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Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide Software Release 11.50T August, 2002 Corporate Headquarters Cisco Systems, Inc. 170 West Tasman Drive San Jose, CA 95134-1706 http://www.cisco.com Tel: 408 526-4000 800 553-NETS (6387) Fax: 408 526-4100 Text Part Number: OL-2159-03...
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C H A P T E R Key Features Management Options Roaming Client Devices Network Configuration Examples Root Unit on a Wired LAN Repeater Unit that Extends Wireless Range Central Unit in an All-Wireless Network Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide OL-2159-03...
Default IP Address Default IP Subnet Mask Default Gateway Radio Service Set ID (SSID) Role in Radio Network Radio Network Optimization (Optimize Radio Network For) Radio Network Compatibility (Ensure Compatibility With) Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide OL-2159-03...
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Entering Web Server Settings and Setting Up Access Point Help 3-55 Settings on the Web Server Setup Page 3-56 Entering Name Server Settings 3-58 Settings on the Name Server Setup Page 3-58 Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide OL-2159-03...
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Levels of Security Encrypting Radio Signals with WEP Additional WEP Security Features Network Authentication Types Combining MAC-Based, EAP, and Open Authentication Protecting the Access Point Configuration with User Manager Setting Up WEP Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide OL-2159-03...
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Browsing to Network Devices Setting the Display Options Using Station Pages Information on Station Pages Performing Pings and Link Tests Clearing and Updating Statistics 5-10 Deauthenticating and Disassociating Client Devices 5-11 Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide OL-2159-03...
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Downloading the Current Configuration 6-13 Uploading a Configuration 6-13 Uploading from a Local Drive 6-14 Uploading from a File Server 6-14 Resetting the Configuration 6-16 Restarting the Access Point 6-17 Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide viii OL-2159-03...
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Data Received Data Transmitted Ethernet Port Page AP Radio Page 9-12 Event Log Page 9-17 Display Settings 9-17 Log Headings 9-18 Saving the Log 9-18 Event Log Summary Page 9-19 Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide OL-2159-03...
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Finding an Access Point by Blinking the Top Panel Indicators 9-40 Checking Basic Settings 9-40 SSID 9-40 WEP Keys 9-40 EAP Authentication Requires Matching 802.1x Protocol Drafts 9-41 Resetting to the Default Configuration 9-43 Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide OL-2159-03...
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Channels for IEEE 802.11b Maximum Power Levels and Antenna Gains For IEEE 802.11a For IEEE 802.11b Protocol Filter Lists A P P E N D I X N D E X Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide OL-2159-03...
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Contents Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide OL-2159-03...
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Preface The Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide describes how to configure Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Points using the web-based management system. This manual also briefly describes how to use the console-based management system. Audience and Scope This guide is for the network manager responsible for configuring a wireless network.
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Commands and keywords are in boldface text. • Notes, tips, and cautions use the following conventions and symbols: Means reader take note. Notes contain helpful suggestions or references to Note materials not contained in this manual. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide OL-2159-03...
Related Publications The following documents provide more information about access points and related products: Quick Start Guide: Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Points describes how to • attach cables, power on, and assign an IP address and default gateway for the access point.
Obtaining Documentation Obtaining Documentation These sections explain how to obtain documentation from Cisco Systems. World Wide Web You can access the most current Cisco documentation on the World Wide Web at this URL: http://www.cisco.com Translated documentation is available at this URL: http://www.cisco.com/public/countries_languages.shtml...
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Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) Web Site. Cisco.com registered users have complete access to the technical support resources on the Cisco TAC Web Site. Cisco.com Cisco.com is the foundation of a suite of interactive, networked services that provides immediate, open access to Cisco information, networking solutions, services, programs, and resources at any time, from anywhere in the world.
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Cisco TAC Web Site You can use the Cisco TAC Web Site to resolve P3 and P4 issues yourself, saving both cost and time. The site provides around-the-clock access to online tools, knowledge bases, and software.
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If you are a Cisco.com registered user, and you cannot resolve your technical issues by using the Cisco TAC Web Site, you can open a case online by using the TAC Case Open tool at this URL: http://www.cisco.com/tac/caseopen If you have Internet access, we recommend that you open P3 and P4 cases through the Cisco TAC Web Site.
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Preface Obtaining Technical Assistance Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide OL-2159-03...
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C H A P T E R Overview Cisco Aironet access points are wireless LAN transceivers that serve as the center point of a stand-alone wireless network or as the connection point between wireless and wired networks. In large installations, wireless users within radio range of an access point can roam throughout a facility while maintaining seamless, uninterrupted access to the network.
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After you provide a network username and password for the repeater, it authenticates to your network using LEAP, Cisco’s wireless authentication method, and receives and uses dynamic WEP keys. See the “Setting up a...
(associate) through another access point. The roaming process is seamless and transparent to the user. Figure 1-1 shows access points acting as root units on a wired LAN. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide OL-2159-03...
“Setting Up a Repeater Access Point” section on page 8-1 for instructions on setting up the access point as a repeater. Non-Cisco client devices might have difficulty communicating with repeater Note access points. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide...
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LAN; it functions as a hub linking all stations together. The access point serves as the focal point for communications, increasing the communication range of wireless users. Figure 1-3 shows an access point in an all-wireless network. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide OL-2159-03...
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Chapter 1 Overview Network Configuration Examples Figure 1-3 Access Point as Central Unit in All-Wireless Network Access Point (Root Unit) Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide OL-2159-03...
This chapter contains the following sections: Using the Web-Browser Interface, page 2-2 • Using the Command-Line Interface, page 2-5 • Using SNMP, page 2-10 • Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide OL-2159-03...
Using the Web-Browser Interface for the First Time Use the access point’s IP address to browse to the management system. See the Quick Start Guide: Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Points for instructions on assigning an IP address to the access point.
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Saves changes made on the page and return to the previous page. Cancel Discards changes to the page and return to the previous page. Restore Defaults Returns all settings on the page to their default values. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide OL-2159-03...
The Network Map window appears when you click Network Map in the Map window. You use the Network Map window to open a new browser window displaying information for any device on your wireless network. Figure 2-2 shows the Network Map window. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide OL-2159-03...
You can use a command-line interface (CLI) to configure your access point through a terminal emulation program or a Telnet session instead of through your browser. This section provides instructions for Microsoft’s HyperTerminal and for Telnet; other programs are similar. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide OL-2159-03...
Connecting the Serial Cable DB-9 to RJ-45 RJ-45 serial serial cable connector The Cisco part number for the DB-9 to RJ-45 serial cable is AIR-CONCAB1200. Note Browse to http://www.cisco.com/go/marketplace to order a serial cable. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide...
Refreshes the page and cancel changes to settings. three times Ctrl-R Refreshes the page and cancel changes to settings. Returns to the home page without applying changes. :back Moves back one page without applying changes. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide OL-2159-03...
