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Table Of Contents
- Cisco Aironet 1130AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide
- Contents
- Preface
- Overview
- Installing the Access Point
- Safety Information
- Warnings
- Unpacking the Access Point
- Basic Installation Guidelines
- Controller Discovery Process for Lightweight Access Points
- Deploying the Access Points on the Wireless Network
- Opening the Access Point Cover
- Mounting the Access Point on a Horizontal Surface
- Mounting the Access Point Below a Suspended Ceiling
- Mounting the Access Point Above a Suspended Ceiling
- Mounting Access Point on a Network Cable Box
- Mounting Access Point on a Desktop or Shelf
- Attaching the Access Point to the Mounting Plate
- Securing the Access Point
- Connecting the Ethernet and Power Cables
- Rotating the Cisco Logo
- Troubleshooting Autonomous Access Points
- Checking the Autonomous Access Point LEDs
- Checking Basic Settings
- Low Power Condition for Autonomous Access Points
- Running the Carrier Busy Test
- Running the Ping Test
- Resetting to the Default Configuration
- Reloading the Access Point Image
- Obtaining the Access Point Image File
- Connecting to the Access Point Console Port
- Obtaining the TFTP Server Software
- Troubleshooting Lightweight Access Points
- Guidelines for Using 1130AG Series Lightweight Access Points
- Checking the Lightweight Access Point LEDs
- Low Power Condition for Lightweight Access Points
- Manually Configuring Controller Information Using the Access Point CLI
- Returning the Access Point to Autonomous Mode
- Obtaining the Autonomous Access Point Image File
- Connecting to the Access Point Console Port
- Obtaining the TFTP Server Software
- Translated Safety Warnings
- Declarations of Conformity and Regulatory Information
- Manufacturers Federal Communication Commission Declaration of Conformity Statement
- VCCI Statement for Japan
- Industry Canada
- European Community, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein
- Declaration of Conformity for RF Exposure
- Guidelines for Operating Cisco Aironet Access Points in Japan
- Administrative Rules for Cisco Aironet Access Points in Taiwan
- Declaration of Conformity Statements
- Access Point Specifications
- Channels and Maximum Power Levels
- Console Cable Pinouts
- Priming Lightweight Access Points Prior to Deployment
- Configuring DHCP Option 43 for Lightweight Access Points
- Glossary
- Index
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Chapter 1 Overview
Guidelines for Using 1130AG Series Lightweight Access Points
The lightweight 1131AG access point contains two integrated radios: a 2.4-GHz radio (IEEE 802.11g)
and a 5-GHz radio (IEEE 801.11a). The lightweight 1131G access point contains one integrated radio:
a 2.4-GHz radio (IEEE 802.11g). Using a controller, you can configure the radio settings.
In the Cisco Centralized Wireless LAN architecture, access points operate in the lightweight mode (as
opposed to autonomous mode). The lightweight access points associate to a controller. The controller
manages the configuration, firmware, and controls transactions such as 802.1x authentication. In
addition, all wireless traffic is tunneled through the controller.
LWAPP is an Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) draft protocol that defines the control messaging
for setup and path authentication and run-time operations. LWAPP also defines the tunneling mechanism
for data traffic.
In an LWAPP environment, a lightweight access point discovers a controller by using LWAPP discovery
mechanisms and then sends it an LWAPP join request. The controller sends the lightweight access point
an LWAPP join response allowing the access point to join the controller. When the access point is joined,
the access point downloads its software if the versions on the access point and controller do not match.
After an access point joins a controller, you can reassign it to any controller on your network.
LWAPP secures the control communication between the lightweight access point and controller by
means of a secure key distribution, using X.509 certificates on both the access point and controller.
This chapter provides information on the following topics:
• Guidelines for Using 1130AG Series Lightweight Access Points, page 1-2
• Hardware Features, page 1-3
• Network Examples with Autonomous Access Points, page 1-7
Guidelines for Using 1130AG Series Lightweight Access Points
You should keep these guidelines in mind when you use a 1130AG series lightweight access point:
• The access points can communicate only with 2006 or 4400 series controllers. Cisco 4100 series,
Airespace 4012 series, and Airespace 4024 series controllers are not supported because they lack
the memory required to support access points running Cisco IOS software.
• The access points do not support Wireless Domain Services (WDS). The access points communicate
only with controllers and cannot communicate with WDS devices. However, the controller provides
functionality equivalent to WDS when the access point associates to it.
• The access points support eight BSSIDs per radio and a total of eight wireless LANs per access
point. When a lightweight access point associates to a controller, only wireless LANs with IDs 1
through 8 are pushed to the access point.
• The access points do not support Layer 2 LWAPP. They must get an IP address and discover the
controller using DHCP, DNS, or IP subnet broadcast.
• The access point console port is enabled for monitoring and debuging purposes (all configuration
commands are disabled after connecting to a controller).