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iii Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 CONTENTS Preface ix Audience ix Purpose ix Organization ix Conventi ons x Related Publication s xii Locating the Pr.
Contents iv Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 CHAPTER 2 Installing the Access Point 2-1 Safety Information 2-2 FCC Safety Compliance St atement 2-2 Gener.
Contents v Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Inline Powe r Status Message s 3-7 Configuring Power Usin g the CLI 3-9 Issuing the Cisco IOS Command Using .
Contents vi Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 APPENDIX A Translated Safety Warnings A-1 APPENDIX B Declarations of Confo rmity and Regulatory Information.
Contents vii Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 G LOSSARY I NDEX.
Contents viii Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05.
ix Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Preface Audience This guide is for the ne tworking profe ssional who i nstalls and m anages the Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point. The 1240A G series access point is av ailable in autonomous and lightweight configurations.
x Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Preface Conventions Chapter 3, “T roubleshoo ting 1240A G Series Au tonomous Access Points, ” provides troubleshooti ng procedures for basic problems with th e autonomous access point.
xi Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Preface Conventions Caution Means reader be careful. In this situation, you mi ght do something th at could result equipment damage or loss of data. War ni n g This warning symbol means danger .
xii Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Preface Related Publications Related Publications These documents pro vide information about t he autonomous access.
xiii Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Preface Locating the Product Serial Number Locating the Product Serial Number The access point seria l number is on the bottom of the ho using (refer to Figure 1 ).
xiv Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Preface Obtaining Documentation, Obtaining Support, and Security Guide lines Obtaining Documentation, Obtaining Sup.
CH A P T E R 1-1 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Gu ide OL-8371-05 1 Overview The Cisco Aironet 1240A G Series Access Point is av ailable in auto nomous and lightweight confi gurations.
1-2 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 1 Overvi ew Guidelines for Using Cisco Ai ronet Lightweight Access Points Lightweight Access Points The Cis.
1-3 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Gu ide OL-8371-05 Chapter 1 Overview Hardware Features • The lightweight access point console port is en abled for monitoring an d deb ug purposes (all configuration commands are disabled when the access point is associated to a controller).
1-4 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 1 Overvi ew Hardwa re Featur es Figure 1-2 illustrates the 2.4-GHz conn ector end of the access point. Figur e 1 -2 Access P oint 2.4 GHz Connector End Figure 1-3 illustrates the 5 -GHz connect or end of the access point.
1-5 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Gu ide OL-8371-05 Chapter 1 Overview Hardware Features Single or Dual-Radio Operation The 1242A G access point supports simultaneous radio o peration using a 2.4-GHz 802.11 g radio and a 5-GHz 802.
1-6 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 1 Overvi ew Hardwa re Featur es Power Sources The access point can recei ve po wer fr om an external po wer module or from i nline po wer using the Ethernet cable.
1-7 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Gu ide OL-8371-05 Chapter 1 Overview Hardware Features • Security cable keyhole—Y ou can us e the security cable slot (see Figure.
1-8 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 1 Overvi ew Network Exa mples with Autonomous Access Points • Cable security bracket—The cable security.
1-9 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Gu ide OL-8371-05 Chapter 1 Overview Network Examples with Autonomous Access Points Root Access Point on a Wired LAN An autonomous access point conn ected directly to a w ired LAN provides a conn ection point for wireless users.
1-10 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 1 Overvi ew Network Exa mples with Autonomous Access Points Repeater Unit that Extends Wireless Range An a.
1-11 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Gu ide OL-8371-05 Chapter 1 Overview Network Examples with Autonomous Access Points Central Unit in an All-Wireless Network In an all-wireless netw ork, an autonomous access po int acts as a stand-alone r oot unit.
1-12 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 1 Overvi ew Network Exa mples with Autonomous Access Points Point-to-Point Bridge Configuration In a point-to-p oint bridge conf iguration, t wo brid ges interconnect tw o LAN networks usin g a wireless communication link (see Fi gure 1-10 ).
1-13 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Gu ide OL-8371-05 Chapter 1 Overview Network Example with Lightwe ight Access Points Network Example with Lightweight Access Points The lightweight access points support Layer 3 ne twork operation.
1-14 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 1 Overvi ew Network Exa mple with Li ghtweight Access Points.
CH A P T E R 2-1 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Gu ide OL-8371-05 2 Installing the Access Point This chapter describes the installation of the access point and includes.