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You can also enter diagnostic commands in the CLI. See the “Using Command-Line Diagnostics” section on page 9-20 for information on the CLI diagnostic commands. Figure 2-4 shows a CLI page example. Figure 2-4 CLI Page Example Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide OL-2159-03...
To start the Telnet session in Windows 2000, type open followed by the access point’s IP address. In the Host Name field, type the access point’s IP address and click Connect. Step 3 Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide OL-2159-03...
The access point supports the following MIBs: Standard MIB-II (RFC1213-MIB.my) • Supported branches: system (1.3.6.1.2.1.1) – interfaces (1.3.6.1.2.1.2) – ip (1.3.6.1.2.1.4) – tcp (1.3.6.1.2.1.6) – udp (1.3.6.1.2.1.7) – snmp (1.3.6.1.2.1.11) – Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 2-10 OL-2159-03...
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You can download the latest release of the access point MIB at the following URL: http://www.cisco.com/public/sw-center/sw-wireless.shtml IEEE802dot11-MIB.my: • Supported branch: ieee802dot11 (1.2.840.10036) – To download this MIB, browse to ftp://ftp.cisco.com/pub/mibs/v1/IEEE802dot11-MIB-V1SMI.my. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 2-11 OL-2159-03...
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Chapter 2 Using the Management Interfaces Using SNMP Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 2-12 OL-2159-03...
The page contains radio settings for both the 2.4-GHz internal radio and the 5-GHz external radio module. You can configure the radios separately, using different settings on each radio. Figure 3-1 shows the Express Setup page. Figure 3-1 Express Setup Page Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide OL-2159-03...
The access point’s Media Access Control (MAC) address appears under the system name. The MAC address is a unique serial number permanently assigned to the access point’s Ethernet controller. You cannot change the access point’s MAC address. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide OL-2159-03...
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255.255.255.255 indicates no gateway. Clicking the Gateway link takes you to the Routing Setup page, which contains detailed settings for configuring the access point to communicate with the IP network routing system. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide OL-2159-03...
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Use this setting if the access point is connected to the wired LAN. Figure 3-2 shows an access point operating as a root unit in a network. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide OL-2159-03...
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Chapter 3 Configuration Basic Settings Figure 3-2 Root-Unit Access Points Access Point (Root Unit) Wired LAN Access Point (Root Unit) Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide OL-2159-03...
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Non-Cisco client devices might have difficulty communicating with Note repeater access points. Figure 3-3 Repeater Access Point Access Point (Root Unit) Wired LAN Access Point (Repeater) Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide OL-2159-03...
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You can use the same setting or different settings for each radio. 2Mb/sec clients—Select this setting if your network contains Cisco Aironet • devices that operate at a maximum speed of 2 Mbps.
Ethernet port, and use the AP Radio Protocol Filters page to create and enable protocol filters for the access point’s radio port. The pages are identical except for the page title. Figure 3-4 shows the main body for the pages. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide OL-2159-03...
Step 1 Click Ethertype, IP Protocol, or IP Port to display the Filters page that contains Step 2 the protocols you want to filter. Figure 3-5 shows the Filters page. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 3-10 OL-2159-03...
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Click Add New. The Filter Set page appears. Figure 3-6 shows the Filter Set page. Step 5 Figure 3-6 Filter Set Page Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 3-11 OL-2159-03...
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• allowed on the network but should not impact network use by other users and applications. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 3-12 OL-2159-03...
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OK. The EtherType Filters, IP Protocol Filters, or IP Port Filters page appears, and the filter sets you defined appear in the filter set list at the bottom of the page. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 3-13 OL-2159-03...
CLI to disable the filters. Use the Address Filters page to create MAC address filters for the access point. Figure 3-8 shows the Address Filters page. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 3-14 OL-2159-03...
Type a destination MAC address in the New MAC Address Filter: Dest MAC Step 2 Address field. You can type the address with colons separating the character pairs (00:40:96:12:34:56, for example) or without any intervening characters (004096123456, for example). Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 3-15 OL-2159-03...
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To enable MAC address filtering on the external module radio, click Advanced in the AP Radio: Module row. The AP Radio Advanced page appears. Figure 3-9 shows the AP Radio Advanced page for the internal radio. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 3-16 OL-2159-03...
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MAC addresses except those listed as disallowed on the Address Filters page. Unicast packets are addressed to just one device on the network. Multicast packets are addressed to multiple devices on the network. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 3-17 OL-2159-03...
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If clients are not filtered immediately, click WARM RESTART SYSTEM NOW on the Manage System Configuration page to restart the access point. To reach the Manage System Configuration page, Click Cisco Services on the main Setup page and click Manage System Configuration on the Cisco Services Setup page.
The internal radio and the radio module both have an AP Radio Identity page. Both pages contain the same settings. Figure 3-10 shows the AP Radio Identification page for the internal radio. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 3-19 OL-2159-03...
The AP Radio Identification pages contain the following settings: Primary Port Settings • Default IP Address • Default IP Subnet Mask • Service Set ID (SSID) • LEAP User Name • LEAP Password • Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 3-20 OL-2159-03...
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LAN. If DHCP or BOOTP is not enabled, this field is the subnet mask. If DHCP or BOOTP is enabled, this field provides the subnet mask only if no server responds to the access point’s request. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 3-21 OL-2159-03...
The internal radio and the radio module both have an AP Radio Hardware page. Both pages contain similar settings. Figure 3-11 shows the AP Radio Hardware page for the radio module. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 3-22 OL-2159-03...
The AP Radio Hardware page contains the following settings: Service Set ID (SSID) • Allow Broadcast SSID to Associate? • Enable World Mode • • Data Rates Transmit Power • Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 3-23 OL-2159-03...
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With no selected, the SSID used by the client device must match exactly the radio’s SSID. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 3-24 OL-2159-03...
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Basic for 1 and 2 and set the rest of the data rates to Yes. Figure 3-13 shows the Data Rates set up for 1- and 2-Mbps service only. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 3-25 OL-2159-03...
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The power settings available on your access point depend on the regulatory Note domain for which the access point is configured. Your power settings might be different from the settings listed here. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 3-26 OL-2159-03...
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If the beacon period is set at 100, its default setting, and the data beacon rate is set at 1, its default setting, then the access point sends a beacon containing a DTIM every 100 Kµsecs. One Kµsec equals 1,024 microseconds. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 3-27 OL-2159-03...
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If you need to keep the access point assigned to a specific channel to keep from Note interfering with other access points, you should leave this setting at no. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 3-28 OL-2159-03...
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When you look at the access point’s back panel, the right antenna is on the right. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 3-29 OL-2159-03...
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When the access point used the north-pointing antenna, it would ignore client devices to the south. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 3-30 OL-2159-03...
