Cisco Systems 1200 manuale d’uso

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iii Cisco Aironet 1200 Ser ies Access Poin t Hard ware Installati on Guide OL-8370-04 CONTENTS Preface ix Audienc e i-i x Pur pose i-ix Organi zation i-ix Conv enti ons i-x Rela ted Publi cati ons i-xii Locati ng t he Prod uct Serial Number i-xiii CHAPTER 1 Overview 1-1 Produc t Termi nology 1-1 Autonomo us Access Poi nts 1-1 Ligh twei ght A cces s[...]

Cont ent s iv Cisco Airon et 1200 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-8370-04 Warnings 2-2 Unpacki ng the Ac cess Point 2-3 Package Cont ents 2-3 Basic Ins tallat ion Guid eline s 2-4 Contro ller Discov ery Process for Light weight Access Poin ts 2-4 Before Begi nning the I nstall ation 2-5 Deployi ng t he Acce ss Po ints o n th e[...]

Content s v Cisco Aironet 1200 Ser ies Access Poin t Hard ware Installati on Guide OL-8370-04 Insta lling a 5-GH z R adio Mo dule 5-5 Attachi ng the Complianc e Label 5-7 CHAPTER 6 Troubles hootin g Autonomous A ccess Points 6-1 Checki ng the To p Panel LEDs 6-2 Checki ng Basic Set ting s 6-4 Defaul t IP Addr ess Beh avior 6-4 Defaul t SSID and Rad[...]

Cont ent s vi Cisco Airon et 1200 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-8370-04 Obtain ing th e Autono mous Access Po int I mage File 7-8 Obtain ing th e TFTP Ser ver Softwa re 7-9 Conn ecti ng t o the Acc ess P oint Loc ally 7-9 APPENDI X A Transla ted Safety Wa rnings A-1 APPENDI X B Declarat ions of Confo rmity and Regulato ry I [...]

Content s vii Cisco Aironet 1200 Ser ies Access Poin t Hard ware Installati on Guide OL-8370-04 Consol e Port Si gnals and Pinouts E- 2 APPENDI X F Priming Li ghtweight Acc ess Point s Prior to Deployme nt F-1 APPENDI X G Configur ing D HCP Option 43 f or Ligh tweight Ac cess P oints G-1 Overvi ew G-2 Config urin g Option 43 f or 1000 Series Acce s[...]

Cont ent s viii Cisco Airon et 1200 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-8370-04[...]

ix Cisco Aironet 1200 Ser ies Access Poin t Hard ware Installati on Guide OL-8370-04 Preface Audience This gu ide i s for the ne tworking professi onal w ho in stalls a nd ma nages the Ci sco Airo net 12 00 Ser ies Access Po int. The 12 00 seri es access point is a v ailab le in auton omous and lig htwei ght conf igurations . T o use this guide wit[...]

x Cisco Airon et 1200 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-8370-04 Pref ace Conv ent ions Chapter 3, “Mounti ng Instruct ions, ” de scribes h ow to mount the access point on a d esktop, wa ll, or ceiling. Chapter 4, “Upgradi ng the 2.4 -GHz Radi o, ” pr ovides instructio ns for upgradi ng the acc ess point 2.4-GH z radio . [...]

xi Cisco Aironet 1200 Ser ies Access Poin t Hard ware Installati on Guide OL-8370-04 Pre face Convent ions Ti p Mean s the follo wing will help you solv e a problem. The t ips information might not b e troubleshooting or even an ac tion, but could be use ful i nforma tion. Note Means reader take note . Notes contain helpf ul suggestions or referenc[...]

xii Cisco Airon et 1200 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-8370-04 Pref ace Related Publi cations Related Publications These docum ents pr ovide inform atio n about the 1200 seri es aut onom ous acc ess poin t: • Release Notes for Cisco Air onet Access P oin ts • Cisco IOS Comma nd Reference for Cisco Air onet Access P oints [...]

xiii Cisco Aironet 1200 Ser ies Access Poin t Hard ware Installati on Guide OL-8370-04 Pre face Locatin g the Pr oduct S erial Number Locating the Prod uct Serial Number The acce ss point serial number is locate d on the bottom of the cabinet (re fer to Figure 1 ). Figur e 1 Locat ion of Ser ial Number Label The acce ss point serial n umber labe l [...]

xiv Cisco Airon et 1200 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-8370-04 Pref ace Locating t he Produc t Serial Numb er[...]

CH A P T E R 1-1 Cisco Airone t 1200 Series Acc ess Point Hardware Installation Gui de OL-8370-04 1 Overview The Cisco Aironet Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point is a vailable in autonom ous and lightweight configurati ons. The autonom ous a ccess poi nts ca n suppo rt sta ndalon e net work configura tions wi th al l configuration settin gs mai[...]

1-2 Cisco Airon et 1200 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-8370-04 Ch apter 1 Ov erv iew Lightweight Access Points The Ci sco Ai ronet 1200 Serie s Acce ss Point s (mod es: AI R-LAP123 1G and AIR-LA P1232AG) combine mobility and flexibilit y with the ente rprise- class featur es re quire d by networ king pr ofession als. T hese a[...]

1-3 Cisco Airone t 1200 Series Acc ess Point Hardware Installation Gui de OL-8370-04 Chapter 1 Overview Guidelines for Using 1200 Seri es Light weight Acce ss Points Guidelines for Using 1200 Se ries Lightweight Acces s Points Y o u should keep these guide line s in mind whe n you use a 12 00 series l ightwei ght acc ess point: • The acce ss poin[...]

1-4 Cisco Airon et 1200 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-8370-04 Ch apter 1 Ov erv iew Hardwa re Feature s Dual-Radio Oper ation The a cces s poi nt ca n b e init iall y co nf igur ed a t the f actor y f or sin gle- or d ual- radi o o perat ion. Y ou can also upgr ade a n access point co nfigured for si ngle-r adio ope rati on [...]

1-5 Cisco Airone t 1200 Series Acc ess Point Hardware Installation Gui de OL-8370-04 Chapter 1 Overview Hardwa re Features All 5-GHz radi o modules incorporate an Unlicensed National Inform ation Infrast ructure (UNII) radio transceiver operat ing in the UN II 5-GH z freque ncy bands. The RM 21A radi o module s contains dua l integrated om nidire c[...]

