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    iii Cisco Aironet 1100 Ser ies Access Poin t Hard ware Installati on Guide OL-4309-07 CONTENTS Preface vi i Audienc e vii Pur pose vii Organi zation vi i Conv enti ons viii Rela ted Publi cations x Obtain ing Documentati on x Cisco. com xi Produc t Documentation DVD xi Orderi ng Documenta t ion xi Document ation F eedback xi Cisco Pr oduct Securit [...]

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    Cont ents iv Cisco Airon et 1100 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-4309-07 Repeate r Unit that Exten ds Wireless Range 1-7 Centr al Un it in a n All- Wirel ess N etwo rk 1-8 Workgrou p Bridge Configu ration 1-8 Network Ex ample with Light weight A ccess Poin ts 1-9 CHAPTER 2 Instal ling the Acces s Point 2-1 Safe ty Inf ormation[...]

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    Content s v Cisco Aironet 1100 Ser ies Access Poin t Hard ware Installati on Guide OL-4309-07 Insta lling a 2.4 -GHz Radio 4-5 Replac ing the Back Cove r 4-8 Findin g th e S oftwa re Versio n 4-9 CHAPTER 5 Troubles hooting Autonomous A ccess Points 5-1 Chec king the A uto nomo us Ac ces s Po int LE Ds 5-2 Checki ng Basic Setting s 5-4 Defaul t IP A[...]

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    Cont ents vi Cisco Airon et 1100 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-4309-07 APPENDI X A Transla ted Safety Warnings A-1 APPENDI X B Declarat ions of Conformity and Regulato ry Informatio n B-1 Manufact urers Federal Communicati on Commission Decl aration of Conf ormity Statemen t B-2 VCCI St atement for Japan B-3 Depa rtmen t of [...]

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    vii Cisco Aironet 1100 Ser ies Access Poin t Hard ware Installati on Guide OL-4309-07 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 11 00 Ser ies Access Po int. The 11 00 series access po int is a v ailable in autonom ous and lig htweigh t conf igurations . T o use this guide wit[...]

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    viii Cisco Airon et 1100 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-4309-07 Pref ace Conv entions Chapter 3, “ Mounting In structi ons,” descri bes how to mo unt th e ac cess po int on a desk top, wall, o r ceiling. Chapter 4, “2.4- GHz Radi o Upgrad e for Aut onom ous Access Poi nts,” provid es upgrad e instr uctio ns for chan g[...]

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    ix Cisco Aironet 1100 Ser ies Access Poin t Hard ware Installati on Guide OL-4309-07 Pre face Convent ions Note Means reader take note . Notes contain helpf ul suggestions or reference s to materials not contained in this manual. Cautio n Means reader be caref ul. In this situation, you might do something that cou ld result equipmen t damage or los[...]

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    x Cisco Airon et 1100 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-4309-07 Pref ace Related Publi cations Related Publications These doc umen ts provide inform atio n about the autonom ous acces s point: • Release Notes for C isco Aironet 1 100 Seri es Access Poin ts • Cisco IOS Comma nd Reference for Cisco Air o net Access P oints and[...]

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    xi Cisco Aironet 1100 Ser ies Access Poin t Hard ware Installati on Guide OL-4309-07 Pre face Documen tation Fee dback Cisco.com Y ou can acces s the most curr ent Cisco docu mentation at th is URL: http://www .cisco.com /techsupport Y ou can a ccess the Cisco website at this URL: http://www .cisco.com Y ou can access in ternational Cisco websites [...]

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    xii Cisco Airon et 1100 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-4309-07 Pref ace Product A lerts and Fie ld Notices • Obtain assistan ce with security incidents that in volv e Cisco products • Register to rece ive security infor mation fro m Cisco A current list of security advisories, security notice s, and security responses for[...]

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    xiii Cisco Aironet 1100 Ser ies Access Poin t Hard ware Installati on Guide OL-4309-07 Pre face Obtaining Technical Assistance T o access the Produc t Alert T ool, you must be a regi stered Cisc o.com u ser . Regis tered us ers ca n access the tool at this URL: http://tools.cisco.com/Support/P A T/do/V iewMyProf iles.do?local=en T o register as a C[...]

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    xiv Cisco Airon et 1100 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-4309-07 Pref ace Obtainin g Techni cal Ass istance T ip Displayin g and Sear ching on C isco.com If you suspec t that the browser is no t refresh ing a web page, forc e the browser to upda te the web page by hold ing do wn the Ctr l ke y while pre ssi ng F5 . T o find tec[...]

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    xv Cisco Aironet 1100 Ser ies Access Poin t Hard ware Installati on Guide OL-4309-07 Pre face Obtaining Additional Publications and Information Submitting a Se rvice Request Using the online T A C Service Request T ool is the fastest wa y to ope n S3 and S4 servic e reque sts. ( S3 and S4 service re quests are those in which your network is minimal[...]

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    xvi Cisco Airon et 1100 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-4309-07 Pref ace Obtainin g Addi tional Publi cations and Informat ion • The Cisco Pr oduct Quic k Refer ence Guide is a handy , compact refe rence tool that in cludes brief product overviews, key f eature s, sample par t numbers, and abb reviated technical specificatio[...]