2-2 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 2 Insta lling the Access Point Safety Information Safety Information Follo w the guidelines in this se ction to ensure proper operation and safe use of the a ccess point.
2-3 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Gu ide OL-8371-05 Chapter 2 Installing the Access Point Unpacking the Access Po int War ni n g In order to comply with FCC radio frequency (RF) exposure limits, antennas shou ld be located at a minimum of 7.
2-4 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 2 Insta lling the Access Point Basic Installation Guidelines Basic Installation Guidelines Because the access point is a radio device, it is su sceptible to interference th at can reduce throughput and range.
2-5 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Gu ide OL-8371-05 Chapter 2 Installing the Access Point Deploying the Access Po ints on the Wireless Netw ork Deploying the Access Po.
2-6 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 2 Insta lling the Access Point Deploying the Access Points on the Wireless Network Step 4 For lightweight access points, after your access points are deployed, en sure that your controller is not confi gured as a master controller .
2-7 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Gu ide OL-8371-05 Chapter 2 Installing the Access Point Mounting Overview Mounting Overview Y ou can mount the access point on any of.
2-8 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 2 Insta lling the Access Point Mounting Overview Note The access point provides adequate f ire resistance a.
2-9 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Gu ide OL-8371-05 Chapter 2 Installing the Access Point Mounting on a Horizontal or Vertical Surface Mounting on a Horizontal or Vertical Surface Follo w these steps to mount the access poin t on a horizontal or vertical surface.
2-10 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 2 Insta lling the Access Point Mounting Below a Suspended Ceiling Mounting Below a Suspended Ceiling Note T o comply with NEC co de, a #10-24 grounding lug is pro vided on the mounting plate.
2-11 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Gu ide OL-8371-05 Chapter 2 Installing the Access Point Mounting Abov e a Suspended Ce iling Follo w these steps to mount your access point on a suspended ceiling: Step 1 Decide where you want to mount the access point.
2-12 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 2 Insta lling the Access Point Mounting Above a Suspended Ceiling It may be helpful to ref er to Figure 2-5 before proceeding.
2-13 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Gu ide OL-8371-05 Chapter 2 Installing the Access Point Mounting Abov e a Suspended Ce iling The bracket mount ing clip requires the use of two m ounting clip holes on the mounting plate (see Figure 2-6 ).
2-14 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 2 Insta lling the Access Point Mounting Access Point on a Desktop or Shelf Step 3 Determine the location in the ceiling where you w ill mount the a ccess point and remove an adjacent ceiling ti le.
2-15 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Gu ide OL-8371-05 Chapter 2 Installing the Access Point Cable Security Bracket Figur e 2-8 Access P oint with Mo unting Plate and Ca.
2-16 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 2 Insta lling the Access Point Attaching the Access Poin t to the Mounting Plate T o remov e the cable sec.
2-17 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Gu ide OL-8371-05 Chapter 2 Installing the Access Point Securing the Access Poin t Step 6 If your mounting plate d oes not hav e the cable security br acket, follo w these steps: a.
2-18 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 2 Insta lling the Access Point Securing the Access Point Securing the Access Point to the Mounting Plate The security hasp enables you to use a padlock to secure the access point to the mounting plate.
2-19 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Gu ide OL-8371-05 Chapter 2 Installing the Access Point Securing the Access Poin t Step 3 Place your padlock (user supplied ) through the padl ock hole in the security hasp’ s padlock flange (see Figure 2-11 ).
2-20 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 2 Insta lling the Access Point Connecting the Ethernet and Powe r Cables Connecting the Ethernet and Power Cables The access point receiv es power through the Et hernet cable or an external po wer module.
2-21 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Gu ide OL-8371-05 Chapter 2 Installing the Access Point Connecting the Ethernet an d Power Cables Note Some older switches and patch panels might not p r ovide enough power to operate the access point.
2-22 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 2 Insta lling the Access Point Powering Up the Access Point Connecting to an Ethernet Network with Local Power Caution Be careful when handling the access po int; the bottom pl ate might be hot.
CH A P T E R 3-1 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Gu ide OL-8371-05 3 Troubleshooting 1240AG Series Autonomous Access Points This chapter pro vides troublesho oting procedures for basi c problems with the 1240A G series autonomous access point (AIR-AP1242AG or AIR-AP 1242G).
3-2 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 3 Troubleshoo ting 1240AG Series Autonomous A ccess Points Checking the Auton omous Access Point LE Ds Checking the Autonomous Access Point LEDs If your access point is not w orking properly , check the Status, Ethernet, and Radio LEDs on the 2.