1-6 Cisco Airon et 1200 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-8370-04 Ch apter 1 Ov erv iew Hardwa re Feature s Console Port The seri al consol e port ca n be used to monito r the acc ess point power-up sequences us ing a termi nal emulato r pr ogram. Use a n RJ- 45 to DB -9 s erial ca ble to conn ect yo ur comp uter ’ s COM po rt[...]

1-7 Cisco Airone t 1200 Series Acc ess Point Hardware Installation Gui de OL-8370-04 Chapter 1 Overview Network E xamples wi th Autonom ous Access Po ints Network Ex amples with Autonomo us Access Points This section de scribes the autonomou s access p oint’ s role in three c ommon wire less network configurati ons. The autonom ous acce ss point?[...]

1-8 Cisco Airon et 1200 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-8370-04 Ch apter 1 Ov erv iew Network Examples with Au tonomous Access Po ints Root Ac cess Po int on a Wi red LAN An auton omous access point c onnect ed dir ectly to a wi red LA N provides a c onnect ion point for w ireless users . If mo re than o ne auto nomous a ccess[...]

1-9 Cisco Airone t 1200 Series Acc ess Point Hardware Installation Gui de OL-8370-04 Chapter 1 Overview Network E xamples wi th Autonom ous Access Po ints Repeater Unit that Ex tends Wireless Range An auton omous acc ess point can be configured a s a stand-al one repe ater to extend the rang e of your infra struct ure or to o ve rcome an obstacle t[...]

1-10 Cisco Airon et 1200 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-8370-04 Ch apter 1 Ov erv iew Network Examples with Au tonomous Access Po ints Central Unit in an All-Wireless Network In an all -wireless n etwork, an a utonom ous acce ss point ac ts as a stan d-alon e root un it. The a utonomo us access point is not atta ched to a wir[...]

1-11 Cisco Airone t 1200 Series Acc ess Point Hardware Installation Gui de OL-8370-04 Chapter 1 Overview Network E xamples wi th Autonom ous Access Po ints Point-to-Point Bridge Configuration In a po int-to- point bridge configuration , two b ridges interconne ct two L AN ne tworks us ing a wireless communica tion link (see Figure 1-6 ). Th e brid [...]

1-12 Cisco Airon et 1200 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-8370-04 Ch apter 1 Ov erv iew Netwo rk Exampl e with Ligh tweight Access Points Network Ex ample with Lightwe ight Access Points The lightweig ht access points support Layer 3 network operatio n. Lightweight ac cess points and contro llers i n Laye r 3 c onfiguratio ns u[...]

1-13 Cisco Airone t 1200 Series Acc ess Point Hardware Installation Gui de OL-8370-04 Chapter 1 Overview Network Example with Lightweight Access Points[...]

CH A P T E R 2-1 Cisco Airone t 1200 Series Acc ess Point Hardware Installation Gui de OL-8370-04 2 Installing the Access Point This chap ter de scribe s the setup of the access po int and inclu des the follo wing sections: • Safety Info rmati on, pag e 2-2 • W arnin gs, pa ge 2-2 • Unpacking the Acc ess Point , page 2- 3 • Basic Installa t[...]

2-2 Cisco Airone t 1200 Series Acc ess Point Hardware Installation Gui de OL-8370-04 Chapter 2 Installin g the Acces s Point Safety Information Safety Information Foll o w the guid elines in this sectio n to ensur e proper op erati on and safe use o f the acces s point. FCC Safety Compliance S tatement The FCC with i ts action in ET Docket 96- 8 ha[...]

2-3 Cisco Airon et 1200 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-8370-04 Chapter 2 Installing the Access Point Unpacki ng the Acc ess Point War ni n g Do not work on the sy stem or connect or disconnect cables during periods of lightning activity. Statement 1001 War ni n g Read the installation instructi ons before you connect the sy s[...]

2-4 Cisco Airone t 1200 Series Acc ess Point Hardware Installation Gui de OL-8370-04 Chapter 2 Installin g the Acces s Point Basic Insta llation Gui deli nes Basic Instal lation Guideli nes Because the access poin t is a radi o device, i t is su scepti ble to inter ferenc e tha t can redu ce thro ughput and rang e. Follo w these basic g uidelin es [...]

2-5 Cisco Airon et 1200 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-8370-04 Chapter 2 Installing the Access Point Before Beg innin g the Installat ion Before Beginning the Installation Before you begin t he insta llation process, plea se refe r to Figure 2-1 , Figure 2-2 , and Figure 2-3 to become familiar with the acce ss point’ s layo[...]

2-6 Cisco Airone t 1200 Series Acc ess Point Hardware Installation Gui de OL-8370-04 Chapter 2 Installin g the Acces s Point Before Beginning the Installation Figur e 2-3 RM22A Radio Module w ith Ext er nal RP -TNC Ant enna Connec tors ] Note O nly con nect Cisco 5 -GH z ant ennas w ith b lue lab els or blue dots t o the RM2 2A radio modul e. 1 Lef[...]

2-7 Cisco Airon et 1200 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-8370-04 Chapter 2 Installing the Access Point Deployin g the Acces s Points on th e Wireles s Network Deploying the Acce ss Points on the Wireless Ne twork Prior to beginning the actua l acc ess po int depl oyment, perfor m th ese tasks: • Ensure that a site survey has [...]

2-8 Cisco Airone t 1200 Series Acc ess Point Hardware Installation Gui de OL-8370-04 Chapter 2 Installin g the Acces s Point Connecting the 2.4-GHz Antennas Connecting the 2.4-GHz Anten nas The acc ess point sup ports a single ant enna or dua l div ersity antenna s. T wo RP-TNC antenna connect ors are provide d on the bac k of the un it for the 2.4[...]

2-9 Cisco Airon et 1200 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-8370-04 Chapter 2 Installing the Access Point Connecti ng the Ethe rnet and Pow er Cables Step 2 T o m ount your Cisco Aironet ante nna, re fer t o the instruc tions that c ame w ith yo ur ant enna. Connecting the Et hernet and Po wer Cables The a ccess point recei ves po[...]

