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... 1-7 Anti-Theft Features 1-7 Network Examples with Autonomous Access Points 1-8 Root Access Point on a Wired LAN 1-9 Repeater Unit that Extends Wireless Range 1-10 Central Unit in an All-Wireless Network 1-11 Bridge Network with Wireless Clients 1-11 Point-to-Point Bridge Configuration 1-12 Workgroup Bridge Network 1-12 Network Example with Lightweight Access Points 1-13 OL-8371-05 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide iii
... 1-7 Anti-Theft Features 1-7 Network Examples with Autonomous Access Points 1-8 Root Access Point on a Wired LAN 1-9 Repeater Unit that Extends Wireless Range 1-10 Central Unit in an All-Wireless Network 1-11 Bridge Network with Wireless Clients 1-11 Point-to-Point Bridge Configuration 1-12 Workgroup Bridge Network 1-12 Network Example with Lightweight Access Points 1-13 OL-8371-05 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide iii
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... Series Lightweight Access Points 4-1 Guidelines for Using Cisco Aironet Lightweight Access Points 4-2 Using DHCP Option 43 4-2 Checking the Lightweight Access Point LEDs 4-3 Low Power Condition for Lightweight Access Points 4-5 Intelligent Power Management 4-5 Configuring Power Using Controller CLI Commands 4-6 Manually Configuring Controller Information Using the Access Point CLI 4-7 Configuring Controller Information 4-8 Clearing Manually Entered Controller Information 4-8 Manually Resetting the Access Point to Defaults 4-8 Returning the Lightweight Access Point to Autonomous...
... Series Lightweight Access Points 4-1 Guidelines for Using Cisco Aironet Lightweight Access Points 4-2 Using DHCP Option 43 4-2 Checking the Lightweight Access Point LEDs 4-3 Low Power Condition for Lightweight Access Points 4-5 Intelligent Power Management 4-5 Configuring Power Using Controller CLI Commands 4-6 Manually Configuring Controller Information Using the Access Point CLI 4-7 Configuring Controller Information 4-8 Clearing Manually Entered Controller Information 4-8 Manually Resetting the Access Point to Defaults 4-8 Returning the Lightweight Access Point to Autonomous...
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... Union Countries B-11 Access Point Specifications C-1 Channels and Maximum Power Levels D-1 Console Cable Pinouts E-1 Overview E-2 Console Port Signals and Pinouts E-2 Priming Lightweight Access Points Prior to Deployment F-1 Configuring DHCP Option 43 for Lightweight Access Points G-1 Overview G-2 Configuring Option 43 for 1000 Series Access Points G-3 Configuring Option 43 for 1100, 1130, 1200, 1240, and 1300 Series Lightweight Access Points G-4 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide...
... Union Countries B-11 Access Point Specifications C-1 Channels and Maximum Power Levels D-1 Console Cable Pinouts E-1 Overview E-2 Console Port Signals and Pinouts E-2 Priming Lightweight Access Points Prior to Deployment F-1 Configuring DHCP Option 43 for Lightweight Access Points G-1 Overview G-2 Configuring Option 43 for 1000 Series Access Points G-3 Configuring Option 43 for 1100, 1130, 1200, 1240, and 1300 Series Lightweight Access Points G-4 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide...
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... Support & Documentation home page, click Cisco IOS Software > Cisco IOS Software Releases 12.3 Mainline. For information about Cisco Wireless LAN Controllers, refer to the Cisco IOS Command Reference for Cisco Aironet Access Points and Bridges for the networking professional who installs and manages the Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point. Chapter 2, "Installing the Access Point," describes how to mount the access point on a desktop, wall, or ceiling...
... Support & Documentation home page, click Cisco IOS Software > Cisco IOS Software Releases 12.3 Mainline. For information about Cisco Wireless LAN Controllers, refer to the Cisco IOS Command Reference for Cisco Aironet Access Points and Bridges for the networking professional who installs and manages the Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point. Chapter 2, "Installing the Access Point," describes how to mount the access point on a desktop, wall, or ceiling...
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... Access Points Prior to Deployment," describes the procedure to configure DHCP Option 43 for the access point. Appendix D, "Channels and Maximum Power Levels," lists the autonomous access point radio channels and the maximum power levels supported by the world's regulatory domains. Appendix G, "Configuring DHCP Option 43 for Lightweight Access Points," describes the procedure to prime access points with the lightweight access point. Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point...
