Cisco Systems 1240AG инструкция обслуживания

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iii Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Acc e ss Po int Hardware Installati on Guide OL-8371-05 CONTENTS Preface ix Audienc e ix Pur pose ix Organi zation ix Conv enti ons x Rela ted Publi cations xii Locati ng the P roduct Serial Number x iii Obtain ing Documentat ion, Obt aining Su pport, and Secur ity Guideline s xiv CHAPTER 1 Overview 1- 1 Produc t Ter[...]

Cont ents iv Cisco Airon et 1240AG Series Access Po int Hard ware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 CHAPTER 2 Instal ling the Access Point 2-1 Safe ty Inf ormation 2-2 FCC Safet y Compliance Stat ement 2-2 General Safety Gui deline s 2-2 Warnings 2-2 Unpacki ng the Access Point 2-3 Package Contents 2-3 Basic Ins tallat ion Guide line s 2-4 Contro ller [...]

Content s v Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Acc e ss Po int Hardware Installati on Guide OL-8371-05 Inli ne Power Stat us Messages 3-7 Config uring Power Using the CLI 3-9 Issui ng the Cisc o IOS Command Using the CL I 3-10 Config uring the Acce ss Point Sy stem Power Settin gs Using a Bro wser 3-11 Running the Car rier B usy Test 3-13 Runn ing t he Pi[...]

Cont ents vi Cisco Airon et 1240AG Series Access Po int Hard ware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 APPENDI X A Transla ted Safety Warnings A-1 APPENDI X B Declarat ions of Confo rmity and Regul atory Informat ion B- 1 Manufact urers Federal Communicati on Commission Decl aratio n of Conformity St atement B-2 VCCI St atement for Japan B-3 Depa rtm ent [...]

Content s vii Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Acc e ss Po int Hardware Installati on Guide OL-8371-05 G LOS SARY I NDEX[...]

Cont ents viii Cisco Airon et 1240AG Series Access Po int Hard ware Installation Guide OL-8371-05[...]

ix Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Acc e ss Po int Hardware Installati on Guide OL-8371-05 Preface Audience This gui de is f or the n etworking professi onal who ins tall s and m anages th e Cisco Ai ronet 1240A G Serie s Access Poin t. T he 1240 AG series ac cess poi nt is available in aut onomo us an d li ghtwe ight configurat ion s. T o use this gui[...]

x Cisco Airon et 1240AG Series Access Po int Hard ware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Preface Conv entio ns Chapter 3, “T roublesho oting 124 0A G Series Aut onomous Access Points ,” provides troubl eshooti ng procedu res for basi c problems w ith the auton omous acc ess point. Chapter 4, “T r oublesho oting 124 0A G Ser ies Lig htweigh t Acce[...]

xi Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Acc e ss Po int Hardware Installati on Guide OL-8371-05 Pre face Convent ions Cautio n Means reader be caref ul. In this situation, you might do something that could result equipment damage or loss of data. War ni n g This warning symbol means danger . Y ou are in a situat ion that could cause bodily injury . Before y[...]

xii Cisco Airon et 1240AG Series Access Po int Hard ware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Preface Related Publi cations Related Publications These doc umen ts provide inform atio n about the aut onomous a ccess po int: • Release Notes for Cisco Air onet Access P oints • Cisco IOS Comma nd Reference for Cisco Air o net Access P oints and Bridges ?[...]

xiii Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Acc e ss Po int Hardware Installati on Guide OL-8371-05 Pre face Locatin g the Product S erial Number Locating the Prod uct Serial Number The acce ss point ser ial number is on th e bottom of the housing (ref er to Fi g ure 1 ). Figu re 1 Locat ion of Se rial Numb er Lab el The acce ss point serial n umber la bel co[...]

xiv Cisco Airon et 1240AG Series Access Po int Hard ware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Preface Obtainin g Docume ntation , Obtaining Sup port, and Se curity G uidelines Obtaining Do cumentation, Obtaining Support, and Security Guidelines For informat ion on obtai ning docu menta tion, obta ining sup port, providi ng documen tation fe edback , secu [...]

CH A P T E R 1-1 Cisco Aironet 1240AG S eries Access Point Hardware Insta llation Guide OL-8371-05 1 Overview The Cisc o Aironet 12 40A G Series Acce ss Point is av ailabl e in autonom ous and lig htweigh t configurati on s. The au tonom ous acc ess po int s ca n su ppo rt sta nd alon e ne twork configu ratio ns w ith al l configuration se ttin gs [...]

1-2 Cisco Airon et 1240AG Series Access Po int Hard ware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Ch apter 1 Overv iew Guidelin es for Using Cisco Airo net Light weight Access Po ints Lightweight Access Points The Cisc o Aironet 12 40A G Se ries Acce ss Point (AIR-L AP124 2A G or A IR-LAP12 42G) comb ines mobility a nd flexibi lity with t he e nte rp rise- cl[...]

1-3 Cisco Aironet 1240AG S eries Access Point Hardware Insta llation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 1 Ov erview Hardwa re Featu res • The ligh tw eigh t a cce ss p oin t c on sole po rt i s en ab led fo r mo nit ori ng an d de bug purp ose s ( all conf iguration com mands are dis abled when the access po int is associ ated to a controller). Hardware Fe[...]