Radio Modulation and Radio Preamble settings. Figure 3-15 shows the AP Radio Advanced page for the internal radio. Figure 3-15 AP Radio Advanced Page for Internal Radio Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 3-31 OL-2159-03...
Broadcast WEP Key rotation interval (sec) • Accept Authentication Types • Require EAP • Default Unicast Address Filter • Specified Access Points • Radio Modulation • Radio Preamble • Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 3-32 OL-2159-03...
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MAC addresses listed as disallowed on the Address Filters page. Disallowed—The access point discards all traffic except packets sent to the • MAC addresses listed as allowed on the Address Filters page. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 3-33 OL-2159-03...
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Use this entry field to specify the maximum number of wireless networking devices that are allowed to associate to the radio. The default setting, 0, means that the maximum possible number of associations is allowed. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 3-34 OL-2159-03...
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Configuration Radio Configuration Use Aironet Extensions Select yes or no to use Cisco Aironet 802.11 extensions. This setting must be set to yes (the default setting) to enable these features: Load balancing—The access point uses Aironet extensions to direct client •...
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A Cisco Aironet Workgroup Bridge provides a wireless LAN connection for up to eight Ethernet-enabled devices. Refer to the “Overview”...
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(IV) in encrypted packets to calculate the WEP key. WEP key hashing removes the predictability that an intruder relies on to determine the WEP key by exploiting IVs. Select Cisco from the pull-down menu and click Apply to enable WEP key hashing.
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WEP key and changes it at the interval you select. Broadcast key rotation is an excellent alternative to TKIP if your wireless LAN supports wireless client devices that are not Cisco devices or that cannot be upgraded to the latest firmware for Cisco client devices.
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With MAC addresses in these fields, the repeater access point always tries to associate with the specified access points instead of with other less-efficient access points. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 3-39 OL-2159-03...
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The pull-down menu allows you to select a long or short radio preamble: Long—A long preamble ensures compatibility between the access point and • all early models of Cisco Aironet Wireless LAN Adapters (PC4800 and PC4800A). Short—A short preamble improves throughput performance. Cisco Aironet's •...
You use the Ethernet Identification page to enter basic locating and identity information for the access point’s Ethernet port. Figure 3-16 shows the Ethernet Identification page. Figure 3-16 The Ethernet Identification Page Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 3-41 OL-2159-03...
IP address. If DHCP or BOOTP is enabled, this field provides the IP address only if no server responds with an IP address for the access point. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 3-42...
You use the Ethernet Hardware page to select the connector type, connection speed, and duplex setting used by the access point’s Ethernet port. Figure 3-17 shows the Ethernet Hardware page. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 3-43 OL-2159-03...
Auto—This is the default and the recommended setting. The connection speed and duplex setting are automatically negotiated between the access point and the hub, switch, or router to which the access point is connected. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 3-44 OL-2159-03...
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100-Base-T / Full Duplex—Ethernet network connector for 100-Mbps • transmission speed over twisted-pair wire and operating in full-duplex mode. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 3-45 OL-2159-03...
Requested Status This setting is useful for troubleshooting problems on your network. Up, the default setting, enables the Ethernet port for normal operation. Down disables the access point’s Ethernet port. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 3-46 OL-2159-03...
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MAC addresses listed as disallowed on the Address Filters page. Disallowed—The access point discards all traffic except packets sent to the • MAC addresses listed as allowed on the Address Filters page. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 3-47 OL-2159-03...
Entering Name Server Settings, page 3-58 • Entering FTP Settings, page 3-60 • See the “Enabling EAP on the Access Point” section on page 4-20 for instructions Note on setting up the authentication server. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 3-48 OL-2159-03...
The Time Server Setup page contains the following settings: Simple Network Time Protocol • Default Time Server • GMT Offset (hr) • Use Daylight Savings Time • Manually Set Date and Time • Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 3-49 OL-2159-03...
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When entering the date and time, use forward-slashes to separate the year, month, and day, and use colons to separate the hours, minutes, and seconds. For example, you would enter 2001/02/17 for February 17, 2001, and 18:25:00 for 6:25 pm. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 3-50 OL-2159-03...
On the Setup page, click Boot Server under Services. Settings on the Boot Server Setup Page The Boot Server Setup page contains the following settings: Configuration Server Protocol • Use Previous Configuration Server Settings • Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 3-51 OL-2159-03...
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The pull-down menu contains the following options: Always—The access point always loads configuration settings from an .ini • file on the server. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 3-52 OL-2159-03...
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This setting specifies the shortest amount of time the access point accepts for an IP address lease. The access point ignores leases shorter than this period. Enter the minimum number of minutes the access point should accept for a lease period. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 3-53 OL-2159-03...
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IEEE 802 Networks ARCNET Hyperchannel Lanstar Autonet Short Address LocalTalk LocalNet Other - Non Hardware Select this option to include a unique value in the DHCP Client Identifier Value field. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 3-54 OL-2159-03...
Help files, and enter settings for a custom-tailored web system for access point management. Figure 3-21 shows the Web Server Setup page: Figure 3-21 Web Server Setup Page Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 3-55 OL-2159-03...
You can point to the help files in one of three possible locations: Internet—Cisco maintains up-to-date help for access points on the Cisco • website. While this location requires online access for every occasion of needing online help, it offers the most up-to-date information.
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This setting points to the access point management system’s HTML pages. If you create alternative HTML pages, you should change this setting to point to the alternative pages. The default setting is: mfs0:/StdUI/ Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 3-57 OL-2159-03...
Settings on the Name Server Setup Page The Name Server Setup page contains the following settings: Domain Name System • Default Domain • Domain Name Servers • Domain Suffix • Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 3-58 OL-2159-03...
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“mycompany.com” the full name of a computer might be “mycomputer.mycompany.com.” With domain suffix set to “mycompany.com,” the computer's name would be displayed on management system pages as simply “mycomputer.” Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 3-59 OL-2159-03...
Settings on the FTP Setup Page The FTP Setup page contains the following settings: File Transfer Protocol • Default File Server • • FTP Directory FTP User Name • FTP User Password • Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 3-60 OL-2159-03...
IP network routing system. You use the page settings to specify the default gateway and to build a list of installed network route settings. Figure 3-24 shows the Routing Setup page. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 3-61 OL-2159-03...
New Network Route Settings • Installed Network Routes list • Default Gateway Enter the IP address of your network’s default gateway in this entry field. The entry 255.255.255.255 indicates no gateway. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 3-62 OL-2159-03...
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Subnet Mask—Enter the subnet mask associated with the destination • network. Installed Network Routes list The list of installed routes provides the destination network IP address, the gateway, and the subnet mask for each installed route. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 3-63 OL-2159-03...
The buttons include: • Apply—Applies your selections to the Association Table and returns you to the Association Table page. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 3-64 OL-2159-03...
