Cisco 500 Series Quick Start Quide

6 Cisco Small Business WAP500 Series Wireless Access Point
Verifying the Hardware Installation
To verify the hardware installation, complete the following tasks:
• Check the cable connections.
• Check the state of the indicator lights.
NOTE If you need help resolving a problem, visit the Cisco Small Business
Support Community at www.cisco.com/go/smallbizsupport.
Label Activity Description
Power
Off The device has no power.
Solid Green The device is powered on. Normal operation.
Flashing Green Upgrading firmware or acquiring an IPv4
address.
Solid Red Booting or firmware upgrade failed.
WLAN
Off Wireless is disabled, for both Radio 1 and
Radio 2 wireless networks
Solid Green Wireless Radio 1 is in use.
Solid Amber Wireless Radio 2 is in use.
Solid Blue (WAP561 only) Wireless Radios 1 and 2 are
operating in concurrent mode.
Flashing Transmitting or receiving data.
LAN
Off No Ethernet link.
Solid Green GE Ethernet link is active.
Solid Amber FE Ethernet link is active.
Flashing Transmitting or receiving data.
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Cisco 500 Series Specifications

General

Model	Cisco 500 Series
Category	Switch
Mounting	Rack-mountable
Management	Web-based, CLI, SNMP
Ports	24, 48
Port Speed	10/100/1000 Mbps
PoE Support	Available on some models
Switching Capacity	Up to 176 Gbps
MAC Address Table Size	16, 000 entries
Security	ACLs, 802.1X
Quality of Service (QoS)	Yes
Dimensions	Varies by model
Weight	Varies by model
Humidity	10% to 90% non-condensing
Power Supply	Internal
Power Consumption	Varies by model
Jumbo Frame Support	Up to 9216 bytes