1-4 Cisco Airon et 1240AG Series Access Po int Hard ware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Ch apter 1 Overv iew Hardwa re Feature s Figure 1-2 illustrates the 2.4-GHz connector end of the access point. Figur e 1 -2 A c cess P oint 2.4 GHz Connect or End Figure 1-3 illustrates the 5-GHz connect or end of the access point. Figu re 1 -3 A ccess P o int 5-[...]

1-5 Cisco Aironet 1240AG S eries Access Point Hardware Insta llation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 1 Ov erview Hardwa re Featu res Single or Dual-Radi o Operation The 124 2AG access po int suppor t s sim ulta neou s r ad io o pe ratio n u si ng a 2. 4-GH z 80 2.1 1g ra dio an d a 5-GHz 802. 11a radio. The 1242G access point sup ports a sin gle 2.4-GHz 8[...]

1-6 Cisco Airon et 1240AG Series Access Po int Hard ware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Ch apter 1 Overv iew Hardwa re Feature s LEDs The access point ha s three LEDs to indicat e Ethernet ac tivity , radio acti vity , and status indica tions (refer to the “Che cking th e Lightwe ight Acc ess Point LE Ds” secti on on page 3-2 or the “Check ing[...]

1-7 Cisco Aironet 1240AG S eries Access Point Hardware Insta llation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 1 Ov erview Hardwa re Featu res UL 2043 Certification The acc ess point has adequat e fire resistanc e and low smoke-produc ing char acte ristics suit able for operatio n in a b u ilding's env ironment al air space, such as abo ve susp ended c eilings[...]

1-8 Cisco Airon et 1240AG Series Access Po int Hard ware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Ch apter 1 Overv iew Network Examples with Autonomous Access Points • Cable security brack et—The cable s ecurity b racket (se e Figur e 1-5 ) attaches to the mountin g plate and covers the cons ol e por t , Et hern et por t, p ower p ort, a nd t he m ode but[...]

1-9 Cisco Aironet 1240AG S eries Access Point Hardware Insta llation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 1 Ov erview Network E xamples with Autonom ous Access Points Root Ac cess Po int on a W ired LA N An auton omous access point connec ted dir ectly t o a w ired LAN p rovides a conne ction point for wi reless users . If more th an on e auto nomo us acce ss [...]

1-10 Cisco Airon et 1240AG Series Access Po int Hard ware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Ch apter 1 Overv iew Network Examples with Autonomous Access Points Repeater Unit that Ex tends Wireless Range An auton omous acc ess point can be configured a s a stand-alo ne repea ter to extend the range of your infra structure o r to ove rcome an obstac le t[...]

1-11 Cisco Aironet 1240AG S eries Access Point Hardware Insta llation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 1 Ov erview Network E xamples with Autonom ous Access Points Central Unit in an All-Wireless Network In an all -wirel ess network, an a utonom ous ac cess point acts as a stan d-alon e root unit. Th e auton omous access point is not atta ched to a wired L[...]

1-12 Cisco Airon et 1240AG Series Access Po int Hard ware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Ch apter 1 Overv iew Network Examples with Autonomous Access Points Point-to-Point Bridge Configuration In a po int -to- point bri dge configur ation , two b ridges i nterco nne ct t wo LA N ne tworks u si ng a w ire less communi cat ion li nk (se e Figu re 1-10[...]

1-13 Cisco Aironet 1240AG S eries Access Point Hardware Insta llation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 1 Ov erview Network Example with Lightweight Access Points Network Ex ample with Ligh tweight Access Po ints The lightweig ht access points support Layer 3 netw ork operation. Lightwe ig ht access points and contro llers i n La yer 3 c on figuratio ns use[...]

1-14 Cisco Airon et 1240AG Series Access Po int Hard ware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Ch apter 1 Overv iew Netwo rk Exampl e with Li ghtweight Acces s Points[...]

CH A P T E R 2-1 Cisco Aironet 1240AG S eries Access Point Hardware Insta llation Guide OL-8371-05 2 Installing the Access Point This chap ter des cribes the instal lation of the ac cess point an d includes these sectio ns: • Safety In fo rmat ion, p age 2-2 • W arn ings, p age 2-2 • Unpacking the Acce ss Poi nt, pa ge 2-3 • Basic Installa [...]

2-2 Cisco Airon et 1240AG Series Access Po int Hard ware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 2 Installing the Access Point Safety Inform ation Safety Information Foll ow the guid eline s in this sec tion to ensur e proper oper ation 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[...]

2-3 Cisco Aironet 1240AG S eries Access Point Hardware Insta llation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 2 Installin g the Acces s Point Unpackin g the Acce ss Point War ni n g In order to comply with FCC radio frequency (R F) exposure limits, antennas should be located a t a minimum of 7.9 inches (20 cm) or mo re from the body of all persons. Stat ement 3 32[...]

2-4 Cisco Airon et 1240AG Series Access Po int Hard ware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 2 Installing the Access Point Basic Inst allation Guid eline s Basic Instal lation Guideli nes Because th e acc ess po in t i s a ra dio d evice, it is su sce pti ble to int erfe renc e tha t c an r ed uce thro ughp ut and rang e. Follo w these basic g ui[...]

2-5 Cisco Aironet 1240AG S eries Access Point Hardware Insta llation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 2 Installin g the Acces s Point Deploying the Access Points on the Wireless Network Deploying the Acce ss Points on the Wireless Network Prior to begi nning the ac tua l a cces s po i nt de ployme nt, per for m th es e tasks : • Ensure that a site survey[...]

