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Cisco 8500 Series Wireless Controller Installation Guide
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Cisco 8500 Series Wireless Controller
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About this Guide
This guide is designed to help you install and minimally configure your Cisco 8500 Series Wireless
Controller. This document applies to the following products:
• AIR-CT8510-K9 - the AC version of the Cisco 8500 Series Wireless 8500 Controller
• AIR-CT85DC-K9 - the DC version of the Cisco 8500 Series Wireless 8500 Controller
This document contains the following sections:
• Cisco 8500 Series Wireless Controller, page 1-2
• Obtaining Related Documentation, page 1-2
• What is in the Cisco 8500 Series Wireless Controller, page 1-3
• Compliance and Safety Information, page 1-4
• General Warnings, Regulatory and Safety, page 1-4
• Required Tools and Information, page 1-5
• Choosing a Physical Location for the Cisco 8500 Series Wireless Controller, page 1-7
• Unpacking the Controller, page 1-10
• Mounting the Cisco 8500 Series Wireless Controller in a Rack, page 1-11
• Front Panel, page 1-18
• Rear Panel, page 1-24
• Grounding the Chassis, page 1-30
• Preventing ESD Damage, page 1-30
• Replacing a Failed Hot-Swap Hard Disk Drive, page 1-31
• Replacing a Hot-Swap AC Power Supply, page 1-32
• Replacing a Hot-Swap -48 VDC Power Supply, page 1-33
• Removing DC Power Supply from Controller, page 1-39
• Connecting the Cables, page 1-40
• Connecting and Using the CLI Console, page 1-40
• Powering On the Controller, page 1-41