Before You Start; Obtaining And Assigning An Ip Address; Default Ip Address Behavior - Cisco Aironet 350 Series Hardware Installation Manual

Before You Start

Before You Start

Before you install the access point, make sure you are using a computer connected to the same network
as the access point, and obtain the following information from your network administrator:
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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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Default IP Address Behavior

When you connect a 350 series access point running Cisco IOS Release 12.3(2)JA or later software with
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.
When you connect a 350 series access point running Cisco IOS Release 12.2(15)JA2 or earlier software
with 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, the access point assigns a default IP address of 10.0.0.1.
Hardware Installation Guide for Cisco Aironet 350 Series Access Points Running Cisco IOS Software
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A system name for the access point
The case-sensitive wireless service set identifier (SSID) for your radio network
If not connected to a DHCP server, a unique IP address for your access point (such as
172.17.255.115)
If the access point is not on the same subnet as your PC, a default gateway address and subnet mask
A Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) community name and the SNMP file attribute (if
SNMP is in use)
If you use IPSU to find or assign the access point IP address, the MAC address from the label on the
bottom of the access point (such as 00164625854c)
Connect to the access point console port and assign a static IP address. Follow the steps in the
"Connecting to the Access Point Locally" section on page 3-3
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 the show ip interface brief command to
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display the IP address. Follow the steps in the
on page 3-3 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 CLI from the console port to identify the assigned address (refer to the
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Address Using the CLI" section on page
Chapter 3
to connect to the console port.
"Connecting to the Access Point Locally" section
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Basic Configuration
"Finding the IP
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