2-6 Cisco Airon et 1240AG Series Access Po int Hard ware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 2 Installing the Access Point Deployin g the Acces s Points on th e Wireles s Network Step 4 For lightweight access points, after your access points are deplo yed, ensure that you r controller is not configured as a master c ontroll er . A master cont rol[...]

2-7 Cisco Aironet 1240AG S eries Access Point Hardware Insta llation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 2 Installin g the Acces s Point Mounti ng Overview Mounting O verview Y ou ca n mount the access poin t on any of the following surfac es: • Horizo ntal or v ertical flat surf aces, such as walls or ceilin gs • Suspended ceilin gs (abov e and belo w) C[...]

2-8 Cisco Airon et 1240AG Series Access Po int Hard ware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 2 Installing the Access Point Moun ting Overvi ew Note The access poi nt pro vid es adeq uate f ir e res istan ce and l ow smok e- produ cing chara cterist ics s uitable fo r operat ion in a build ing's environme ntal ai r spac e (suc h as above susp[...]

2-9 Cisco Aironet 1240AG S eries Access Point Hardware Insta llation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 2 Installin g the Acces s Point Moun ting on a Hori zon tal o r Ve rtic al Sur fac e Mounting on a Horizonta l or Vertical Surface Foll ow these steps to mount the access p oint on a hori zontal or ve rtical surf ace. Step 1 Use the mounting plate as a tem[...]

2-10 Cisco Airon et 1240AG Series Access Po int Hard ware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 2 Installing the Access Point Mounti ng Below a Sus pended Ceil ing Mounting Be low a Suspended Ceiling Note T o compl y with NEC c ode, a #1 0-24 gro und ing lug i s pr ovided o n the mo unti ng pla te. Y ou shou ld revie w Figure 2-4 be fore beginning [...]

2-11 Cisco Aironet 1240AG S eries Access Point Hardware Insta llation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 2 Installin g the Acces s Point Mounti ng Above a Suspended C eiling Follow these steps to mount you r access poi nt on a suspen ded cei ling: Step 1 Decide whe re y ou want to mo unt t he ac cess po int. Step 2 Attach tw o T -rail clips to the suspend ed[...]

2-12 Cisco Airon et 1240AG Series Access Po int Hard ware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 2 Installing the Access Point Mounti ng Above a Su spende d Ceiling It may be hel pful to re fer to Figure 2- 5 before pr oceedi ng. Figur e 2-5 Abov e Suspende d Ceiling P ar ts Cautio n On l y th e fi b e r-o p t i c p owe r i n j e c t or ( AIR-PWRINJ[...]

2-13 Cisco Aironet 1240AG S eries Access Point Hardware Insta llation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 2 Installin g the Acces s Point Mounti ng Above a Suspended C eiling The brac ket m oun tin g c li p r equi res th e use o f two m oun tin g cl ip h ol es on the m ou ntin g plat e ( see Figure 2-6 ). Figur e 2-6 Mounting Pla te Holes Foll ow these steps [...]

2-14 Cisco Airon et 1240AG Series Access Po int Hard ware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 2 Installing the Access Point Moun ting Acce ss Point on a Desk top or Shelf Step 3 Determi ne the locatio n in the ceiling where you will mount the access poin t and remov e an adjacent ceiling t ile. Step 4 Orient the ac cess p oin t 2-GH z and 5 -GHz [...]

2-15 Cisco Aironet 1240AG S eries Access Point Hardware Insta llation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 2 Installin g the Acces s Point Cable S ecurity Bracket Figur e 2-8 Acc ess P oint with Mounting Pla te and Cable Secur ity Brac ke t Removing the Cable Security Bracket The ca ble sec urity bracket (see Figure 2-9 ) is de signed to help pr ev e nt someon[...]

2-16 Cisco Airon et 1240AG Series Access Po int Hard ware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 2 Installing the Access Point Attachin g the Acces s Poin t to the Mou nting Pl ate T o remov e the cable security brack et from the mou nting pla te, follo w these instructio ns: Step 1 Position the mounting plate wi th the cable security brac ket point[...]

2-17 Cisco Aironet 1240AG S eries Access Point Hardware Insta llation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 2 Installin g the Acces s Point Securin g the Access Point Step 6 If your mo unti ng pla te does not have the ca ble secu ri ty b racke t, f ollow these ste ps: a. Connec t a CA T 5 Ethe rn et cable to the ac cess point E t h ern e t p or t (see the “Co[...]

2-18 Cisco Airon et 1240AG Series Access Po int Hard ware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 2 Installing the Access Point Securing t he Access Point Securin g the Access Poin t to the Mounting Plate The se curity hasp enables yo u to us e a pa dlock to secu re the access point to the moun ting p late. Kno wn comp atibl e pa dloc ks a re M aste [...]

2-19 Cisco Aironet 1240AG S eries Access Point Hardware Insta llation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 2 Installin g the Acces s Point Securin g the Access Point Step 3 Place your pa dlock (user supplied) th rough the padlock hole in the security hasp’ s padlock fl ange (see Figure 2-11 ). Figur e 2-1 1 Se cur ity Hasp and P adlock Step 4 Push the padl o[...]

2-20 Cisco Airon et 1240AG Series Access Po int Hard ware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 2 Installing the Access Point Connecti ng the Ethe rnet and Pow er Cables Connecting the Et hernet and Power Cables The a ccess point recei ves po wer thro ugh t he Et hernet cable or an e xternal p ower m odule. Fi gure 2- 12 sho ws the power option s f[...]