... Access Points Prior to Deployment," describes the procedure to configure DHCP Option 43 for the access point. Appendix D, "Channels and Maximum Power Levels," lists the autonomous access point radio channels and the maximum power levels supported by the world's regulatory domains. Appendix G, "Configuring DHCP Option 43 for Lightweight Access Points," describes the procedure to prime access points with the lightweight access point. Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point...
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... the autonomous access point: • Release Notes for Cisco Aironet Access Points • Cisco IOS Command Reference for Cisco Aironet Access Points and Bridges • Cisco IOS Software Configuration Guide for Cisco Aironet Access Points These documents provide information about the lightweight access point and the controller: • Release Notes for Cisco Wireless LAN Controllers and Lightweight Access Points • Cisco IOS Software Configuration Guide for Cisco Aironet Access Points Click this link to browse to the Cisco Wireless documentation home...
... the autonomous access point: • Release Notes for Cisco Aironet Access Points • Cisco IOS Command Reference for Cisco Aironet Access Points and Bridges • Cisco IOS Software Configuration Guide for Cisco Aironet Access Points These documents provide information about the lightweight access point and the controller: • Release Notes for Cisco Wireless LAN Controllers and Lightweight Access Points • Cisco IOS Software Configuration Guide for Cisco Aironet Access Points Click this link to browse to the Cisco Wireless documentation home...
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... (SNMP). The lightweight access points operate in autonomous and lightweight configurations. The autonomous 1242AG access point contains two integrated radios: a 2.4-GHz radio (IEEE 802.11g) and a 5-GHz radio (IEEE 801.11a). You can support standalone network configurations with the enterprise-class features required by networking professionals. Overview 1 C H A P T E R The Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point is a Wi-Fi certified, wireless LAN transceiver. With...
... (SNMP). The lightweight access points operate in autonomous and lightweight configurations. The autonomous 1242AG access point contains two integrated radios: a 2.4-GHz radio (IEEE 802.11g) and a 5-GHz radio (IEEE 801.11a). You can support standalone network configurations with the enterprise-class features required by networking professionals. Overview 1 C H A P T E R The Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point is a Wi-Fi certified, wireless LAN transceiver. With...
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... a controller by networking professionals.These lightweight access points are part of the Cisco Integrated Wireless Network Solution and require no manual configuration before they lack the memory required to any controller on the access point and controller do not support Layer 2 LWAPP. After an access point joins a controller, you use a lightweight access point: • Lightweight access points can only communicate with IDs 1 through...
... a controller by networking professionals.These lightweight access points are part of the Cisco Integrated Wireless Network Solution and require no manual configuration before they lack the memory required to any controller on the access point and controller do not support Layer 2 LWAPP. After an access point joins a controller, you use a lightweight access point: • Lightweight access points can only communicate with IDs 1 through...
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... 48VDC 2.4 GHz RIGHT / PRIMARY OL-8371-05 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide 1-3 Chapter 1 Overview Hardware Features • The lightweight access point console port is enabled for monitoring and debug purposes (all configuration commands are disabled when the access point is associated to Appendix C, "Access Point Specifications," for a list of the access point include: • Dual-radio operation (see page...
... 48VDC 2.4 GHz RIGHT / PRIMARY OL-8371-05 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide 1-3 Chapter 1 Overview Hardware Features • The lightweight access point console port is enabled for monitoring and debug purposes (all configuration commands are disabled when the access point is associated to Appendix C, "Access Point Specifications," for a list of the access point include: • Dual-radio operation (see page...
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...• Power module • Inline power: - Use an RJ-45 to DB-9 serial cable to connect your configuration changes, you do not need to run a power cord to open the management system pages: 9600 baud, 8 ...Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide 1-6 OL-8371-05 Power Sources The access point can be connected to the "Checking the Lightweight Access Point LEDs" section on page 3-2 or the "Checking the Lightweight Access Point LEDs" section on the wired Ethernet LAN and provides Ethernet error indications. • The Radio LED signals that wireless...
