Installation Guide
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
- Securing the Access Point to the Mounting Plate
- 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
- 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 3 Configuring the Access Point for the First Time
Obtaining and Assigning an IP Address
Step 2 Enter the access point’s IP address in the browser address line and press Enter. An Enter Network
Password window displays.
Step 3 Enter your username in the User Name field. The default username is Cisco.
Step 4 Enter the access point password in the Password field and press Enter. The default password is Cisco.
The Summary Status page displays.
Step 5 Click System Software and the System Software page displays.
Step 6 Click System Configuration and the System Configuration page displays.
Step 7 To return to factory default settings, click Reset to Defaults.
Step 8 To retain the IP address and return all other settings to factory default values, click
Reset to Defaults (Except IP).
Default IP Address Behavior
When you connect a 1240 series access point running Cisco IOS Release 12.3(4)JA or later software with
a default configuration to your LAN, the access point requests an IP address from your DHCP server
and, if it does not receive an IP address, continues to send requests indefinitely.
Obtaining and Assigning an IP Address
To browse to the access point’s Express Setup page, you must either obtain or assign the access point’s
IP address using one of the following methods:
Note The access point does not have a default IP address.
• To assign a static IP address to the access point, connect to the access point console port (see the
“Connecting to the Access Point Locally” section on page 3-4) and follow the steps in the
“Assigning an IP Address Using the CLI” section on page 3-14.
• Use a DHCP server (if available) to automatically assign an IP address. You can find out the
DHCP-assigned IP address using one of the following methods:
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Connect to the access point console port and use a Cisco IOS CLI command to display the IP
address, such as show interface bvi1. Follow the steps in the “Connecting to the Access Point
Locally” section on page 3-4 to connect to the console port.
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Provide your organization’s network administrator with your access point’s Media Access
Control (MAC) address. Your network administrator will query the DHCP server using the
MAC address to identify the IP address. The access point’s MAC address is on label attached to
the bottom of the access point.
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Use CLI and the serial port to identify the assigned IP address (refer to the “Finding the IP
Address Using the CLI” section on page 3-13).