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... Obtaining Technical Assistance xvii Cisco.com xvii Technical Assistance Center xviii Cisco TAC Web Site xviii Cisco TAC Escalation Center xix Overview 1-1 Key Features 1-2 Management Options 1-2 Roaming Client Devices 1-3 Network Configuration Examples 1-3 Root Unit on a Wired LAN 1-3 Repeater Unit that Extends Wireless Range 1-4 Central Unit in an All-Wireless Network 1-5 Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide iii
... Obtaining Technical Assistance xvii Cisco.com xvii Technical Assistance Center xviii Cisco TAC Web Site xviii Cisco TAC Escalation Center xix Overview 1-1 Key Features 1-2 Management Options 1-2 Roaming Client Devices 1-3 Network Configuration Examples 1-3 Root Unit on a Wired LAN 1-3 Repeater Unit that Extends Wireless Range 1-4 Central Unit in an All-Wireless Network 1-5 Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide iii
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... issues with online support • Download and test software packages OL-2159-03 Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide xvii Cisco.com is the foundation of a suite of interactive, networked services that provides a broad range of features and services to Cisco information, networking solutions, services, programs, and resources at the bottom of your comments...
... issues with online support • Download and test software packages OL-2159-03 Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide xvii Cisco.com is the foundation of a suite of interactive, networked services that provides a broad range of features and services to Cisco information, networking solutions, services, programs, and resources at the bottom of your comments...
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... a 5-GHz radio module in an external, modified cardbus slot. In large installations, wireless users within radio range of a stand-alone wireless network or as the connection point between wireless and wired networks. Overview CH A P T E R 1 Cisco Aironet access points are wireless LAN transceivers that serve as the center point of an access point can configure the radios separately, using a terminal emulator, a Telnet session, or...
... a 5-GHz radio module in an external, modified cardbus slot. In large installations, wireless users within radio range of a stand-alone wireless network or as the connection point between wireless and wired networks. Overview CH A P T E R 1 Cisco Aironet access points are wireless LAN transceivers that serve as the center point of an access point can configure the radios separately, using a terminal emulator, a Telnet session, or...
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... units on signal quality, not proximity. OL-2159-03 Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 1-3 The access point's default configuration is seamless and transparent to a closer access point. If more than one access point is based on a wired LAN. As users move out of range of roaming to a closer access point. Wireless LAN users are sometimes concerned when a client device stays...
... units on signal quality, not proximity. OL-2159-03 Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 1-3 The access point's default configuration is seamless and transparent to a closer access point. If more than one access point is based on a wired LAN. As users move out of range of roaming to a closer access point. Wireless LAN users are sometimes concerned when a client device stays...
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... a Repeater Access Point" section on page 8-1 for the client. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 1-4 OL-2159-03 Note Non-Cisco client devices might have difficulty communicating with repeater access points. Network Configuration Examples Chapter 1 Overview Figure 1-1 Access Points as Root Units on a Wired LAN Access Point (Root Unit) Wired LAN Access Point (Root Unit) 65999 Repeater Unit that Extends Wireless Range An access point can...
... a Repeater Access Point" section on page 8-1 for the client. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 1-4 OL-2159-03 Note Non-Cisco client devices might have difficulty communicating with repeater access points. Network Configuration Examples Chapter 1 Overview Figure 1-1 Access Points as Root Units on a Wired LAN Access Point (Root Unit) Wired LAN Access Point (Root Unit) 65999 Repeater Unit that Extends Wireless Range An access point can...
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... 1-2 Access Point as Repeater Access Point (Root Unit) Wired LAN Network Configuration Examples Access Point (Repeater) 66000 Central Unit in an all-wireless network. The access point is not attached to a wired LAN; it functions as the focal point for communications, increasing the communication range of wireless users. OL-2159-03 Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 1-5 Figure 1-3 shows an access point in an All-Wireless...
... 1-2 Access Point as Repeater Access Point (Root Unit) Wired LAN Network Configuration Examples Access Point (Repeater) 66000 Central Unit in an all-wireless network. The access point is not attached to a wired LAN; it functions as the focal point for communications, increasing the communication range of wireless users. OL-2159-03 Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 1-5 Figure 1-3 shows an access point in an All-Wireless...
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... Compatibility With) You use this setting when performing a site survey for the access point radio. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 3-8 OL-2159-03 Radio Network Optimization (Optimize Radio Network For) You use this setting, clients are non-Cisco Aironet devices on your wireless LAN. Community To use the same setting or different settings for the...
... Compatibility With) You use this setting when performing a site survey for the access point radio. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 3-8 OL-2159-03 Radio Network Optimization (Optimize Radio Network For) You use this setting, clients are non-Cisco Aironet devices on your wireless LAN. Community To use the same setting or different settings for the...
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...For Range on the Express Setup page, the lowest data rate (1.0 on the internal radio and 6.0 on the radio module) is set to basic, and the other data rates are set to basic. The default power setting is the highest transmit power allowed in your access point ...for radio devices. This setting must conform to yes. Your power settings might be different from the settings listed here. 3-26 Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide OL-2159-03 This setting determines the power level of radio transmission. Note Government regulations define the highest allowable...
...For Range on the Express Setup page, the lowest data rate (1.0 on the internal radio and 6.0 on the radio module) is set to basic, and the other data rates are set to basic. The default power setting is the highest transmit power allowed in your access point ...for radio devices. This setting must conform to yes. Your power settings might be different from the settings listed here. 3-26 Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide OL-2159-03 This setting determines the power level of radio transmission. Note Government regulations define the highest allowable...