2-21 Cisco Aironet 1240AG S eries Access Point Hardware Insta llation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 2 Installin g the Acces s Point Conne cting th e Eth ernet an d Power Cables Note Som e older switc hes and patc h panels mi ght not provide enou gh power to operate th e acces s point. At po wer-up, i f the a ccess point is unable to deter mine that the [...]

2-22 Cisco Airon et 1240AG Series Access Po int Hard ware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 2 Installing the Access Point Power ing Up t he Acce ss Po int Connectin g to an Et hernet Network with Local Power Cautio n Be careful when hand ling th e access po int; the bott om plate might be ho t. Note If your access point is connected to in-line [...]

CH A P T E R 3-1 Cisco Aironet 1240AG S eries Access Point Hardware Insta llation Guide OL-8371-05 3 Troubleshooting 1240AG Series Autonomo us Access Points This c hapt er p rovid es t rou blesh ooti ng pr oc ed ures for b asic p rob lem s w it h the 124 0AG series autono mous acce ss point (AIR- AP1242AG or AIR-AP1 242G). For the most up-t o-date,[...]

3-2 Cisco Airon et 1240AG Series Access Po int Hard ware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 3 Troubleshooti ng 1240AG Series Autonomous Acc ess Points Checking the Light weight Acc ess Point LEDs Checking the Ligh tweight Access Point LEDs If your a ccess p oint is not wor king pro perly , check t he Stat us, Ethe rnet, and R adio L EDs on t he [...]

3-3 Cisco Aironet 1240AG S eries Access Point Hardware Insta llation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 3 Troublesh ooting 124 0AG Series A utonomous Acces s Points Checki ng Basi c Setti ngs Checking Basic Set tings Mismat ched bas ic settings a re the most common causes of l o st connecti vity with wir eless c lients. If th e access point does no t comm un[...]

3-4 Cisco Airon et 1240AG Series Access Po int Hard ware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 3 Troubleshooti ng 1240AG Series Autonomous Acc ess Points Checking Basic Settings Default IP Address Behavior When you c onnect a 1240 seri es acc ess point r unning Ci sco IOS R elease 1 2.3(7) J A or later software wi th a default co nfiguration to you[...]

3-5 Cisco Aironet 1240AG S eries Access Point Hardware Insta llation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 3 Troublesh ooting 124 0AG Series A utonomous Acces s Points Low Power Condition Security Settings W ireless clients attempting to authenticate with your access point m ust support the same sec urity options conf igured in the ac cess point, such as EAP or[...]

3-6 Cisco Airon et 1240AG Series Access Po int Hard ware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 3 Troubleshooti ng 1240AG Series Autonomous Acc ess Points Low Powe r Condit ion point act iv ates the Status LED low power error indica tion, displ ays a low pow er message on the browser and ser ial in te rfa ces , and cr ea te s a n event lo g en tr y [...]

3-7 Cisco Aironet 1240AG S eries Access Point Hardware Insta llation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 3 Troublesh ooting 124 0AG Series A utonomous Acces s Points Low Power Condition Inline Power Status Messages These messages are logged on the console port b y the access point to report the po wer condition: • %CDP_PD-4-PO WER_OK: Full Po wer - A C_AD A[...]

3-8 Cisco Airon et 1240AG Series Access Po int Hard ware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 3 Troubleshooti ng 1240AG Series Autonomous Acc ess Points Low Powe r Condit ion • %CDP_PD-2- PO WER_LO W : All radios disabled - LO W_POWE R_CLASSIC_NO_ INJECTOR _CONFIGUR ED < platform n ame > ( < MA C add r ess >). —T his message indi c[...]

3-9 Cisco Aironet 1240AG S eries Access Point Hardware Insta llation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 3 Troublesh ooting 124 0AG Series A utonomous Acces s Points Low Power Condition • %CDP_PD-4-PO WER_OK: Full po wer - INJEC TOR_CONFI GURED_O VERRI DE_SAFETY inline po wer sourc e —This messa ge indicates the acc ess point has been co nf igured to ov e[...]

3-10 Cisco Airon et 1240AG Series Access Po int Hard ware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 3 Troubleshooti ng 1240AG Series Autonomous Acc ess Points Low Powe r Condit ion Issuing the Cisco IOS Command Using the CLI Follo w the se ste ps to issue th e Cisco IOS comman d for yo ur power scenario : Step 1 Connec t a PC to the a cce ss poin t co [...]

3-11 Cisco Aironet 1240AG S eries Access Point Hardware Insta llation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 3 Troublesh ooting 124 0AG Series A utonomous Acces s Points Low Power Condition Configuring th e Acces s Point Sys tem Power Se ttings Using a Browser Y ou ca n also use your browser to set the acc ess point System Power Settings. Note Th e acce ss poi n[...]

3-12 Cisco Airon et 1240AG Series Access Po int Hard ware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 3 Troubleshooti ng 1240AG Series Autonomous Acc ess Points Low Powe r Condit ion Perform t hese step s to configure you r access poin t power settings us ing the browser inte rface: Step 1 Obtain th e access po int IP address and bro wse to your acces s [...]

3-13 Cisco Aironet 1240AG S eries Access Point Hardware Insta llation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 3 Troublesh ooting 124 0AG Series A utonomous Acces s Points Running the Carrier Busy Test Step 4 If you are using a po wer injecto r with a Cisco switch, choose one of these Po wer setting options (see Figure 3-2 ): a. If your Cisc o s witc h su pport s [...]

