Connecting To The Access Point Locally; Assigning Basic Settings - Cisco Aironet AIR-AP1200 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. Follow these steps to open
the CLI by connecting to the access point console port:
Step 1 Connect a nine-pin, female DB-9 to RJ-45 serial cable to the RJ-45 serial port on the access point and
to the COM port on a computer.
Figure 3-1
DB-9 to RJ-45
serial cable
Note
Set up a terminal emulator to communicate with the access point. Use the following settings for the
Step 2
terminal emulator connection: 9600 baud, 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit, and no flow control.
When your configuration changes are completed, you must remove the serial cable from the access point.
Note

Assigning Basic Settings

After you determine or assign the access point's IP address, you can browse to the access point's Express
Setup page and perform an initial configuration:
Open your Internet browser.
Step 1
Note
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Figure 3-1
Connecting the Serial Cable
RJ-45 serial
connector
The Cisco part number for the DB-9 to RJ-45 serial cable is AIR-CONCAB1200. Browse to
http://www.cisco.com/go/marketplace
The access point web-browser interface is fully compatible with Microsoft Internet Explorer
version 6.0 on Windows 98 and 2000 platforms, and with Netscape version 7.0 on Windows 98,
Windows 2000, and Solaris platforms.
Chapter 3 Configuring the Access Point for the First Time
shows the serial port connection.
to order a serial cable.
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