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Chapter 2 Configuring the Access Point for the First Time
Obtaining and Assigning an IP Address
Step 7 Click the Reset to Defaults button.
Note If the access point is configured with a static IP address, the IP address does not change. If the
access point is not configured with a static IP address, the access point requests a DHCP address.
If it does not receive an address from a DHCP server, its IP address is 10.0.0.1.
Obtaining and Assigning an IP Address
To browse to the access point’s Express Setup page, you must either obtain or assign the access point’s
IP address using one of the following methods:
• Use default address 10.0.0.1 when you connect to the access point locally. For detailed instructions,
see the “Connecting to the 1100 Series Access Point Locally” section on page 2-5.
• If you have a 350 or a 1200 series access point, connect to the access point console port and assign
a static IP address. Follow the steps in the“Connecting to the 350 Series Access Point Locally”
section on page 2-4 or in the “Connecting to the 1200 Series Access Point Locally” section on
page 2-6 to connect to the console port.
• Use a DHCP server (if available) to automatically assign an IP address. You can find out the
DHCP-assigned IP address using one of the following methods:
– If you have a 350 or a 1200 series access point, connect to the access point console port and use
the show ip interface brief command to display the IP address. Follow the steps in
the“Connecting to the 350 Series Access Point Locally” section on page 2-4 or in the
“Connecting to the 1200 Series Access Point Locally” section on page 2-6 to connect to the
console port.
– Provide your organization’s network administrator with your access point’s Media Access
Control (MAC) address. Your network administrator will query the DHCP server using the
MAC address to identify the IP address. The access point’s MAC address is on label attached to
the bottom of the access point.
– Use the Cisco IP Setup Utility (IPSU) to identify the assigned address. You can also use IPSU
to assign an IP address to the access point if it did not receive an IP address from the DHCP
server. IPSU runs on most Microsoft Windows operating systems: Windows 9x, 2000, Me, NT,
and XP.
You can download IPSU from the Software Center on Cisco.com. Click this link to browse to
the Software Center:
http://www.cisco.com/public/sw-center/sw-wireless.shtml