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iii Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 CONTENTS Preface ix Audience ix Purpose ix Organization ix Conventi ons x Related Publication s xii Locating the Product Seria l Number xiii Obtaining Documentation, Obtaining Support, and Security Guid elines xiv CHAPTER 1 Overview 1-1 Product Terminology 1-1 Auto[...]

Contents iv Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 CHAPTER 2 Installing the Access Point 2-1 Safety Information 2-2 FCC Safety Compliance St atement 2-2 General Safety Guidelines 2-2 Warnings 2-2 Unpacking the Access Point 2-3 Package Contents 2-3 Basic Installation Guidelines 2-4 Controller Discovery Proce[...]

Contents v Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Inline Powe r Status Message s 3-7 Configuring Power Usin g the CLI 3-9 Issuing the Cisco IOS Command Using the CLI 3-10 Configuring the Access Point System Power Settings Using a Browser 3-11 Running the Carrier Bus y Test 3-13 Running the Pin g Test 3-14 R[...]

Contents vi Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 APPENDIX A Translated Safety Warnings A-1 APPENDIX B Declarations of Confo rmity and Regulatory Information B-1 Manufacturers Federal Communication Commissi on Declaration of Conformity Statement B-2 VCCI Statement for Japan B-3 Department of Communications[...]

Contents vii Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 G LOSSARY I NDEX[...]

Contents viii Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05[...]

ix Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Preface Audience This guide is for the ne tworking profe ssional who i nstalls and m anages the Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point. The 1240A G series access point is av ailable in autonomous and lightweight configurations. T o use this guide with autonomous a[...]

x Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Preface Conventions Chapter 3, “T roubleshoo ting 1240A G Series Au tonomous Access Points, ” provides troubleshooti ng procedures for basic problems with th e autonomous access point. Chapter 4, “T roubleshootin g 1240A G Series Lightweight Access Points, ” [...]

xi Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Preface Conventions Caution Means reader be careful. In this situation, you mi ght do something th at could result equipment damage or loss of data. War ni n g This warning symbol means danger . Y ou are in a situation that could ca use bodily injury . Before you wo[...]

xii Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Preface Related Publications Related Publications These documents pro vide information about t he autonomous access point: • Release Notes for Cisco Air o net Access P oints • Cisco IOS Command Refer ence for Cisco Air onet Access P oints and Bridges • Cisco [...]

xiii Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Preface Locating the Product Serial Number Locating the Product Serial Number The access point seria l number is on the bottom of the ho using (refer to Figure 1 ). Figure 1 Location of Ser ial Number Label The access point serial nu mber label contains the follo [...]

xiv Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Preface Obtaining Documentation, Obtaining Support, and Security Guide lines Obtaining Documentation, Obtaining Support, and Security Guidelines For info rmation on obtaining documentation, o btaining support, pro viding documentation feedback, security g uidelines[...]

CH A P T E R 1-1 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Gu ide OL-8371-05 1 Overview The Cisco Aironet 1240A G Series Access Point is av ailable in auto nomous and lightweight confi gurations. The auton omous access points can support standal one network conf iguratio ns with all confi guration settings maintained with in th[...]

1-2 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 1 Overvi ew Guidelines for Using Cisco Ai ronet Lightweight Access Points Lightweight Access Points The Cisco Aironet 1240A G Series Access Point (AIR-LAP1242A G or AIR-LAP1242G ) combines mobility and fle xibility with the enterp rise-class fe atures requi[...]

1-3 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Gu ide OL-8371-05 Chapter 1 Overview Hardware Features • The lightweight access point console port is en abled for monitoring an d deb ug purposes (all configuration commands are disabled when the access point is associated to a controller). Hardware Features K ey hardw are featur[...]

1-4 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 1 Overvi ew Hardwa re Featur es Figure 1-2 illustrates the 2.4-GHz conn ector end of the access point. Figur e 1 -2 Access P oint 2.4 GHz Connector End Figure 1-3 illustrates the 5 -GHz connect or end of the access point. Figur e 1 -3 Access P oint 5-GHz Co[...]

