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Chapter 2 Cisco Aironet 1100 Series Access Points

Changing the Lightweight Access Point Output Power

This section provides instructions for changing the 1100 series lightweight access point output power to

comply with the maximum power limits imposed by regulatory domains (see the

“Maximum Power

Levels” section on page 2-11). Follow these instructions to change the output power settings using your

browser:

Note Administrator privileges may be required in order to change access point settings.

Note Regulatory domains are set at the factory and cannot be changed by the user.

The output power on the AIR-LAP1121G-x-K9 (where x is the regulatory domain) access points can be

changed only by using a Cisco wireless LAN controller (2600 series or 4400 series), the controllers on

a Cisco Wireless Services Module (WiSM), or using Cisco Wireless Control System (WCS).

Note See the Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Configuration Guide for more details on how to configure your

access point using the web-browser interface.

Follow these steps to change theAIR-LAP1121G-x-K9 (where x is the regulatory domain) access point’s

output power to meet local regulations using a controller:

Step 1 Open your Internet browser. You must use Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0.2800 or a later release.

Step 2 Enter https://IP address (where IP address is the controller’s IP address) in the browser address line

and press Enter. A user login screen appears.

Step 3 Enter the username and password and press Enter. The controller’s summary page appears.

Note The username and password are case-sensitive.

Step 4 Click Wireless > 802.11b/g Radio and a list of associated access points appears.

Step 5 Choose the desired access point from the displayed list and click Configure. The radio settings page

appears.

Step 6 Scroll down to the Tx Power Level Assignment field, and click Custom. Custom indicates that the radio

output power is manually controlled by the Tx Power Configuration setting field.

Step 7 In the Tx Power Level field, select the appropriate power level setting (1 to 8).