2-10 Cisco Airone t 1200 Series Acc ess Point Hardware Installation Gui de OL-8370-04 Chapter 2 Installin g the Acces s Point Conne cting the Eth ernet an d Power Cables Connectin g to an Ethern et Netw ork with an Inline Po wer Source Cautio n The Cisc o Aironet Power Inject ors are designe d for use with Cisco Air onet access poi nts only . Usi n[...]

2-11 Cisco Airon et 1200 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-8370-04 Chapter 2 Installing the Access Point Connecti ng the Ethe rnet and Pow er Cables[...]

CH A P T E R 3-1 Cisco Airone t 1200 Series Acc ess Point Hardware Installation Gui de OL-8370-04 3 Mounting Instructions This appendi x provid es instructions for mounti ng the access point to suspen ded ceilings, ve rtical surfaces, or hori zonta l surfac es usin g th e acc ess poin t mo unting bracket . The follo wing sections are included in th[...]

3-2 Cisco Airon et 1200 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-8370-04 Chapt er 3 Mounting Instr ucti ons Overv iew Overview Y o u can mou nt the acc ess point on any of the following surface s: • Horizo ntal or v ertical flat surf aces, suc h as walls o r ceilings • Suspended ceilin gs The access point ships with a de tachable m[...]

3-3 Cisco Airone t 1200 Series Acc ess Point Hardware Installation Gui de OL-8370-04 Chapter 3 Mounting Ins tructions Moun ting on a Hori zon tal o r Vert ical Sur face Note When mounting th e access po int in a b uildin g’ s en vir onmen tal air spa ce, you must use Ether net cabl e suita ble for o peratio n in e n vironmenta l air s pace in acc[...]

3-4 Cisco Airon et 1200 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-8370-04 Chapt er 3 Mounting Instr ucti ons Mounti ng Below a Sus pended Ceil ing Mounting Be low a Suspended Ceiling Note T o com ply with N EC code , a #10-24 ground ing lug is provided o n th e mo unting bracket . Y o u should review Figu re 3-2 before beginni ng the mo[...]

3-5 Cisco Airone t 1200 Series Acc ess Point Hardware Installation Gui de OL-8370-04 Chapter 3 Mounting Ins tructions Mounti ng Above a Susp ended Cei ling Step 7 Use a wre nch or pli ers to tight en the Keps nuts. Do not overtighten. Step 8 Attach the acce ss point to the mountin g brack et. Mounting Above a Suspende d Ceiling The acc ess poin t u[...]

3-6 Cisco Airon et 1200 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-8370-04 Chapt er 3 Mounting Instr ucti ons Mounti ng Above a Su spende d Ceiling It may be hel pful to re fer to Figure 3- 3 before pr oceedi ng. Figur e 3-3 Mounting Br ac k et P arts The br acket m ountin g cli p re quires the use of an acc ess po int moun ting bracke t[...]

3-7 Cisco Airone t 1200 Series Acc ess Point Hardware Installation Gui de OL-8370-04 Chapter 3 Mounting Ins tructions Mounti ng Above a Susp ended Cei ling Foll o w these steps to mount the access point abo ve a suspende d ceiling . Step 1 Insert th e brack et mountin g clip’ s tab into the lar ge hole on the a ccess poi nt mountin g bracke t. St[...]

3-8 Cisco Airon et 1200 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-8370-04 Chapt er 3 Mounting Instr ucti ons Attachin g th e Acces s Po int to t he M ounting Bracket Step 11 V e rify that the acce ss point is operating before replacing the cei ling tile. Attaching the Acc ess Point to the Mount ing Bracket Foll ow these steps to at tach[...]

CH A P T E R 4-1 Cisco Airone t 1200 Series Acc ess Point Hardware Installation Gui de OL-8370-04 4 Upgrading the 2.4-GHz Radio This c hapter p rovides i nstructi ons for upgra ding the 2.4- GHz (IE EE 802. 11g) r adio c ard a nd inc ludes the follo wing secti ons: • Upgrad e Overvi e w , pa ge 4-2 • Unpacki ng the Radio, p age 4-2 • Opening [...]

4-2 Cisco Airon et 1200 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-8370-04 Chapte r 4 Upgrading th e 2.4-GHz Ra dio Upgrade Overv iew Upgrade Overvi ew This se ction provides inst ructions for u pgrad ing th e acc ess po int 2. 4-GHz radi o. Th e fo llowing operati ons summari ze the upgra de pro cedure : 1. Remo v e all cables and po we[...]

4-3 Cisco Airone t 1200 Series Acc ess Point Hardware Installation Gui de OL-8370-04 Chapter 4 Upgrading the 2.4- GHz Radio Open ing th e A cce ss C ove r Opening the Acce ss Cover T o open t he 2.4 -GHz r adio access co ver , fo llo w thes e step s: Step 1 Remo v e all cables and po wer conn ections fr om the acc ess point . Step 2 Remov e all sta[...]

4-4 Cisco Airon et 1200 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-8370-04 Chapte r 4 Upgrading th e 2.4-GHz Ra dio Removing a B lank S pace r Card Removing a Bla nk Spacer Card When your a ccess poi nt is not fact ory-co nfigured with a 2.4- GHz ra dio, it co ntain s a blank spa cer ca rd in the in ternal m ini-PCI con nector . Y ou mus[...]

4-5 Cisco Airone t 1200 Series Acc ess Point Hardware Installation Gui de OL-8370-04 Chapter 4 Upgrading the 2.4- GHz Radio Removing a 2.4-GHz Radio Step 3 Remove th e an tenn a w ires from the b lank sp ace r card . Caution T o av oid da maging the an tenna w ire assembl ies, ha ndle them by t heir conne ctors. Step 4 Remo v e the blank spacer car[...]

4-6 Cisco Airon et 1200 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-8370-04 Chapte r 4 Upgrading th e 2.4-GHz Ra dio Removi ng a 2 .4- GHz Radi o Step 2 Remove the 2.4-GH z radio c ard from th e mini-P CI connec tor by performi ng the foll owing operations: a. Push th e card -retain ing cli ps (o n each side of ca rd) a way from th e ca r[...]

