Checking Basic Settings
Message type
Boot loader errors
Cisco IOS errors
Checking Basic Settings
Mismatched basic settings are the most common causes of lost connectivity with wireless clients. If the
access point does not communicate with client devices, check the following areas.
Default IP Address Behavior
When you connect a 1240 series access point running
a default configuration to your LAN, the access point requests an IP address from your DHCP server
and, if it does not receive an IP address, continues to send requests indefinitely.
Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide
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D r a f t 1 A - C I S C O C O N F I D E N T I A L
Cable Bay Area
Ethernet LED Radio LED
Red
Red
Off
Red
Off
Amber
Amber
Off
Red
Off
Amber
Amber
Red
Amber
Amber
Amber
Blinking
—
amber
—
Blinking
amber
Red
Red
—
—
Top of Unit
Status LED
Meaning
Red
DRAM memory test failure.
Blinking red
Flash file system failure.
and blue
Blinking red
Environment variable (ENVAR) failure.
and
blue-green
Blinking red
Bad MAC address.
and yellow
Blinking red
Ethernet failure during image recovery.
and off
Blinking red
Boot environment error.
and off
Blinking red
No Cisco IOS image file.
and off
Blinking red
Boot failure.
and off
—
Transmit or receive Ethernet errors.
—
Maximum retries or buffer full occurred on the radio.
Amber
Software failure; try disconnecting and reconnecting
unit power.
Amber
General warning, insufficient inline power (see the
Low Power Condition
Cisco IOS Release 12.3(4)JA or later
Chapter 6
Troubleshooting
section).
software with
OL-7293-01