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GETTING STARTED GUIDE Cisco Aironet 1140 Series Lightweight Access Point 1 About this Guide 2 Safety Instructions 3 Unpacking 4 Overview 5 Configuring the Access Point 6 Mounting the Access Point 7 Deploying the Access Point on the Wireless Network 8 Troubleshooting 9 Declarations of Conformity and Regulatory Information 10 Configuring DHCP Option 43 and DHCP Option 60 11 Access Point Specifications
GETTING STARTED GUIDE Cisco Aironet 1140 Series Lightweight Access Point 1 About this Guide 2 Safety Instructions 3 Unpacking 4 Overview 5 Configuring the Access Point 6 Mounting the Access Point 7 Deploying the Access Point on the Wireless Network 8 Troubleshooting 9 Declarations of Conformity and Regulatory Information 10 Configuring DHCP Option 43 and DHCP Option 60 11 Access Point Specifications
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...system to install and configure your access point. Statement 1071 SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS Warning Read the installation instructions before you work on any equipment, be aware of the equipment must be familiar with your Cisco Aironet 1140 Series Access Point. Statement 1004 Warning ...statement number provided at the end of the following safety warnings are provided in the Translated Safety Warnings for Cisco Aironet Access Points, which is shipped with standard practices for preventing accidents. This guide also provides mounting instructions and limited ...
...system to install and configure your access point. Statement 1071 SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS Warning Read the installation instructions before you work on any equipment, be aware of the equipment must be familiar with your Cisco Aironet 1140 Series Access Point. Statement 1004 Warning ...statement number provided at the end of the following safety warnings are provided in the Translated Safety Warnings for Cisco Aironet Access Points, which is shipped with standard practices for preventing accidents. This guide also provides mounting instructions and limited ...
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... the configuration process takes place on the controllers. LWAPP-enabled access points are compatible with previous Cisco Aironet access points. Note You cannot edit or query any access point using CAPWAP discovery mechanisms and then sends it a CAPWAP join request. If the controller is available on cisco.com. The functionality provided by using the controller CLI if the name of Wireless Access Points...
... the configuration process takes place on the controllers. LWAPP-enabled access points are compatible with previous Cisco Aironet access points. Note You cannot edit or query any access point using CAPWAP discovery mechanisms and then sends it a CAPWAP join request. If the controller is available on cisco.com. The functionality provided by using the controller CLI if the name of Wireless Access Points...
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... on cisco.com at the following information about priming, see the "Configuring DHCP Option 43 and DHCP Option 60" section on an access point for this feature is called priming the access point. For the access point to do so, you must be discovered by a controller before they can discover controllers through your wireless network available: • Access point locations. • Access point...
... on cisco.com at the following information about priming, see the "Configuring DHCP Option 43 and DHCP Option 60" section on an access point for this feature is called priming the access point. For the access point to do so, you must be discovered by a controller before they can discover controllers through your wireless network available: • Access point locations. • Access point...
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... managing your access point installation and initial operation go as priming the access point. Note Performing a pre-installation configuration is optional. Note You can mount the access point above a suspended ceiling but you must be powered using PoE to comply with safety regulations. Cisco recommends that you make a site map showing access point locations so that your wireless network. Note Access points mounted...
... managing your access point installation and initial operation go as priming the access point. Note Performing a pre-installation configuration is optional. Note You can mount the access point above a suspended ceiling but you must be powered using PoE to comply with safety regulations. Cisco recommends that you make a site map showing access point locations so that your wireless network. Note Access points mounted...
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... configuration setup. Configure the switch to attach. See the Cisco Unified Wireless Network WLAN Controller Guide: Cisco 440x Series WLAN Controllers for additional information. Set the Cisco wireless LAN controller as described in the appropriate Cisco wireless LAN controller guide. Make sure DHCP is to which your access point is enabled on the network. c. a. Figure 3 Pre-Installation Configuration Setup Controller Layer 3 devices Cisco Aironet access points...
... configuration setup. Configure the switch to attach. See the Cisco Unified Wireless Network WLAN Controller Guide: Cisco 440x Series WLAN Controllers for additional information. Set the Cisco wireless LAN controller as described in the appropriate Cisco wireless LAN controller guide. Make sure DHCP is to which your access point is enabled on the network. c. a. Figure 3 Pre-Installation Configuration Setup Controller Layer 3 devices Cisco Aironet access points...
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Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 c. If the pre-installation configuration is successful, the Status LED is successful, the access point reboots. Note When you are installing a Layer 3 access point on a different subnet than the Cisco wireless LAN controller, be installing the access point, and that the subnet has a route back to the Cisco wireless LAN controller. Also be sure that if address translation is...
Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 c. If the pre-installation configuration is successful, the Status LED is successful, the access point reboots. Note When you are installing a Layer 3 access point on a different subnet than the Cisco wireless LAN controller, be installing the access point, and that the subnet has a route back to the Cisco wireless LAN controller. Also be sure that if address translation is...