1-5 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Gu ide OL-8371-05 Chapter 1 Overview Hardware Features Single or Dual-Radio Operation The 1242A G access point supports simultaneous radio o peration using a 2.4-GHz 802.11 g radio and a 5-GHz 802.11a radio. The 1242G access point sup ports a single 2.4-GHz 802.11g radio. Each radio[...]

1-6 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 1 Overvi ew Hardwa re Featur es Power Sources The access point can recei ve po wer fr om an external po wer module or from i nline po wer using the Ethernet cable. The access point supports the IEEE 802.3af inline po wer standard and C is c o CD P P o w er [...]

1-7 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Gu ide OL-8371-05 Chapter 1 Overview Hardware Features • Security cable keyhole—Y ou can us e the security cable slot (see Figure 1-3 ) to secure the ac cess point using a standard security cable, like those used on laptop comp uters (refer to the “Using a Security Cable” se[...]

1-8 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 1 Overvi ew Network Exa mples with Autonomous Access Points • Cable security bracket—The cable security bracket (see Figure 1-5 ) attaches to the mounting plate and cov ers the console p ort, Ethernet port, po wer port, and the mo de button to pre vent [...]

1-9 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Gu ide OL-8371-05 Chapter 1 Overview Network Examples with Autonomous Access Points Root Access Point on a Wired LAN An autonomous access point conn ected directly to a w ired LAN provides a conn ection point for wireless users. If more than one autonomous access point is co nnected[...]

1-10 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 1 Overvi ew Network Exa mples with Autonomous Access Points Repeater Unit that Extends Wireless Range An autonomous access point can be configu red as a stand-alone rep eater to extend the ra nge of your infrastructure or to ov ercome an obs tacle that blo[...]

1-11 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Gu ide OL-8371-05 Chapter 1 Overview Network Examples with Autonomous Access Points Central Unit in an All-Wireless Network In an all-wireless netw ork, an autonomous access po int acts as a stand-alone r oot unit. The auton omous access point is not attached to a wired LAN; it fun[...]

1-12 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 1 Overvi ew Network Exa mples with Autonomous Access Points Point-to-Point Bridge Configuration In a point-to-p oint bridge conf iguration, t wo brid ges interconnect tw o LAN networks usin g a wireless communication link (see Fi gure 1-10 ). The bridge co[...]

1-13 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Gu ide OL-8371-05 Chapter 1 Overview Network Example with Lightwe ight Access Points Network Example with Lightweight Access Points The lightweight access points support Layer 3 ne twork operation. Lightweight access points and controllers in Laye r 3 configurations use IP addresse[...]

1-14 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 1 Overvi ew Network Exa mple with Li ghtweight Access Points[...]

CH A P T E R 2-1 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Gu ide OL-8371-05 2 Installing the Access Point This chapter describes the installation of the access point and includes these sections: • Safety Information, page 2-2 • W arnings, page 2-2 • Unpacking the Access Point, page 2-3 • Basic Installation Gu idelines,[...]

2-2 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 2 Insta lling the Access Point Safety Information Safety Information Follo w the guidelines in this se ction to ensure proper operation and safe use of the a ccess point. FCC Safety Compliance Statement The FCC with its action in ET Do cket 96-8 has adopted[...]

2-3 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Gu ide OL-8371-05 Chapter 2 Installing the Access Point Unpacking the Access Po int War ni n g In order to comply with FCC radio frequency (RF) exposure limits, antennas shou ld be located at a minimum of 7.9 inche s (20 cm) or more from the b ody of all persons. Statement 332 Unpac[...]

2-4 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 2 Insta lling the Access Point Basic Installation Guidelines Basic Installation Guidelines Because the access point is a radio device, it is su sceptible to interference th at can reduce throughput and range. Follo w these basic guideli nes to ensure the be[...]

2-5 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Gu ide OL-8371-05 Chapter 2 Installing the Access Point Deploying the Access Po ints on the Wireless Netw ork Deploying the Access Points on the Wireless Network Prior to be ginning the actual access point de ployment, perform t hese tasks: • Ensure that a site survey has been pre[...]

2-6 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 2 Insta lling the Access Point Deploying the Access Points on the Wireless Network Step 4 For lightweight access points, after your access points are deployed, en sure that your controller is not confi gured as a master controller . A master controller shou[...]

