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Release Notes for Cisco Aironet 1410 Bridges for

Cisco IOS Release 12.3(7)JA5

July 27, 2007

These release notes describe new features and open and resolved caveats for Cisco IOS Release

12.3(7)JA5. They also provide important information about the Cisco Aironet 1410 Wireless Bridge

(hereafter called bridge).

Contents

These release notes contain the following sections:

• Introduction, page 2

• System Requirements, page 2

• New Features, page 2

• Installation Notes, page 3

• Important Notes, page 4

• Caveats, page 5

• Troubleshooting, page 7

• Documentation Updates, page 7

• Related Documentation, page 7

• Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request, page 8

Summary of content (8 pages)

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Release Notes for Cisco Aironet 1410 Bridges for Cisco IOS Release 12.3(7)JA5 July 27, 2007 These release notes describe new features and open and resolved caveats for Cisco IOS Release 12.3(7)JA5. They also provide important information about the Cisco Aironet 1410 Wireless Bridge (hereafter called bridge).
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Introduction Introduction The Cisco Aironet 1400 Series Bridge is a wireless device designed for building-to-building wireless connectivity. Operating in the 5.8-GHz UNII 3 band (5725 to 5825 MHz), derived from the 802.11a standard, the bridge delivers 6 to 54 Mbps data rates without the need for a license.
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Installation Notes AAA Cache and Profile AAA cache and profile is a new capability to cache the information returned from the RADIUS or TACACS+ server a more efficient handling of the authentication process. SSH v2 Server Support SSH v2 server support is a standards-based protocol to provide secure Telnet capability for router configuration and administration. Installation Notes This section contains important information to keep in mind when installing your bridge.
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Important Notes Important Notes This section describes important information about the bridge. Default SSID and Distance Settings Change When You Change Role in Radio Network If the bridge’s SSID has not been changed from the default setting and you select Install Automatic Mode as the bridge’s role in radio network setting, the SSID automatically changes from tsunami to autoinstall.
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Caveats Bridge Power Up LED Colors During power up the bridge LEDs display the following color sequences: 1. The Install LED is initially turned off. 2. The Install LED turns amber. 3. The Status LED turns amber during the boot loader process. 4. The Ethernet, Status, and Radio LEDs turn green during the loading of the operating system. 5. The Ethernet, Status, and Radio LEDs turn amber during the loop-back test. 6.
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Caveats On wireless bridges, all VLANs traversing the bridge link must use the same encryption settings. To avoid confusion, do not use the “vlan keyword on the encryption command as shown in the following example: interface dot11radio0 encryption key 1 size 128bit AAAAABBBBBCCCCCDDDDDEEEEEF transmit-key encryption mode wep mandatory mic • CSCsa68144—Default bridge configuration is invalid.
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Troubleshooting If You Need More Information If you need information about a specific caveat that does not appear in these release notes, you can use the Cisco Bug Toolkit to find select caveats of any severity. Click this URL to browse to the Bug Toolkit: http://tools.cisco.com/Support/BugToolKit/ (If you request a defect that cannot be displayed, the defect number might not exist, the defect might not yet have a customer-visible description, or the defect might be marked Cisco Confidential.
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Related Documentation • Cisco Aironet 1400 Series Wireless Bridge 10-dBi Sector Antenna • Cisco Aironet 1400 Series Wireless Bridge 28-dBi Dish Antenna • Cisco Aironet 1400 Series Wireless Bridge Roof Mount Assembly Instructions Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request For information on obtaining documentation, submitting a service request, and gathering additional information, see the monthly What’s New in Cisco Product Documentation, which also lists all new and revised Cisco techn