ensuring that
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any regional or country-specic SKUs are used only in the specied authorized area. Failure to do
so may void the warranty of Juniper products.
Benets of AP45 Access Points
• Simple and quick deployment—You can deploy the AP with minimal manual intervenon. The AP
automacally connects to the Mist cloud on powering on, downloads its conguraon, and connects
to the appropriate network. Automac rmware upgrades ensure that the AP runs the latest
rmware version.
•Proacve troubleshoong—The AI-driven Marvis® Virtual Network Assistant leverages the Mist AI
to idenfy issues proacvely and provide recommendaons to x the issues. Marvis can idenfy
issues such as oine APs and APs with insucient capacies and coverage.
• Improved performance through automac RF opmizaon—Juniper radio resource management
(RRM) automates dynamic channel and power assignment, which helps to reduce interference and
enhance user experience. The Mist AI monitors the coverage and capacity metrics and opmizes the
RF environment.
AP45 Components
Figure 2 on page 4 shows the components on the AP45.
Figure 2: AP45 Components
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Table 2: AP45 Components
Component Descripon
Reset A pinhole reset buon that you can use to reset the AP conguraon to the factory
default.
Eth0+PoE 100/1000/2500/5000BASE-T RJ-45 port that supports an 802.3at or 802.3bt PoE-
powered device
Eth1 10/100/1000BASE-T RJ-45 port + 802.3af power sourcing equipment (PSE) (if PoE-in
is 802.3bt)
USB USB 2.0 port
Antenna connectors
(available only in AP45E
models)
Two pluggable antenna connectors: 2.4/5 (4 pin), 6+Scan (6 pin)
Status LED A mulcolor status LED to indicate the status of the AP and to help troubleshoot
issues
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