4-7 Cisco Airone t 1200 Series Acc ess Point Hardware Installation Gui de OL-8370-04 Chapter 4 Upgrading the 2.4- GHz Radio Install ing a 2. 4-GHz Radio Installing a 2.4-GHz Radio T o install a new 2.4- GHz radio card into the acc ess point, follo w these steps: Cautio n The interna l acce ss poi nt com ponen ts and the 2. 4-GHz rad io can be da ma[...]

4-8 Cisco Airon et 1200 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-8370-04 Chapte r 4 Upgrading th e 2.4-GHz Ra dio Instal ling a 2.4- GHz Radio Step 5 Insert the radi o ca rd into the a ccess point ’ s mini-PC I con nector by follo wing these steps: a. T ilt th e radio card at approx imately 20 o to 30 o so that its gold pins are alig[...]

4-9 Cisco Airone t 1200 Series Acc ess Point Hardware Installation Gui de OL-8370-04 Chapter 4 Upgrading the 2.4- GHz Radio Attaching the Compliance Labels Attaching the Comp liance Labels There a re three pl aces on the 1200 serie s access point dedicate d to compl iance l abels, one for the product complian ce label and tw o for the radio complia[...]

4-10 Cisco Airon et 1200 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-8370-04 Chapte r 4 Upgrading th e 2.4-GHz Ra dio Attachin g the Compl iance Lab els Placin g the Labe ls The 802. 11g ra dio upgra de kit ships w ith the following labels for the 1100 and 1 200 ser ies acce ss points: • 1100 seri es access po int upgr ade l abel (AI R-[...]

CH A P T E R 5-1 Cisco Airone t 1200 Series Acc ess Point Hardware Installation Gui de OL-8370-04 5 Upgrading the 5-GHz Radio Module This cha pter provid es instruct ions for upgr ading a 5- GHz rad io modul e and incl udes the following sections: • Upgrad e Overvi e w , pa ge 5-2 • Rem ovi ng t he 5-G Hz Rad io Ac cess Co ver , page 5-2 • Re[...]

5-2 Cisco Airon et 1200 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-8370-04 Chapter 5 Upgrading t he 5-GHz Radi o Module Upgrade Overv iew Upgrade Overvi ew This secti on provides instruct ions for upgr adin g the acces s point 5-G Hz radi o module (R M21A or RM22A) . The following oper ations sum marize t he upgrad e proce dure : 1. Remo[...]

5-3 Cisco Airone t 1200 Series Acc ess Point Hardware Installation Gui de OL-8370-04 Chapter 5 Upgrading the 5-GHz Radi o Module Removing a 5-GHz R adio Module Step 3 Remove the 5-GHz access c over using t he su pplied T or x L-wr ench (see Fi gu re 5-1 ). Figur e 5-1 5-GHz R adio Access Cover Removing a 5-GHz Radio Module T o re move the 5-GHz rad[...]

5-4 Cisco Airon et 1200 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-8370-04 Chapter 5 Upgrading t he 5-GHz Radi o Module Removing a 5 -GHz Ra dio Module Step 4 Insert your fingers into th e base ( latch o pening) of the 5-GHz r adio m odule ( closest to the access point) and pull straight out from the access point (see Figure 5-3 ). Figur[...]

5-5 Cisco Airone t 1200 Series Acc ess Point Hardware Installation Gui de OL-8370-04 Chapter 5 Upgrading the 5-GHz Radi o Module Installing a 5-GHz Radio Module Installing a 5-GHz Radio Module T o i nstall a new 5-GH z radio module (RM 21A or RM22A) into your access poi nt, f ollow these ste ps: Step 1 Before you ca n install a new 5-GH z radio mod[...]

5-6 Cisco Airon et 1200 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-8370-04 Chapter 5 Upgrading t he 5-GHz Radi o Module Installi ng a 5-GHz Radio Modul e Step 5 T ighten th e 5-GH z rad io modu le mou nting scr e ws usin g the suppl ied T orx L-wre nch ( see Figure 5-5 ). Figur e 5-5 Location o f Mounting Scr ews (RM2 1A) Sho wn) 1 5-GHz[...]

5-7 Cisco Airone t 1200 Series Acc ess Point Hardware Installation Gui de OL-8370-04 Chapter 5 Upgrading the 5-GHz Radi o Module Installing a 5-GHz Radio Module Attaching the Co mpliance Label There a re three pl aces on the 1200 serie s access point dedicate d to compl iance l abels, one for the product complian ce label and tw o for the radio com[...]

5-8 Cisco Airon et 1200 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-8370-04 Chapter 5 Upgrading t he 5-GHz Radi o Module Installi ng a 5-GHz Radio Modul e Step 1 Check th e product complian ce label to identif y the mode l number of your 1200 ser ies acc ess point . Step 2 Refer to Figure 5- 6 for the c ompliance l abel locati ons. Step 3[...]

CH A P T E R 6-1 Cisco Airone t 1200 Series Acc ess Point Hardware Installation Gui de OL-8370-04 6 Troubleshooting Autonomous Access Points This c hapter p rovides troublesh ooting proc edures for b asic p roblem s with t he 120 0 serie s a utonom ous access point (m odels: AIR-A P1200, AIR-A P1210, AIR-A P1220B, AIR-A P1230B, AIR-A P1220A, AIR-AP[...]

6-2 Cisco Airon et 1200 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-8370-04 Chapter 6 Troublesh ooting Aut onomous Acc ess Points Checking the Top Panel LEDs Checking the Top Panel LEDs If your acc ess po int is n ot c ommun icatin g, che ck the three LEDs on th e top panel. Y ou can use them t o quickly assess the unit’ s status. Figur[...]

6-3 Cisco Airone t 1200 Series Acc ess Point Hardware Installation Gui de OL-8370-04 Chapter 6 Troublesh ooting Au tonomo us Access Poi nts Checki ng the T op Panel LEDs T able 6-1 T op P anel LE D Signals Message type Ethe rnet LED Status LED Radio LED Meaning Boot lo ad er sta tus Green – Green DRAM m emory t est. – Amber Red Board initializ [...]

