Obtaining And Assigning An Ip Address; Connecting To The Access Point Locally - Cisco Aironet 1130AG Hardware Installation Manual

Obtaining and Assigning an IP Address

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:
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Connecting to the Access Point Locally

If you need to configure the access point locally (without connecting the access point to a wired LAN),
you can connect a PC to its console port using a DB-9 to RJ-45 serial cable.
Caution Be careful when handling the access point, the bottom plate might be hot.
Note The Cisco part number for the DB-9 to RJ-45 serial cable is AIR-CONCAB1200. Browse to
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/ordering/index.shtml
After completing your configuration changes, you must remove the serial cable from the access point.
Note
Follow these steps to open the CLI by connecting to the access point console port:
Open the access point cover (refer to
Step 1
Connect a nine-pin, female DB-9 to RJ-45 serial cable to the RJ-45 console port on the access point and
Step 2
to the COM port on a computer. To connect to the access point console port, you should loop the cable
as shown in
Cisco Aironet 1130AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide
3-4
To assign a static IP address to the access point, connect to the access point console port (see the
"Connecting to the Access Point Locally" section on page
"Assigning an IP Address Using the CLI" section on page
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:
Connect to the access point console port and use a Cisco IOS CLI command to display the IP
–
address, such as show interface bvi1. Follow the steps in the
Locally" section on page 3-4
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 CLI to identify the IP address assigned to your access point (refer to the
–
Address Using the CLI, page
Figure 2-15.
Chapter 3
3-4) and follow the steps in the
3-14.
to connect to the console port.
3-13).
to order a serial cable.
"Opening the Access Point Cover" section on page
Configuring the Access Point for the First Time
"Connecting to the Access Point
Finding the IP
2-9).
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