Assoc—The station is associated with an access point. – Unauth—The station is unauthenticated with any access point. – Auth—The station is authenticated with an access point. – • IP Address—A device’s IP address. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 3-65 OL-2159-03...
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Select Alert to display the number of alert bytes to and from each station on the wireless network. Both selections add a column to the Association Table. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 3-66 OL-2159-03...
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This setting determines the information that appears in the first column in the Association Table. Secondary Sort This setting determines the information that appears in the second column in the Association Table. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 3-67 OL-2159-03...
Figure 3-26 Association Table Advanced Page Follow this link path to reach the Association Table Advanced page: On the Summary Status page, click Setup. On the Setup page, click Advanced under Associations. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 3-68 OL-2159-03...
(that is, the port has been turned off, the rate setting has been changed, etc.) and appear in green in the Event Log. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 3-69 OL-2159-03...
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A setting of zero tells the access point to track a device indefinitely no matter how long it is inactive. A setting of 300 equals 5 minutes; 1800 equals 30 minutes; 28800 equals 8 hours. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 3-70 OL-2159-03...
Figure 3-27 The Event Display Setup Page Follow this link path to reach the Event Display Setup page: On the Summary Status page, click Setup. On the Setup page, click Display Defaults under Event Log. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 3-71 OL-2159-03...
“Event Handling Setup Page” section on page 3-74 for details.) Use the pull-down menus to choose one of the sixteen severity levels for each display area. Table 3-2 lists the severity levels. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 3-72 OL-2159-03...
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HTTP or IP. Port refers to the access point’s Ethernet or radio • network interface. External refers to a device on the network other • than the access point. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 3-73 OL-2159-03...
You use the Event Handling Setup page to determine how notification of the fatal, alert, warning, and information events should occur. You can choose to only count the events, display them to the console but not store them, record them after Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 3-74 OL-2159-03...
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Figure 3-28 shows the Event Handling Setup page. Figure 3-28 The Event Handling Setup Page Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 3-75 OL-2159-03...
• display of the event. Notify—Makes a record of the event in the log, displays the event, and tells • the access point to notify someone of the occurrence. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 3-76 OL-2159-03...
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Clear Alert Statistics Click this button to reset the alert tallies to 0. Purge Trace Buffer Click this button to delete the packet traces from the Event Trace Buffer. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 3-77 OL-2159-03...
Figure 3-29 Event Notifications Setup Page Follow this link path to reach the Event Notifications Setup page: On the Summary Status page, click Setup. On the Setup page, click Event Notifications under Event Log. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 3-78 OL-2159-03...
Type the SNMP community name. This setting also appears on the SNMP Setup page. Should Notify-Disposition Events generate Syslog Messages? Select yes to send event notifications to a Syslog server. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 3-79 OL-2159-03...
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This default syslog destination is only used if the syslog destination address field is blank. Syslog Facility Number Type the Syslog Facility number for the notifications. The default setting is 16, which corresponds to the Local0 facility code. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 3-80 OL-2159-03...
Figure 4-1 shows possible levels of security on Cisco Aironet wireless networking equipment, from no security on the left to highest security on the right. The highest level of security, EAP authentication, interacts with a Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) server on your network to provide authentication service for wireless client devices.
Because WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) is the first line of defense against intruders, Cisco recommends that you use full encryption on your wireless network.
WEP key and changes it at the interval you select. Broadcast key rotation is an excellent alternative to TKIP if your wireless LAN supports wireless client devices that are not Cisco devices or that cannot be upgraded to the latest firmware for Cisco client devices. See the “Enabling Broadcast...
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RADIUS server creates its own response and compares that to the response from the client. When the RADIUS server authenticates the client, the process repeats in reverse, and the client authenticates the RADIUS server. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide OL-2159-03...
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EAP capability. See “Setting Up MAC-Based Authentication” section on page 4-29 instructions on enabling MAC-based authentication. Figure 4-3 shows the authentication sequence for MAC-based authentication. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide OL-2159-03...
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WEP key = 321 with WEP key = 123 1. Authentication request 2. Authentication response Shared key—Cisco provides shared key authentication to comply with the • IEEE 802.11b standard. However, because of shared key’s security flaws, we recommend that you avoid using it.
If MAC authentication fails, the access point waits for the client device to attempt EAP authentication. See the “Authenticating Client Devices Using MAC Addresses or EAP” section on page 4-34 for more information on this feature. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide OL-2159-03...
The internal radio and the radio module both have an AP Radio Data Encryption page. Both pages contain the same settings. Figure 4-6 shows the AP Radio Data Encryption page. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide OL-2159-03...
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Follow the link path to the AP Radio Data Encryption page. Step 1 Before you can enable WEP, you must enter a WEP key in at least one of the Step 2 Encryption Key fields. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 4-10 OL-2159-03...
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WEP key lists. Table 4-1 shows an example WEP key setup that would work for the access point and an associated device: Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 4-11 OL-2159-03...
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You must set a WEP key before enabling WEP. The options in the Use of Note Data Encryption by Stations is pull-down menu do not appear until you set a key. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 4-12 OL-2159-03...
Optional—Client devices can communicate with the access point either with • or without WEP. If you select Optional, Cisco Aironet client devices associating to the Note access point must be configured to allow association to mixed cells. See the Cisco Aironet Wireless LAN Adapters Software Configuration Guide for instructions on configuring Cisco Aironet client devices.
The MIC, implemented on both the access point and all associated client devices, adds a few bytes to each packet to make the packets tamper-proof. You must set up and enable WEP with full encryption before MIC takes effect. Note Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 4-14 OL-2159-03...
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AP Radio Advanced page. Both pages contain the same settings. Figure 4-7 shows the AP Radio Advanced page for the internal radio. Figure 4-7 AP Radio Advanced Page for Internal Radio Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 4-15 OL-2159-03...
(IV) in encrypted packets to calculate the WEP key. TKIP removes the predictability that an intruder relies on to determine the WEP key by exploiting IVs. TKIP protects both unicast and broadcast WEP keys. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 4-16 OL-2159-03...
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On the Setup page, click Advanced in the AP Radio row under Network Ports for the internal radio or the radio module. Select Cisco from the Temporal Key Integrity Protocol pull-down menu. Step 3 Make sure yes is selected for the Use Aironet Extensions setting. Key hashing Step 4 does not work if Use Aironet Extensions is set to no.
Broadcast key rotation is an excellent alternative to TKIP if your wireless LAN supports wireless client devices that are not Cisco devices or that cannot be upgraded to the latest firmware for Cisco client devices. When you enable broadcast key rotation, only wireless client devices using LEAP Note or EAP-TLS authentication can use the access point.
WEP. You must enable WEP to use shared key authentication, but you do not have to enable WEP to use open authentication. However, Cisco strongly recommends that you enable WEP on all wireless networks. Select Open (default) or Shared Key to set the authentications the access point Step 2 recognizes.