6-4 Cisco Airon et 1200 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-8370-04 Chapter 6 Troublesh ooting Aut onomous Acc ess Points Checking Basic Settings Checking Basic Set tings Mismat ched bas ic se ttings a re the most co mmon c auses of lost conn ecti vity with wir eless clients. If th e access point does no t comm unicat e with cl ie[...]

6-5 Cisco Airone t 1200 Series Acc ess Point Hardware Installation Gui de OL-8370-04 Chapter 6 Troublesh ooting Au tonomo us Access Poi nts Running the Carrier Busy Test Step 8 Close y our inte rnet b rowser . SSID W irel ess clients attemptin g to associate with th e access point must u se the same SSID as the access point . If a cli ent de vice?[...]

6-6 Cisco Airon et 1200 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-8370-04 Chapter 6 Troublesh ooting Aut onomous Acc ess Points Running the Pi ng or Link Tes t Note The carrier busy test is primarily used for a single acce ss point or a bridge en vironment. For sites with multiple access points, a site surv ey is typically p erformed to[...]

6-7 Cisco Airone t 1200 Series Acc ess Point Hardware Installation Gui de OL-8370-04 Chapter 6 Troublesh ooting Au tonomo us Access Poi nts Resetting to the Default Configurat ion Step 2 At the prom pt, en ter the adm inistra tor userna me and pass word. The default user name is Cisco and t he default passw ord is Cisc o . The u serna me and passwo[...]

6-8 Cisco Airon et 1200 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-8370-04 Chapter 6 Troublesh ooting Aut onomous Acc ess Points Relo adin g th e Ac cess Poin t Im age Step 4 After the acce ss point r eboots, you mu st reconfigur e the a ccess po int by using the W eb b rowser interfac e, the T elnet inte rfac e, or Cisc o IOS comman ds.[...]

6-9 Cisco Airone t 1200 Series Acc ess Point Hardware Installation Gui de OL-8370-04 Chapter 6 Troublesh ooting Au tonomo us Access Poi nts Reloading the Access Point Image Cautio n Y o ur a ccess po int must be ru nning spe cific Cisco IOS s oftware r eleases before you u pgrad e its ra dios; otherwise, your access point mi ght not be able to comp[...]

6-10 Cisco Airon et 1200 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-8370-04 Chapter 6 Troublesh ooting Aut onomous Acc ess Points Relo adin g th e Ac cess Poin t Im age Step 10 Aft er the access poi nt reboot s, you must recon figure the acc ess point by using the W eb interface, t he T elnet in terfa ce, or Cisco IOS co mmands . Web Bro[...]

6-11 Cisco Airone t 1200 Series Acc ess Point Hardware Installation Gui de OL-8370-04 Chapter 6 Troublesh ooting Au tonomo us Access Poi nts Obtaining the Access Point Image File Browser TFTP Interface The TFTP in terf ace allo ws y ou to use a TFTP serv er on a netwo rk de v ice to lo ad the acce ss point ima ge fi le. Foll ow th e instructions be[...]

6-12 Cisco Airon et 1200 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-8370-04 Chapter 6 Troublesh ooting Aut onomous Acc ess Points Obtainin g the TFTP Server So ftware The a ccess point image file can be obt aine d fro m the Cis co. com so ftware cen ter us ing th ese st eps: Note T o do wnload softw are fr om the Cisco. com soft ware ce [...]

6-13 Cisco Airone t 1200 Series Acc ess Point Hardware Installation Gui de OL-8370-04 Chapter 6 Troublesh ooting Au tonomo us Access Poi nts Connecting to the Access Point Locally Connecting to the Access Point Locally The co nsole port is en abled during power up for di agno stic and monit oring purpose s, w hich m ight be helpful if the acce ss p[...]

6-14 Cisco Airon et 1200 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-8370-04 Chapter 6 Troublesh ooting Aut onomous Acc ess Points Connecti ng to the Ac cess Poin t Locally[...]

CH A P T E R 7-1 Cisco Airone t 1200 Series Acc ess Point Hardware Installation Gui de OL-8370-04 7 Troubleshooting Lightwe ight Access Points This c hapter provides troubl eshooti ng pr ocedure s for basic prob lems w ith the 120 0 series ligh tweight access point (m odels: AIR-L AP1231G and AIR-LAP12 32AG). For the m ost up-to- date, detaile d tr[...]

7-2 Cisco Airon et 1200 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-8370-04 Chapte r 7 Trouble shootin g Lightw eight Access P oints Guideli nes fo r Usin g 1200 Se ries Lightw eight Ac cess Po ints Guidelines for Using 1200 Se ries Lightweight Acces s Points Keep these guidel ines in mind when you use a 1200 ser ies light weigh t access [...]

7-3 Cisco Airone t 1200 Series Acc ess Point Hardware Installation Gui de OL-8370-04 Chapter 7 Troublesh ooting Li ghtwei ght Acces s Points Checki ng the T op Panel LEDs Checking the Top Panel LEDs If your acc ess po int is n ot c ommun icatin g, che ck the three LEDs on th e top panel. Y ou can use them t o quickly assess the unit’ s status. Fi[...]

7-4 Cisco Airon et 1200 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-8370-04 Chapte r 7 Trouble shootin g Lightw eight Access P oints Checking the Top Panel LEDs T able 7 -1 T op P anel LED Signa ls Message type Ethe rnet LED Status LED Radio LED M eani ng Boot lo ad er status Green – Green DRAM memo ry test. – Amber Red Board init ial[...]

7-5 Cisco Airone t 1200 Series Acc ess Point Hardware Installation Gui de OL-8370-04 Chapter 7 Troublesh ooting Li ghtwei ght Acces s Points Manually Configuring Controller Information Using the Access Point CLI Manually Configuring Controlle r Information Using the Access Point CLI In a new ins tall ation, w hen your acces s poi nt is unable to re[...]

7-6 Cisco Airon et 1200 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-8370-04 Chapte r 7 Trouble shootin g Lightw eight Access P oints Retu rnin g th e Ac ces s Po int to Aut ono mou s Mo de Manually Resetting the Ac cess Point to Defaults Y o u can manua lly re set your access poi nt to defau lt setting s using this EXEC mod e CLI comma nd[...]