2-7 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Gu ide OL-8371-05 Chapter 2 Installing the Access Point Mounting Overview Mounting Overview Y ou can mount the access point on any of the follo wing surfaces: • Horizontal or vertical flat surfaces, such as walls or ceilings • Suspended ceilings (abov e and belo w) Caution The a[...]

2-8 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 2 Insta lling the Access Point Mounting Overview Note The access point provides adequate f ire resistance and low smok e-producing characteri stics suitable for operation in a b uilding's en vironm ental air space (such as abov e susp ended ceilin gs) [...]

2-9 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Gu ide OL-8371-05 Chapter 2 Installing the Access Point Mounting on a Horizontal or Vertical Surface Mounting on a Horizontal or Vertical Surface Follo w these steps to mount the access poin t on a horizontal or vertical surface. Step 1 Use the mounting plate as a template to mark t[...]

2-10 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 2 Insta lling the Access Point Mounting Below a Suspended Ceiling Mounting Below a Suspended Ceiling Note T o comply with NEC co de, a #10-24 grounding lug is pro vided on the mounting plate. Y ou should revie w Figure 2-4 before be ginning the mounting pr[...]

2-11 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Gu ide OL-8371-05 Chapter 2 Installing the Access Point Mounting Abov e a Suspended Ce iling Follo w these steps to mount your access point on a suspended ceiling: Step 1 Decide where you want to mount the access point. Step 2 Attach two T -rail clips to the suspended ceiling T -ra[...]

2-12 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 2 Insta lling the Access Point Mounting Above a Suspended Ceiling It may be helpful to ref er to Figure 2-5 before proceeding. Figure 2-5 Abov e Suspended Ceilin g P arts Caution Only the f iber-optic po wer injecto r (AI R- P WR I NJ - FI B) has been test[...]

2-13 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Gu ide OL-8371-05 Chapter 2 Installing the Access Point Mounting Abov e a Suspended Ce iling The bracket mount ing clip requires the use of two m ounting clip holes on the mounting plate (see Figure 2-6 ). Figur e 2-6 Mounting Plat e Holes Follo w these steps to mount the ac cess p[...]

2-14 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 2 Insta lling the Access Point Mounting Access Point on a Desktop or Shelf Step 3 Determine the location in the ceiling where you w ill mount the a ccess point and remove an adjacent ceiling ti le. Step 4 Orient the access point 2-GHz and 5-GHz antennas so[...]

2-15 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Gu ide OL-8371-05 Chapter 2 Installing the Access Point Cable Security Bracket Figur e 2-8 Access P oint with Mo unting Plate and Cable Security Brac k et Removing the Cable Security Bracket The cable security bracket (see Figure 2-9 ) is designed to help prev ent someone from usin[...]

2-16 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 2 Insta lling the Access Point Attaching the Access Poin t to the Mounting Plate T o remov e the cable security bracket from the mounting plate, follo w these instr uctions: Step 1 Position the mounting plate with the cable security bracket pointing do wn [...]

2-17 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Gu ide OL-8371-05 Chapter 2 Installing the Access Point Securing the Access Poin t Step 6 If your mounting plate d oes not hav e the cable security br acket, follo w these steps: a. Connect a CA T 5 Ethernet cable to th e access point Ethernet port (see the “Connecting the Ethern[...]

2-18 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 2 Insta lling the Access Point Securing the Access Point Securing the Access Point to the Mounting Plate The security hasp enables you to use a padlock to secure the access point to the mounting plate. Kno wn compatible padlock s are Master Lock models 120[...]

2-19 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Gu ide OL-8371-05 Chapter 2 Installing the Access Point Securing the Access Poin t Step 3 Place your padlock (user supplied ) through the padl ock hole in the security hasp’ s padlock flange (see Figure 2-11 ). Figur e 2-1 1 Secur ity Hasp and P adloc k Step 4 Push the padl ock i[...]

2-20 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 2 Insta lling the Access Point Connecting the Ethernet and Powe r Cables Connecting the Ethernet and Power Cables The access point receiv es power through the Et hernet cable or an external po wer module. Figure 2-12 sho ws the po wer options for the acces[...]

