User Guide

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Cisco Wireless ISR and HWIC Access Point Configuration Guide
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Chapter 2 Configuring Radio Settings
Enabling the Radio Interface
Enabling the Radio Interface
The wireless device radios are disabled by default.
Note In Cisco IOS Release 12.4 there is no default SSID. You must create a Radio Service Set Identifier
(SSID) before you can enable the radio interface.
Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to enable the wireless device radio:
Use the shutdown command to disable the radio port.
Roles in Radio Network
You c an c on fig ure t he f ol lowi ng r ol es i n a r ad io n etw or k:
• Network or Fallback Role
• Universal Client Mode
Table 2-1 shows the role in the radio network for each device.
Command Purpose
Step 1
configure terminal Enter global configuration mode.
Step 2
interface dot11radio { 0 | 1 } Enter interface configuration mode for the radio interface. The
2.4-GHz radio is radio 0, and the 5-GHz radio is radio 1.
Step 3
ssid Enter the SSID. The SSID can consist of up to 32 alphanumeric
characters. SSIDs are case sensitive.
Step 4
no shutdown Enable the radio port.
Step 5
end Return to privileged EXEC mode.
Step 6
copy running-config startup-config (Optional) Save your entries in the configuration file.
Ta b l e 2-1 Device Role in Radio Network Configuration
Role in Radio Network
Cisco 800 s
eries
ISRs
Cisco 1800
series ISRs
Cisco 1841
series
Cisco 2800
series ISRs
Cisco 3800
series ISRs
Root access point X X X X X
Root bridge with or without clients – – X X X
Non-root bridge without clients – – X X X
Universal client mode X X X X X
Support of Workgroup bridge
clients
X X X X X