3-3 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Gu ide OL-8371-05 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 1240AG Series Autonomous Access Points Checking Basic Setting s Checking Basic Settings Mismatched basic settings are the mo st common causes of lost conn ecti vity with wireless cli ents.
3-4 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 3 Troubleshoo ting 1240AG Series Autonomous A ccess Points Checking Basic Settings Default IP Address Behavior When you connect a 1240 series access point runn ing Cisco IOS Release 12.
3-5 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Gu ide OL-8371-05 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 1240AG Series Autonomous Access Points Low Power Condition WEP Keys The WEP ke y you use to tran smit data must be set up ex actly the same on your access point and any wireless de vices with which it associates.
3-6 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 3 Troubleshoo ting 1240AG Series Autonomous A ccess Points Low Power Co ndition Note If your access point is connected to in-line power , do not connect th e po wer module to the access point.
3-7 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Gu ide OL-8371-05 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 1240AG Series Autonomous Access Points Low Power Condition If your inline p ower source i.
3-8 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 3 Troubleshoo ting 1240AG Series Autonomous A ccess Points Low Power Co ndition • %CDP_PD-2-PO WER_LO W :.
3-9 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Gu ide OL-8371-05 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 1240AG Series Autonomous Access Points Low Power Condition The< platform name> indicates the C isco platfo rm de tected by the access point.
3-10 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 3 Troubleshoo ting 1240AG Series Autonomous A ccess Points Low Power Co ndition Caution If the access point recei ve s power th rough PoE, the output current of the po wer sourcing equip ment (PSE) cannot e xceed 400 mA per port.
3-11 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Gu ide OL-8371-05 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 1240AG Series Autonomous Access Points Low Power Condition Step 3 Enter the write memory command to sav e the setting to the access p oint memory .
3-12 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 3 Troubleshoo ting 1240AG Series Autonomous A ccess Points Low Power Co ndition Perform these steps to conf igure your access point po wer settings u sing the bro wser interface: Step 1 Obtain the access point IP address and browse to your access point.
3-13 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Gu ide OL-8371-05 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 1240AG Series Autonomous Access Points Running the Carrier Busy T est Step 5 If you are us ing a po wer injector with a Cisco switch, choose one of these Po wer setti ng options (see Figure 3-2 ): a.
3-14 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 3 Troubleshoo ting 1240AG Series Autonomous A ccess Points Running the Ping Test Step 6 Click Start to beg in the carrier b usy test. When the test completes, the results are displa yed on the page.
3-15 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Gu ide OL-8371-05 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 1240AG Series Autonomous Access Points Resetting to the Default Configuration Using the .
3-16 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 3 Troubleshoo ting 1240AG Series Autonomous A ccess Points Reloading the A ccess Point Image Step 6 Click the Reset to Defaults b utton. Note If the access point is conf igured with a st atic IP address, the IP address does n ot change.
3-17 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Gu ide OL-8371-05 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 1240AG Series Autonomous Access Points Reloading the Access Point Image Step 8 Hold the MODE butto n until the Radio LED turns a red col or (approximately 20 to 30 seconds), an d release the MODE bu tt o n .
3-18 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 3 Troubleshoo ting 1240AG Series Autonomous A ccess Points Reloading the A ccess Point Image Browser TFTP Interface The TFTP interface allo ws you to use a TFTP server on a network device to load the access point image file.
3-19 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Gu ide OL-8371-05 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 1240AG Series Autonomous Access Points Obtaining the Access Point Image File Obtaining the Access Point Image File The access point image f ile can be obtained from the Cisco.
3-20 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 3 Troubleshoo ting 1240AG Series Autonomous A ccess Points Connecting to the Access Point Locally Connecti.
CH A P T E R 4-1 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Gu ide OL-8371-05 4 Troubleshooting 1240AG Series Lightweight Access Points This chapter pro vides troublesho oting procedures for basi c problems with the 1240A G series lightweight access poin t (AIR-LAP1242A G or AIR-LAP1 242G).
4-2 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 4 Troub leshooting 12 40AG Series Lig htweight Access Points Guidelines for Using Cisco Ai ronet Lightweigh.
4-3 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Gu ide OL-8371-05 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting 1240AG Series Lightweight Access Points Checking the Ligh tweight Access Point LEDs Check.