AP Radio Data Encryption page. Both pages contain the same settings. Figure 4-6 shows the AP Radio Data Encryption page for the internal radio. Figure 4-8 shows the Authenticator Configuration page. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 4-20 OL-2159-03...
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Functionality in Draft 10 is equivalent to the functionality in Draft 11, Note the ratified draft of the 802.1X standard. Table 4-3 lists radio firmware versions for Cisco Aironet products and the drafts with which they comply. Table 4-3 802.1x Protocol Drafts and Compliant Client Firmware...
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Enter the port number your RADIUS server uses for authentication. The default Step 4 setting, 1812, is the port setting for Cisco’s RADIUS server, the Cisco Secure Access Control Server (ACS), and for many other RADIUS servers. Check your server’s product documentation to find the correct port setting.
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(signals sent from the access point to several client devices at once). This key does not need to be set on client devices. Select 128-bit encryption from the Key Size pull-down menu. Step 13 Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 4-24 OL-2159-03...
In the Key box, type the shared secret that the TACACS+ or RADIUS NAS and Step 5 Cisco Secure ACS use to encrypt the data. For correct operation, the identical key (case sensitive) must be configured on the access point’s Authenticator Configuration page and in Cisco Secure ACS.
You should consider several factors when determining the best session key timeout value for your wireless network. Consult Product Bulletin 1515: Cisco Wireless LAN Security Bulletin for guidelines on selecting timeout values. Use this URL to browse to Product Bulletin 1515: http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/cc/pd/witc/ao350ap/prodlit/1515_pp.htm...
After you provide a network username and password for the repeater radio, it authenticates to your network using LEAP, Cisco’s wireless authentication method, and receives and uses dynamic WEP keys. See the “Setting Up a Repeater Access Point”...
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RADIUS server is not set up correctly, you must reboot the repeater access point after correcting the problem. The repeater access point does not attempt to reauthenticate until it reboots. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 4-28 OL-2159-03...
Follow this link path to reach the Address Filters page: Step 1 On the Summary Status page, click Setup. On the Setup page, click Address Filters under Associations. Figure 4-10 shows the Address Filters page. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 4-29 OL-2159-03...
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The MAC address remains in the management system until you remove it. To remove the MAC address from the list, select it and click Remove. Be sure to enter your own MAC address in the list of allowed addresses. Note Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 4-30 OL-2159-03...
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Enter the name or IP address of the authentication server in the Server Name/IP Step 7 entry field. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 4-31 OL-2159-03...
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Enter the port number the server uses for authentication. The default setting, Step 8 1812, is the port setting for Cisco’s RADIUS server, the Cisco Secure Access Control Server (ACS), and for many other RADIUS servers. Check your server’s product documentation to find the correct port setting.
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Disallowed but leave Default Unicast Address Filter under Network-EAP set to Allowed. This configuration forces client devices using open authentication to authenticate using MAC addresses but does not force LEAP-enabled client Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 4-33 OL-2159-03...
MAC authentication might be able to join the network without performing EAP authentication. Follow the steps in the “Setting Up MAC-Based Authentication” section on Step 2 page 4-29 to set up MAC-based authentication. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 4-34 OL-2159-03...
Follow these steps to create a list of allowed MAC addresses in Cisco Secure ACS: On the ACS main menu, click User Setup.
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If your server allows case-sensitive usernames and passwords, you must enter MAC addresses in the server’s database using lower-case characters. When the User Setup screen appears, enter the MAC address in the Cisco Secure Step 3 PAP Password and Confirm Password entry fields.
Enter all the settings for LEAP authentication. • under 802.11 Open On the AP Radio Data Encryption page for the internal radio or the radio module (shown in Figure 4-6): Select the Open checkbox. • Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 4-37 OL-2159-03...
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MAC-based authentication and EAP authentication. See the “Authenticating Client Devices Using MAC Addresses or EAP” section on page 4-34 for instructions on setting up this combination of authentications. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 4-38 OL-2159-03...
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Select yes for the setting called “Is MAC Authentication alone • sufficient for a client to be fully authenticated?” MAC-based and LEAP Enter the settings for LEAP. • • Enter the settings for MAC-based authentication. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 4-39 OL-2159-03...
Enter the port number the server uses for authentication. The default setting, 1812, is the port setting for Cisco’s RADIUS server, the Cisco Secure Access Control Server (ACS), and for many other RADIUS servers. Check your server’s product documentation to find the correct port setting.
Creating a list of users authorized to view and change the access point Note management system does not affect the ability of client devices to associate with the access point. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 4-41 OL-2159-03...
Follow the link path to the Security Setup page. Step 1 On the Security Setup page, click User Information. Figure 4-15 shows the User Step 2 Information page. Figure 4-15 User Information Page Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 4-42 OL-2159-03...
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Ident—The user can change the access point's identity settings (IP address • and SSID). When you assign Ident capability to a user, the user also automatically receives Write and Admin capabilities. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 4-43 OL-2159-03...
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Allow Read-Only Browsing without Login—Select yes to allow any user to view the access point’s basic screens. Select no to restrict access to all of the access point’s screens to only the users in the user list. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 4-44 OL-2159-03...
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Select no to allow any user to view the Legal Credits page. Click OK. You return automatically to the Security Setup page. Step 9 Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 4-45 OL-2159-03...
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Network Management This section describes how to browse to other devices on your network, how to use Cisco Discovery Protocol with your wireless networking equipment, how to assign a specific network port to a MAC address, and how to enable wireless network accounting.
To browse to a device’s browser-based interface, click the device’s IP address in the IP Addr. column. The home page of the device’s management system appears. Cisco Aironet access points, bridges, and workgroup bridges have browser-based interfaces, and many servers and printers have them, also.
Station page for a PC card client adapter. You can also use the Station page to perform pings and link tests for network devices. Figure 5-2 shows a sample Station page for a PC card client adapter. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide OL-2159-03...
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IP Address—The device’s IP address. • When you click the IP address link, the browser attempts to display the device’s home page. Cisco Aironet access points, bridges, and workgroup bridges have browser-based interfaces, and many servers and printers have them also.
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RTS (Short) Retries—Reports the number of times the RTS packet had to be • retried. Data (Long) Retries—Reports the number of times the data packet had to be • retried. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide OL-2159-03...
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Latest Signal Strength—Displays the current index of radio signal quality. • The following four fields appear only on the Station page for an access point: Stations Associated—Displays, by number and class, all stations associated • with the access point. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide OL-2159-03...
Network Management Using the Association Table Uptime—Displays the cumulative time the device has been operating since • the last reset. Software Version—Displays the version level of Cisco software on the • device. Announcement Packets—Total number of Announcement packets since the •...
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Number of Pkts. and Pkt. Size fields. Click Link Test. Step 2 The link test runs using the values in the Number of Pkts. and Pkt. Size fields. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide OL-2159-03...