2-21 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Gu ide OL-8371-05 Chapter 2 Installing the Access Point Connecting the Ethernet an d Power Cables Note Some older switches and patch panels might not p r ovide enough power to operate the access point. At power -up, if the access point is unab le to determine that the power source [...]

2-22 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 2 Insta lling the Access Point Powering Up the Access Point Connecting to an Ethernet Network with Local Power Caution Be careful when handling the access po int; the bottom pl ate might be hot. Note If your access point is connected to in-line power , do [...]

CH A P T E R 3-1 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Gu ide OL-8371-05 3 Troubleshooting 1240AG Series Autonomous Access Points This chapter pro vides troublesho oting procedures for basi c problems with the 1240A G series autonomous access point (AIR-AP1242AG or AIR-AP 1242G). For the most up-to-date, detailed troublesho[...]

3-2 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 3 Troubleshoo ting 1240AG Series Autonomous A ccess Points Checking the Auton omous Access Point LE Ds Checking the Autonomous Access Point LEDs If your access point is not w orking properly , check the Status, Ethernet, and Radio LEDs on the 2.4 GHz end of[...]

3-3 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Gu ide OL-8371-05 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 1240AG Series Autonomous Access Points Checking Basic Setting s Checking Basic Settings Mismatched basic settings are the mo st common causes of lost conn ecti vity with wireless cli ents. If the access point does not communicate with clie[...]

3-4 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 3 Troubleshoo ting 1240AG Series Autonomous A ccess Points Checking Basic Settings Default IP Address Behavior When you connect a 1240 series access point runn ing Cisco IOS Release 12.3(7)J A or later software with a default conf iguration to your LAN, the[...]

3-5 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Gu ide OL-8371-05 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 1240AG Series Autonomous Access Points Low Power Condition WEP Keys The WEP ke y you use to tran smit data must be set up ex actly the same on your access point and any wireless de vices with which it associates. F or examp le, if you set [...]

3-6 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 3 Troubleshoo ting 1240AG Series Autonomous A ccess Points Low Power Co ndition Note If your access point is connected to in-line power , do not connect th e po wer module to the access point. Using two power sources on the access poi nt might ca use the ac[...]

3-7 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Gu ide OL-8371-05 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 1240AG Series Autonomous Access Points Low Power Condition If your inline p ower source is not able to supply su f f icient po wer for full operation, you sh ould consider these options: • Upgrade to a higher -po wered switch • Use a C[...]

3-8 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 3 Troubleshoo ting 1240AG Series Autonomous A ccess Points Low Power Co ndition • %CDP_PD-2-PO WER_LO W : All r adios disabled - NEGO TIA TED inline power so urce—This message indicates the access point is in lo w po wer mode with all ra dios disab led [...]

3-9 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Gu ide OL-8371-05 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 1240AG Series Autonomous Access Points Low Power Condition The< platform name> indicates the C isco platfo rm de tected by the access point. The <MAC addr ess> indicates the MA C address of the switch port. Note Y ou need to up[...]

3-10 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 3 Troubleshoo ting 1240AG Series Autonomous A ccess Points Low Power Co ndition Caution If the access point recei ve s power th rough PoE, the output current of the po wer sourcing equip ment (PSE) cannot e xceed 400 mA per port. The po wer source must com[...]

3-11 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Gu ide OL-8371-05 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 1240AG Series Autonomous Access Points Low Power Condition Step 3 Enter the write memory command to sav e the setting to the access p oint memory . Step 4 Enter the quit command to e xit the terminal session. Configuring the Access Point [...]

3-12 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 3 Troubleshoo ting 1240AG Series Autonomous A ccess Points Low Power Co ndition Perform these steps to conf igure your access point po wer settings u sing the bro wser interface: Step 1 Obtain the access point IP address and browse to your access point. St[...]

3-13 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Gu ide OL-8371-05 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 1240AG Series Autonomous Access Points Running the Carrier Busy T est Step 5 If you are us ing a po wer injector with a Cisco switch, choose one of these Po wer setti ng options (see Figure 3-2 ): a. If your Cisco swit ch supports Intelli[...]

