Cisco Systems 8500, AIRCT8510300K9 Powering On the Controller

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Cisco 8500 Series Wireless Controller Installation Guide

Chapter 1 Cisco 8500 Series Wireless Controller Installation Guide

Powering On the Controller

When you apply AC power to a controller, the bootup script initializes the operating system and its stored

configurations. You are prompted to enter a user ID and password and enter key configuration details.

Follow these steps to power up the controller.

Step 1 Plug an AC power cord into the back of the two power supplies (Figure 1-6 on page 1-24). If only one

power supply is connected to a power source, the system will still function correctly but the monitoring

components of the controller will detect the absence of the second power supply and will raise an alarm.

Connect the other end of the power cord to a properly grounded 100 to 240 VAC 50/60 Hz electrical

outlet.

The end of the power cord that plugs into the controller conforms with the IEC 320 standard.

Step 2 Use the front-panel Power On/Standby button, located in the operator information panel, to turn the

controller on (Figure 1-3 on page 1-19).

Step 3 At the login prompt, enter the controller operating user ID and password. The default user ID is root and

the default password is password.

The user ID and password are case sensitive.

You are now logged into the controller operating system.

Continue to the “Running the Bootup Script and Power-On Self Test” section on page 1-41.

1. It is the customer's responsibility to supply the necessary power cable to connect the DC power

supplies to a DC power source.

To reduce the risk of electric shock or energy hazards:

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Use a circuit breaker that is rated at 25 amps.

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Use 2.5 mm2 (12 AWG) at 90° C copper wire.

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Torque the wiring-terminal screws to 0.62 newton-meters (5.5 inch-pounds).1-35

2. If the power source requires ring terminals, you must use a crimping tool to install the ring terminals

to the power cord wires

When you plug the controller into an AC power source, the bootup script initializes the system, verifies

the hardware configuration, loads its microcode into memory, verifies its operating system software

load, and initializes itself with its stored configurations. Before performing this test, you should connect

your terminal emulator application to the controller’s CLI console as described in the “Connecting and

Using the CLI Console” section on page 1-40. Follow these steps to run the bootup script and conduct

the power-on self test (POST).