User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- 1 About this Guide
- 2 Safety Instructions
- 3 Unpacking
- 4 Overview
- 5 Configuring the Bridge for the First Time
- Before You Start
- Resetting the Bridge to Default Settings
- Obtaining and Assigning an IP Address
- Connecting to the Bridge Locally
- Assigning Basic Settings
- Default Settings on the Express Setup Page
- What To Do Next
- Output Power Level
- Protecting Your Wireless LAN
- Assigning an IP Address Using the CLI
- Using a Telnet Session to Access the CLI
- 6 Mounting the Bridge
- 7 Troubleshooting
- 8 Declarations of Conformity and Regulatory Information
- Manufacturers Federal Communication Commission Declaration of Conformity Statement
- Industry Canada
- Canadian Compliance Statement
- European Community, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein
- Declaration of Conformity with Regard to the R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC
- Declaration of Conformity for RF Exposure
- Declaration of Conformity Statements
- 9 Bridge Specifications
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Protecting Your Wireless LAN
To prevent unauthorized access to your network, you must configure security settings. Because the
bridge is a radio device, the bridge communicates beyond the physical boundaries of your building.
Refer to the Cisco Aironet 1400 Series Wireless Bridge Software Configuration Guide to configure
security features to protect your network from intruders:
• Uniq
ue SSIDs that are not broadcast in the bridge beacon
• WEP an
d additional WEP features, such as TKIP and broadcast key rotation
• Dyna
mic WEP and EAP authentication
Assigning an IP Address Using the CLI
When you connect the bridge to the wired LAN, the bridge links to the network using a bridge virtual
interface (BVI) that it creates automatically. Instead of tracking separate IP addresses for the bridge’s
Ethernet and radio ports, the network uses the BVI.
When you assign an IP address to the bridge using the CLI, you mus
t assign the address to the BVI.
Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to assign an IP address to the bridge’s BVI:
Using a Telnet Session to Access the CLI
Follow these steps to access the CLI using a Telnet session. These steps are for a PC running Microsoft
Windows with a Telnet terminal application. Check your PC operating instructions for detailed
instructions for your operating system.
Command Purpose
Step 1
configure terminal Enter global configuration mode.
Step 2
interface bvi1 Enter interface configuration mode for the BVI.
Step 3
ip address address
mask
Assign an IP address and address mask to the BVI. This step
automatically saves the running configuration to the startup
configuration.
Note You lose your connection to the bridge when you
assign a new IP address to the BVI. If you need to
continue configuring the bridge, use the new IP
address to open another Telnet session to the
bridge.