3-14 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 3 Troubleshoo ting 1240AG Series Autonomous A ccess Points Running the Ping Test Step 6 Click Start to beg in the carrier b usy test. When the test completes, the results are displa yed on the page. For each of the channel center frequencies, the test pro [...]

3-15 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Gu ide OL-8371-05 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 1240AG Series Autonomous Access Points Resetting to the Default Configuration Using the MODE Button Follo w these steps to delete the cu rrent configur atio n and return al l access point settings to the f actory defaults usin g the MODE [...]

3-16 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 3 Troubleshoo ting 1240AG Series Autonomous A ccess Points Reloading the A ccess Point Image Step 6 Click the Reset to Defaults b utton. Note If the access point is conf igured with a st atic IP address, the IP address does n ot change. Step 7 After the ac[...]

3-17 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Gu ide OL-8371-05 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 1240AG Series Autonomous Access Points Reloading the Access Point Image Step 8 Hold the MODE butto n until the Radio LED turns a red col or (approximately 20 to 30 seconds), an d release the MODE bu tt o n . Step 9 After the access point [...]

3-18 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 3 Troubleshoo ting 1240AG Series Autonomous A ccess Points Reloading the A ccess Point Image Browser TFTP Interface The TFTP interface allo ws you to use a TFTP server on a network device to load the access point image file. F ollo w these instructio ns to[...]

3-19 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Gu ide OL-8371-05 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 1240AG Series Autonomous Access Points Obtaining the Access Point Image File Obtaining the Access Point Image File The access point image f ile can be obtained from the Cisco.com software center using these steps: Step 1 Use your Internet[...]

3-20 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 3 Troubleshoo ting 1240AG Series Autonomous A ccess Points Connecting to the Access Point Locally Connecting to the Access Point Locally If you need to conf igure the access point locall y (without connecting th e access point to a wired LAN), you can conn[...]

CH A P T E R 4-1 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Gu ide OL-8371-05 4 Troubleshooting 1240AG Series Lightweight Access Points This chapter pro vides troublesho oting procedures for basi c problems with the 1240A G series lightweight access poin t (AIR-LAP1242A G or AIR-LAP1 242G). For the most up-to-date, detailed trou[...]

4-2 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 4 Troub leshooting 12 40AG Series Lig htweight Access Points Guidelines for Using Cisco Ai ronet Lightweight Access Points Guidelines for Using Cisco Aironet Lightweight Access Points K eep these guidelines in mind when you u s e a 1240 series lightwe ight [...]

4-3 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Gu ide OL-8371-05 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting 1240AG Series Lightweight Access Points Checking the Ligh tweight Access Point LEDs Checking the Lightweight Access Point LEDs If your light weight access point i s not workin g properly , check the Status, Ethernet, and Radio LEDs on the [...]

4-4 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 4 Troub leshooting 12 40AG Series Lig htweight Access Points Checking the Lightweight Acc ess Point LEDs Boot loader warnings Of f Of f Y ellow Ethernet link not operatio nal. Red Of f Y ellow Ethernet failur e. Amber Of f Y ellow Conf iguration recov ery i[...]

4-5 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Gu ide OL-8371-05 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting 1240AG Series Lightweight Access Points Low Power Condition for Lightweight Access Points Low Power Condition for Lightweight Access Points War ni n g This product must be conn ected to a Power over Ethernet (PoE) IEEE 802.3af compliant po[...]

4-6 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 4 Troub leshooting 12 40AG Series Lig htweight Access Points Low Power Condition for Li ghtweight Access Points Note Independent of the po wer ne gotiations, the access point hardware also uses the 802.3af classification scheme to indicate the po wer requir[...]

4-7 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Gu ide OL-8371-05 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting 1240AG Series Lightweight Access Points Manually C onfigu ring Con troller In fo rmation Using th e Access Point CLI Y o u can use these controll er CLI commands to inform the access p oint of the follo wing: • The Cisco switch does not [...]

4-8 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 4 Troub leshooting 12 40AG Series Lig htweight Access Points Manually Configuring Co ntroller Information Usin g the Ac cess Point CLI The static informat ion config ured with the CLI comma nds are used b y the access point to connect with a controller . Af[...]