Clear Stats—Clears all packet, octet and error counts and resets the counters • to 0. Refresh—Updates the counts to their latest accumulated values, and saves the • Alert selections. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 5-10 OL-2159-03...
Table, the Network Map window does not list wired devices on your LAN. Figure 5-5 shows the Network Map window. Your Internet browser must have Java enabled to use the map windows. Note Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 5-11 OL-2159-03...
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Click show clients to display all the wireless client devices on your network. The client names appear under the access point or bridge with which they are associated. If clients are displayed, click hide clients to display only non-client devices. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 5-12 OL-2159-03...
Using Cisco Discovery Protocol Using Cisco Discovery Protocol Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) is a device-discovery protocol that runs on all Cisco network equipment. Each device sends identifying messages to a multicast address, and each device monitors the messages sent by other devices.
CDP packets through the radio port and monitors the radio for CDP packets from other devices. MIB for CDP A MIB file is available for use with CDP. The filename is CISCO-CDP-MIB.my, and you can download the MIB at the following URL: http://www.cisco.com/public/mibs...
When you assign specific ports, your network topology remains constant even when devices reboot. Figure 5-7 shows the Port Assignments page. Figure 5-7 Port Assignments Page Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 5-15 OL-2159-03...
RADIUS server on your network. Cisco Secure ACS writes accounting records to a log file or to a database daily. Consult the Cisco Secure ACS 2.6 for Windows 2000/NT Servers User Guide for instructions on viewing and downloading the log or database: http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/access/acs_soft/csacs4nt/csnt2...
The delay reduces accounting activity for client devices that disassociate from the access point and then quickly reassociate. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 5-17 OL-2159-03...
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Port—The communication port setting used by the access point and the • server. The default setting, 1813, is the correct setting for Cisco Aironet access points and Cisco secure ACS. Timeout (sec.)—Enter the number of seconds the access point should wait •...
The method with which the client device is authenticated to the network. This value is always 1, which represents RADIUS authentication. The access point sends this attribute to the server with all three status types. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 5-19 OL-2159-03...
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Acct-Terminate-Cause How the client device’s session was terminated. This attribute lists the same cause for every disassociated client device: Loss of service. The access point sends this attribute only with the ACCT_STOP status type. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 5-20 OL-2159-03...
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RADIUS_IPADR The IP address of the access point sending the accounting information. The access point sends this attribute to the server with all three status types. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 5-21 OL-2159-03...
Updating Firmware Updating Firmware You use the Cisco Services Setup page to update the access point’s firmware. You can perform the update by browsing to a local drive or by using FTP to update the firmware from a file server.
Full Update of the Firmware Components To update all the firmware components at the same time, click Through Browser on the Fully Update Firmware line on the Cisco Services Setup page. The Update All Firmware Through Browser page appears. Figure 6-2 shows the Update All Firmware Through Browser page.
Updating Firmware Selective Update of the Firmware Components To update firmware components individually, click Through Browser on the Selectively Update Firmware line on the Cisco Services Setup page. The Update Firmware Through Browser page appears. Figure 6-3 shows the Update Firmware Through Browser page.
Full Update of the Firmware Components To update all the firmware components at the same time, click From File Server on the Fully Update Firmware line on the Cisco Services Setup page. The Update All Firmware From File Server page appears.
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New File for All Firmware entry field. Click Browser Update Now to load and install the new firmware. When the Step 4 update is complete, the access point automatically reboots. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide OL-2159-03...
Selective Update of the Firmware Components To update firmware components individually, click From File Server on the Selectively Update Firmware line on the Cisco Services Setup page. The Update Firmware From File Server page appears. Figure 6-6 shows the Update Firmware From File Server page.
(the person logged in on the distributing access point) Follow the steps in the “Limiting Distributions” section on page 6-11 to limit the firmware distribution to certain access points. Figure 6-7 Distribute Firmware Page Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide OL-2159-03...
On the Summary Status page, click Setup. On the Setup page, click Cisco Services Setup. On the Cisco Services page, click Distribute Firmware to other Cisco Devices. Follow these steps to distribute firmware to other access points: Follow the link path to reach the Distribute Firmware page.
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On the Summary Status page, click Setup. On the Setup page, click Cisco Services Setup. On the Cisco Services page, click Distribute Configuration to other Cisco Devices. Follow these steps to distribute the access point’s configuration to other access points: Follow the link path to reach the Distribute Configuration page.
Log into the distributing access point using the new user name and perform the Step 3 distribution. Only access points with matching users in their user manager systems receive the distribution. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 6-11 OL-2159-03...
Follow this link path in the browser interface to reach the System Configuration Setup page: On the Summary Status page, click Setup. On the Setup page, click Cisco Services Setup. On the Cisco Services page, click Manage System Configuration. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 6-12 OL-2159-03...
You can upload a configuration file to the access point from your hard drive or a mapped network drive, or you can upload a configuration from a file server. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 6-13 OL-2159-03...
Follow this link path in the browser interface to reach the FTP Setup page: On the Summary Status page, click Setup On the Setup page, click FTP The FTP Setup page appears. Figure 6-10 shows the FTP Setup page. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 6-14 OL-2159-03...
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If the management system doesn’t find the first filename, it continues to the next until it finds the file and loads it. It checks the server for the following names in the following order: [system name].ini Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 6-15 OL-2159-03...
Follow the link path to reach the System Configuration Setup page. Figure 6-9 Step 1 shows the System Configuration Setup page. The link path is listed under Figure 5-9. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 6-16 OL-2159-03...
Click “Cold” Restart System Now to perform a cold restart of the access • point. A cold restart is the equivalent of removing and then reapplying power for the access point. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 6-17 OL-2159-03...
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This chapter explains how to set up your access point to use SNMP, Telnet, or the console port to manage the access point. This chapter contains the following sections: SNMP Setup, page 7-2 • Console and Telnet Setup, page 7-5 • Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide OL-2159-03...
The SNMP Setup page contains the following settings: Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)—Select Enabled to use • SNMP with the access point. System Description—The system's device type and current version of • firmware. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide OL-2159-03...
On the Summary Status page, click Setup. On the Setup page, click SNMP in the Services section of the page. On the SNMP Setup page, click Browse Management Information Base (MIB). Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide OL-2159-03...
Step 3 Click Set. The new value is set on the access point. Step 4 If the object is read-only, the value is not changed when you click Set. Note Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide OL-2159-03...
Parity—An error-detecting process based on the addition of a parity bit to • make the total number of bits Odd or Even. The default setting, None, uses no parity bit. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide OL-2159-03...
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16 characters to 50 characters. Adjust the value to get the optimum display for your terminal emulator. Enable Telnet—The default setting is Yes. Select No to prevent Telnet access • to the management system. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide OL-2159-03...