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    C HAPTER 1-1 Cisco Airone t 1100 Series Acc ess Point Hardware Installation Gui de OL-4309-07 1 Overview The C isco Airone t Cisco Ai ronet 1100 Seri es Acce ss Point serie s acce ss point is available in aut onomous and lig htwei ght co nfigurati ons. The autonom ous access p oint s can s uppo rt stan dalon e net work conf igurations with all conf[...]

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    1-2 Cisco Airon et 1100 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-4309-07 Ch apter 1 Over vi ew The lig htweigh t acce ss point con tains one integr ated ra dio: a 2.4-G Hz radio (IE EE 802 .11g). Usi ng a cont roller, you ca n con figure the radio setti ngs. In the Cisco Centraliz ed W ireless LAN architecture , access points operate i[...]

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    1-3 Cisco Airone t 1100 Series Acc ess Point Hardware Installation Gui de OL-4309-07 Chapter 1 Ov erview Hardwa re Features Hardware Features This se ction descri bes the access po int features. Refer to Appendix C, “ Access Point Specific ations,” for a list of access point specif ications. Ke y hardware fe atures of the 1100 seri es acce ss p[...]

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    1-4 Cisco Airon et 1100 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-4309-07 Ch apter 1 Over vi ew Hardwa re Feature s LEDs The thre e LEDs on th e top of the ac cess point re port Ether net activity , associ ation st atus, and radio acti vity . • The Et herne t LED signals Ethern et tra ff ic on the wire d LA N, or Et hern et inf rastru[...]

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    1-5 Cisco Airone t 1100 Series Acc ess Point Hardware Installation Gui de OL-4309-07 Chapter 1 Ov erview Network E xamples wi th Autonomou s Access Points UL 2043 Certification The a ccess p oint is encased in a durable plastic en closure ha ving adequat e f ire resistan ce and lo w smok e-producing characteris tics sui table fo r op eration in a b[...]

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    1-6 Cisco Airon et 1100 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-4309-07 Ch apter 1 Over vi ew Network Examples with Autonomous Access Po ints Root Un it on a Wired L AN 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 mor e than one auto nomous a ccess point i s [...]

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    1-7 Cisco Airone t 1100 Series Acc ess Point Hardware Installation Gui de OL-4309-07 Chapter 1 Ov erview Network E xamples wi th Autonomou s Access Points 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 ob stacle [...]

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    1-8 Cisco Airon et 1100 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-4309-07 Ch apter 1 Over vi ew Network Examples with Autonomous 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 wired[...]

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    1-9 Cisco Airone t 1100 Series Acc ess Point Hardware Installation Gui de OL-4309-07 Chapter 1 Ov erview Network Example with Lightweight Access Points In Figure 1-7 , the autonomous unit is config ured in workgroup bridge mode and is associated to a Cisco Aironet root bri dge as a w irel ess bridge device. This configur ation allows the Ethe rnet-[...]

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    1-10 Cisco Airon et 1100 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-4309-07 Ch apter 1 Over vi ew Netwo rk Exampl e with Ligh tweight Access Points[...]

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    C HAPTER 2-1 Cisco Airone t 1100 Series Acc ess Point Hardware Installation Gui de OL-4309-07 2 Installing the Access Point This chap ter des cribe s the setup of the access poin t and inclu des the fol lo wing sections: • Safety Info rmation, pag e 2-2 • W arn ings, p age 2-2 • Unpacking the Acc ess Point , page 2- 3 • Basic Installa tion [...]

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    2-2 Cisco Airon et 1100 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-4309-07 Chapter 2 Installing the Access Point Safety Inform ation Safety Information Foll ow the guid elines in this sectio n to ensure pr oper op eration and safe use o f the access point. FCC Safety Compliance S tatement The FCC with i ts action in ET Docket 96- 8 has a[...]

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    2-3 Cisco Airone t 1100 Series Acc ess Point Hardware Installation Gui de OL-4309-07 Chapter 2 Installin g the Acces s Point Unpackin g the Acce ss Point Unpacking the Access Point Foll ow these steps to unpack the acc ess point: Step 1 Open the ship ping contain er and caref ully r emove the co ntents. Step 2 Return a ll pack ing material s to the[...]

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    2-4 Cisco Airon et 1100 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-4309-07 Chapter 2 Installing the Access Point Basic Inst a llat ion Guidelines Access Point Layo ut and C onnector s Figure 2-1 shows the acc ess point layou t and conne ctors. Figur e 2-1 A ccess P oint Lay out and Conn ectors LEDs The thre e LEDs on th e top of the ac c[...]

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    2-5 Cisco Airone t 1100 Series Acc ess Point Hardware Installation Gui de OL-4309-07 Chapter 2 Installin g the Acces s Point Contro ller Discover y Process for Light w eight Acce ss Points Controller Discovery Proc ess for Lightweight Access Points The lightweight access poin t supports these controller disco very processes: • DHCP server discov [...]

