Cisco Catalyst 9800-80 User Manual

Installing the Controller 39
CHAPTER 4
Installation Methods 39
Guidelines for a Standalone Equipment Shelf or Tabletop Installation 40
Installing the Controller on a Standalone Equipment Shelf or Tabletop 40
Guidelines for Rack Installation 41
Verifying Rack Dimensions 42
Attaching Front Rack-Mount Brackets 43
Mounting the Controller in the Rack 44
Two-Post Rack Installation 45
Attaching the Cable Management Bracket 46
Chassis Ground Connection 48
Recommended Tools and Supplies 48
Attaching a Chassis Ground Connection 48
Connecting Cables 50
Connecting the Console Port Cable 51
Procedure for Connecting the Console Port Cable 51
Connecting to the Mini USB Console Port 51
Management Ethernet Port Cable Connection 52
Power Up and Initial Configuration 53
CHAPTER 5
Checking Conditions Prior to System Startup 53
Powering Up the Controller 54
Performing the Initial Configuration on the Controller 57
Using the Cisco Setup Command Facility 57
Completing the Configuration 59
Using the Cisco IOS-XE CLI—Manual Configuration 60
Configuring the Controller Hostname 61
Configuring the Enable and Enable Secret Passwords 61
Configuring the Console Idle Privileged EXEC Timeout 62
Gigabit Ethernet Management Interface Overview 63
Default Gigabit Ethernet Configuration 64
Configuring Gigabit Ethernet Interfaces 64
Saving Your Controller Configuration 65
Cisco Catalyst 9800-80 Wireless Controller Hardware Installation Guide
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Cisco Catalyst 9800-80 Specifications

General

Model	Cisco Catalyst 9800-80
Category	Controller
Product Type	Wireless LAN Controller
Form Factor	Rack-mountable
Rack Height	2U
Wireless Standards	802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
Maximum Number of Access Points	6000
Maximum Number of Wireless Clients	64000
Throughput	80 Gbps
High Availability	Yes
Redundant Power Supply	Yes
Operating Temperature	32 to 104°F (0 to 40°C)
Ports	8 x 10 Gigabit Ethernet (SFP+)
Redundancy	N+1
Management	Web UI, CLI
Power Supply	AC
Storage Temperature	-40°F to 158°F (-40°C to 70°C)
Humidity	5 - 95% (noncondensing)