3-14 Cisco Airon et 1240AG Series Access Po int Hard ware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 3 Troubleshooti ng 1240AG Series Autonomous Acc ess Points Running t he Ping Test Step 5 Click Start to begin the carrier busy test. When the test com pletes, t he results a re displayed on the page. F or each of t h e cha nnel center frequenc ies, the t[...]

3-15 Cisco Aironet 1240AG S eries Access Point Hardware Insta llation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 3 Troublesh ooting 124 0AG Series A utonomous Acces s Points Resetting to the Default Configuration 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 MO[...]

3-16 Cisco Airon et 1240AG Series Access Po int Hard ware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 3 Troubleshooti ng 1240AG Series Autonomous Acc ess Points Relo adin g th e Ac cess Poin t Im age Step 7 Click the Reset to Defau lts button. Note If th e access po int is conf igured with a static I P address, the IP ad dress do es not chang e. Step 8 A[...]

3-17 Cisco Aironet 1240AG S eries Access Point Hardware Insta llation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 3 Troublesh ooting 124 0AG Series A utonomous Acces s Points Reloading the Access Point Image Step 8 Hold t he MODE button until the Radio LED turns a red color (appr oximately 20 to 30 seconds), an d release th e MODE bu tt o n . Step 9 After the ac cess[...]

3-18 Cisco Airon et 1240AG Series Access Po int Hard ware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 3 Troubleshooti ng 1240AG Series Autonomous Acc ess Points Relo adin g th e Ac cess Poin t Im age Browser TFTP Interface The TFTP in te rf ace allow s you to use a T FTP serv er on a netw or k de vice to lo ad the a ccess point image fi le. Follo w these[...]

3-19 Cisco Aironet 1240AG S eries Access Point Hardware Insta llation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 3 Troublesh ooting 124 0AG Series A utonomous Acces s Points Obtaining the Access Point Image File Obtaining the Access Point Image File The a ccess point image file can be ob tained fr om th e Cisc o.com softw are c enter using these steps : Step 1 Use y[...]

3-20 Cisco Airon et 1240AG Series Access Po int Hard ware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 3 Troubleshooti ng 1240AG Series Autonomous Acc ess Points Connecti ng to the Ac cess Poin t Locally Connecting to the Access Point Locally If you ne ed to c onfigure th e a ccess p oint lo c ally (w ithout c onnec t ing the a ccess po int t o a wired LA[...]

CH A P T E R 4-1 Cisco Aironet 1240AG S eries Access Point Hardware Insta llation Guide OL-8371-05 4 Troubleshooting 1240AG Series Lightweight Access Points This c hapt er p rovid es t rou blesh ooti ng pr oc ed ures for b asic p rob lem s w it h the 124 0AG series lightwei gh t a ccess p oi nt ( AIR- LAP 1242AG or A IR -LAP1 242 G). For th e most [...]

4-2 Cisco Airon et 1240AG Series Access Po int Hard ware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 4 Tro ubleshootin g 1240AG Series Lightweight Access Point s Guidelin es for Using Cisco Airo net Light weight Access Po ints Guidelines for Using Cisc o Aironet Lightweight Access Points Keep these guidel ines in mind when you use a 124 0 series lightw e[...]

4-3 Cisco Aironet 1240AG S eries Access Point Hardware Insta llation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 4 Troublesh ooting 12 40AG Serie s Lightweigh t Access Points Checki ng the Li ghtweight Access Poi nt LEDs Checking the Ligh tweight Access Point LEDs If your l ightwe ight a ccess p oint is n ot work ing pro perly , check the St atus, Ethern et, an d Rad[...]

4-4 Cisco Airon et 1240AG Series Access Po int Hard ware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 4 Tro ubleshootin g 1240AG Series Lightweight Access Point s Checking the Light weight Acc ess Point LEDs Boot load er warnings O ff O ff Y ellow Ether net link not ope rationa l. Red Off Y ellow Ethe rnet failure. Ambe r Off Y ello w Co nfiguration rec o[...]

4-5 Cisco Aironet 1240AG S eries Access Point Hardware Insta llation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 4 Troublesh ooting 12 40AG Serie s Lightweigh t Access Points Low Power Condition for Lightweight Access Points Low Power Condit ion for Lightweight Access Points War ni n g This product must be connected to a Po wer over Ethernet (PoE) I EEE 802.3af compl[...]

4-6 Cisco Airon et 1240AG Series Access Po int Hard ware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 4 Tro ubleshootin g 1240AG Series Lightweight Access Point s Low Power Con dition for L ightweight Access Poin ts Note Independent of the po wer ne g otiations, the ac cess point hardware al so uses the 802.3af classif ication scheme to ind icat e the p o[...]

4-7 Cisco Aironet 1240AG S eries Access Point Hardware Insta llation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 4 Troublesh ooting 12 40AG Serie s Lightweigh t Access Points Manually Configuring Controller Information Using the Access Point CLI Y ou ca n use these controll er CLI comm ands to inf orm the acc ess point of the following: • The Cisco switch does not [...]

4-8 Cisco Airon et 1240AG Series Access Po int Hard ware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 4 Tro ubleshootin g 1240AG Series Lightweight Access Point s Manuall y Configurin g Controll er Informat ion Using th e Access Point CLI The static infor mation conf igured with the CLI commands are used by the ac cess p oint to connect with a controlle r[...]