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    2-6 Cisco Airon et 1100 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-4309-07 Chapter 2 Installing the Access Point Deployin g the Acces s Points on th e Wireles s Network b. Mount the acce ss point at the indica ted d estinati on using the sp ecified mo unting metho d. For specif ic instructions, se e these sections: – Horizo ntal or v e[...]

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    2-7 Cisco Airone t 1100 Series Acc ess Point Hardware Installation Gui de OL-4309-07 Chapter 2 Installin g the Acces s Point Conne cting the Ethernet an d Power Cables Connecting the Et hernet and Power Cables The a ccess point recei ves power through t he Ethe rnet cabl e or a n e x ternal power modu le. Figure 2-3 sho ws the power options for the[...]

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    2-8 Cisco Airon et 1100 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-4309-07 Chapter 2 Installing the Access Point Connecti ng the Ethe rnet and Pow er Cables Connectin g to an Ethern et Networ k with an Inlin e Po wer Source Foll ow these steps to connect the acc ess point to the Ethernet LAN when you hav e an inline po wer source: Step 1[...]

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    2-9 Cisco Airone t 1100 Series Acc ess Point Hardware Installation Gui de OL-4309-07 Chapter 2 Installin g the Acces s Point Conne cting the Ethernet an d Power Cables Poweri ng Up the Acce ss Point When power is a pplied to the access poi nt, i t begins a rou tine p ower-up sequence that you can m onitor by observing t he thre e LEDs on t op of th[...]

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    2-10 Cisco Airon et 1100 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-4309-07 Chapter 2 Installing the Access Point Connecti ng the Ethe rnet and Pow er Cables[...]

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    C HAPTER 3-1 Cisco Airone t 1100 Series Acc ess Point Hardware Installation Gui de OL-4309-07 3 Mounting Instructions This appe ndix conta ins mount ing instru ctions fo r the acc ess point and contain s the following topic s: • Overview , page 3-2 • Moun ting on a Hori zontal or V ertical Surfac e, page 3-3 • Mounting on a Su spended Ceiling[...]

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    3-2 Cisco Airon et 1100 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-4309-07 Chapt er 3 Mounting Instr uctions Overv iew Overview The moun ting brackets and hard ware ship ped with your ac cess poi nt ena bles you to m ount it on any of the follo wing surfaces: • Horizo ntal or v ertical flat surf aces, suc h as walls or cei lings • Su[...]

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    3-3 Cisco Airone t 1100 Series Acc ess Point Hardware Installation Gui de OL-4309-07 Chapter 3 Mounting Ins tructions Moun ting on a Hori zon tal o r Vert ical Sur face The wa ll or ceiling mountin g brack et also serve s as a template f o r transfer r ing the location of the bracket’ s mounting holes t o the mounti ng surface. Refer to Figure 3-[...]

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    3-4 Cisco Airon et 1100 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-4309-07 Chapt er 3 Mounting Instr uctions Mounti ng on a Suspend ed Ceil ing Mounting on a Suspe nded Ceiling Follow these steps to mount your acce ss point on a suspended ce ilin g. It may be hel pful to re fer to Figure 3-2 b efore beginni ng the proces s. Figur e 3-2 S[...]

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    3-5 Cisco Airone t 1100 Series Acc ess Point Hardware Installation Gui de OL-4309-07 Chapter 3 Mounting Ins tructions Mount ing on a Susp ended Ceil ing Step 8 Line up the mountin g slots on the access point with the mounting r ail on the wall or ceiling mounti n g brack et and slide it do wn the mounting rails unti l it clicks into place. See Figu[...]

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    3-6 Cisco Airon et 1100 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-4309-07 Chapt er 3 Mounting Instr uctions Mounti ng Above a Su spende d Ceiling Mounting Above a Suspende d Ceiling The access point mou nting bracke t is designed to be inte grated into the T -bar grid abov e the tiles of a suspended ceiling . The access poi nt uses a T [...]

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    3-7 Cisco Airone t 1100 Series Acc ess Point Hardware Installation Gui de OL-4309-07 Chapter 3 Mounting Ins tructions Using the Security Hasp Adapter Step 4 Configure the ends of the T -bar b ox ha nger to allow for ma ximu m clear ance a bove the ceili ng tile . See the illustrati on abov e. Step 5 Attach the T -rail clips on the each end of th e [...]

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    3-8 Cisco Airon et 1100 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-4309-07 Chapt er 3 Mounting Instr uctions Mounti ng on a Cubical Wal l Partition Step 3 Rotate the a dapter to en gage it with the secur ity hasp. The hole in the a dapter should be aligned wi th the hole in the s ecurity hasp . Step 4 Secure th e adapter to the sec urity[...]

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    3-9 Cisco Airone t 1100 Series Acc ess Point Hardware Installation Gui de OL-4309-07 Chapter 3 Mounting Ins tructions Using the Desktop Holster Step 6 Position the mountin g bracket o ver th e partition wall and adjust it to fit. See Figure 3-8 . Figur e 3-8 Cubicle W all Brac ket Using the Desktop Holst e r Follow these steps to mo unt the acces s[...]

