Cisco Small Business WAP500 Series Wireless Access Point 3
Cisco WAP551 and WAP561 Wireless-N 
Access Point Features
Front Panel
The front panel of the devices consists of three lights: Power, WLAN, and 
LAN. For full descriptions of the colors of the lights and their indications, 
see “Verifying the Hardware Installation”.
A Kensington lock slot is found under the lights.
Back Panel
The back panel of the devices has an RJ-45 Ethernet Port. Use the 
Ethernet port to power your device using PoE. It is an auto-sensing, 
Gigabit Ethernet (802.3) port used to connect your WAP devices to 
network devices, such as computers, routers, or switches. Cisco strongly 
recommends using Category 5e or better cable for Gigabit 
connectivity.
Side Panel
The side panel of the devices has a Reset button. See “Rebooting the 
Devices or Returning them to their Factory Default Settings” for 
information on the Reset button.
Default Settings 
If you are using a Cisco Small Business RV Series router, the default range 
for the DHCP assigned address is from 192.168.1.100 to 192.168.1.254. Any 
device connecting to the same LAN will be assigned an IP address in this 
range.
Parameter Default Value
Username cisco
Password cisco
LAN IP Address DHCP address assigned 
by server
Fallback LAN IP 192.168.1.245
Subnetwork Mask 255.255.255.0