Preface
Audience
This guide is for the networking professional who installs and manages the Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point. The 1200 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 12.3 commands, refer to the Cisco IOS documentation set available from the Cisco.com home page at Technical Support & Documentation. On the Technical Support & Documentation home page, click Cisco IOS Software > Cisco IOS Software Releases 12.3 Mainline.
For information about Cisco Wireless LAN Controllers, refer to the Cisco documentation sets available from the Cisco.com home page at Technical Support & Documentation. On the Technical Support & Documentation home page, click Wireless and the documentation is listed under the “Wireless LAN Controllers” section.
Organization
This guide is organized into these chapters:
Chapter 1, “Overview,” lists the software and hardware features of the access point and describes the access point’s role in your network.
Chapter 2, “Installing the Access Point,” describes how to connect Ethernet and power cables and provides an installation summary, safety warnings, and general guidelines.
Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide
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