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    3-10 Cisco Airon et 1100 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-4309-07 Chapt er 3 Mounting Instr uctions Using the Desk top Hols ter Step 4 Insert the a ccess point into the holster w hile guiding the cables so that the y do not interfe re with the sid es of the holste r . Y ou will hear a click when the acces s point locks into pla[...]

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    3-11 Cisco Airone t 1100 Series Acc ess Point Hardware Installation Gui de OL-4309-07 Chapter 3 Mounting Ins tructions Using the Cable Lock Fe ature Using the Cable Lock Fe ature When you mount the access poin t using th e cubica l partiti on mount or d esktop ho lster , you can secure the access point with your ow n security cable. F ollo w these [...]

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    3-12 Cisco Airon et 1100 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-4309-07 Chapt er 3 Mounting Instr uctions Using the Ca ble Loc k Feature[...]

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    C HAPTER 4-1 Cisco Airone t 1100 Series Acc ess Point Hardware Installation Gui de OL-4309-07 4 2.4-GHz Radio Upgrade for Autonomous Access Points This c hapter provides upgra de instr uction s for the a utonomo us ac cess poi nt 2. 4-GHz (IEEE 802.1 1b-compl iant o r IEE E 80 2.11g- complia nt) radio card a nd i ncludes t he following se ction s: [...]

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    4-2 Cisco Airon et 1100 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-4309-07 Chapter 4 2.4-GHz Radio Upgrade for Aut o nomous Access Point s Upgrade Overv iew Upgrade Overvi ew This se ction provides instruct ions for upgr ading the a utonomou s ac cess poi nt 2.4 -GHz ra dio. Cautio n Y our a utonom ous access poi nt must be running C isc[...]

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    4-3 Cisco Airone t 1100 Series Acc ess Point Hardware Installation Gui de OL-4309-07 Chapter 4 2.4-GHz Radi o Upgrade for Autono mous Ac cess Poin ts Remo ving t he Ba ck C over Removing the Back Cover T o r emove the acce ss point’ s ba ck cover, follow these steps : Step 1 Remo ve all cables and po wer connec tions from the acc ess point . Step[...]

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    4-4 Cisco Airon et 1100 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-4309-07 Chapter 4 2.4-GHz Radio Upgrade for Aut o nomous Access Point s Removi ng a 2 .4- GHz Radi o Removing a 2.4-GHz Radio T o r emove a 2.4 -GHz radio card from y our a ccess p oint, follow these steps : Cautio n The interna l acce ss poi nt com ponen ts and the 2. 4-[...]

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    4-5 Cisco Airone t 1100 Series Acc ess Point Hardware Installation Gui de OL-4309-07 Chapter 4 2.4-GHz Radi o Upgrade for Autono mous Ac cess Poin ts Install ing a 2.4-GHz Radio Step 5 Place the ra dio card and anten na card on the ESD-pr otected work sur face . Step 6 Use you r fingernai l to carefu lly remove the antenna wire con nector s from th[...]

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    4-6 Cisco Airon et 1100 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-4309-07 Chapter 4 2.4-GHz Radio Upgrade for Aut o nomous Access Point s Instal ling a 2.4- GHz Radio Step 3 Place the ra dio car d on the anti-s tatic w ork surf ace next to the antenna ca rd. Step 4 Use your finger s to caref ully con nect the an tenn a wire conne ctors [...]

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    4-7 Cisco Airone t 1100 Series Acc ess Point Hardware Installation Gui de OL-4309-07 Chapter 4 2.4-GHz Radi o Upgrade for Autono mous Ac cess Poin ts Install ing a 2.4-GHz Radio Step 7 Insert the antenna card into the no tch in th e support bra cket and gentl y push until it i s seated (see Figure 4-5 ). Figur e 4-5 Inser ting Antenna Car d Step 8 [...]

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    4-8 Cisco Airon et 1100 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-4309-07 Chapter 4 2.4-GHz Radio Upgrade for Aut o nomous Access Point s Replacin g the Back Co ver Replacing the Back Cover T o replace th e back co ver on the acc ess point , follo w these steps: Step 1 While hol ding the back cover near the conn ector en d of the acc es[...]

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    4-9 Cisco Airone t 1100 Series Acc ess Point Hardware Installation Gui de OL-4309-07 Chapter 4 2.4-GHz Radi o Upgrade for Autono mous Ac cess Poin ts Finding the Software Version The radio ca rd installatio n is no w complete. T o config ure the ne w radio with your ne w wireless netwo rk settings, r efer to th e Cisco IOS Sof tware Conf iguration [...]

  • Page 58

    4-10 Cisco Airon et 1100 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-4309-07 Chapter 4 2.4-GHz Radio Upgrade for Aut o nomous Access Point s Finding th e Software Vers ion[...]

