Guidelines For Using Cisco Aironet Lightweight Access Points; C H A P T E R 4 Troubleshooting 1240Ag Series Lightweight Access Points; Using Dhcp Option 43 - Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Hardware Installation Manual

Guidelines for Using Cisco Aironet Lightweight Access Points

Guidelines for Using Cisco Aironet Lightweight Access Points

Keep these guidelines in mind when you use a 1240 series lightweight access point:
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Using DHCP Option 43

You can use DHCP Option 43 to provide a list of controller IP addresses to the access points, enabling
the access point to find and join a controller. For additional information, refer to the
Option 43 for Lightweight Access Points" section on page
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The access points can only communicate with Cisco 2006 series wireless LAN controllers or 4400
series controllers.
Cisco 4100 series, Airespace 4012 series, and Airespace 4024 series wireless LAN
Note
controllers are not supported because they lack the memory required to support access points
running Cisco IOS software.
The access points do not support Wireless Domain Services (WDS) and cannot communicate with
WDS devices. However, the controller provides functionality equivalent to WDS when the access
point associates to it.
The access points support eight Basic Service Set Identifiers (BSSIDs) per radio and a total of eight
wireless LANs per access point. When an access point associates to a controller, only wireless LANs
with IDs 1 through 8 are pushed to the access point.
The access points do not support Layer 2 LWAPP. They must get an IP address and discover the
controller using DHCP, DNS, or IP subnet broadcast.
The access point console port is enabled for monitoring and debug purposes (all configuration
commands are disabled when connected to a controller).
Chapter 4 Troubleshooting 1240AG Series Lightweight Access Points
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"Configuring DHCP
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