...• Power module • Inline power: - Use an RJ-45 to DB-9 serial cable to connect your configuration changes, you do not need to run a power cord to open the management system pages: 9600 baud, 8 ...Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide 1-6 OL-8371-05 Power Sources The access point can be connected to the "Checking the Lightweight Access Point LEDs" section on page 3-2 or the "Checking the Lightweight Access Point LEDs" section on the wired Ethernet LAN and provides Ethernet error indications. • The Radio LED signals that wireless...
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... wall. Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide 1-8 OL-8371-05 The autonomous access point's default configuration is user removable prior to attaching the mounting plate to a wired LAN or as the central unit in three common wireless network configurations. Network Examples with Autonomous Access Points This section describes the autonomous access point's role in an all-wireless network. Figure 1-5 Access Point with Mounting...
... wall. Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide 1-8 OL-8371-05 The autonomous access point's default configuration is user removable prior to attaching the mounting plate to a wired LAN or as the central unit in three common wireless network configurations. Network Examples with Autonomous Access Points This section describes the autonomous access point's role in an all-wireless network. Figure 1-5 Access Point with Mounting...
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... communicating with Autonomous Access Points Chapter 1 Overview Repeater Unit that Extends Wireless Range An autonomous access point can be configured as a repeater. Consult the Cisco IOS Software Configuration Guide for Cisco Aironet Access Points for the client. The data is sent through the route that blocks radio communication. Figure 1-7 shows an autonomous access point acting as Repeater Access point Repeater 135444 1-10 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation...
... communicating with Autonomous Access Points Chapter 1 Overview Repeater Unit that Extends Wireless Range An autonomous access point can be configured as a repeater. Consult the Cisco IOS Software Configuration Guide for Cisco Aironet Access Points for the client. The data is sent through the route that blocks radio communication. Figure 1-7 shows an autonomous access point acting as Repeater Access point Repeater 135444 1-10 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation...
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.... Figure 1-11 Workgroup Bridge Communicating with an Access Point 135448 Access point Workgroup bridge Figure 1-12 Workgroup Bridge Communicating with a Bridge Bridge Workgroup bridge 135499 1-12 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Figure 1-10 Point-to-Point Bridge Configuration 117029 Root bridge Non-root bridge Workgroup Bridge Network The access point supports a workgroup bridge role to interconnect...
.... Figure 1-11 Workgroup Bridge Communicating with an Access Point 135448 Access point Workgroup bridge Figure 1-12 Workgroup Bridge Communicating with a Bridge Bridge Workgroup bridge 135499 1-12 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Figure 1-10 Point-to-Point Bridge Configuration 117029 Root bridge Non-root bridge Workgroup Bridge Network The access point supports a workgroup bridge role to interconnect...
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Figure 1-13 Typical Lightweight Access Point Network Configuration Example LWAPP LWAPP 158085 OL-8371-05 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide 1-13 Lightweight access points and controllers in Layer 3 configurations use IP addresses and UDP packets, which can be routed through large networks. This section illustrates a typical wireless network configuration containing lightweight access points and a Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (see Figure 1-13). Layer 3 operation...
Figure 1-13 Typical Lightweight Access Point Network Configuration Example LWAPP LWAPP 158085 OL-8371-05 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide 1-13 Lightweight access points and controllers in Layer 3 configurations use IP addresses and UDP packets, which can be routed through large networks. This section illustrates a typical wireless network configuration containing lightweight access points and a Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (see Figure 1-13). Layer 3 operation...
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... all persons. • Do not mount the access point within 3 feet of -the-box) access points that access points are stored in access points for later deployment is desired. You can find the controller release notes by selecting your controller under Wireless LAN Controllers at this purpose. Cisco recommends that your access points. Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide 2-4 OL-8371-05 to...
... all persons. • Do not mount the access point within 3 feet of -the-box) access points that access points are stored in access points for later deployment is desired. You can find the controller release notes by selecting your controller under Wireless LAN Controllers at this purpose. Cisco recommends that your access points. Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide 2-4 OL-8371-05 to...
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... the Lightweight Access Point LEDs" section on the access point location map. To deploy your access points, follow these steps: a. d. Connect the access point cables (Ethernet, optional power, optional antennas). On power up, verify that the access point is configured with Option 43 configured is reachable by your access points. Chapter 2 Installing the Access Point Deploying the Access Points on the Wireless Network Deploying the Access Points on the Wireless Network Prior...
