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Cisco Aironet 1560 Series Outdoor Access Point Hardware Installation Guide

Chapter 3 Troubleshooting

Verifying Controller Association

To verify that your access point is associated to the controller, follow these steps:

Step 1 Log into your controller web interface using a web browser.

You can also use the controller CLI show ap summary command from the controller console port.

Step 2 Click Wireless, and verify that your access point MAC address is listed under Ethernet MAC.

Step 3 Log out of the controller, and close your web browser.

Changing the Bridge Group Name

The bridge group name (BGN) controls the association of the access points to a RAP. BGNs can be used

to logically group the radios to avoid different networks on the same channel from communicating with

each other. This setting is also useful if you have more than one RAP in your network in the same area.

If you have two RAPs in your network in the same area (for more capacity), we recommend that you

configure the two RAPs with different BGNs and on different channels.

The BGN is a string of ten characters maximum. A factory-set bridge group name (NULL VALUE) is

assigned during manufacturing. It is not visible to you, but allows new access point radios to join a

network of new access points. The BGN can be reconfigured from the Controller CLI and GUI. After

configuring the BGN, the access point reboots.

After the access points are deployed and associated to the controller, the BGN should be changed from

the default value to prevent the MAPs from attempting to associate to other mesh networks.

The BGN should be configured very carefully on a live network. You should always start with the most

distant access point (last node) from the RAP and move towards the RAP. If you start configuring the

BGN in a different location, then the access points beyond this point (farther away) are dropped, as they

have a different BGN.

To configure the BGN for the access points using the controller GUI, follow these steps:

Medium blinking Amber Signal level –60 to –57 dBm

Slow blinking Amber Signal level –63 to –60 dBm

Slow blinking Red Signal level –66 to –63 dBm

Medium blinking Red Signal level –69 to –66 dBm

Fast blinking Red Signal level –72 to –69 dBm

Solid Red Signal level –75 to –72 dBm

Off Signal level < –75 dBm

Table 3-1 Access Point LED Signals

LED Message Type Color Meaning