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    C HAPTER 5-1 Cisco Airone t 1100 Series Acc ess Point Hardware Installation Gui de OL-4309-07 5 Troubleshooting Autonomous Access Points This c hapter p rovides troublesh ooting proc edures for b asic p roblem s with t he 110 0 serie s auto nomous access poin t. Fo r the most up-to- date, detailed troublesho oting informatio n, refer to th e Cisco [...]

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    5-2 Cisco Airon et 1100 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-4309-07 Chapter 5 Troubleshoot ing Aut onomous Access P oints Checking the Aut onomou s Access Point LEDs Checking the Auton omous Access Point LEDs If your a uton omous acc ess po int is not commun icat ing, ch eck th e thr ee LEDs o n the top pan el. Y ou ca n use them [...]

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    5-3 Cisco Airone t 1100 Series Acc ess Point Hardware Installation Gui de OL-4309-07 Chapter 5 Troublesh ooting Autonom ous Acc ess Points Checkin g the Autonomous Access Point LEDs T able 5-1 T op P anel LED Signals Message type Ethe rnet LED Status LED Radio LED Meaning Boot lo ad er sta tus Green – Green DRAM memory test . – Amber Red Board [...]

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    5-4 Cisco Airon et 1100 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-4309-07 Chapter 5 Troubleshoot ing Aut onomous Access P oints Checking Basic Settings Checking Basic Set tings Mismat ched basi c settings a re the most co mmon c auses of lost connecti v ity with wir eless c lients. I f the access point does no t comm unicat e with cl ie[...]

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    5-5 Cisco Airone t 1100 Series Acc ess Point Hardware Installation Gui de OL-4309-07 Chapter 5 Troublesh ooting Autonom ous Acc ess Points Checki ng Basi c Setti ngs Enabling th e Radio Interfa ces T o enable the radio interf ace, fo llo w these in structions: Step 1 Open yo ur web br owser and enter the acce ss point’ s I P addre ss in the b row[...]

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    5-6 Cisco Airon et 1100 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-4309-07 Chapter 5 Troubleshoot ing Aut onomous Access P oints Running t he Carrier Bu sy Tes t Note The access point MA C address that appe ars on the Stat u s page in the Aironet Client Ut ility (A CU) is the MA C address for the a ccess point r adio. The MA C addre ss f[...]

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    5-7 Cisco Airone t 1100 Series Acc ess Point Hardware Installation Gui de OL-4309-07 Chapter 5 Troublesh ooting Autonom ous Acc ess Points Ru nning th e Pi ng or L ink Tes t Running the Ping or Link Test Y ou ca n use the ping or li nk test to ev a luate the com muni cation l ink with an assoc iated acc ess point . W i th the ping or link test you [...]

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    5-8 Cisco Airon et 1100 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-4309-07 Chapter 5 Troubleshoot ing Aut onomous Access P oints Resett ing to the Def ault Co nfigur ation Using the MODE Button Foll ow these steps to delete the current conf iguration and return all acce ss point settings to the facto ry defau lts using the MODE b utton: [...]

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    5-9 Cisco Airone t 1100 Series Acc ess Point Hardware Installation Gui de OL-4309-07 Chapter 5 Troublesh ooting Autonom ous Acc ess Points Reloading the Access Point Image Reloading the Access Point Image If your access p oint has a f irmware failure, you must reload th e compl ete acces s point im age f ile u sing the W e b browser interface o r b[...]

  • Page 68

    5-10 Cisco Airon et 1100 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-4309-07 Chapter 5 Troubleshoot ing Aut onomous Access P oints Relo adin g th e Ac cess Poin t Im age Web Brows er Interface Y ou can al so use the W eb bro w ser in terface to reload the a ccess point image f ile. The W eb bro w ser interf ace supports lo ading th e imag[...]

  • Page 69

    5-11 Cisco Airone t 1100 Series Acc ess Point Hardware Installation Gui de OL-4309-07 Chapter 5 Troublesh ooting Autonom ous Acc ess Points Obtaining the Access Point Image File Step 8 When a m essage appear s that in dicates t he upgrade is complete, click OK . For additional information click the Hel p icon on the Softw are Upg rade screen . Obta[...]

  • Page 70

    5-12 Cisco Airon et 1100 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-4309-07 Chapter 5 Troubleshoot ing Aut onomous Access P oints Obtainin g the TFTP Server So ftware[...]

  • Page 71

    C HAPTER 6-1 Cisco Airone t 1100 Series Acc ess Point Hardware Installation Gui de OL-4309-07 6 Troubleshooting Lightwe ight Access Points This c hapter provides troubl eshooti ng pr ocedure s for basic prob lems w ith the 110 0 series ligh tweight access poin t. Fo r the most up-to- date, detailed troublesho oting informatio n, refer to th e Cisco[...]

  • Page 72

    6-2 Cisco Airon et 1100 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-4309-07 Chapte r 6 Trouble shootin g Lightweig ht Access Points Guideli n es fo r Using 1100 Series Lightwei ght Acce ss Poin ts Guidelines for Using 1100 Se ries Lightweight Acces s Points Keep these guidel ines in mind when you use a 1100 ser ies light weigh t access po[...]

