Tenda AP Series User manual

This Quick Installation Guide is for installation instruction only.
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Ceiling AP Series
Quick Installation Guide
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Package contents
The package contents of all models are listed here. The actual contents
may vary by model.
Wireless ceiling AP × 1
Screws
(BA3.0*25 mm)
× 3
User Manual × 1
Power adapter × 1
+
PoE injector × 1
Bracket × 1
Plastic anchors
(Length: 26.4 mm; Diameter: 2.4 mm)
× 3
Plastic nuts
(Length: 14.5 mm; Diameter: 2.51 mm)
× 3
+

1.Getting to know your AP
Port and button
DescriptionPort/Button
Reset
LAN1
LAN0/PoE
Reset button, used to restore the AP to factory
settings.
When the AP is idle, hold down this button with
a needle-like object for about 8 seconds, and
release it when the LED indicator turns off.
When the LED indicator is blinking white, the
AP is reset successfully.
Gigabit Ethernet port, which supports PoE
power input. It is generally used to connect to
the upstream switch.
You can power the AP by:
- the included PoE injector.
- other PoE powersupplydevices, which must
comply with IEEE 802.3at standard.
Gigabit LAN port. It is generally used to connect
to such wired devices as computers.
RESET
LAN1
LAN1
LAN0/PoE
LAN0/PoE
RESET

LED indicator
Status DescriptionLED indicator
White Solid on
Blinking
Blue
Alternating white/blue
The AP completes startup and is
waiting to be managed by the
controller.
The AP is starting up.
Solid on
Fast
blinking
Slowly
blinking
The AP is managed by the
controller and is working properly.
The AP Locate feature was
activated in the controller.
The AP is busy, for example, with
firmware upgrade. Do not unplug
it.
The AP is isolated (all WLANs are
brought down until an uplink is
found).
LED indicator

Tips
2.Installing your AP
❶
− You may need a rubber hammer, a marker, a hammer drill, a drill
bit, a screwdriver, and a ladder for the installation. Please
prepare them yourself.
− The equipment supports ceiling at heights > 2 m.
Position the bracket on the ceiling and mark screw holes on the
ceiling with a marker.
❷Drill holes in the marked positions using a hammer drill.

❹
❸
❺
Fix the bracket.
Knock the plastic anchors into the holes using the rubber
hammer. Align the screw holes in the bracket with the holes in
the ceiling, and use the included screws to fix the bracket.
(Optional) If you want to connect such wired devices as
computers to the AP, connect it to the LAN1 port.
Connect a PoE switch or the included PoE injector to the
LAN0/PoE port to supply power to the AP. Before powering
on, check if the power sourcing equipment you use complies
with your AP.
Mounting Bracket
Screw
Plastic Anchor
LAN1 LAN0/PoE
RESET

❻
❼Ensure that the AP is firmly seated onto the bracket. Turn the
AP clockwise until it is fixed securely onto the bracket.
Align the slots of the AP with the hooks of the bracket.
Hook

Method 1: Power the AP with a standard
PoE power supply device
3. Supplying power to your APs
Tips
The AP supports power supply through standard PoE devices. The
PoE power supply device should be compliant with IEEE 802.3at
standard.
Use an Ethernet cable to connect the LAN0/PoE port of the AP
to a PoE power supply device. A PoE switch is used for illustration
in the following figure.
PoE switch
AP
≤100m

Method 2: Power the AP with the included
PoE injector
Tips
The maximum power supply distance is 50 meters.
Use an Ethernet cable to connect the PoE port of the AP to the
PoE port of the PoE injector.
Use the included power adapter to connect the PoE injector to
a power source.
❶
❷
LAN port
used to connect to other network devices
PoE port
≤50m
❶
❷

4. Connecting and configuring
your APs
Connect devices
Connect your AP to a PoE port of the PoE switch using an
Ethernet cable. Refer to the following figure for detailed
connection.
Check that the AP’s LED indicator blinks and the lower-right
Internet icon on your computer is not displayed as .
Scenario 1: Deploying your network without
a management device for Tenda AP
Tips
Connect and configure your APs one by one. That is, connect one AP
to your PoE switch and configure it. After finished, connect the second
AP and repeat step ➌- ➎on it.
Internet
Laptop Smartphone Tablet
Router
Uplink port LAN WAN
PoE switch
PC
AP
❶