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Installation

IMPORTANT: Supported only from FortiWLC  Release 8.3.3 or later and FortiGate with FortiOS Release 5.6.1 and later.

The unit can be mounted on a ceiling using the provided ceiling mounting bracket.
To attach the unit to a ceiling/wall using the mounting hardware:
1.  Slide and attach the ceiling mount bracket to the bottom cover of the FortiAP unit.
      If extra space is required to accommodate drop ceiling tiles, use the taller ceiling mount bracket.

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Ceiling Bracket Install Slide Direction 

Summary of Contents for FortiAP FAP-U321EV

Page 1: ...FortiAP FAP U321EV FAP U323EV Quick Start Guide ...

Page 2: ...323EV QuickStart Guide FAP U323EV Box Includes 5 GHz Antennas 3 2 4 5 GHz Antennas 3 5 GHz 5 GHz 5 GHz 5 GHz Recessed Tile T rail Bracket 2 Sizes Wall Ceiling Mount Standard Tile T rail Bracket 2 Sizes 1 Rubber Pads 4 ...

Page 3: ...FAP U321EV Box Includes FAP U321EV QuickStart Guide Wall Ceiling Mount Standard Tile T rail Bracket 2 Sizes Recessed Tile T rail Bracket 2 Sizes 2 Screws 16 Rubber Pads 4 ...

Page 4: ...ed on a ceiling using the provided ceiling mounting bracket To attach the unit to a ceiling wall using the mounting hardware 1 Slide and attach the ceiling mount bracket to the bottom cover of the FortiAP unit If extra space is required to accommodate drop ceiling tiles use the taller ceiling mount bracket 3 Ceiling Bracket Install Slide Direction ...

Page 5: ... against the ceiling t rail and push the FortiAP unit onto the ceiling until it snaps into place The unit can be removed from the bracket by pressing on the bracket tab and sliding the device out Four Holes for Ceiling Wall Mounting Ceiling T Rail 4 ...

Page 6: ...ts are included both standard and recessed ceiling mount brackets come in sizes 1 43cm 9 16in and 2 38cm 15 16in To protect your device from unauthorized removal use the Kensington Security Slot to attach a cable lock not included 5 ...

Page 7: ...ss the 2 4GHz radio signals and the 5G antennas to access the 5GHz radio signals To use both radio frequencies concurrently use all six WiFi antennas Installing the WiFi Antennas 1 Insert the antenna base firmly into the appropriate antenna mount 2 Securely hand tighten the fastening collar 3 Repeat for the remaining antennas 6 ...

Page 8: ...5 GHz 5 GHz 5 GHz 2 4 GHz 2 4 GHz 2 4 GHz A3 2 4 5G Antennas 7 Use the 2 4 5G and 5G antennas on the ports indicated above A2 5G A1 2 4 5G A6 5G A5 2 4 5G A4 5G ...

Page 9: ...All 5G antennas and 2 4 5G antennas are vertically oriented AP Mounting and Antenna Position 8 ...

Page 10: ... Ethernet port with Power over Ethernet PoE Powered Device PD support Power 12V 2 5A Console Port RJ 45 Optional management computer connection Provides access to the Command Line Interface CLI USB Port USB A 9 Serial Baud Rate 115200 ...

Page 11: ...LED Status 10 ...

Page 12: ... Radio and only 5GHz Radio is up Green Both 2 4GHz Radio and 5Ghz Radio are working Blinking Green Data Tx Rx on both 2 4GHz Radio and 5GHz Radio Blinking Green and Orange Data on 5GHz radio and both 2 4GHz Radio and 5GHz Radio are up Blinking Green and Blue Data on 2 4GHz radio and both 2 4GHz Radio and 5GHz Radio are up 1 Power Steady Green Power On No light Power Off Blinking Green Booting Up o...

Page 13: ...ximum TX power of 20dBm Caution Do not use any PoE injectors that are not IEEE 802 3af or 802 3at compliant as they may damage your device To connect the FortiAP unit 1 Insert an Ethernet cable into the LAN1 or LAN2 port of the FortiAP unit 2 Insert the other end of the Ethernet cable into your switch 3 If you are not using PoE connect the DC plug of the optional power adapter into the DC power ja...

Page 14: ...Recommended Operating Power The recommended operating power for FAP U32xEV is 20dBm in the 2 4GHz band and 20dBm in the 5 0GHz band 13 ...

Page 15: ...rted Controller Types FAP U323EV and FAP U321EV are compatible with FortiWLC enterprise wireless LAN controllers integrated FortiGate enterprise firewall LAN controllers and FortiCloud controllers The FortiAP boots up with the FortiWLC AP image factory default and tries to discover the supported controllers The FortiAP connects to the controller that is first discovered If the FortiGate or the For...

Page 16: ...twork and subnet as the FortiWLC or if the unit is directly connected to the FortiGate LAN Controller or is on the same layer 3 network and subnet as the FortiGate or FortiCloud controller If the FortiAP wireless controller s IP address cannot be determined using Zero Configuration mode or if the network uses static IP addresses it can be configured to use a static IP address Zero Configuration 15...

Page 17: ...cedure and requests an IP address from the DHCP server 2 If the IP address is retrieved successfully the FortiAP enters discovery mode to locate a Controller The discovery modes for the FortWLC controller are DHCP option 43 DHCP option 138 Mesh PNP The discovery modes for FortiGate controller are DHCP option 138 Multicast Broadcast Zero Configuration 16 ...

Page 18: ...The discovery modes for FortiCloud controller are Auto FortiCloud 3 Verify that the FortiAP has successfully connected to the controller in the FortiWLC FortiCloud FortiGate WebUI Zero Configuration 17 ...

Page 19: ...tmask netmask ip address gateway gateway ip address 4 FortiWLC only To discover the controller type ip config l2l3 l2only l2preferred l3only l3preferred 5 To configure a designated wireless controller s IP address type ip config controller name controller ip address 6 Save the configuration by typing ip config save 7 Unplug the FortiAP unit and plug it back in order for the configuration to take e...

Page 20: ... harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or televi sion reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocat...

Page 21: ...t isotopically radiated power e i r p is not more than that necessary for successful communication Ce dispositif a été conçu pour fonctionner avec une antenne ayant un gain maximal de 5 2 dBi pour 2 4 GHz et 7 3 dBi pour 5GHz Une antenne ayant un gain supérieur sont strictement interdites par la réglementation d ISED L impédance d antenne requise est de 50 ohms Conformément à la réglementation d I...

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