7-7 Cisco Airone t 1200 Series Acc ess Point Hardware Installation Gui de OL-8370-04 Chapter 7 Troublesh ooting Li ghtwei ght Acces s Points Returning the Access Point to Autonomous Mode Using the MODE Button to Return th e Access Point to Autonomous Mo de Follo w these steps to return a lig htweight access point to auton omous mode us ing the acce[...]

7-8 Cisco Airon et 1200 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-8370-04 Chapte r 7 Trouble shootin g Lightw eight Access P oints Obtain ing the Au tonomo us Acc ess Point Im age File Obtaining the Autonomous Access Point Image File The aut onomo us access po int imag e file can be obt aine d from the Cisco.c om softwar e center u sing[...]

7-9 Cisco Airone t 1200 Series Acc ess Point Hardware Installation Gui de OL-8370-04 Chapter 7 Troublesh ooting Li ghtwei ght Acces s Points Obtaining the TFTP Server Software Obtaining the TFTP Server Software Y o u can download T FTP server soft ware from several web sit es. Cisco r ecomme nds the sh areware TFTP utility a v ailable at thi s URL:[...]

7-10 Cisco Airon et 1200 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-8370-04 Chapte r 7 Trouble shootin g Lightw eight Access P oints Connecti ng to the Ac cess Poin t Locally[...]

A- 1 Cisco Aironet 1200 Ser ies Access Poin t Hard ware Installati on Guide OL-8370-04 APPENDIX A Translated Safety Warnings For t ra n sl a t ed s a fe ty wa rn i n gs , r ef er t o t h e safe ty war nin g d ocu ment t hat shipped with you r access po int or th a t i s av ailable on Cisco.com. T o bro wse to the docum ent on Cisco. com, f ollo w t[...]

A- 2 Cisco Airon et 1200 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-8370-04 Appendi x A Transla ted Sa fety Warn ings[...]

B-1 Cisco Aironet 1200 Ser ies Access Poin t Hard ware Installati on Guide OL-8370-04 APPENDIX B Declarations of Conf ormity and Regulatory Information This a ppend ix provide s decl arat ions of confo rmity and regul atory info rmation for the Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Acc ess Point. This a ppendix conta ins th e fo llowing sectio ns: • Manufact[...]

B-2 Cisco Airon et 1200 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-8370-04 Appendix B Declarations of Confor mity and Regulatory Information Manufac turers Fed eral Comm unicatio n Commiss ion Decl aration of Conf ormity St atement Manufacture rs Federal Commu nication Commission Declaration o f Conformity Statement A utonomous Access Po[...]

B-3 Cisco Aironet 1200 Ser ies Access Poin t Hard ware Installati on Guide OL-8370-04 Append ix B Declarat ions of Confo rmity and Reg ulatory I nforma tion Manufac turers F ederal Com municati on Commissi on Decl aratio n of Conf ormity Statement • Connec t the equip ment to an out let on a cir cuit dif ferent from whic h the recei ver is conn e[...]

B-4 Cisco Airon et 1200 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-8370-04 Appendix B Declarations of Confor mity and Regulatory Information VCCI Statement for Japan VCCI Statement for Japa n Industry Canada Canadian Compliance S tatement This Class B Digital apparat us meets all the requiremen ts of the Canadian Interfere nce-Causing Eq[...]

B-5 Cisco Aironet 1200 Ser ies Access Poin t Hard ware Installati on Guide OL-8370-04 Append ix B Declarat ions of Confo rmity and Reg ulatory I nforma tion European Community, Switzer land, Norway, Ice land, and Liechtenstein European Community, Switzerland, Norway, Icela nd, and Liechtenstein Declaration of C onformity with R egard to the 1999/5/[...]

B-6 Cisco Airon et 1200 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-8370-04 Appendix B Declarations of Confor mity and Regulatory Information European Co mmunit y, Switzerland , Norway , Iceland, and Liechten stein This device compl ies wi th the EMC req uireme nts ( EN 60601 -1-2) of th e Medi cal D irect iv e 93/42 /EEC . For 2.4 GH z r[...]

B-7 Cisco Aironet 1200 Ser ies Access Poin t Hard ware Installati on Guide OL-8370-04 Append ix B Declarat ions of Confo rmity and Reg ulatory I nforma tion Declar ation of C onfor mity for R F Exposu re Note Com binat ions of power lev els and antenna s resultin g in a radia ted power le vel above 100 mW equi valent isotr opic radi ated po wer (EI[...]

B-8 Cisco Airon et 1200 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-8370-04 Appendix B Declarations of Confor mity and Regulatory Information Guidelin es for Oper ating C isco A ironet Acces s Poin ts in Japan Guidelines for Opera ting Cisco Aironet Access Points in Japa n This section pro vides guidelin es fo r a v oidin g inte rferen ce[...]

B-9 Cisco Aironet 1200 Ser ies Access Poin t Hard ware Installati on Guide OL-8370-04 Append ix B Declarat ions of Confo rmity and Reg ulatory I nforma tion Administrative Rules for Cisco Aironet Access Points in Taiwan Administrative Rules for Cisco Aironet Access Points in Taiwan This sect ion provides adm inistra tiv e rules fo r operat ing Cisc[...]

B-10 Cisco Airon et 1200 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-8370-04 Appendix B Declarations of Confor mity and Regulatory Information Admini strative Rul es for Cisc o Aironet Acces s Points in Taiwan All Access Points Chinese Translation English Translation Administr ative Rules for Low-power Radio- Frequency Devices Article 12 [...]

B-11 Cisco Aironet 1200 Ser ies Access Poin t Hard ware Installati on Guide OL-8370-04 Append ix B Declarat ions of Confo rmity and Reg ulatory I nforma tion Operation of Cisco Aironet Access Points in Brazil Operation of Cisco Airone t Access Points in Brazil This section contain s special information for oper ation of Cisco Aironet access points [...]

B-12 Cisco Airon et 1200 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-8370-04 Appendix B Declarations of Confor mity and Regulatory Information Declara tion of Confor mity Statemen ts Declaration o f Conformity Statements All the De claration of Conformity st atements rela ted to this prod uct can be fou nd at the foll owi ng URL: http://w[...]

