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Chapter 6 Cisco Aironet 1240 Series Access Points

Special Country Restrictions

Table 6-6 lists special restrictions for wireless operation in some countries.

Changing the Lightweight Access Point Output Power

This section provides instructions for changing the 1240 series access point output power to comply with

the maximum power limits imposed by special regulatory and country restrictions (see the

“Special

Country Restrictions” section on page 6-7). Follow these instructions to change the output power

settings using a controller and 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.

Caution To meet regulatory restrictions, the access point and the external antenna must be professionally

installed. The network administration or other IT professional responsible for installing and configuring the

unit is a suitable professional installer. Following installation, access to the unit should be

password-protected by the network administrator to maintain regulatory compliance.

The output power on the access points can be changed only using a Cisco controllers (such as the 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 to configure

your access point using the web-browser interface.

Ta b l e 6-6 Special Country Restrictions for Wireless Operation

Country

Frequency

Bands (GHz)

Regulatory

Domain

Special Limitation and Restrictions

Japan 5 –J, –P, and –U Operation limited to indoor only.

South Korea 2.4 and 5 –K Maximum antenna gain limited to 6 dBi.

Mexico 2.4 –N End user must limit 2.4 GHz operation to 2450 to 2483.5 MHz and

36 dBm EIRP

1. EIRP (dBm) = Maximum output power (dBm) + antenna gain (dBi)

Russian Federation 5 –E End user must limit 5 GHz operation to 5150-5350 and

5650 to 5725 MHz.

United States 5 –A Indoor use only from 5150-5250 MHz.