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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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... Network Management Protocol (SNMP). Autonomous Access Points Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point (AIR-AP1242AG or AIR-AP1242G) provides a secure, affordable, and easy-to the network. OL-8371-05 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide 1-1 Overview 1 C H A P T E R The Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point is a Wi-Fi certified, wireless LAN transceiver. The lightweight access points operate in autonomous and lightweight configurations. The autonomous 1242AG access point contains two integrated radios: a 2.4-GHz...
... Network Management Protocol (SNMP). Autonomous Access Points Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point (AIR-AP1242AG or AIR-AP1242G) provides a secure, affordable, and easy-to the network. OL-8371-05 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide 1-1 Overview 1 C H A P T E R The Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point is a Wi-Fi certified, wireless LAN transceiver. The lightweight access points operate in autonomous and lightweight configurations. The autonomous 1242AG access point contains two integrated radios: a 2.4-GHz...
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...Cisco Aironet 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz Antennas and Accessories datasheet at this URL: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/wireless/ps469/products_data_sheets_list.html Ethernet Port The auto-sensing Ethernet port (see Figure 1-2). Use an RJ-45 to DB-9 serial cable to connect your computer's COM port to the access point...transceiver operating in the UNII 5-GHz frequency bands. Antennas Supported The 1242AG access point supports a wide range of the unit (see Figure 1-2) accepts an RJ-45 connector, linking the access point to your configuration changes, you can connect to the RP-TNC ...
...Cisco Aironet 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz Antennas and Accessories datasheet at this URL: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/wireless/ps469/products_data_sheets_list.html Ethernet Port The auto-sensing Ethernet port (see Figure 1-2). Use an RJ-45 to DB-9 serial cable to connect your computer's COM port to the access point...transceiver operating in the UNII 5-GHz frequency bands. Antennas Supported The 1242AG access point supports a wide range of the unit (see Figure 1-2) accepts an RJ-45 connector, linking the access point to your configuration changes, you can connect to the RP-TNC ...
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... as Root Units on a Wired LAN Access point Access point 135445 OL-8371-05 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide 1-9 If more than one autonomous access point is seamless and transparent to a wired LAN provides a connection point for wireless users. Figure 1-6 Access Points as root units on a Wired LAN An autonomous access point connected directly to the user. The roaming process is connected...
... as Root Units on a Wired LAN Access point Access point 135445 OL-8371-05 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide 1-9 If more than one autonomous access point is seamless and transparent to a wired LAN provides a connection point for wireless users. Figure 1-6 Access Points as root units on a Wired LAN An autonomous access point connected directly to the user. The roaming process is connected...
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... an access point as a repeater. Note Non-Cisco client devices might have difficulty communicating with Autonomous Access Points Chapter 1 Overview Repeater Unit that Extends Wireless Range An autonomous access point can be configured as a stand-alone repeater to extend the range of your infrastructure or to the wired LAN. Figure 1-7 Access Point as a repeater. Consult the Cisco IOS Software Configuration Guide for Cisco Aironet Access Points for...
... an access point as a repeater. Note Non-Cisco client devices might have difficulty communicating with Autonomous Access Points Chapter 1 Overview Repeater Unit that Extends Wireless Range An autonomous access point can be configured as a stand-alone repeater to extend the range of your infrastructure or to the wired LAN. Figure 1-7 Access Point as a repeater. Consult the Cisco IOS Software Configuration Guide for Cisco Aironet Access Points for...
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... access point acts as Central Unit in an all stations together. The bridge units can also support wireless clients. The autonomous access point is not attached to the main LAN (see Figure 1-9). Figure 1-8 shows an autonomous access point in All-Wireless Network Access point 135443 135446 Bridge Network with Clients Root bridge Non-root bridge OL-8371-05 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point...
... access point acts as Central Unit in an all stations together. The bridge units can also support wireless clients. The autonomous access point is not attached to the main LAN (see Figure 1-9). Figure 1-8 shows an autonomous access point in All-Wireless Network Access point 135443 135446 Bridge Network with Clients Root bridge Non-root bridge OL-8371-05 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point...
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... ovens. Cisco recommends that your controller under Wireless LAN Controllers at this purpose. For additional information, refer to the "Priming Lightweight Access Points Prior to Deployment" section on page 4-7. For additional information, refer to the "Configuring DHCP Option 43 for Lightweight Access Points" section on building perimeter walls unless outside coverage is desired. Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware...
... ovens. Cisco recommends that your controller under Wireless LAN Controllers at this purpose. For additional information, refer to the "Priming Lightweight Access Points Prior to Deployment" section on page 4-7. For additional information, refer to the "Configuring DHCP Option 43 for Lightweight Access Points" section on building perimeter walls unless outside coverage is desired. Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware...
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... Enable in radio range, the client device will allow wireless associations from your LAN, the access point requests an IP address from other devices. Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide 3-4 OL-8371-05 Checking Basic Settings Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 1240AG Series Autonomous Access Points Default IP Address Behavior When you connect a 1240 series access point running Cisco IOS Release 12.3(7)JA...
... Enable in radio range, the client device will allow wireless associations from your LAN, the access point requests an IP address from other devices. Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide 3-4 OL-8371-05 Checking Basic Settings Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 1240AG Series Autonomous Access Points Default IP Address Behavior When you connect a 1240 series access point running Cisco IOS Release 12.3(7)JA...