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...). If the power-up the access point. During this URL to browse to complete access point mounting instructions: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/wireless/access_point/mounting/guide/apmount.html Note The integrated antenna design of 20 lbs (9 kg). 7 Deploying the Access Point on the Wireless Network After you can be mounted in several configurations, including on a suspended ceiling...
...). If the power-up the access point. During this URL to browse to complete access point mounting instructions: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/wireless/access_point/mounting/guide/apmount.html Note The integrated antenna design of 20 lbs (9 kg). 7 Deploying the Access Point on the Wireless Network After you can be mounted in several configurations, including on a suspended ceiling...
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... click Install and Upgrade. See the "Configuring DHCP Option 43 and DHCP Option 60" section on the same subnet as the Cisco wireless LAN controller, be used only for additional information. If you are available on the same subnet as the access point. A pop-up window appears. Under Access Points, click Cisco Aironet 1140 Series. Scroll down to its...
... click Install and Upgrade. See the "Configuring DHCP Option 43 and DHCP Option 60" section on the same subnet as the Cisco wireless LAN controller, be used only for additional information. If you are available on the same subnet as the access point. A pop-up window appears. Under Access Points, click Cisco Aironet 1140 Series. Scroll down to its...
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... lightweight access point: • The access point can only communicate with Cisco controllers, such as the 2106 series wireless LAN controllers or 4400 series controllers. • The access point does not support Wireless Domain Services (WDS) and cannot communicate with WDS devices. Checking the Access Point LED Figure 4 shows the location of controller IP addresses to the access points, enabling them to the "Configuring...
... lightweight access point: • The access point can only communicate with Cisco controllers, such as the 2106 series wireless LAN controllers or 4400 series controllers. • The access point does not support Wireless Domain Services (WDS) and cannot communicate with WDS devices. Checking the Access Point LED Figure 4 shows the location of controller IP addresses to the access points, enabling them to the "Configuring...
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...Configuration recovery in progress (MODE button released) DRAM memory test failure FLASH file system failure Environment variable failure Bad MAC address Ethernet failure during image recovery Boot environment failure No Cisco image file Boot failure Software failure; You do not need to a syslog server. the access point... fail to determine why the CAPWAP discovery request from the syslog server itself. Controller software enables you to configure the access points to send all CAPWAP-related errors to enable any debug commands on the controller until it receives a CAPWAP join request...
...Configuration recovery in progress (MODE button released) DRAM memory test failure FLASH file system failure Environment variable failure Bad MAC address Ethernet failure during image recovery Boot environment failure No Cisco image file Boot failure Software failure; You do not need to a syslog server. the access point... fail to determine why the CAPWAP discovery request from the syslog server itself. Controller software enables you to configure the access points to send all CAPWAP-related errors to enable any debug commands on the controller until it receives a CAPWAP join request...
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... access points: • Up to 300 access points for 4400 series controllers, the Cisco WiSM, and the Catalyst 3750G Integrated Wireless LAN Controller Switch • Up to three times the maximum number of access points, it does not collect information for each access point that sends a CAPWAP discovery request to the same controller, and the global syslog server IP address configuration...
... access points: • Up to 300 access points for 4400 series controllers, the Cisco WiSM, and the Catalyst 3750G Integrated Wireless LAN Controller Switch • Up to three times the maximum number of access points, it does not collect information for each access point that sends a CAPWAP discovery request to the same controller, and the global syslog server IP address configuration...
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... OR OFFICE USE Models AIR-(L)AP1141N-A-K9 AIR-(L)AP1142N-A-K9 Manufacturer: Cisco Systems, Inc. 170 West Tasman Drive San Jose, CA 95134-1706 USA 18 Certification Numbers LDK102069 LDK102070 The access point also starts sending all syslog messages to the new IP address provided the access point can configure the syslog server for the Cisco Aironet 1140 Series Access Point. • Whenever a new syslog...
... OR OFFICE USE Models AIR-(L)AP1141N-A-K9 AIR-(L)AP1142N-A-K9 Manufacturer: Cisco Systems, Inc. 170 West Tasman Drive San Jose, CA 95134-1706 USA 18 Certification Numbers LDK102069 LDK102070 The access point also starts sending all syslog messages to the new IP address provided the access point can configure the syslog server for the Cisco Aironet 1140 Series Access Point. • Whenever a new syslog...
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... steps: Step 1 Step 2 Enter configuration mode at the Cisco IOS CLI. The VCI string for DHCP Option 43. 10 Configuring DHCP Option 43 and DHCP Option 60 This section contains a DHCP Option 43 configuration example on the access point's DHCP Vendor Class Identifier (VCI) string (DHCP Option 60). In Option 43, you should use with Cisco Aironet lightweight access points.
... steps: Step 1 Step 2 Enter configuration mode at the Cisco IOS CLI. The VCI string for DHCP Option 43. 10 Configuring DHCP Option 43 and DHCP Option 60 This section contains a DHCP Option 43 configuration example on the access point's DHCP Vendor Class Identifier (VCI) string (DHCP Option 60). In Option 43, you should use with Cisco Aironet lightweight access points.