4-9 Cisco Aironet 1240AG S eries Access Point Hardware Insta llation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 4 Troublesh ooting 12 40AG Serie s Lightweigh t Access Points Returning the Lightweight Access Point to Autonomous Mode Returning the Lightweight Access Point to Autonomous Mode Y ou ca n return a lightweight access point t o autonom ous mode by loading a [...]

4-10 Cisco Airon et 1240AG Series Access Po int Hard ware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 4 Tro ubleshootin g 1240AG Series Lightweight Access Point s Obtain ing the Au tonomo us Acc ess Point Im age File Step 8 W ait until the acc ess point reboots, as indica ted by all LEDs t urning green follo wed by the Statu s LED blin king gree n. Step [...]

4-11 Cisco Aironet 1240AG S eries Access Point Hardware Insta llation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 4 Troublesh ooting 12 40AG Serie s Lightweigh t Access Points Connecting to the Access Point Locally b. C a r e f u l l y r e a d t h e i n f or m a t i o n a n d e n t e r t h e Cisco. com user profile or detail ed dat a descri bing the end user of this [...]

4-12 Cisco Airon et 1240AG Series Access Po int Hard ware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 4 Tro ubleshootin g 1240AG Series Lightweight Access Point s Obtaining th e TFTP Server So ftware Step 2 Set up a termin al emulator on your PC to communic ate with the access point. Use the foll ow ing settin gs for th e ter mina l e mu lator c onn ect [...]

A- 1 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Ser ies Access Po int Hard ware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 APPENDIX A Translated Safety Warnings For t ra n sl a te d s a fe ty wa r n in g s, r ef e r t o t h e safet y wa rn in g do cu me nt t hat shipped with your access p oi nt or th a t i s av ailable o n Cisco.com. T o bro wse to the do cumen t on C isco. com, f o[...]

A- 2 Cisco Airon et 1240AG Series Access Po int Hard ware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Appendix A Tran slated Safety Wa rnings[...]

B-1 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Ser ies Access Po int Hard ware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 APPENDIX B Declarations of Conf ormity and Regulatory Information This a ppend ix provides decl aratio ns of confo rmity and regul atory inform ation for the Ci sco Air onet 1240AG Series Access Points. This a ppend ix conta ins th e following sectio ns: • Manu[...]

B-2 Cisco Airon et 1240AG Series Access Po int Hard ware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Appendix B Declarations of Conformity and Regulatory Information Manufac turers Fed eral Comm unicatio n Commiss ion Decl aration of Conf ormity St atemen t Manufacture r s Federal Commu nication Commission Declaration o f Conformity Statement A utonomous Access [...]

B-3 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Acc e ss Po int Hardware Installati on Guide OL-8371-05 Append ix B Declarat ions of Con formity and Regulato ry Informa tion VCCI St atem ent fo r Ja pan Cautio n The Part 15 radi o device ope rate s on a n on-int erferenc e basi s with other devices opera ting at this freque ncy when using th e integrated ant ennas[...]

B-4 Cisco Airon et 1240AG Series Access Po int Hard ware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Appendix B Declarations of Conformity and Regulatory Information Indust ry Canad a Industry Canada A utonomous Access Po int Models: AIR-AP1 242A G-A-K9 AIR-AP 1242G-A-K9 Lightweight Access Point M odels: AIR-LAP1242 A G-A-K9 AIR-LAP12 42G-A- K9 Certif ication nu[...]

B-5 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Acc e ss Po int Hardware Installati on Guide OL-8371-05 Append ix B Declarat ions of Con formity and Regulato ry Informa tion European Community, Switze rland, Norway, Ice land, and Liechtenstein Declaration of C onformity with R egard to the 1999/5/EC (R&TTE Directive) This dec larati on is only valid for con fi[...]

B-6 Cisco Airon et 1240AG Series Access Po int Hard ware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Appendix B Declarations of Conformity and Regulatory Information European Co mmunit y, Switzerland , Norway , Iceland, and Liechten stein This device compl ies wi th the EMC req uirem ents ( EN 60 601-1- 2) of th e Me dical D irect iv e 93/42 /EEC . For 2.4 GH z [...]

B-7 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Acc e ss Po int Hardware Installati on Guide OL-8371-05 Append ix B Declarat ions of Con formity and Regulato ry Informa tion Declar ation of C onfor mity for R F Exposu re For 54 Mbps, 5 GHz acc ess points, th e following standa rds were appl ied: • Radio: EN 301.89 3 • EMC: EN 301.48 9-1, EN 301.48 9-17 • Saf[...]

B-8 Cisco Airon et 1240AG Series Access Po int Hard ware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Appendix B Declarations of Conformity 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 sectio n pro vides guid elines for a voi ding interfer ence w[...]

B-9 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Acc e ss Po int Hardware Installati on Guide OL-8371-05 Append ix B Declarat ions of Con formity and Regulato ry Informa tion Administrative Rules for Cisco Aironet Access Points in Taiwan Administrative Rules for Cisco Aironet Access Points in Taiwan This sec tion pro vides administr a ti ve rules for operating Cisc[...]

B-10 Cisco Airon et 1240AG Series Access Po int Hard ware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Appendix B Declarations of Conformity and Regulatory Information Admini strative Rul es for Cisc o Aironet Acces s Points in Taiwan All Access Points Chinese Translation English Translation Administr ativ e Rules for Low-power Radio- Frequency Devices Article 12[...]