  • Page 73

    6-3 Cisco Airone t 1100 Series Acc ess Point Hardware Installation Gui de OL-4309-07 Chapter 6 Troublesh ooting Li ghtwei ght Acces s Points Checki ng the Light weight Access Point LEDs Checking the Ligh tweight Access Po int 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 u se them to quickly[...]

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    6-4 Cisco Airon et 1100 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-4309-07 Chapte r 6 Trouble shootin g Lightweig ht Access Points Checking the Light weight Acc ess Point LEDs T able 6-1 T op P anel LED Signals Message type Ethe rnet LED Stat us LED Radio LED Mea nin g Boot lo ad er status Green – Gree n DRAM me mory test. – Amber Re[...]

  • Page 75

    6-5 Cisco Airone t 1100 Series Acc ess Point Hardware Installation Gui de OL-4309-07 Chapter 6 Troublesh ooting Li ghtwei ght Acces s Points Returning the Access Point to Autonomous Mode Returning the Access Point to Autonomous Mode Y ou ca n return a lightweight ac cess point to auton omous mod e by loading a Cisco IO S release that supports auton[...]

  • Page 76

    6-6 Cisco Airon et 1100 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-4309-07 Chapte r 6 Trouble shootin g Lightweig ht Access Points Obtain ing the Au tonomo us Acc ess Point Im age File Step 6 Pres s and hol d the MODE button while you reco nnect po wer to the access point. Step 7 Hold t he MODE butto n until the Radio LED turns red (appr[...]

  • Page 77

    6-7 Cisco Airone t 1100 Series Acc ess Point Hardware Installation Gui de OL-4309-07 Chapter 6 Troublesh ooting Li ghtwei ght Acces s Points Obtaining the TFTP Server Software Step 10 O n the En crypti on Softwa re Expor t Auth oriza tion page , read the in forma tion a nd check Ye s or No to the question a sking if the i mage is for use by you or [...]

  • Page 78

    6-8 Cisco Airon et 1100 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-4309-07 Chapte r 6 Trouble shootin g Lightweig ht Access Points Obtainin g the TFTP Server So ftware[...]

  • Page 79

    A- 1 Cisco Aironet 1100 Ser ies Access Poin t Hard ware Installati on Guide OL-4309-07 APPEND IX 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 warnin g d ocu ment that shipped with you r access poin t or th a t i s av ailable o n Cisco.com. T o bro wse to the do cument o n Cis co.com, follo w t[...]

  • Page 80

    A- 2 Cisco Airon et 1100 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-4309-07 Appendix A T ranslated Safety Wa rnings[...]

  • Page 81

    B-1 Cisco Aironet 1100 Ser ies Access Poin t Hard ware Installati on Guide OL-4309-07 APPEND IX B Declarations of Conf ormity and Regulatory Information This a ppend ix provide s de clarat ions of confo rmity and regulatory inf ormati on f or the Cisco Airone t 1100 Se ries Acc ess Points an d the Ci sco Airone t 1100 Ser ies Cisco A irone t 1100 S[...]

  • Page 82

    B-2 Cisco Airon et 1100 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-4309-07 Appendix B Declarations of Conformity and Regulatory Inform ation 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[...]

  • Page 83

    B-3 Cisco Aironet 1100 Ser ies Access Poin t Hard ware Installati on Guide OL-4309-07 Append ix B Declaratio ns of Confo rmity and Reg ulatory I nforma ti on VCCI Sta tem e nt fo r J apa n Cautio n The Part 15 radi o device ope rates on a n on-inter ferenc e basis with other devices o perat ing at t his freque ncy . A ny changes or m odification to[...]

  • Page 84

    B-4 Cisco Airon et 1100 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-4309-07 Appendix B Declarations of Conformity and Regulatory Inform ation European Co mmunit y, Switzerland , Norway , Iceland, and Liechten stein European Community, Switzerland, Norway, Icela nd, and Liechtenstein Declaration of C onformity w ith Regard to th e R&TT[...]

  • Page 85

    B-5 Cisco Aironet 1100 Ser ies Access Poin t Hard ware Installati on Guide OL-4309-07 Append ix B Declarat ions of Confo rmity and Reg ulatory I nforma tion European Community, Switzer land, Norway, Ice land, and Liechtenstein 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 . This equip m[...]

  • Page 86

    B-6 Cisco Airon et 1100 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-4309-07 Appendix B Declarations of Conformity and Regulatory Inform ation Declara tion of Confor mity for RF Expo sure Note Combinations of po wer le vels a nd antennas resulti n g in a ra diated po wer le vel of abov e 100 mW eirp are consider ed as n ot compl iant with [...]

  • Page 87

    B-7 Cisco Aironet 1100 Ser ies Access Poin t Hard ware Installati on Guide OL-4309-07 Append ix B Declarat ions of Confo rmity and Reg ulatory I nforma tion Administrative Rules for Cisco Aironet Access Points in Taiwan English Translation This equ ipment oper ates i n the sam e frequency ba ndwidt h as indu strial , scie ntific, and me dical devic[...]