4-4 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 4 Troub leshooting 12 40AG Series Lig htweight Access Points Checking the Lightweight Acc ess Point LEDs Boot loader warnings Of f Of f Y ellow Ethernet link not operatio nal.
4-5 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Gu ide OL-8371-05 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting 1240AG Series Lightweight Access Points Low Power Condition for Lightweight Access Points Low Power Condition for Lightweight Access Points War ni n g This product must be conn ected to a Power over Ethernet (PoE) IEEE 802.
4-6 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 4 Troub leshooting 12 40AG Series Lig htweight Access Points Low Power Condition for Li ghtweight Access Points Note Independent of the po wer ne gotiations, the access point hardware also uses the 802.
4-7 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Gu ide OL-8371-05 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting 1240AG Series Lightweight Access Points Manually C onfigu ring Con troller In fo rmation .
4-8 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 4 Troub leshooting 12 40AG Series Lig htweight Access Points Manually Configuring Co ntroller Information Usin g the Ac cess Point CLI The static informat ion config ured with the CLI comma nds are used b y the access point to connect with a controller .
4-9 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Gu ide OL-8371-05 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting 1240AG Series Lightweight Access Points Returning the Lightweight Access Point to Auto no.
4-10 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 4 Troub leshooting 12 40AG Series Lig htweight Access Points Obtaining the Autonomous Access Point Image File Step 8 W ait until the access point reboots, as indica ted by all LEDs turning green foll o wed by the Status LED blinking gre en.
4-11 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Gu ide OL-8371-05 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting 1240AG Series Lightweight Access Points Connecting to the Access Point Lo cally b. Ca r e fu l l y r ea d t h e in f o r m at i o n an d e n t er t h e Cisco.
4-12 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Chapter 4 Troub leshooting 12 40AG Series Lig htweight Access Points Obtaining the TFTP Server Software Step 2 Set up a terminal emulator on your PC to communicat e with the access point.
A-1 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 APPENDIX A Translated Safety Warnings For t r a ns l a t e d s a f e ty w a rn i n g s, r e f e r t o t h e saf ety wa rn ing d ocum ent th at shipped with your access po in t or th a t is av ailable on Cisco.
A-2 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Appendix A Tran slated Safety Warnings.
B-1 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 APPENDIX B Declarations of Conformity and Regulatory Information This appendix pr ovides decl arations of conform ity and re gulatory informati on for the Cisco Air onet 1240A G Series Access Points.
B-2 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Appendix B Declarations of Conformity and Regul atory Info rmation Manufacturers Federal Communication Commissi on D.
B-3 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Appendix B Declarations of Confo rmity and Regulatory Informa tion VCCI Statement for Japan Caution The Part 15 radio devi ce operates on a non-interfer ence basis with other de vices operating at this frequency when usin g the integrated antennas.
B-4 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Appendix B Declarations of Conformity and Regul atory Info rmation European Commun ity, Switzerland, Nor way, Iceland, and Liec htenstein Cet appareil numerique de la classe B respecte les exigences du Re glement sur l e material broilleur du Canada.
B-5 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Appendix B Declarations of Confo rmity and Regulatory Informa tion European Community, Switzerland, Norway, Ice lan.
B-6 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Appendix B Declarations of Conformity and Regul atory Info rmation European Commun ity, Switzerland, Nor way, Iceland, and Liec htenstein This de vice complies with the EMC requ irements (EN 60601-1-2) of the Medical Direct iv e 93/42/EEC.
B-7 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Appendix B Declarations of Confo rmity and Regulatory Informa tion Declaration of Confor mity for RF Exposure For 54 Mbps, 5 GH z access points, the follo wing standards w ere applied: • Radio: EN 301.
B-8 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Appendix B Declarations of Conformity and Regul atory Info rmation Guidelines for Operating Cisco Aironet Access Po .
B-9 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Appendix B Declarations of Confo rmity and Regulatory Informa tion Administrative Rules for Cisco Aironet Access Po.
B-10 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Appendix B Declarations of Conformity and Regul atory Info rmation Administrative Rules for Cisco Ai ronet Access P.
B-11 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Appendix B Declarations of Confo rmity and Regulatory Informa tion Operation of Cisco Airone t Access Points in Br.
B-12 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Appendix B Declarations of Conformity and Regul atory Info rmation Declaration of Con formity Statements Declaration of Conformity Statements All the Declaration of Conformity st atements related to thi s product can be fou nd at the foll ow ing URL: http://www .