B-13 Cisco Aironet 1200 Ser ies Access Poin t Hard ware Installati on Guide OL-8370-04 Append ix B Declarat ions of Confo rmity and Reg ulatory I nforma tion Declara tion of Confo rmity S tate ments for Europ ean Union Countr ies[...]

B-14 Cisco Airon et 1200 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-8370-04 Appendix B Declarations of Confor mity and Regulatory Information Declara tion o f Confor mity Stat ements f or E uropean U nion C ountri es[...]

B-15 Cisco Aironet 1200 Ser ies Access Poin t Hard ware Installati on Guide OL-8370-04 Append ix B Declarat ions of Confo rmity and Reg ulatory I nforma tion Declara tion of Confo rmity S tate ments for Europ ean Union Countr ies[...]

B-16 Cisco Airon et 1200 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-8370-04 Appendix B Declarations of Confor mity and Regulatory Information Declara tion o f Confor mity Stat ements f or E uropean U nion C ountri es[...]

B-17 Cisco Aironet 1200 Ser ies Access Poin t Hard ware Installati on Guide OL-8370-04 Append ix B Declarat ions of Confo rmity and Reg ulatory I nforma tion Declara tion of Confo rmity S tate ments for Europ ean Union Countr ies[...]

B-18 Cisco Airon et 1200 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-8370-04 Appendix B Declarations of Confor mity and Regulatory Information Declara tion o f Confor mity Stat ements f or E uropean U nion C ountri es DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY with regard to the R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC according to EN 45014 Cisco Systems Inc. 170 We[...]

B-19 Cisco Aironet 1200 Ser ies Access Poin t Hard ware Installati on Guide OL-8370-04 Append ix B Declarat ions of Confo rmity and Reg ulatory I nforma tion Declara tion of Confo rmity S tate ments for Europ ean Union Countr ies DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY with regard to the R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC according to EN 45014 Cisco Systems Inc. 170 [...]

B-20 Cisco Airon et 1200 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-8370-04 Appendix B Declarations of Confor mity and Regulatory Information Declara tion o f Confor mity Stat ements f or E uropean U nion C ountri es DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY with regard to the R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC according to EN 45014 Cisco Systems Inc. 170 We[...]

B-21 Cisco Aironet 1200 Ser ies Access Poin t Hard ware Installati on Guide OL-8370-04 Append ix B Declarat ions of Confo rmity and Reg ulatory I nforma tion Declara tion of Confo rmity S tate ments for Europ ean Union Countr ies Annex to DofC# 441918 1. Information on Antennas and Power Levels The AIR-(L)AP1232AG-E-K9, which contains a 2.4 GHz Wir[...]

B-22 Cisco Airon et 1200 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-8370-04 Appendix B Declarations of Confor mity and Regulatory Information Declara tion o f Confor mity Stat ements f or E uropean U nion C ountri es[...]

C-1 Cisco Aironet 1200 Ser ies Access Poin t Hard ware Installati on Guide OL-8370-04 APPENDIX C Access Point Specifications This append ix provides tec hnical spe cifications fo r the 1200 ser ies access po int (see Ta b l e C-1 ). Note Th e lightw eight acce ss points (mo dels: AIR-LA P1231G and AIR-LAP1232 A G) do not suppor t the 802.11b ra dio[...]

C-2 Cisco Airon et 1200 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-8370-04 Appendix C Access Point Specifications Input Power W ith 802.11b rad io: 6.0 W (typical) W ith 802. 11g r adio: 6.2 W ( typi cal) W ith RM 20A radi o mod ule: 8.0 W (typic al) W ith 802 .11b r adio and RM20 A radio module : 10. 0 W (t ypica l) W ith 802 .11g r adi[...]

C-3 Cisco Aironet 1200 Ser ies Access Poin t Hard ware Installati on Guide OL-8370-04 Append ix C Access Point Sp ecificatio ns Power Output A utonomo us access point s: • W ith 802. 11b r adio: 100, 50 , 30, 20, 5, or 1 mW • W ith 802. 11g r adio: 100, 50 , 30, 20, 5, or 1 mW (at 1, 2, 5.5, and 11 Mbps) 30, 20, 10, 5, or 1 m W (at 6, 9, 12, 18[...]

C-4 Cisco Airon et 1200 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-8370-04 Appendix C Access Point Specifications Antenna A di versity sy stem with two RP- TNC connec tors for externa l antenna s (Cisco antenn as are sold s eparatel y). RM20A radio module: A div ersit y system consisting of two integrat ed 4 .5 dBi omnidi rection al gain[...]

C-5 Cisco Aironet 1200 Ser ies Access Poin t Hard ware Installati on Guide OL-8370-04 Append ix C Access Point Sp ecificatio ns Ty p i c a l R a n g e Indoo r (acr oss off ice cu bicle walls ): • 802.11b ra dio: (100 mW ou tput p ower) 350 ft at 1 Mbps 150 ft at 11 Mbp s • 802.11g ra dio: (100 mW ou tput p ower) 410 ft ( 12 5.0 m ) at 1 Mbp s 2[...]

C-6 Cisco Airon et 1200 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-8370-04 Appendix C Access Point Specifications Compliance The 1200 series acces s point com plies with UL 204 3 for product s installe d in a building’ s en vironmen tal air ha ndling spac es, su ch as abo ve s uspende d ceilings . Cautio n Only the fiber -optic power i[...]

D- 1 Cisco Aironet 1200 Ser ies Access Poin t Hard ware Installati on Guide OL-8370-04 APPENDIX D Channels and Maximu m Power Levels For channe l and maximu m power lev el setting s, refe r to the Chann els and Maximum P ower Settin gs for Cisco Air onet Au tonom ous Access P oints and Bridge s or th e Channels and Maximu m P ower Set tings for Cis[...]

D- 2 Cisco Airon et 1200 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-8370-04 Appendi x D Channels an d Maximum Power Levels[...]

E-1 Cisco Aironet 1200 Ser ies Access Poin t Hard ware Installati on Guide OL-8370-04 APPENDIX E Console Cable Pinouts This app endix identif ies th e pinouts f or the ser ial co nsole c able that c onnects t o the acce ss point ’ s serial console p ort. T he appe ndix c ontains the fo llowing sect ions: • Overview , page E-2 • Console Por t [...]