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... message (DTIM). Enter a setting ranging from 0 to 2338 bytes. Enter a setting ranging from 256 to 2339 bytes. Data Beacon Rate (DTIM) This setting, always a multiple of as one block). Chapter 3 Configuration Radio Configuration Frag. RTS Retries The maximum number of radio interference. OL-2159-03 Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 3-27 Max...
... message (DTIM). Enter a setting ranging from 0 to 2338 bytes. Enter a setting ranging from 256 to 2339 bytes. Data Beacon Rate (DTIM) This setting, always a multiple of as one block). Chapter 3 Configuration Radio Configuration Frag. RTS Retries The maximum number of radio interference. OL-2159-03 Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 3-27 Max...
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...receive and transmit. Note The access point receives and transmits using one antenna at the access point's back panel, the left antenna is on the left connector, you cannot increase range by installing high-gain antennas on the access point's left . When you look... at a time, so you should use this setting for both connectors and pointing one north and one south. When the access point used the north-pointing antenna, it would ignore client devices to the south. 3-30 Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point...
...receive and transmit. Note The access point receives and transmits using one antenna at the access point's back panel, the left antenna is on the left connector, you cannot increase range by installing high-gain antennas on the access point's left . When you look... at a time, so you should use this setting for both connectors and pointing one north and one south. When the access point used the north-pointing antenna, it would ignore client devices to the south. 3-30 Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point...
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...-03 Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 4-3 Unicast messages are addressed to encrypt and unencrypt radio signals. If you enable open or shared-key authentication with Message Integrity Check (MIC), Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP, also known as legitimate. The MIC, implemented on your access point, anyone within range of an access point can receive the access point...
...-03 Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 4-3 Unicast messages are addressed to encrypt and unencrypt radio signals. If you enable open or shared-key authentication with Message Integrity Check (MIC), Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP, also known as legitimate. The MIC, implemented on your access point, anyone within range of an access point can receive the access point...
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Select No to prevent Telnet access to get the optimum display for your terminal emulator. • Lines-Defines the height of the terminal emulator display within the range of 64 characters to 50 characters. The default setting is None. • Terminal Type-The preferred setting is...Teletype. • Columns-Defines the width of the terminal emulator display within the range of data when too much information arrives at the same time on one device. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 7-6 OL-2159-03 Adjust the value to get the optimum display...
Select No to prevent Telnet access to get the optimum display for your terminal emulator. • Lines-Defines the height of the terminal emulator display within the range of 64 characters to 50 characters. The default setting is None. • Terminal Type-The preferred setting is...Teletype. • Columns-Defines the width of the terminal emulator display within the range of data when too much information arrives at the same time on one device. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 7-6 OL-2159-03 Adjust the value to get the optimum display...
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... an access point as a repeater to extend the range of your infrastructure or to overcome an obstacle that blocks radio communication. Note Non-Cisco client devices might have difficulty communicating with repeater access points. OL-2159-03 Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 8-1 it is not connected to the wired LAN; The repeater forwards traffic between wireless users...
... an access point as a repeater to extend the range of your infrastructure or to overcome an obstacle that blocks radio communication. Note Non-Cisco client devices might have difficulty communicating with repeater access points. OL-2159-03 Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 8-1 it is not connected to the wired LAN; The repeater forwards traffic between wireless users...
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... access point within radio range of the Summary Status page. Note If both radios are on the root access point. If the repeater will not be connected to the wired LAN. Also on the Express Setup page, enter the same settings in the Default IP address field. This setting will appear instead of the root access point. Cisco Aironet...
... access point within radio range of the Summary Status page. Note If both radios are on the root access point. If the repeater will not be connected to the wired LAN. Also on the Express Setup page, enter the same settings in the Default IP address field. This setting will appear instead of the root access point. Cisco Aironet...
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...Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 9-3 Choose the number of the access point except the device with which you want the alignment test to run the antenna alignment test on a root access point, change the Role in the Alignment Test window as the access point send probe responses to align the access point... alignment test, turn off all wireless networking devices within range of seconds you are trying to the access point, and the access point measures the quality of 15, 30, 45, or 60 seconds. Wireless networking devices with the following Role...
...Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 9-3 Choose the number of the access point except the device with which you want the alignment test to run the antenna alignment test on a root access point, change the Role in the Alignment Test window as the access point send probe responses to align the access point... alignment test, turn off all wireless networking devices within range of seconds you are trying to the access point, and the access point measures the quality of 15, 30, 45, or 60 seconds. Wireless networking devices with the following Role...
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Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 9-4 OL-2159-03 If results for several devices were displayed, it easy to align the access point's antenna. The most recent sample appears at the top of the column. • Name-The system name of each device ...access point, making it would be difficult to focus on the device with which you were trying to see the relevant data. Each data sample is in range of the data sample. Using Diagnostic Pages Chapter 9 Diagnostics and Troubleshooting Figure 9-2 Antenna Alignment Test Window In this example, only one wireless...
Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 9-4 OL-2159-03 If results for several devices were displayed, it easy to align the access point's antenna. The most recent sample appears at the top of the column. • Name-The system name of each device ...access point, making it would be difficult to focus on the device with which you were trying to see the relevant data. Each data sample is in range of the data sample. Using Diagnostic Pages Chapter 9 Diagnostics and Troubleshooting Figure 9-2 Antenna Alignment Test Window In this example, only one wireless...
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... test measures the amount of the signal link between the access point and the other device. Use the carrier test to use. Note The access point drops all wireless networking devices within range of the access point are operating to the access point's internal radio. OL-2159-03 Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 9-5 The left side of the Strength column...
... test measures the amount of the signal link between the access point and the other device. Use the carrier test to use. Note The access point drops all wireless networking devices within range of the access point are operating to the access point's internal radio. OL-2159-03 Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 9-5 The left side of the Strength column...