B-13 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Appendix B Declarations of Confo rmity and Regulatory Informa tion Declaration of Conformity Statem ents for Euro pean Union Cou ntries DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY with regard to the R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC according to EN 45014 Cisco Systems Inc.
B-14 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Appendix B Declarations of Conformity and Regul atory Info rmation Declaration of Conformity Sta tements for Europe.
C-1 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 APPENDIX C Access Point Specifications Ta b l e C - 1 lists the technical specifications for the 1240A G series access point. T able C-1 A ccess P oint Specifications Category 802.
C-2 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Appendix C Acce ss Point Specifications Power Output CCK OFDM OFDM 100 mW (20 dBm) 50 mW (17 dBm) 25 mW (14 dBm) 12 .
C-3 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Appendix C Access Point Specifications T ypical indoor range (across op en of fice en vironment) 105 ft (32 m) @ 54.
C-4 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Appendix C Acce ss Point Specifications EMI and Susceptibilit y FCC Part 15.107 and 1 5.109 Class B ICES-003 Cl ass B (Canada) EN 55022 B EN 60601-1-2:2001 AS/NZS 3548 Class B VCCI Class B EN 301.
D-1 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 APPENDIX D Channels and Maximum Power Levels For channel and maximu m power le v el settings, refer to Channels and .
D-2 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Appendix D Channels and Maximum Power Levels.
E-1 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 APPENDIX E Console Cable Pinouts This appendix identifies the pinouts for the serial c onsole cable that co nnects to the access point’ s serial console port.
E-2 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Appendix E Console Cable Pinouts Overview Overview The access point requires a special se rial cable that connect s the access point serial console port (RJ-45 connector) to your PC’ s COM po rt (D B-9 connector).
F-1 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 APPENDIX F Priming Lightweight Access Points Prior to Deployment This section describes an optional procedure design.
F-2 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Appendix F Primin g Lightweight Access Points Prior to Deployment Before deployi ng your lightwei ght access points .
F-3 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Appendix F Priming Lightweigh t Access Points Prior to Deployment d.
F-4 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Appendix F Primin g Lightweight Access Points Prior to Deployment.
G-1 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 APPENDIX G Configuring DHCP Option 43 for Lightweight Access Points This appendix describes the steps ne eded to con.
G-2 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Appendix G Configuring DHCP Option 43 for Ligh tweight Access Points Overview Overview This section contains a D HCP Option 43 conf iguration e xample on a W indo ws 2003 Enterpri se DHCP server for use with Cisco Aironet lightweight acc ess point s.
G-3 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Appendix G Configuring DHCP Op tion 43 for Lightw eight Access Points Configuring Option 43 for 1000 Series Access .
G-4 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 Appendix G Configuring DHCP Option 43 for Ligh tweight Access Points Configuring Option 43 for 1100 , 1130, 1200, 12.
GL-1 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 GLOSSARY 802.3af The IEEE standard that describes a mechan ism for Power ov er Ethernet (PoE). Th e standard provides the capability to deli v er both po wer and data o ver standard Ethernet cabling.
Glossary GL-2 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 B beacon A wireless LAN pa cket that signals the a v ailability and presence of the wireless device.
Glossar y GL-3 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 DHCP Dynamic host conf iguration p rotocol. A protocol av ailable with many operat ing systems that automatically issues IP addresses within a specified range to devices on the network.
Glossary GL-4 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 I IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic E n gineers. A profession al society serving electrical engineers through its publ ications, conferences, and standards de velopment activities.
Glossar y GL-5 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 O omni-directiona l This typically refers to a pr imarily circular antenna radiatio n pattern. OFDM Orthogonal frequency di vision multiplex is a modulation technique used by IEEE 802.
Glossary GL-6 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 S spread spectrum A radio tran smission technology that sp reads the user information ov er a much wider bandwidth than otherwise required in order to g ain benefi ts such as improv ed interference tolerance and unl icensed operation.
Glossar y GL-7 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 U UNII Unlicensed National Information Infr as tructure—regulations for UNII de vices operating in the 5. 15 to 5.35 GHz and 5.725 to 5.82 5 GHz frequency b ands.
Glossary GL-8 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05.
IN-1 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 INDEX A access point image 3-16 antenna connectors C-2 B basic sett ings, checking 3-3 C CLI terminal emulator set.
Index IN-2 Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Po int Hardware Installation Guide OL-8371-05 P package contents 2-3 password reset 3-14 pinouts, serial cable E-2 power connecting 2-20 input C-1 output .
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