E-2 Cisco Airon et 1200 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-8370-04 Appe ndix E C ons ole Ca bl e Pi nouts Overv iew Overview The acce ss point requires a special ser ial cable th at connects the access point seri al console port (RJ-45 conn ector) to your PC’ s COM port (DB- 9 connec tor). Th is cable can be pur chased from Cis[...]

F-1 Cisco Aironet 1200 Ser ies Access Poin t Hard ware Installati on Guide OL-8370-04 APPENDIX F Priming Lightweight Acces s Points Prior to Deployment Thi s secti on de scri bes an opti onal p roc edure d esi gned to prim e or st age yo ur l ightwe ight acces s poi nts in a con venient loca tion rathe r than after the y are inst alled in possibly [...]

F-2 Cisco Airon et 1200 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-8370-04 Appendix F Priming Lightweight Access Points Prior to Deployment Before d eploying your access p oints to the ir final location s, fol low these steps to pri me yo ur lightwe ight acces s points: Step 1 In a L ayer 2 environment , wher e th e acce ss poi nts are l[...]

F-3 Cisco Aironet 1200 Ser ies Access Poin t Hard ware Installati on Guide OL-8370-04 Appendix F Pri ming Li ghtwei ght Access Points Prior to Deploy ment Step 6 If the oper ating s ystem do wnload is successfu l, the acce ss point reb oots. Normal operation is indi cated when th e ra dio LE D is b linki ng to indica te ra dio a ctivity . Step 7 Us[...]

F-4 Cisco Airon et 1200 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-8370-04 Appendix F Priming Lightweight Access Points Prior to Deployment[...]

G- 1 Cisco Aironet 1200 Ser ies Access Poin t Hard ware Installati on Guide OL-8370-04 APPENDIX G Configuring DHCP Option 43 for Lig htweight Access Points This appendix descri bes the steps needed to conf igure DHCP Option 43 for use with lightweight access points. This appendi x co ntain s these sectio ns: • Overview , page G-2 • Configuring [...]

G- 2 Cisco Airon et 1200 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-8370-04 Appendix G Configuring DHCP Option 43 for Lightweight Access Points Overv iew Overview This se ction contains a D HCP Opt ion 43 configuration example on th e em bedded Cisco I OS DHCP server for use with Cisco A ironet lightwe ight ac cess point s. For instru ct[...]

G-3 Cisco Aironet 1200 Ser ies Access Poin t Hard ware Installati on Guide OL-8370-04 Append ix G Configuring DH CP Option 43 fo r Li ghtwei ght Acces s Points Configuri ng Option 43 f or 1100, 1130, 1200, 1240, and 1300 Serie s Lightweigh t Access Points Step 2 Creat e the DHC P pool, incl uding t he nec essary para meters such as defau lt ro uter[...]

G- 4 Cisco Airon et 1200 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-8370-04 Appendix G Configuring DHCP Option 43 for Lightweight Access Points Configur ing Op ti on 43 for 11 00, 11 3 0, 1200 , 12 40, and 1 300 Serie s Lightw e ight A cce ss Poi nts Step 3 Add the op tion 60 line using the following syntax: option 60 ascii “ VCI strin[...]

GL-1 Cisco Aironet 1200 Ser ies Access Poin t Hard ware Installati on Guide OL-8370-04 GLOSSAR Y 802.11 T he IEEE standa rd that specif ies carrier sense m edia acce ss contr ol and physic al layer sp ecification s for 1- a nd 2-megabit -per-second ( Mbps) wirele ss LAN s operati ng in the 2. 4-GHz band. 802.11a T he IEEE standa rd that specif ies [...]

Glos sary GL-2 Cisco Airon et 1200 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-8370-04 BPSK A modulat ion tec hnique use d by IE EE 802. 11b-c ompliant wirele ss LAN s for tran smis sion at 1 Mbps. broadcas t packet A single data message (p acket) sent to all addresses on the sam e subnet. C CCK Comple mentar y code keying. A modul atio n[...]

Glossary GL-3 Cisco Aironet 1200 Ser ies Access Poin t Hard ware Installati on Guide OL-8370-04 E EAP Extens ible Aut hentica tion Protoc ol. An opti onal IEE E 802.1x sec urity feature ideal fo r or ganiza tions with a lar ge user base an d access to an EAP-enab led Remote Aut henticat ion Dial-I n User Service (RADI US) serv er . Ethernet The mo [...]

Glos sary GL-4 Cisco Airon et 1200 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-8370-04 L Ligh twei ght ac cess point An access point ope rating in the Cisco Centra lized Wireless LAN Archite cture with a Cisco Wireless LAN Controller . LWAP P Light weight Acc ess Point Protocol. A n Intern et En gineeri ng T a sk Force (IET F) draft proto[...]

Glossary GL-5 Cisco Aironet 1200 Ser ies Access Poin t Hard ware Installati on Guide OL-8370-04 R range A linear measure of the distance that a transmitte r can send a signal. receiver sens itivity A measurement of the weak est signal a recei v er can recei v e and still correc tly translat e it into data. RF Radio frequen cy . A g ener ic term for[...]

Glos sary GL-6 Cisco Airon et 1200 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-8370-04 W WEP W ired Equi va lent Pri vacy . An optional security mecha nism def ined within the 802.11 st andard designe d to m ake the l ink integrity of w ireless d e vices e qual to that of a cable . work stati on A computing d ev ice with an installe d PC [...]

IN-1 Cisco Aironet 1200 Ser ies Access Poin t Hard ware Installati on Guide OL-8370-04 INDEX A acces s point im age 6-8 anten na conn ector s C-4 B basic settings, c hecking 6-4 C CLI, terminal em ulator settings 6-13, 7-9 con figu rin g DHC P Opt ion 43 G- 2 conn ector s C-1, C-4 console port E- 2 contro ller disc overy proc ess 2-4 D data rate s [...]

Index IN-2 Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-8370-04 M MAC information 2-7 Mod e butt on 6-9 modulatio n C-4 O operati ng tempera ture C- 2 P pack age co nten ts 2-3 password reset 6-7 pinouts, ser ial ca ble E-2 power connect ing 2-9 input C-1 output C- 3 priming ac cess points F-1 process, c ontrol ler discov e[...]