Preface
Audience
This guide is for the networking professional who installs and manages the Cisco Aironet 1300 Series Outdoor Access Point/Bridge. The 1300 series access point/bridge is available in autonomous and lightweight configurations.
To use this guide with an autonomous access point/bridge, 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 (hereafter called a controller) and be familiar with the concepts and terminology of wireless LANs.
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 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 contains the following sections:
Chapter 1, “Overview,” describes the major components, features, and specifications of the access point/bridge.
Chapter 2, “Installation Overview,” provides warnings, safety information, and information needed before you begin the installation of your access point/bridge system.
Cisco Aironet 1300 Series Wireless Outdoor Access Point/Bridge Hardware Installation Guide
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