Cisco Systems 1300 Series manual Operating Roles

Chapter 1 Overview

Key Features

•The install LED indicates that installation mode is activated. During installation mode, the other LEDs provide signal strength readings used for antenna alignment.

•The radio LED blinks green to indicate radio traffic activity. The light is normally off, but it blinks green whenever a packet is received or transmitted over the radio link. This LED also provides signal strength readings during installation mode.

•The status LED indicates association status. Blinking green indicates that the access point/bridge is not associated with another bridge. Steady green indicates that the unit is associated with at least one other bridge. This LED also provides signal strength readings during installation mode.

•The Ethernet LED indicates Ethernet traffic. This LED blinks green when a packet is received or transmitted over the Ethernet infrastructure. The LED is off when the Ethernet link not working or the port is shutdown. This LED also provides signal strength readings during installation mode.

For additional information on the LEDs, refer to “Checking the LEDs” section on page 7-2.

Operating Roles

The access point/bridge can be configured into one of five operating roles:

–Install Mode—Activates the bridge install and alignment mode. Specifies that the unit automatically determines the network role. If the unit is able to associate to another Cisco Aironet root bridge within 60 seconds, the unit assumes a non-root bridge role. If the unit is unable to associate with another Cisco Aironet root bridge within 60 seconds, the unit assumes a root bridge role.

You can also pre-configure the access point/bridge into root bridge or non-root bridge modes and avoid the 60-second automatic detection phase.

–Root—Specifies that the access point/bridge is operating as a root bridge and connects directly to the main Ethernet LAN network. In this mode, the unit accepts associations from other Cisco Aironet bridges and wireless client devices.

–Non-root—Specifies that the access point/bridge is operating as a non-root bridge, and that it connects to a remote LAN network, and that it must associate with a Cisco Aironet root bridge using the wireless interface.

–Root Access Point—Specifies that the access point/bridge operates as an access point connected to the main Ethernet LAN network. In this mode, wireless client devices are allowed to associate to the unit.

–Workgroup Bridge—Specifies that the access point/bridge operates as a workgroup bridge connected to a small wired Ethernet LAN network through an Ethernet hub or switch. The workgroup bridge must associate to a Cisco Aironet access point or a Cisco Aironet bridge.

Note On initial power up, an access point/bridge running Cisco IOS Release 12.3(2)JA2 and earlier defaults to the Install-Mode role. On initial power up, an access point/bridge running Cisco IOS Release 12.3(4)JA defaults to the Root AP role.

Refer to the Cisco IOS Software Configuration Guide for Cisco Aironet Bridges and to the Cisco IOS Software Configuration Guide for Cisco Aironet Access Points for additional information on the operating modes supported by the access point/bridge.

Cisco Aironet 1300 Series Outdoor Access Point/Bridge Hardware Installation Guide

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