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Introduction

The Product Package

Each AP-2500 comes with the following:
AP processor module
AP cover
Mounting plate
Mounting hardware
Four 3.5 mm x 40 mm screws
Four 6 mm x 35 mm plugs
One power supply (if you purchased the Power Supply model)
One power cord (if you purchased the Power Supply model)
One ORiNOCO Installation CD-ROM that contains the following:
Software Installation Wizard
– ScanTool
Solarwinds TFTP software
–HTML Help
this user’s guide in PDF format
•One Quick Start Guide
If any of these items are missing or damaged, please contact your reseller or ORiNOCO Technical Support.
NOTE
PC Cards and/or 5 GHz upgrade kits are not included with your AP and must be ordered as separate items.

Minimum System Requirements

To begin using an AP-2500, you must have the following minimum requirements:
A 10Base-T Ethernet or 100Base-TX Fast Ethernet switch or hub
At least one radio card to insert into the AP (an 802.11b card or a 5 GHz upgrade kit)
At least one wireless client that complies with the standard supported by the cards you intend to insert into the AP:
An 802.11a client device if you plan to install a 5 GHz upgrade kit
An 802.11b client device if you plan to insert one or more 802.11b radios in the AP
An Ethernet computer that is connected to the same IP network as the AP-2500 and has one of the following Web
browsers installed:
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 or later (recommended)
Netscape 6 or later
(The computer is required to configure the AP-2500 using the Web browser interface.)
Internet connectivity on your Ethernet network

Management and Monitoring Capabilities

There are several management and monitoring interfaces available to the network administrator to configure and
manage the AP-2500 on your network:
Web Browser Interface
Command Line Interface
SNMP Management
Wireless Network Manager
NOTE
For security reasons, you can only configure the AP-2500 over its Ethernet interface or serial port. You cannot
configure the unit from a wireless client.