Using The Web Browser Interface; Reloading The Bridge Image; Using The Mode Button - Cisco Aironet 1400 Series Hardware Installation Manual

Chapter 6 Troubleshooting

Using the Web Browser Interface

Follow the steps below to delete the current configuration and return all bridge settings to the factory
defaults using the web browser interface.
Open your Internet browser. You must use Microsoft Internet Explorer (version 5.x or later) or Netscape
Step 1
Navigator (version 4.x).
Enter the bridge's IP address in the browser address line and press Enter. An Enter Network Password
Step 2
screen appears.
Enter your username in the User Name field.
Step 3
Enter the bridge password in the Password field and press Enter. The Summary Status page appears.
Step 4
Step 5 Click System Software and the System Software screen appears.
Step 6 Click System Configuration and the System Configuration screen appears.
Click Default.
Step 7
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After the bridge reboots, you must reconfigure the bridge by using the Web browser interface, the Telnet
Step 8
interface, or IOS commands.

Reloading the Bridge Image

If your bridge has a firmware failure, you must reload the complete bridge image file using the Web
browser interface or by pressing and holding the MODE button for around 30 seconds. You can use the
browser interface if the bridge firmware is still fully operational and you want to upgrade the firmware
image. However, you can use the MODE button when the bridge has a corrupt firmware image.

Using the MODE button

You can use the MODE button on the bridge to reload the bridge image file from an active Trivial File
Transfer Protocol (TFTP) server on a PC connected directly to the power injector Ethernet port.
If your bridge experiences a firmware failure or a corrupt firmware image, indicated by three red LEDs,
Note
you must reload the image from a directly connected PC with a TFTP server.
This process resets all configuration settings to factory defaults, including passwords, WEP keys, the
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bridge IP address, and SSIDs.
Follow the steps below to reload the bridge image file:
The PC you intend to use must be configured with a static IP address in the range of 10.0.0.2 to 10.0.0.30.
Step 1
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If the bridge is configured with a static IP address, the IP address does not change.
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Reloading the Bridge Image

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