Preface; Audience; Purpose; Organization - Cisco AIR-AP1252AG-A-K9 Hardware Installation Manual

Preface

Audience

This guide is for the networking professional who installs and manages the Cisco Aironet 1250 Series
Access Point. The 1250 series access point is available in autonomous and lightweight configurations.
To use this guide with autonomous access points, you should have experience working with Cisco IOS
software and be familiar with the concepts and terminology of wireless local area networks.
To use this guide with lightweight access points, you should have experience working with a Cisco
Wireless LAN Controller and be familiar with the concepts and terminology of wireless local area
networks.

Purpose

This guide provides the information you need to install your autonomous or lightweight access point.
For detailed information about Cisco IOS commands used with autonomous access points, refer to the
Cisco IOS Command Reference for Cisco Aironet Access Points and Bridges for this release. For
information about the standard Cisco IOS Release 12.4 commands, refer to the Cisco IOS documentation
set available from the Cisco.com home page by clicking Product and Services. On the Product and
Services home page, click Cisco IOS Software > Cisco IOS Software Releases 12.4 Mainline.
For information about Cisco Wireless LAN Controllers, refer to the Cisco documentation sets available
from the Cisco.com home page by clicking Product and Services. On the Product and Services home
page, click Wireless and choose the controller under the Wireless LAN Controllers section. The
documentation is available from the Support box.

Organization

This guide is organized into these chapters:
Chapter 1, "Overview,"
access point's role in your network.
Chapter 2, "Installing the Access Point,"
ceiling, how to connect Ethernet, serial, and power cables, and provides an installation summary, safety
warnings, and general guidelines.
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lists the software and hardware features of the access point and describes the
describes how to mount the access point on a desktop, wall, or
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