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Chapter 7 Cisco Aironet 1250 Series Lightweight Access Points

Special Country Restrictions

Table 7-17 lists special restrictions for wireless operation in some countries.

Changing Lightweight Access Point Output Power

This section provides instructions for changing the 1250 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 7-18). 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.

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 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 to configure

your access point using the web-browser interface.

Follow these steps to change the 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.

Ta b l e 7-17 Special Country Restrictions for Wireless Operation

Country

Frequency

Bands (GHz)

Regulatory

Domain

Special Limitation and Restrictions

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

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

36 dBm EIRP.

Russian Federation 5 –E End user must limit 5 GHz operation to 5150 to 5350 and 5650 to 5725

MHz.

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