Chapter 7 Controlling Lightweight Access Points
Embedded Access Points
Configuring the Switch for Authentication
On the switch CLI, enter these commands to enable 802.1X authentication on a switch port:
Switch# configure terminal
Switch(config)# dot1x
Switch(config)# aaa
Switch(config)# aaa authentication dot1x default group radius
Switch(config)#
Switch(config)# interface fastethernet2/1
Embedded Access Points
Controller software release 5.1 or later supports the AP801, which is the integrated access point on the Cisco 800 Series Integrated Services Routers (ISRs). This access point uses a Cisco IOS software image that is separate from the router Cisco IOS software image. It can operate as an autonomous access point that is configured and managed locally, or it can operate as a centrally managed access point utilizing the CAPWAP or LWAPP protocol. The AP801 is preloaded with both an autonomous Cisco IOS release and a recovery image for the unified mode.
Note Before you use an AP801 Series Lightweight Access Point with controller software release 5.2, you must upgrade the software in the Cisco 800 Series Integrated Services Router (ISR) to Cisco IOS Release 12.4(22)T.
When you want to use the AP801 with a controller, you must enable the recovery image for the unified mode on the access point by entering this CLI command on the router in privileged EXEC mode:
Note If the
After enabling the recovery image, enter this CLI command on the router to shut down and reboot the access point:
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