B-11 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Acc e ss Po int Hardware Installati on Guide OL-8371-05 Append ix B Declarat ions of Con formity and Regulato ry Informa tion Operation of Cisco Aironet Access Points in Brazil Operation of Cisco Airone t Access Points in Brazil This section contain s special informatio n for operation of Cisco Aironet access points[...]

B-12 Cisco Airon et 1240AG Series Access Po int Hard ware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Appendix B Declarations of Conformity 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 fo und at the foll owing URL: http://ww[...]

B-13 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Acc e ss Po int Hardware Installati on Guide OL-8371-05 Append ix B Declarat ions of Con formity and Regulato ry Informa tion Declara tion of Confo rmity State ments for European Uni on Count ries DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY with regard to the R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC according to EN 45014 Cisco Systems Inc. 170 [...]

B-14 Cisco Airon et 1240AG Series Access Po int Hard ware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Appendix B Declarations of Conformity and Regulatory Information Declara tion o f Confor mity Stat ements f or E uropean U nion C ountri es Annex to DofC# 456136rev1 Information on Antennas and Power Levels The AIR-(L)AP1242AG-E-K9 is equipped with antenna conne[...]

B-15 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Acc e ss Po int Hardware Installati on Guide OL-8371-05 Append ix B Declarat ions of Con formity and Regulato ry Informa tion Declara tion of Confo rmity State ments for European Uni on Count ries[...]

B-16 Cisco Airon et 1240AG Series Access Po int Hard ware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Appendix B Declarations of Conformity and Regulatory Information Declara tion o f Confor mity Stat ements f or E uropean U nion C ountri es[...]

C-1 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Ser ies Access Po int Hard ware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 APPENDIX C Access Point Specifications Ta b l e C - 1 lists the tec h nical spec ifications f or the 12 40A G series acce ss point. T able C-1 A ccess P oint Specifica tions Cate gory 802.11G Radio Specifications 802.11A Radio S pecifications 802.11b 802. 11g Siz[...]

C-2 Cisco Airon et 1240AG Series Access Po int Hard ware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Appendix C Access Point Specifications Power Output CCK O FDM OFDM 100 mW (20 dB m) 50 mW (17 dBm ) 25 mW (14 dBm ) 12 mW (11 dBm ) 6 mW (8 dB m) 3 mW (5 dB m) 2 mW (2 dB m) 1 mW (-1 dBm) (Depe ndin g o n t he regul ato ry domain in which the acce ss point is ins[...]

C-3 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Acc e ss Po int Hardware Installati on Guide OL-8371-05 Append ix C Access Point Sp ecificatio ns T y pica l i n door r an ge (acros s open of fice en vironm ent) 105 ft (32 m) @ 54 M bps 180 ft (55 m) @ 48 M bps 260 ft (79 m) @ 36 M bps 285 ft (87 m) @ 24 M bps 330 ft ( 100 m) @ 18 Mbp s 355 ft ( 108 m) @ 12 Mbp s 3[...]

C-4 Cisco Airon et 1240AG Series Access Po int Hard ware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Appendix C Access Point Specifications EMI and Susc eptibility FCC Pa r t 15.107 an d 15.109 Class B ICES- 003 Cl ass B (C an ad a) EN 55022 B EN 6060 1-1-2:20 01 AS/NZS 3 548 Cla ss B VCCI Class B EN 301.4 89-1 EN 301.4 89-17 RF E xpo sure O ET - 65C RSS-102 ANS[...]

D- 1 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Ser ies Access Po int Hard ware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 APPENDIX D Channels and Maximu m Power Levels For channe l and maximum po wer le v e l settings , refer to Chan nels and M aximum P ower S ettings for Cisco Air onet A utonomou s Access P oints and Br idges or the Channels and Ma ximum P ower Settin gs for Cisco[...]

D- 2 Cisco Airon et 1240AG Series Access Po int Hard ware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Appendi x D Channels an d Maximum Pow er Levels[...]

E-1 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Ser ies Access Po int Hard ware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 APPENDIX E Console Cable Pinouts This app endix ident if ie s the pino uts fo r the ser ial co nsole c able th at conn ects t o the ac cess po int ’ s seri al console port . T he appe nd ix con tai ns the fol lowing sect ions: • Overview , page E-2 • Consol[...]

E-2 Cisco Airon et 1240AG Series Access Po int Hard ware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Appe ndix E Con sole Cab le Pi nou ts Overv iew Overview The acce ss poi nt req ui re s a spec ial serial cable th at co nne cts th e acc ess po in t seri al console port (RJ- 45 conn ector) to your PC’ s COM po rt (DB- 9 connec tor). This cable can be purch as[...]

F-1 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Ser ies Access Po int Hard ware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 APPENDIX F Priming Lightweight Acces s Points Prior to Deployment Thi s secti on de scribes an optional proc edure desi gned to pr ime o r stage your ligh tweight access points in a con venie n t location rathe r than after the y are installed in possibly dif fic[...]

F-2 Cisco Airon et 1240AG Series Access Po int Hard ware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Appendix F Priming Lightweight Access Points Prior to Deployme nt Before d eploying your lightw eight ac cess point s to their final locations, follow these steps t o prime your acces s points: Step 1 In a Laye r 2 en vironmen t, where the ligh tweight access poi[...]