4-9 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Gu ide OL-8371-05 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting 1240AG Series Lightweight Access Points Returning the Lightweight Access Point to Auto nomous Mode Returning the Lightweight Access Point to Autonomous Mode Y ou can re turn a li ghtweigh t access poin t to auton o mous mode by loading a C[...]

4-10 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 4 Troub leshooting 12 40AG Series Lig htweight Access Points Obtaining the Autonomous Access Point Image File Step 8 W ait until the access point reboots, as indica ted by all LEDs turning green foll o wed by the Status LED blinking gre en. Step 9 After th[...]

4-11 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Gu ide OL-8371-05 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting 1240AG Series Lightweight Access Points Connecting to the Access Point Lo cally b. Ca r e fu l l y r ea d t h e in f o r m at i o n an d e n t er t h e Cisco.com user prof ile or detailed data describing the end user of this software imag[...]

4-12 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 4 Troub leshooting 12 40AG Series Lig htweight Access Points Obtaining the TFTP Server Software Step 2 Set up a terminal emulator on your PC to communicat e with the access point. Use the following settings for the terminal emu lator connection: 96 00 baud[...]

A-1 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 APPENDIX A Translated Safety Warnings For t r a ns l a t e d s a f e ty w a rn i n g s, r e f e r t o t h e saf ety wa rn ing d ocum ent th at shipped with your access po in t or th a t is av ailable on Cisco.com. T o bro wse to the document on Cisco.com, follo w th[...]

A-2 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Appendix A Tran slated Safety Warnings[...]

B-1 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 APPENDIX B Declarations of Conformity and Regulatory Information This appendix pr ovides decl arations of conform ity and re gulatory informati on for the Cisco Air onet 1240A G Series Access Points. This appendix contain s the follo wing sections: • Manufacturers[...]

B-2 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Appendix B Declarations of Conformity and Regul atory Info rmation Manufacturers Federal Communication Commissi on Declaration of Confor mity Statement Manufacturers Federal Communication Commission Declaration of Conformity Statement A utonomous Access P oint Model[...]

B-3 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Appendix B Declarations of Confo rmity and Regulatory Informa tion VCCI Statement for Japan Caution The Part 15 radio devi ce operates on a non-interfer ence basis with other de vices operating at this frequency when usin g the integrated antennas. Any changes or m[...]

B-4 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Appendix B Declarations of Conformity and Regul atory Info rmation European Commun ity, Switzerland, Nor way, Iceland, and Liec htenstein Cet appareil numerique de la classe B respecte les exigences du Re glement sur l e material broilleur du Canada. This de vice co[...]

B-5 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Appendix B Declarations of Confo rmity and Regulatory Informa tion European Community, Switzerland, Norway, Ice land, and Liechten stein[...]

B-6 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Appendix B Declarations of Conformity and Regul atory Info rmation European Commun ity, Switzerland, Nor way, Iceland, and Liec htenstein This de vice complies with the EMC requ irements (EN 60601-1-2) of the Medical Direct iv e 93/42/EEC. For 2.4 G Hz radios, the f[...]

B-7 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Appendix B Declarations of Confo rmity and Regulatory Informa tion Declaration of Confor mity for RF Exposure For 54 Mbps, 5 GH z access points, the follo wing standards w ere applied: • Radio: EN 301.893 • EMC: EN 301.489-1, EN 301.489-17 • Safety: EN 6095 0[...]

B-8 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Appendix B Declarations of Conformity and Regul atory Info rmation Guidelines for Operating Cisco Aironet Access Po ints in Japan Guidelines for Operating Cisco Aironet Access Points in Japan This section pro vides guidelines f or av oiding interfe rence when operat[...]

B-9 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Appendix B Declarations of Confo rmity and Regulatory Informa tion Administrative Rules for Cisco Aironet Access Points in Ta iwan Administrative Rules for Cisco Ai ronet Access Points in Taiwan This section pro vides administrati v e rules for operating Ci sco Air[...]

