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Release Notes for Cisco Aironet 1410 Bridges

for Cisco IOS Release 12.3(4)JA

April 4, 2005

These release notes describe new features and open and resolved caveats for Cisco IOS Release

12.3(4)JA. They also provide important information about the Cisco Aironet 1410 Bridge (hereafter

called bridge).

Contents

These release notes contain the following sections:

• Introduction, page 2

• System Requirements, page 2

• New Features, page 3

• Installation Notes, page 3

• Important Notes, page 4

• Caveats, page 6

• Troubleshooting, page 7

• Documentation Updates, page 7

• Related Documentation, page 7

• Obtaining Documentation, page 8

• Documentation Feedback, page 9

• Cisco Product Security Overview, page 9

• Obtaining Technical Assistance, page 10

• Obtaining Additional Publications and Information, page 11

Summary of content (12 pages)

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Release Notes for Cisco Aironet 1410 Bridges for Cisco IOS Release 12.3(4)JA April 4, 2005 These release notes describe new features and open and resolved caveats for Cisco IOS Release 12.3(4)JA. They also provide important information about the Cisco Aironet 1410 Bridge (hereafter called bridge).
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Introduction Introduction The Cisco Aironet 1400 Series Bridge is a wireless device designed for building-to-building wireless connectivity. Operating in the 5.8-GHz UNII 3 band (5725 to 5825 MHz), derived from the 802.11a standard, the bridge delivers 6 to 54 Mbps data rates without the need for a license.
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New Features New Features This section lists new features in Cisco IOS Release 12.3(4)JA. SNMPv3 This feature enables SNMPv3 support on Cisco Aironet bridges to provide an additional level of security. Installation Notes This section contains important information to keep in mind when installing your bridge. Bridge Installation The bridge is available in two configurations: • Integrated antenna bridge (with 22.
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Important Notes Important Notes This section describes important information about the bridge. Default SSID and Distance Settings Change When You Change Role in Radio Network If the bridge’s SSID has not been changed from the default setting and you select Install Automatic Mode as the bridge’s role in radio network setting, the SSID automatically changes from tsunami to autoinstall.
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Important Notes Bridge Power Up LED Colors During power up the bridge LEDs display the following color sequences: 1. The Install LED is initially turned off. 2. The Install LED turns amber. 3. The Status LED turns amber during the boot loader process. 4. The Ethernet, Status, and Radio LEDs turn green during the loading of the operating system. 5. The Ethernet, Status, and Radio LEDs turn amber during the loop-back test. 6.
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Caveats Caveats This section lists open and resolved caveats in Cisco IOS Release 12.3(4)JA for the bridge. Open Caveats These caveats are open in Cisco IOS Release 12.3(4)JA: • CSCsa72936—The results for the show controller d0 command do not include the radio serial number. Workaround: Enter show interface d0 mem 5fd4 12 in privileged EXEC mode and then do a hexadecimal/ASCII conversion on the 12-byte result.
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Troubleshooting • CSCsa59600—A document that describes how the Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) could be used to perform a number of Denial of Service (DoS) attacks against the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) has been made publicly available. This document has been published through the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) Internet Draft process, and is entitled “ICMP Attacks Against TCP” (draft-gont-tcpm-icmp-attacks-03.txt).
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Obtaining Documentation • Cisco Aironet 1400 Series Wireless Bridge Hardware Installation Guide • Cisco IOS Command Reference for Access Points and Bridges • Cisco Aironet 1400 Series Wireless Bridge Mounting Instructions • Cisco Aironet 1400 Series Wireless Bridge 9-dBi Omnidirectional Antenna • Cisco Aironet 1400 Series Wireless Bridge 10-dBi Sector Antenna • Cisco Aironet 1400 Series Wireless Bridge 28-dBi Dish Antenna • Cisco Aironet 1400 Series Wireless Bridge Roof Mount Assembly Instruct
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Documentation Feedback You can order Cisco documentation in these ways: • Registered Cisco.com users (Cisco direct customers) can order Cisco product documentation from the Ordering tool: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/partner/ordering/ • Nonregistered Cisco.com users can order documentation through a local account representative by calling Cisco Systems Corporate Headquarters (California, USA) at 408 526-7208 or, elsewhere in North America, by calling 1 800 553-NETS (6387).
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Obtaining Technical Assistance Tip We encourage you to use Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) or a compatible product to encrypt any sensitive information that you send to Cisco. PSIRT can work from encrypted information that is compatible with PGP versions 2.x through 8.x. Never use a revoked or an expired encryption key. The correct public key to use in your correspondence with PSIRT is the one that has the most recent creation date in this public key server list: http://pgp.mit.
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Obtaining Additional Publications and Information Submitting a Service Request Using the online TAC Service Request Tool is the fastest way to open S3 and S4 service requests. (S3 and S4 service requests are those in which your network is minimally impaired or for which you require product information.) After you describe your situation, the TAC Service Request Tool provides recommended solutions.
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Obtaining Additional Publications and Information • Cisco Press publishes a wide range of general networking, training and certification titles. Both new and experienced users will benefit from these publications. For current Cisco Press titles and other information, go to Cisco Press at this URL: http://www.ciscopress.com • Packet magazine is the Cisco Systems technical user magazine for maximizing Internet and networking investments.