F-3 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Acc e ss Po int Hardware Installati on Guide OL-8371-05 Appendix F Prim ing Ligh tweight Access P oints P rior to Deploy ment d. When the light weight access point asso ciat es with the con trolle r , if the access point code versio n differs from the co ntrolle r code versi on, th e acce ss point downloads the oper [...]

F-4 Cisco Airon et 1240AG Series Access Po int Hard ware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Appendix F Priming Lightweight Access Points Prior to Deployme nt[...]

G- 1 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Ser ies Access Po int Hard ware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 APPENDIX G Configuring DHCP Option 43 for Lightweight Access Points This appen dix descri be s the steps nee ded to configure D HCP Opti on 43 on a Wi ndows 2003 Enterpr ise DHCP server , such as a Cisco Catalyst 3750 series switch, for use with Cisco Airone t l[...]

G- 2 Cisco Airon et 1240AG Series Access Po int Hard ware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Appendix G Configuring DHCP Option 43 for Lightweight Access Points Overv iew Overview This se cti on c onta ins a DHC P O pti on 43 c onfigurat ion exampl e o n a Wi ndows 2003 E nte rpr ise DHC P server for use with Cisc o Airo ne t li ghtwe ight a c cess poin[...]

G-3 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Acc e ss Po int Hardware Installati on Guide OL-8371-05 Append ix G Configuring D HCP Option 4 3 for Lightw eight Ac cess Poin ts Configuring O ption 43 for 1000 Se ries Access Points Configuring Option 43 for 1000 Series Access Points T o c onfigure D HCP O ption 43 for C isco 10 00 ser ies lig htwei gh t a ccess p [...]

G- 4 Cisco Airon et 1240AG Series Access Po int Hard ware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Appendix G Configuring DHCP Option 43 for Lightweight Access Points Configur ing Op tion 43 fo r 1100, 11 30, 1200 , 1240 , and 130 0 Series L ightwe ight Acce ss Points Configuring Option 43 for 1100, 1130, 1200, 1240, and 1300 Series Lightweight Access Points [...]

GL-1 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Acc e ss Po int Hardware Installati on Guide OL-8371-05 GLOSSAR Y 802.3af Th e IEEE standard that describe s a mechanism for Po wer o ver Ethernet (PoE ). The standard provides the capability to deliv er both power and data over standard Ethernet cablin g. 802.11 T he IEEE stan dard that specifie s carrier s ense me[...]

Glos sary GL-2 Cisco Airon et 1240AG Series Access Po int Hard ware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 B beacon A wir ele ss LA N p ac ke t th at sig nals t h e a v ailability an d prese nc e of the wireless de vice. Beacon pack ets are sent by access points an d base stat ions; ho we ver , client rad io cards send be acons whe n operati ng in compute r[...]

Glossary GL-3 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Acc e ss Po int Hardware Installati on Guide OL-8371-05 DHCP Dynamic host configura tion pro tocol. A protoc ol av ailable wit h many operat ing systems that automatically issues I P addresses within a sp ecif ied range to devices on the network. Th e device retains t he assigned ad dress for a spec ific ad[...]

Glos sary GL-4 Cisco Airon et 1240AG Series Access Po int Hard ware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 I IEEE Inst itute of Electrical and Electr onic Engi neers. A pr ofessional so ciety serving electr ica l e ngin eers thro ugh i ts p ubli cat ions , con fere nc es, and sta ndard s dev elopment activities. The body respon sible fo r the Ethe rnet 802.[...]

Glossary GL-5 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Acc e ss Po int Hardware Installati on Guide OL-8371-05 O omni-dir ectional This typi cally refers to a primarily circu lar antenna radi ation pattern . OFDM Orthogon al frequency di vision mult iplex is a modu lation t echniq ue used by IEEE 802.1 1a-c omplia nt wir ele ss LA Ns for tr ansmi ssion at 6 , 9[...]

Glos sary GL-6 Cisco Airon et 1240AG Series Access Po int Hard ware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 S spread spectr um A radio tra ns mission t ec hnolo gy tha t spre ads the user i nfor ma tion over a muc h wider b an dw idt h th an othe rwi se r equi red in o rder to gai n be ne fits such a s impro ved inte rfere nce tolera nce and unlicen sed oper[...]

Glossary GL-7 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Acc e ss Po int Hardware Installati on Guide OL-8371-05 U UNII Unlicensed Nation al Information Infrastruc tu re—regula tions for UNII de vices operati ng in the 5.15 t o 5.35 GHz and 5. 725 to 5.825 G Hz frequ ency bands. UNII-1 Re gulation s for UNII devices oper ating i n the 5.15 t o 5. 25 GH z freq u[...]

Glos sary GL-8 Cisco Airon et 1240AG Series Access Po int Hard ware Installation Guide OL-8371-05[...]

IN-1 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Acc e ss Po int Hardware Installati on Guide OL-8371-05 INDEX A acces s point im age 3-16 ant enna conn ector s C-2 B basic settings, c h ecking 3-3 C CLI terminal emul ator settings 3-20, 4-12 con figu ring DHC P Opti on 43 G-2 conn ector s C-1, C -2 console p ort E-2 contro ller disc overy proc ess 2-4 D data rate[...]

Index IN-2 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 P pack age co ntent s 2-3 password reset 3-14 pinout s, serial ca ble E-2 power connect ing 2-20 input C-1 output C- 2 priming ac cess points F-1 process, c ontr oll er disc ov ery 2-4 R range, radi o C-3 regulat ory informatio n B-1 reloading access point im[...]