... the Lightweight Access Point LEDs" section on the access point location map. To deploy your access points, follow these steps: a. d. Connect the access point cables (Ethernet, optional power, optional antennas). On power up, verify that the access point is configured with Option 43 configured is reachable by your access points. Chapter 2 Installing the Access Point Deploying the Access Points on the Wireless Network Deploying the Access Points on the Wireless Network Prior...
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...Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide 2-6 OL-8371-05 A master controller should only be used for configuring access points and not in a working network. 135435 Access Point Layout and Connectors Figure 2-1 illustrates the 2.4-GHz connector end of the access point. Figure 2-2 Access Point...connector end of the access point. Deploying the Access Points on the Wireless Network Chapter 2 Installing the Access Point Step 4 For lightweight access points, after your access points are deployed, ensure that your controller is not configured as a master controller....
...Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide 2-6 OL-8371-05 A master controller should only be used for configuring access points and not in a working network. 135435 Access Point Layout and Connectors Figure 2-1 illustrates the 2.4-GHz connector end of the access point. Figure 2-2 Access Point...connector end of the access point. Deploying the Access Points on the Wireless Network Chapter 2 Installing the Access Point Step 4 For lightweight access points, after your access points are deployed, ensure that your controller is not configured as a master controller....
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...to the Cisco Technical Support and Documentation website at the following URL: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/wireless/tsd_products_support_category_home.html Sections in this chapter include: • Checking the Lightweight Access Point LEDs, ...Configuration, page 3-14 • Reloading the Access Point Image, page 3-16 • Obtaining the Access Point Image File, page 3-19 • Obtaining the TFTP Server Software, page 3-20 OL-8371-05 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide 3-1 3 C H A P T E R Troubleshooting 1240AG Series Autonomous Access Points...
...to the Cisco Technical Support and Documentation website at the following URL: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/wireless/tsd_products_support_category_home.html Sections in this chapter include: • Checking the Lightweight Access Point LEDs, ...Configuration, page 3-14 • Reloading the Access Point Image, page 3-16 • Obtaining the Access Point Image File, page 3-19 • Obtaining the TFTP Server Software, page 3-20 OL-8371-05 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide 3-1 3 C H A P T E R Troubleshooting 1240AG Series Autonomous Access Points...
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...Flash file system failure. No Cisco IOS image file. OL-8371-05 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide 3-3 amber - Boot failure. Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 1240AG Series Autonomous Access Points Checking Basic Settings Table 3-1...Red Amber Blinking red and off Amber Amber Blinking red and off Blinking - - Configuration recovery in progress and Mode button is released. Bad MAC address. Transmit or receive ... - If the access point does not communicate with wireless clients. Environment variable (ENVAR) failure. Boot environment error.
...Flash file system failure. No Cisco IOS image file. OL-8371-05 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide 3-3 amber - Boot failure. Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 1240AG Series Autonomous Access Points Checking Basic Settings Table 3-1...Red Amber Blinking red and off Amber Amber Blinking red and off Blinking - - Configuration recovery in progress and Mode button is released. Bad MAC address. Transmit or receive ... - If the access point does not communicate with wireless clients. Environment variable (ENVAR) failure. Boot environment error.
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...Wireless clients attempting to 5. You must configure an SSID before the access point will not associate. Repeat Steps 3 to associate with a default configuration to your LAN, the access point requests an IP address from other devices. Note In Cisco IOS Release 12.3(7)JA or later, there is Cisco. Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point... Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Use your web-browser to the Cisco IOS Software Configuration Guide for Cisco Aironet Access Points for instructions on configuring the SSID. When the Summary Status page displays, click Network Interfaces > Radio0-802...
...Wireless clients attempting to 5. You must configure an SSID before the access point will not associate. Repeat Steps 3 to associate with a default configuration to your LAN, the access point requests an IP address from other devices. Note In Cisco IOS Release 12.3(7)JA or later, there is Cisco. Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point... Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Use your web-browser to the Cisco IOS Software Configuration Guide for Cisco Aironet Access Points for instructions on configuring the SSID. When the Summary Status page displays, click Network Interfaces > Radio0-802...