Cisco Systems Hardware Features, Guidelines for Using 1200 Series Lightweight Access Points

Chapter 1 Overview

Guidelines for Using 1200 Series Lightweight Access Points

Guidelines for Using 1200 Series Lightweight Access Points

You should keep these guidelines in mind when you use a 1200 series lightweight access point:

•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 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 BSSIDs per radio and a total of eight wireless LANs per access point. When a lightweight 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).

Hardware Features

This section describes access point features. Refer to Appendix C, “Access Point Specifications,” for a list of access point specifications.

Key hardware features of the 1200 series access point include:

•Dual-Radio Operation, page 1-4

•LEDs, page 1-5

•Ethernet Port, page 1-5

•Console Port, page 1-6

•Power Sources, page 1-6

•UL 2043 Certification, page 1-6

•Anti-Theft Features, page 1-6

Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide

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