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Designed to UL 2043 for products installed in a building's environmental air handling spaces, such as above suspended ceilings. Appendix C Access Point Specifications Table C-1 Access Point Specifications (continued) Category Typical indoor range (across open office environment) Typical outdoor range Compliance 802.11G Radio Specifications 802.11b 802.11g 802.11A Radio Specifications 105 ft (32 m) @ 54 Mbps ...-STD-66 Europe EN-300.328 FCC Part 15.407 Canada RSS-210 Japan ARIB STD-T71 EN 301.893 OL-8371-05 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide C-3
Designed to UL 2043 for products installed in a building's environmental air handling spaces, such as above suspended ceilings. Appendix C Access Point Specifications Table C-1 Access Point Specifications (continued) Category Typical indoor range (across open office environment) Typical outdoor range Compliance 802.11G Radio Specifications 802.11b 802.11g 802.11A Radio Specifications 105 ft (32 m) @ 54 Mbps ...-STD-66 Europe EN-300.328 FCC Part 15.407 Canada RSS-210 Japan ARIB STD-T71 EN 301.893 OL-8371-05 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide C-3
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.... A modulation technique used to a new access point. GL-2 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 A single data message (packet) sent to avoid interfering with the base station. In some regulatory domains, 5-GHz radios are measured in which the wireless devices can roam from one access point to communicate wirelessly with other factors. Beacon packets are...
.... A modulation technique used to a new access point. GL-2 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 A single data message (packet) sent to avoid interfering with the base station. In some regulatory domains, 5-GHz radios are measured in which the wireless devices can roam from one access point to communicate wirelessly with other factors. Beacon packets are...
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... two (often internal) elements. E EAP Ethernet Extensible Authentication Protocol. One billion cycles per second. OL-8371-05 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide GL-3 name.ar-Argentina; and so on the physical layer used wired local area network. A type...or geography; name.au-Australia; The most widely used . G gateway GHz A device that automatically issues IP addresses within a specified range to an EAP-enabled Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) server. for a specific administrator-defined period. Gigahertz. A protocol...
... two (often internal) elements. E EAP Ethernet Extensible Authentication Protocol. One billion cycles per second. OL-8371-05 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide GL-3 name.ar-Argentina; and so on the physical layer used wired local area network. A type...or geography; name.au-Australia; The most widely used . G gateway GHz A device that automatically issues IP addresses within a specified range to an EAP-enabled Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) server. for a specific administrator-defined period. Gigahertz. A protocol...
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... by IEEE 802.11b-compliant wireless LANs for transmission at 2 Mbps. Part 15.203 of the FCC rules covering spread spectrum devices limits the types of some Access Points that a transmitter can receive and still correctly translate it into data. Glossary O omni-directional OFDM This typically refers to Cisco Aironet radios and antennas. Orthogonal frequency...
... by IEEE 802.11b-compliant wireless LANs for transmission at 2 Mbps. Part 15.203 of the FCC rules covering spread spectrum devices limits the types of some Access Points that a transmitter can receive and still correctly translate it into data. Glossary O omni-directional OFDM This typically refers to Cisco Aironet radios and antennas. Orthogonal frequency...
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... deployment access points 2-5 process 2-5 DHCP Option 43 4-2, G-1 DHCP pool G-2 discovery process DHCP server 2-4 DNS server 2-4 locally stored 2-4 OL-8371-05 INDEX E extended temperature range 2-3, 2-4 F FCC Declaration of Conformity B-2 FCC Safety Compliance 2-2 frequency range C-2 G guidlines, installation 2-4 I indicators 3-2, 4-3 input power C-1 installation guidelines 2-4 K key features 1-3 M MAC information 2-5 Mode button 3-16 modulation C-1 O operating temperature C-1 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation...
... deployment access points 2-5 process 2-5 DHCP Option 43 4-2, G-1 DHCP pool G-2 discovery process DHCP server 2-4 DNS server 2-4 locally stored 2-4 OL-8371-05 INDEX E extended temperature range 2-3, 2-4 F FCC Declaration of Conformity B-2 FCC Safety Compliance 2-2 frequency range C-2 G guidlines, installation 2-4 I indicators 3-2, 4-3 input power C-1 installation guidelines 2-4 K key features 1-3 M MAC information 2-5 Mode button 3-16 modulation C-1 O operating temperature C-1 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation...
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... access points F-1 process, controller discovery 2-4 R range, radio C-3 regulatory information B-1 reloading access point image 3-16 RF exposure B-7 S serial cable E-2 Cisco cable E-2 size C-1 status indicators C-1 T temperature operating C-1 terminal emulator 3-20, 4-12 TFTP server 3-16 troubleshooting 3-1, 4-1 type-length-value (TLV) G-2 U unpacking 2-3 V vendor class identifier (VCI) G-2 voltage range C-1 W warnings 2-2 web site, Cisco Software Center 3-19, 4-10 weight C-1 WEP key 3-4 IN-2 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point...
... access points F-1 process, controller discovery 2-4 R range, radio C-3 regulatory information B-1 reloading access point image 3-16 RF exposure B-7 S serial cable E-2 Cisco cable E-2 size C-1 status indicators C-1 T temperature operating C-1 terminal emulator 3-20, 4-12 TFTP server 3-16 troubleshooting 3-1, 4-1 type-length-value (TLV) G-2 U unpacking 2-3 V vendor class identifier (VCI) G-2 voltage range C-1 W warnings 2-2 web site, Cisco Software Center 3-19, 4-10 weight C-1 WEP key 3-4 IN-2 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point...