  • Page 88

    B-8 Cisco Airon et 1100 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-4309-07 Appendix B Declarations of Conformity and Regulatory Inform ation Opera tio n of Cisc o Airone t Acce ss Point s in Braz il English Translation Administr ative Rules for Low-power Radio- Frequency Devices Article 14 For those l ow-po wer r adio-f requency devices [...]

  • Page 89

    B-9 Cisco Aironet 1100 Ser ies Access Poin t Hard ware Installati on Guide OL-4309-07 Append ix B Declarat ions of Confo rmity and Reg ulatory I nforma tion Declar ation of C onfor mity Stat ements Portuguese Translation Este equipamento opera em caráter s ecundário, isto é, não tem direito a pro teção contra interferên cia prejudicial, mesm[...]

  • Page 90

    B-10 Cisco Airon et 1100 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-4309-07 Appendix B Declarations of Conformity and Regulatory Inform ation Declara tion of Confor mity Statemen ts[...]

  • Page 91

    B-11 Cisco Aironet 1100 Ser ies Access Poin t Hard ware Installati on Guide OL-4309-07 Append ix B Declarat ions of Confo rmity and Reg ulatory I nforma tion Declar ation of C onfor mity Stat ements[...]

  • Page 92

    B-12 Cisco Airon et 1100 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-4309-07 Appendix B Declarations of Conformity and Regulatory Inform ation Declara tion of Confor mity Statemen ts[...]

  • Page 93

    B-13 Cisco Aironet 1100 Ser ies Access Poin t Hard ware Installati on Guide OL-4309-07 Append ix B Declarat ions of Confo rmity and Reg ulatory I nforma tion Declar ation of C onfor mity Stat ements[...]

  • Page 94

    B-14 Cisco Airon et 1100 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-4309-07 Appendix B Declarations of Conformity and Regulatory Inform ation Declara tion of Confor mity Statemen ts[...]

  • Page 95

    C-1 Cisco Aironet 1100 Ser ies Access Poin t Hard ware Installati on Guide OL-4309-07 APPEND IX C Access Point Specifications This appe ndix provides technical specifications fo r the 110 0 series acc ess point. Ta b l e C - 1 lists the techni cal specif ications for the acces s point. T able C-1 Access P oint Speci fications Category Specification[...]

  • Page 96

    C-2 Cisco Airon et 1100 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-4309-07 Appendix C Access Point Specifications Radio 2.4-GH z Radio Power Output Autonomous acc ess poi nt: W i th IEEE 802.11b -compl iant radi o: 100, 5 0, 30 , 20, 5, o r 1 m W (at 1, 2 , 5.5, and 1 1Mbps) W i th IEEE 802.11g -compl iant radi o: 100, 50, 30 , 20, 10, 5[...]

  • Page 97

    C-3 Cisco Aironet 1100 Ser ies Access Poin t Hard ware Installati on Guide OL-4309-07 Append ix C Access Point Sp ecificatio ns T y pical Ran ge Indoor (a cross off ice cubi cle walls): IEEE 80 2.11b- compli ant radi o: (maxim um output power) 400 f t (121. 9 m) at 1 Mbps 150 ft (45 .7 m) at 11 Mbp s IEEE 80 2.11g- compli ant radi o: (maxim um outp[...]

  • Page 98

    C-4 Cisco Airon et 1100 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-4309-07 Appendix C Access Point Specifications Safety Designe d to meet: • UL 1 950 • CSA 22 .2 No. 950-9 5 • IEC 60 950 • EN 6 0950 Radio App rov als IEEE 802.1 1b-co mplia nt rad io: FCC Part 1 5.247 Japan ARIB -STD- 33B EN 3 00.328 IEEE 80 2.11g- compli ant rad[...]

  • Page 99

    D- 1 Cisco Aironet 1100 Ser ies Access Poin t Hard ware Installati on Guide OL-4309-07 APPEND IX D Channels and Maximu m Power Levels For channe l and maximu m power lev el setting s, refe r to the Chan nels and Maximum P ower Settings for Cisco Air onet A utono mous Ac cess P oints and Bridg es or th e Channels and Maximum P ower S ettings for Cis[...]

  • Page 100

    D- 2 Cisco Airon et 1100 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-4309-07 Appendi x D Channels an d Maximum Power Levels[...]

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    E-1 Cisco Aironet 1100 Ser ies Access Poin t Hard ware Installati on Guide OL-4309-07 APPEND IX E Priming Lightweight Acces s Points Prior to Deployment Thi s sectio n descri bes an opti onal p roced ure de sign ed to prime o r stage yo ur li ghtwe ight access point s in a con venie nt location rathe r than after they are inst alled in possibly dif[...]

  • Page 102

    E-2 Cisco Airon et 1100 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-4309-07 Appendix E Priming Lightweight Access Points Prior to Deployme nt Before d eploying your lightwei ght acce ss points to their f inal lo cations, follow these steps to p rime you r acces s points: Step 1 In a La yer 3 en vironm ent, e nsure a DHCP se rver (typic al[...]

