Connecting To The Access Point Locally - Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Hardware Installation Manual

Connecting to the Access Point Locally

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.
Be careful when handling the access point, the bottom plate might be hot.
Caution
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:
Connect a nine-pin, female DB-9 to RJ-45 serial cable to the RJ-45 console port on the access point and
Step 1
to the COM port on a computer. To connect to the access point console port, you should loop the cable
as shown in
Figure 3-1
Figure 3-1
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Note
Step 2 Set up a terminal emulator on your PC to communicate with the access point. Use the following settings
for the terminal emulator connection: 9600 baud, 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit, and no flow control.
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Figure 2-9.
shows the console port location.
Console Port Location
Console port
The Cisco part number for the DB-9 to RJ-45 serial cable is AIR-CONCAB1200. Browse to
http://www.cisco.com/go/marketplace
Chapter 3 Configuring the Access Point for the First Time
to order a serial cable.
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