B-10 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Appendix B Declarations of Conformity and Regul atory Info rmation Administrative Rules for Cisco Ai ronet Access Points in Taiwan All Access Points Chinese Translation English Translation Administrati v e Rules for Lo w-po wer Radio-Frequenc y De vices Article 12 [...]

B-11 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Appendix B Declarations of Confo rmity and Regulatory Informa tion Operation of Cisco Airone t Access Points in Brazil Operation of Cisco Aironet Access Points in Brazil This section contains special in formation for operation of C isc o Aironet access points in B[...]

B-12 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Appendix B Declarations of Conformity and Regul atory Info rmation Declaration of Con formity Statements Declaration of Conformity Statements All the Declaration of Conformity st atements related to thi s product can be fou nd at the foll ow ing URL: http://www .ci[...]

B-13 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Appendix B Declarations of Confo rmity and Regulatory Informa tion Declaration of Conformity Statem ents for Euro pean Union Cou ntries DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY with regard to the R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC according to EN 45014 Cisco Systems Inc. 170 West Tas[...]

B-14 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Appendix B Declarations of Conformity and Regul atory Info rmation Declaration of Conformity Sta tements for European Union Coun tries Annex to DofC# 456136rev1 Information on Antennas and Power Levels The AIR-(L)AP1242AG-E-K9 is equipped with antenna connectors to[...]

C-1 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 APPENDIX C Access Point Specifications Ta b l e C - 1 lists the technical specifications for the 1240A G series access point. T able C-1 A ccess P oint Specifications Category 802.11G Radio Specifications 802.11A Radio Specifications 802.11b 802.11g Size 6.6 in. W x[...]

C-2 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Appendix C Acce ss Point Specifications Power Output CCK OFDM OFDM 100 mW (20 dBm) 50 mW (17 dBm) 25 mW (14 dBm) 12 mW (11 dBm) 6 mW (8 dBm) 3 mW (5 dBm) 2 mW (2 dBm) 1 mW (-1 dBm) (Depending on the re gulatory domain in which the access point is installed) 50 mW (1[...]

C-3 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Appendix C Access Point Specifications T ypical indoor range (across op en of fice en vironment) 105 ft (32 m) @ 54 Mbps 180 ft (55 m) @ 48 Mbps 260 ft (79 m) @ 36 Mbps 285 ft (87 m) @ 24 Mbps 330 ft (100 m) @ 18 Mbps 355 ft (108 m) @ 12 Mbps 365 ft (111 m) @ 11 Mb[...]

C-4 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Appendix C Acce ss Point Specifications EMI and Susceptibilit y FCC Part 15.107 and 1 5.109 Class B ICES-003 Cl ass B (Canada) EN 55022 B EN 60601-1-2:2001 AS/NZS 3548 Class B VCCI Class B EN 301.489-1 EN 301.489-17 RF Exposure OET -65C RSS-102 ANSI C95.1 T able C-1[...]

D-1 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 APPENDIX D Channels and Maximum Power Levels For channel and maximu m power le v el settings, refer to Channels and Maximum P ower Settings for Cisco Air onet A utonomous Access P oints and Bridges or the Channels and Maximum P ower Settings for Cisco Air onet Light[...]

D-2 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Appendix D Channels and Maximum Power Levels[...]

E-1 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 APPENDIX E Console Cable Pinouts This appendix identifies the pinouts for the serial c onsole cable that co nnects to the access point’ s serial console port. The appendix co nt ains the follo wing sections: • Overvie w , pa ge E-2 • Console Port Signals and P[...]

E-2 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Appendix E Console Cable Pinouts Overview Overview The access point requires a special se rial cable that connect s the access point serial console port (RJ-45 connector) to your PC’ s COM po rt (D B-9 connector). This cable can be purchased from Cisco (part numbe[...]

F-1 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 APPENDIX F Priming Lightweight Access Points Prior to Deployment This section describes an optional procedure designed to prime or st age your lightweight access points in a con v enient location rather than after the y are inst alled in possibly dif f icult to reac[...]

F-2 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Appendix F Primin g Lightweight Access Points Prior to Deployment Before deployi ng your lightwei ght access points to thei r final l ocations, follo w these steps to prime your access points: Step 1 In a Layer 2 en vironment, where the lightweight ac cess points ar[...]