A repeater access point is not connected to the wired LAN; it is placed within radio range of an access point connected to the wired LAN to extend the range of your infrastructure or to overcome an obstacle that blocks radio communication. Non-Cisco client devices might have difficulty communicating with repeater Note access points.
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Because each repeater must receive and then re-transmit each packet on the same channel, throughput is cut in half for each repeater you add to the chain. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide OL-2159-03...
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LEAP on a repeater. Follow these steps to set up a repeater access point: Use the Quick Start Guide: Cisco 1200 Series Aironet Access Points and the Step 1 information in this manual to set up an access point as a root unit on the wired LAN.
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Connect power to the repeater access point. Consult the the Quick Start Guide: Step 5 Cisco 1200 Series Aironet Access Points for power options. If both radios are set up as repeaters, the access point will not be connected to the Note wired LAN.
Except for the IP address, the standby access point’s settings should be identical to the settings on the monitored access point. You use the Hot Standby page to set up the standby access point. Figure 8-2 shows the Hot Standby page. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide OL-2159-03...
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On the Summary Status page, click Setup. • On the Setup page, click Cisco Services under Services. • On the Cisco Services Setup page, click Hot Standby Management. • Wireless client devices associated to the standby access point lose their Note connections during the hot standby setup process.
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This chapter describes the diagnostic pages in the management system and provides troubleshooting procedures for basic problems with the access point. For the most up-to-date, detailed troubleshooting information, refer to the Cisco TAC website at http://www.cisco.com/tac. Select Wireless LAN under Top Issues.
The access point performs the carrier test for the internal radio only; it Note does not perform the carrier test for the radio module. Figure 9-1 shows the Radio Diagnostics page. Figure 9-1 Radio Diagnostics Page Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide OL-2159-03...
Follow this link path to reach the Radio Diagnostics page: On the Summary Status page, click Diagnostics in the Network Ports row. On the Cisco Network Diagnostics page, click Radio Diagnostics Tests. Antenna Alignment Test The antenna alignment test measures signal strength and quality between a repeater access point and other wireless networking devices.
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• appears at the top of the column. Name—The system name of each device in the alignment test. • Address—The MAC address of each device in the alignment test. • Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide OL-2159-03...
Carrier Test window. The access point drops all associations with wireless networking devices during Note the carrier test. Figure 9-3 shows an example Carrier Test window. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide OL-2159-03...
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The bar graph on the right side of the window displays the amount of noise on each frequency. Click Stop Test in the window or on the Radio Diagnostics page to stop the test. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide OL-2159-03...
The Network Diagnostics link at the top of the Network Ports page leads to the Cisco Network Diagnostics page, where you can select diagnostic tests. The Network Ports table is divided into three sections: identifying information and status, data received, and data transmitted. Each row in the table is described below.
Multicast pkts.—The number of packets received that were sent as a • transmission to a set of nodes. Total bytes—The total number of bytes received. • Errors—The number of packets determined to be in error. • Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide OL-2159-03...
When you click Ethernet in the Network Ports table, the browser displays the Ethernet Port page. This page lists detailed statistics on the access point’s Ethernet port. Figure 9-5 shows an Ethernet Port page example. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide OL-2159-03...
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Overrun Packets—Ethernet packets that were discarded because the access • point had a temporary overload of packets to handle. Packets Too Long—Ethernet packets that were larger than the maximum • packet size of 1518 bytes. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 9-11 OL-2159-03...
This page lists detailed statistics on the radio. Both radios have an AP Radio page, and both pages contain similar information. Figure 9-6 shows an AP Radio Port page example. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 9-12 OL-2159-03...
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Hardware Information” section on page 3-22 for details on the AP Radio Hardware page. Status of “awc0”—awc0 (Aironet Wireless Communications) is part of Cisco • Aironet's naming convention for this radio. This field displays one of three possible operating states: Up—The port is operating properly.
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Filtered Packets—Packets that were stopped or screened by the filters set up • on the port. Packet CRC Errors—Cyclic redundancy check (CRC) errors that were • detected in a received packet. Packet WEP Errors—Encryption errors received through this port. • Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 9-14 OL-2159-03...
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Click Set Properties to display the AP Radio Hardware page, where you can set the maximum RTS value. Total Retries—The total number of retries that occurred through the radio • port. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 9-15 OL-2159-03...
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Detailed Stats.—Twenty additional statistical fields covering packet • fragments, collisions, and other errors. Individual Rates—Data transmission statistics for each data rate (1, 2, 5, and • 11 Mbps). Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 9-16 OL-2159-03...
Next—Displays earlier events in the log. Prev—Displays more recent events in the log. • Apply New—Changes the display by applying the settings in the Index and • Number of Events fields. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 9-17 OL-2159-03...
In Netscape Communicator, the log file is displayed on the screen, and you select Save As from Communicator’s File pull-down menu to save the log. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 9-18 OL-2159-03...
IP statistics :vxdiag_memshow free and allocated memory on the access point :vxdiag_muxshow networking protocols installed on the access point :vxdiag_routeshow current routing information :vxdiag_tcpstatshow TCP statistics :vxdiag_udpstatshow UDP statistics Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 9-20 OL-2159-03...
Enter the command (for example, :vxdiag_memshow) and press Enter. The Step 5 command’s diagnostic information appears. Diagnostic Command Results This section describes the information displayed on the CLI for the diagnostic commands listed in Table 9-1. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 9-21 OL-2159-03...
• Flags—see Table 9-2 for a list of flags • Table 9-2 Flag Definitions Flag Value Definition Route is usable. Destination is a gateway. Host of specific routing entry. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 9-23 OL-2159-03...
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– lo0 for internal loopback – Follow the steps in the “Entering Diagnostic Commands” section on page 9-21 open the CLI and enter the :vxdiag_arpshow command. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 9-24 OL-2159-03...
45 PEND 1bcda8 a5b138 6b0003 tSNMPD 106fd8 b1eb80 46 PEND+T 1bcda8 b1d5b0 3d0004 1968 These are the descriptions of the information in each column: Name—name of the task • Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 9-26 OL-2159-03...
Use the :vxdiag_ipstatshow command to display IP statistics for the access point. The IP statistics might look like the following example: total 5760 badsum tooshort toosmall badhlen badlen infragments fragdropped fragtimeout forward cantforward redirectsent Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 9-27 OL-2159-03...
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Noroute—number of packets discarded due to no route available • Follow the steps in the “Entering Diagnostic Commands” section on page 9-21 open the CLI and enter the :vxdiag_ipstatshow command. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 9-28 OL-2159-03...
These are descriptions for each column in the route net and route host tables: Destination—IP address of host to which access point is to be routed • Gateway—IP address of host for forwarding packets not in the access point’s • subnet Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 9-30 OL-2159-03...
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16 pcb cache lookups failed 0 pcb hash lookup failed Follow the steps in the “Entering Diagnostic Commands” section on page 9-21 open the CLI and enter the :vxdiag_udpstatshow command. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 9-32 OL-2159-03...
