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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Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide
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Preface
Audience
This guide is for the networking professional who installs and manages the Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series
Access Point, hereafter referred to as the access point. To use this guide, you should have experience
working with Cisco IOS software and be familiar with the concepts and terminology of wireless local
area networks.
Purpose
This guide provides the information you need to install and configure basic settings for your access
point. For information on using Cisco IOS commands to configure your access point, refer to the Cisco
IOS Software Configuration Guide for Cisco Aironet Access Points. For detailed information about these
Cisco IOS commands, refer to the Cisco IOS Command Reference for Cisco Aironet Access Points and
Bridges for this release. For information about the standard Cisco IOS Release 12.3 commands, refer to
the Cisco IOS documentation set available from the Cisco.com home page at Technical Support &
Documentation. On the Technical Support & Documentation home page, click Cisco IOS Software >
Cisco IOS Software Releases 12.3 Mainline.
This guide also includes an overview of the access point web-based graphical user interface (GUI) but
does not provide field-level descriptions of all the GUI windows nor does it provide the procedures for
configuring all access point options from the GUI. For all GUI window descriptions, refer to the access
point online help, which is available from the Help buttons on the GUI pages.
Organization
This guide is organized into these chapters:
Chapter 1, “Overview,” lists the software and hardware features of the access point and describes the
access point’s role in your network.
Chapter 2, “Installing the Access Point,” describes how to mount the access point on a desktop, wall, or
ceiling, how to connect Ethernet, serial, and power cables, and provides an installation summary, safety
warnings, and general guidelines.
Chapter 3, “Configuring the Access Point for the First Time,” describes how to configure basic settings
on a new access point.