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Cisco Aironet 1200 Seres Access Point Software Configuration Guide
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Chapter 3 Radio Configuration and Basic Settings
Radio Configuration
Radio Network Compatibility (Ensure Compatibility With)
You use this setting to automatically configure the access point to be compatible with other devices on
your wireless LAN. This setting appears twice on the page, once for the internal radio and once for the
external radio module. You can use the same setting or different settings for each radio.
• 2Mb/sec clients—Select this setting if your network contains Cisco Aironet devices that operate at
a maximum speed of 2 Mbps.
• non-Aironet 802.11—Select this setting if there are non-Cisco Aironet devices on your wireless
LAN.
Security Setup Link
Clicking on this link takes you to the Security Setup page from which you can manage security issues
on the access point. Settings on this page are covered in the “Setting Up Administrator Authorization”
section on page 8-32.
SNMP Admin. Community
To use Simplified Network Management Protocol (SNMP), enter a community name here. This name
automatically appears in the list of users authorized to view and make changes to the access point’s
management system, and SNMP is enabled.
Click the SNMP link to go to the SNMP Setup page, where you can edit other SNMP settings.
You can define other SNMP communities on the Administrator Authorization pages. See the “Setting Up
Administrator Authorization” section on page 8-32 for instructions on using the Administrator
Authorization pages.
Radio Configuration
This section describes how to configure the access point radios. You use the AP Radio pages in the
management system to set the configuration for each radio. The radio pages include:
• AP Radio Identification pages—Contain the basic locating and identity information for the access
point internal and module radio ports. See the “Entering Identity Information” section on page 3-8
for instructions on using the AP Radio Identification pages.
• AP Radio Hardware pages—Contain settings for the access point’s SSID, data rates, transmit power,
antennas, radio channel, and operating thresholds for the access point internal and module radio
ports. See the “Entering Radio Hardware Information” section on page 3-10 for instructions on
using the AP Radio Hardware pages.
• AP Radio Advanced pages—Contain settings for the operational status of the access point’s internal
and module radio ports. You can also use these pages to make temporary changes in port status to
help with troubleshooting network problems. See the “Entering Advanced Configuration
Information” section on page 3-15 for instructions on using the AP Radio Advanced pages.
• AP Radio Ports pages—List key information on the access point’s radio ports.