Specifications

Configuring the Wireless Device

Configuring Wireless Settings

Note If you are configuring the autonomous wireless device for the first time, start a configuration session

between the router and the access point before attempting to configure basic wireless settings. See the

“Starting a Wireless Configuration Session” section on page 1.

Configure the wireless device with the appropriate software tool.

• Unified software—Cisco Express Setup, page 4

• Autonomous software—Cisco IOS CLI, page 4

Cisco Express Setup

To configure the Cisco Unified wireless device use the web-browser Cisco Express Setup tool:

Step 1 Establish a Console connection to the wireless device and get the BVI IP address by entering the show

interface bvi1 IOS command.

Step 2 Open a browser window and enter the BVI IP address in the browser-window address line. Press enter

and an Enter Network Password window appears.

Step 3 Enter your username. Cisco is the default User Name.

Step 4 Enter the wireless device password. Cisco is the default password. The Summary Status page appears.

See the following URL for details about using the web-browser configuration page:

http://cisco.com/en/US/docs/wireless/access_point/12.4_10b_JA/configuration/guide/

scg12410b-chap4-first.html#wp1103336

Cisco IOS CLI

To configure the Autonomous wireless device, establish a session between the router and the access

point, then use the Cisco IOS CLI tool:

• Configuring the Radio, page 4

• Configuring Wireless Security Settings, page 5

• Configuring Wireless Quality of Service, page 8 (Optional)

• Configuring the Access Point in Hot Standby Mode, page 9 (Optional)

Configuring the Radio

Configure the radio parameters on the wireless device to transmit signals. See Chapter 3, “Configuring

Radio Settings,” for specific configuration procedures.