F-3 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Appendix F Priming Lightweigh t Access Points Prior to Deployment d. When the lightweight access point associates with the controller , if the access point code version differs from the controller code version, the acces s point do wnl oads the operating system cod[...]

F-4 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Appendix F Primin g Lightweight Access Points Prior to Deployment[...]

G-1 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 APPENDIX G Configuring DHCP Option 43 for Lightweight Access Points This appendix describes the steps ne eded to conf igure DHCP Option 4 3 on a W indo ws 20 03 Enterprise DHCP server , such as a Cisco Catalyst 3750 series switch, for use wi th Cisco Aironet lightwe[...]

G-2 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Appendix G Configuring DHCP Option 43 for Ligh tweight Access Points Overview Overview This section contains a D HCP Option 43 conf iguration e xample on a W indo ws 2003 Enterpri se DHCP server for use with Cisco Aironet lightweight acc ess point s. For other DHCP [...]

G-3 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Appendix G Configuring DHCP Op tion 43 for Lightw eight Access Points Configuring Option 43 for 1000 Series Access Points Configuring Option 43 for 1000 Series Access Points T o conf igure DHCP Option 4 3 for Cisco 1000 series lightweight access points in the embed[...]

G-4 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Appendix G Configuring DHCP Option 43 for Ligh tweight Access Points Configuring Option 43 for 1100 , 1130, 1200, 1240, and 1300 Series Ligh tweight Access Points Configuring Option 43 for 1100, 1130, 1200, 1240, and 1300 Series Lightweight Access Points T o conf ig[...]

GL-1 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 GLOSSARY 802.3af The IEEE standard that describes a mechan ism for Power ov er Ethernet (PoE). Th e standard provides the capability to deli v er both po wer and data o ver standard Ethernet cabling. 802.11 The IEEE standard that specifies carrier sense media acce[...]

Glossary GL-2 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 B beacon A wireless LAN pa cket that signals the a v ailability and presence of the wireless device. Beacon packets are sent b y access points and base stations; howe ver , client radio ca rds send be acons when op erating in computer to computer (Ad Hoc)[...]

Glossar y GL-3 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 DHCP Dynamic host conf iguration p rotocol. A protocol av ailable with many operat ing systems that automatically issues IP addresses within a specified range to devices on the network. The device reta ins the assigned ad dress for a specific administrat[...]

Glossary GL-4 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 I IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic E n gineers. A profession al society serving electrical engineers through its publ ications, conferences, and standards de velopment activities. The bod y responsibl e for the Ethernet 802.3 and wireless LAN 8[...]

Glossar y GL-5 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 O omni-directiona l This typically refers to a pr imarily circular antenna radiatio n pattern. OFDM Orthogonal frequency di vision multiplex is a modulation technique used by IEEE 802.11a-compliant wireless LANs for t ransmission at 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36,[...]

Glossary GL-6 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 S spread spectrum A radio tran smission technology that sp reads the user information ov er a much wider bandwidth than otherwise required in order to g ain benefi ts such as improv ed interference tolerance and unl icensed operation. SSID Service set ide[...]

Glossar y GL-7 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 U UNII Unlicensed National Information Infr as tructure—regulations for UNII de vices operating in the 5. 15 to 5.35 GHz and 5.725 to 5.82 5 GHz frequency b ands. UNII-1 Re gulations for UNII de vices operating in the 5. 15 to 5.25 GHz frequency band. [...]

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IN-1 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 INDEX A access point image 3-16 antenna connectors C-2 B basic sett ings, checking 3-3 C CLI terminal emulator settings 3-20, 4-12 configuring DHCP Op tion 43 G-2 connectors C-1, C- 2 console port E-2 controller discovery process 2-4 D data rate s C-2 declarations[...]

Index IN-2 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 P package contents 2-3 password reset 3-14 pinouts, serial cable E-2 power connecting 2-20 input C-1 output C-2 priming access points F-1 process, controller di scovery 2-4 R range, radio C-3 regulatory information B-1 reloading access point image 3-16 RF ex[...]