Maximum memory reserved for Detailed Event Trace Buffer (bytes) entry field. If you want to create a detailed packet trace, for example, enter 1000000; if you need a simple, less-detailed packet trace, for example, enter 100000. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 9-33 OL-2159-03...
Click Refresh. Repeat these steps for each device for which you want to trace Step 4 packets. The MAC addresses of devices you are tracing appear in red in the Association Table. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 9-34 OL-2159-03...
CLI. Click Refresh. The network interface you are tracing appears in red on the Step 4 Summary Status, Setup, and Network Ports pages. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 9-35 OL-2159-03...
If your access point is not communicating, check the three indicators on the top panel. The indicators report the unit’s status. Figure 9-9 shows the indicators on top of the access point. Table 9-3 lists the meanings of the indicator signals. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 9-37 OL-2159-03...
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The radio indicator blinks green to indicate radio traffic activity. The light is • normally off, but it blinks green whenever a packet is received or transmitted over one of the access point radios. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 9-38 OL-2159-03...
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Blinking – General warning. amber Failure Steady Steady Steady Firmware failure; disconnect power from the unit and reapply power. Firmware – Steady – Unit is loading new upgrade firmware. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 9-39 OL-2159-03...
If you need to find the physical location of a particular access point, you can put the top panel indicators into blinking mode. Follow these instructions to blink the access point’s top panel indicators: Browse to the access point’s Cisco Services Setup page: Step 1 On the Summary Status page, click Setup.
Table 9-4 802.1x Protocol Drafts and Compliant Client Firmware Draft Firmware Version Draft 7 Draft 8 PC/PCI cards 4.13 — — PC/PCI cards 4.16 — — Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 9-41 OL-2159-03...
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Browse to the Authenticator Configuration page in the access point management Step 1 system. On the Summary Status page, click Setup. On the Setup page, click Security. On the Security Setup page, click Authentication Server. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 9-42 OL-2159-03...
Connect a nine-pin, female DB-9 to RJ-45 serial cable to the RJ-45 serial port on Step 1 the access point and to the COM port on a computer. Open a terminal-emulation program on your computer. Step 2 Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 9-43 OL-2159-03...
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After the access point reboots and the Express Setup screen appears, reconfigure Step 10 the access point by using the terminal emulator or an Internet browser. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide 9-44 OL-2159-03...
The following topics are covered in this appendix: Channels, page A-2 • Maximum Power Levels and Antenna Gains, page A-4 • Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide OL-2159-03...
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5805 All channel sets are restricted to indoor usage except the Americas (-A), which Note allows for indoor and outdoor use on channels 52 through 64 in the United States. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide OL-2159-03...
8 are for indoor use only while channels 9 through 11 can be used indoors and outdoors. Users are responsible for ensuring that the channel set configuration complies with the regulatory standards of Mexico. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide OL-2159-03...
Maximum Power Levels Per Antenna Gain for IEEE 802.11b Regulatory Domain Antenna Gain (dBi) Maximum Power Level (mW) Americas (-A) (4 watts EIRP maximum) 13.5 EMEA (-E) (100 mW EIRP maximum) 13.5 Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide OL-2159-03...
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Regulatory Domain Antenna Gain (dBi) Maximum Power Level (mW) Israel (-I) (100 mW EIRP maximum) 13.5 China (-C) (10 mW EIRP maximum) 13.5 Japan (-J) (10 mW/MHz EIRP maximum) 13.5 Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide OL-2159-03...
Special Cases field on the Filter Set page to select the protocol. Table B-3 also lists the protocols’ ISO numeric designators. You can use these designators to select a protocol also. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide OL-2159-03...
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Internet Group Management Protocol IGMP Transmission Control Protocol Exterior Gateway Protocol — CHAOS — User Datagram Protocol XNS-IDP ISO-TP4 ISO-CNLP CNLP Banyan VINES VINES Encapsulation Header encap_hdr Spectralink Voice Protocol Spectralink — Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide OL-2159-03...
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Simple Mail Transport Protocol SMTP mail time timserver Resource Location Protocol IEN 116 Name Server name whois nicname Domain Name Server domain — BOOTP Server — BOOTP Client — TFTP — Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide OL-2159-03...
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Sun RPC sunrpc tap ident authentication auth sftp — uucp-path — Network News Transfer Network News Protocol readnews nntp USENET News Transfer Network News Protocol readnews nntp Network Time Protocol Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide OL-2159-03...
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Border Gateway Protocol Prospero — Internet Relay Chap SNMP Unix Multiplexer smux AppleTalk Routing at-rtmp AppleTalk name binding at-nbp AppleTalk echo at-echo AppleTalk Zone Information at-zis NISO Z39.50 database z3950 — Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide OL-2159-03...
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Kerberos kadmin kerberos-adm network dictionary webster SUP server supfilesrv swat for SAMBA swat SUP debugging supfiledbg 1127 ingreslock — 1524 Prospero non-priveleged prospero-np 1525 RADIUS — 1812 Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide OL-2159-03...
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Protocol Filter Lists Table B-3 Protocols on the IP Port Protocol Filters Page (continued) Protocol Additional Identifier ISO Designator Concurrent Versions System 2401 Cisco IAPP — 2887 Radio Free Ethernet 5002 Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide OL-2159-03...
IP address Association table IP subnet mask Association Table Advanced page 3-68 optimize radio network for Association Table page role in radio network Station page SNMP admin. community authentication server Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide IN-1 OL-2159-03...
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Cisco Secure ACS 4-25 distributing to other Access Points setting up on the access point 4-20 updating to a new version setting WEP key timeout 4-26 Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide IN-3 OL-2159-03...
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ISO designators for protocols setting up in Cisco Secure ACS 4-35 map windows maximum number of associations 3-34 memory, conserving 3-70 key features memory use diagnostics 9-29 key hashing, WEP 4-16 Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide IN-4 OL-2159-03...
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OK button radio configuration optimize radio network for advanced settings 3-31 hardware settings 3-22 identity settings 3-19 primary port 3-21 packet tracing 9-33 radio indicator 9-38 parity radio modulation 3-40 Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide IN-5 OL-2159-03...
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4-13 RTS retries and threshold Speed setting 3-27 3-44 SSID 3-5, 3-22 standby mode Station pages statistics 5-10 search for less-congested channel status indicator 9-38 restrict searched channels 3-29 Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide IN-6 OL-2159-03...
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4-26 setting with SNMP 4-13 transmit key 4-11 unicast packets, filtering with EAP 3-39 updating firmware Windows XP, using EAP with 4-22 user management capabilities 4-43 Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide IN-7 OL-2159-03...
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Index workgroup bridges, allowing more than 20 to associate 3-35 World mode 3-25 Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide IN-8 OL-2159-03...