Cisco Wireless 9174E Series Wi-Fi 7 Access Point Hardware Installation Guide

Access point views, ports, and connectors

Cisco Wireless 9174E Wi-Fi 7 Access Point has multiple options that you can use to power the AP.

The following figures show the available ports on the AP:


1	Kensington lock slot
2	Status LED For information on the LED status, see LED Status Indications.
3	USB 2.0 port


1	Security hasp for padlocking AP to mounting bracket	4	Ethernet port 0
2	DC power jack	5	Reset button For information about how to use the Reset button, see the Using the Mode Button section
3	RJ-45 console port Default baud rate is 115200.	6	Kensington lock slot


1	8-port Smart Antenna (DART) connector port

The location of the access point status LED is shown in Connectors and ports on the AP.

Note

Regarding LED status colors, it is expected that there might be small variations in color intensity and hue from unit to unit. This is within the normal range of the LED manufacturer’s specifications and is not a defect. However, the intensity of the LED can be changed through the controller.
When the AP is in Meraki management mode, the LED status indicators convey the status differently from the Cisco APs.

The access point status LED indicates various conditions, which are described in the following table.

Table 1. LED status indications for controller
Message type	LED state	Message meaning
Association status	Green	Normal operating condition, but no wireless client is associated
Association status	Blue	Normal operating condition, at least one wireless client is associated
Boot loader status	Blinking Green	DRAM test in progress; Board init in progress; Initialize Flash file system; Ethernet Init; Cisco IOS Starting; Init OK
Boot loader error	Blinking Green	Boot loader signing verification failure
Operating status	Blinking Blue	Software upgrade in progress
	Alternating between Green and Red	Discovery or join process in progress
	Cycling through Red-Off-Green-Off-Blue-Off	General warning; insufficient inline power
AP Location Command	Blinking Red	AP location command in progress
Configuration recovery in progress	Blinking Blue	Mode button pressed for 2 to 3 seconds
Ethernet link not operational	Orange	Ethernet link not operational
Ethernet failure	Red	Ethernet failure
Top right ethernet LED	Off	Link speed is 10 Mb, 100 Mb, or disconnected
	Orange	Link speed is 1000 Mb
	Green	Link speed is 2.5 Gb and 5 Gb.
Top left ethernet LED	Blinking Green	Activity indicator for received signal or transmitted signal

Table 2. LED status indications for Meraki
Message type	LED state	Message meaning
Boot status	Orange	AP is booting (permanent Orange suggests hardware issue)
Initialization status	Rainbow	AP is initializing/scanning
Upgrade status	Blinking Blue	AP is upgrading
Gateway mode (no clients)	Green	AP in Gateway mode with no clients
Gateway mode (with clients)	Blue	AP in Gateway mode with clients
Uplink status	Blinking Orange	AP can't find uplink