  • Page 103

    E-3 Cisco Aironet 1100 Ser ies Access Poin t Hard ware Installati on Guide OL-4309-07 App end ix E Primi ng Lig htw eig ht A cce ss Po ints Prio r to Dep loym ent Step 5 If the oper ating syst em do wnload is successful, the access p oint reboots . Normal oper ation is indi cated when th e ra dio LE D is b linki ng to indica te ra dio a ctivity . S[...]

  • Page 104

    F-1 Cisco Aironet 1100 Ser ies Access Poin t Hard ware Installati on Guide OL-4309-07 APPEND IX F Configuring DHCP Option 43 for Lig htweight Access Points This a ppendix describe s the steps needed to con figure DHCP Option 4 3 for use wit h Cisc o Airo net lightweight ac cess points. This appendix contains these sections: • Overview , pa ge F-2[...]

  • Page 105

    F-2 Cisco Aironet 1100 Ser ies Access Poin t Hard ware Installati on Guide OL-4309-07 Append ix F Configuri ng D HCP Opt io n 43 fo r Li ghtwei ght Ac ces s Points Over view 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 [...]

  • Page 106

    F-3 Cisco Airon et 1100 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-4309-07 Appendix F Configuring DHCP Option 43 for Lightweight Access Points Configur ing Opti on 43 for 100 0 Series Ac cess Poin ts Configuring Option 43 for 1000 Series Access Points T o con figure DHC P Opti on 43 for Cisc o 1000 series light weight access p oints i n [...]

  • Page 107

    F-4 Cisco Aironet 1100 Ser ies Access Poin t Hard ware Installati on Guide OL-4309-07 Append ix F Configuri ng DHCP Option 43 for Light weight Access Po ints Configuring Option 43 for 1100, 1130, 1 200, 1240, and 1300 Serie s Access Points Configuring Opti on 43 for 1100, 1130, 1200, 1240, and 1300 Series Access Points T o configure DH CP Option 43[...]

  • Page 108

    F-5 Cisco Airon et 1100 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-4309-07 Appendix F Configuring DHCP Option 43 for Lightweight Access Points Configur ing Op tion 43 fo r 1100, 11 30, 12 00, 12 40, and 130 0 Serie s Access Points[...]

  • Page 109

    GL-1 Cisco Aironet 1100 Ser ies Access Poin t Hard ware Installati on Guide OL-4309-07 GLOSSAR Y 802.11 T h e IEEE standa rd that specif ies carrier s ense med ia acce ss contro l and phy sical 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 h e IEEE standa rd that specif i[...]

  • Page 110

    Glos sary GL-2 Cisco Airon et 1100 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-4309-07 C CCK Comple mentar y code keying. A modul atio n techniqu e used by IEEE 802.11b- compl iant w ireless LANs for tr ansmi ssion a t 5.5 and 11 M bps. cell Th e are a of radio ra nge or coverage i n which t he wi reless devices can commun icate wit h the[...]

  • Page 111

    Glossary GL-3 Cisco Aironet 1100 Ser ies Access Poin t Hard ware Installati on Guide OL-4309-07 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 bas e and access to an EAP-enab led Remote Aut henticat ion Dial-In User Service (RADI US) serve r . Ethernet The mo s[...]

  • Page 112

    Glos sary GL-4 Cisco Airon et 1100 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-4309-07 M MAC M edia Ac cess Con trol add ress. A unique 48-b it numbe r used in Et hernet d ata pack ets to ident ify an Ethe rnet de vice, suc h as an acce ss poi nt or your cl ient adap ter . modulat ion Any of se veral techniques for combin ing user informa[...]

  • Page 113

    Glossary GL-5 Cisco Aironet 1100 Ser ies Access Poin t Hard ware Installati on Guide OL-4309-07 roaming A fe ature of so me Acce ss Points that allo ws users to mo ve through a fac ility while m aintaining an unbroken c onnection to th e LAN. RP-TNC A connec tor t ype uni que to Cis co Ai ronet radios and a ntenna s. Part 1 5.203 of the FCC rules c[...]

  • Page 114

    Glos sary GL-6 Cisco Airon et 1100 Series Access Poin t Har dware Installat ion Guide OL-4309-07[...]

  • Page 115

    IN-1 Cisco Aironet 1100 Ser ies Access Poin t Hard ware Installati on Guide OL-4309-07 INDEX A acc ess po in t, im ag e 5-9 anten na conn ector s C-3 B basic settings, c hecking 5-4 bridge confi guration 1-1 C compl iance C-3 con figu rin g DHCP Opt ion 43 F-2 conn ector s C-1, C -3 contro ller disc overy proc ess 2-5 D data rate s C-2 declara tion[...]

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    Index IN-2 Cisco Aironet 1100 Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-4309-07 O operati ng tempera ture C-1 P pack age co nten ts 2-3 password reset 5-7 power connect ing 2-7 injector 2-7 input C-1 output C- 2 priming ac cess points E-1 process, c ontrol ler discov ery 2-5 R radio indicator 5-2, 6-3 specifi cations C-2 range C-3 regulat [...]