User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide
- Contents
- Preface
- Overview
- Installing the Access Point
- Safety Information
- Warnings
- Unpacking the Access Point
- Basic Installation Guidelines
- Before Beginning the Installation
- Installation Summary
- Mounting Overview
- Mounting on a Horizontal or Vertical Surface
- Mounting Below a Suspended Ceiling
- Mounting Above a Suspended Ceiling
- Mounting Access Point on a Desktop or Shelf
- Connecting the Ethernet and Power Cables
- Powering Up the Access Point
- Cable Security Bracket
- Attaching the Access Point to the Mounting Plate
- Securing the Access Point
- Configuring the Access Point for the First Time
- Using the Web-Browser Interface
- Using the Command-Line Interface
- Troubleshooting
- Translated Safety Warnings
- Declarations of Conformity and Regulatory Information
- Manufacturers Federal Communication Commission Declaration of Conformity Statement
- Department of Communications—Canada
- European Community, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein
- Declaration of Conformity for RF Exposure
- Guidelines for Operating Cisco Aironet Access Points in Japan
- Administrative Rules for Cisco Aironet Access Points in Taiwan
- Declaration of Conformity Statements
- Declaration of Conformity Statements for European Union Countries
- Access Point Specifications
- Channels and Power Levels
- Console Cable Pinouts
- Glossary
- Index
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Chapter 6 Troubleshooting
Checking the Access Point LEDs
Checking the Access Point LEDs
If your access point is not working properly, check the Status, Ethernet, and Radio LEDs on the 2.4 GHz
end of the unit. You can use the LED indications to quickly assess the unit’s status. Figure 6-1 shows the
access point LEDs (for additional information refer to the Event Log using the access point browser
interface).
Figure 6-1 Access Point LEDs
The LED signals are listed in Table 6-1.
Table 6-1 LED Signals
1 Ethernet LED 3 Status LED
2 Radio LED
STATUS
RADIO
ETHERNET
MODE
CONSOLE
ETHERNET
48VDC
2.4 GHz RIGHT/PRIMARY
2.4 GHz LEFT
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Message type Ethernet LED Radio LED Status LED Meaning
Boot loader status Green Green Green DRAM memory test ok.
Off Blinking
green
Blue-green Initialize Flash file system.
Off Green Pink Flash memory test ok.
Green Off Dark blue Ethernet test ok.
Green Green Green Starting Cisco IOS.
Association status — — Light green Normal operating condition, but no wireless client
devices are associated with the unit.
— — Blue Normal operating condition, at least one wireless
client device is associated with the unit.
Operating status Green — — Ethernet link is operational.
Blinking
green
— — Transmitting or receiving Ethernet packets.
—Blinking
green
— Transmitting or receiving radio packets.
— — Blinking
dark blue
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