Cisco Systems 1200 manual Connecting to the Access Point Locally, Connecting the Serial Cable

Chapter 6 Troubleshooting Autonomous Access Points

Connecting to the Access Point Locally

Connecting to the Access Point Locally

The console port is enabled during power up for diagnostic and monitoring purposes, which might be helpful if the access point is unable to associate to a controller. You can connect a PC to the console port using a DB-9 to RJ-45 serial cable.

Step 1 Connect a nine-pin, female DB-9 to RJ-45 serial cable to the RJ-45 serial port on the access point and to the COM port on a computer. Figure 6-2shows the serial port connection.

Figure 6-2 Connecting the Serial Cable

DB-9 to RJ-45	RJ-45 serial
serial cable	connector

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Note The Cisco part number for the DB-9 to RJ-45 serial cable is AIR-CONCAB1200. Browse to http://www.cisco.com/go/marketplace to order a serial cable.

Step 2 Set up a terminal emulator to communicate with the access point. Use the following settings for the terminal emulator connection: 9600 baud, 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit, and no flow control.

Note When your monitoring and diagnostic activities are completed, you must remove the serial cable from the access point.

Step 3 At the prompts, enter the administrator username and password. The default username is Cisco and the default password is Cisco. The username and password are case sensitive.

Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide

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