Cisco Systems 1300 Series Default SSID and Default Role, Obtaining and Assigning an IP Address

Chapter 5 Configuring the Access Point/Bridge for the First Time

Default SSID and Default Role

When you connect an access point/bridge running Cisco IOS Release 12.2(15)JA or earlier software with a default configuration to your LAN, the access point/bridge requests an IP address from your DHCP server and, if it does not receive an IP address, the access point/bridge assigns a default IP address of 10.0.0.1.

Default SSID and Default Role

In Cisco IOS Release 12.3(2)JA2 and earlier, on initial power up the access point/bridge defaults to the Install-Mode role and supports these SSIDs:

•SSID is autoinstall for the Install-Mode role.

•SSID is tsunami for Root AP and Workgroup Bridge roles.

In Cisco IOS Release 12.3(4)JA, on initial power up the access point/bridge defaults to the Root AP mode and no default SSID configured.

Obtaining and Assigning an IP Address

To browse to the access point/bridge’s Express Setup page, you must either obtain or assign the access point/bridge’s IP address using one of the following methods:

•Connect to the access point/bridge console port and assign a static IP address (refer to the “Using the Power Injector’s Console Port” section on page 5-4and the “Assigning an IP Address Using the CLI” section on page 5-14).

•Use a DHCP server (if available) to automatically assign an IP address. You can find out the DHCP-assigned IP address using one of the following methods:

–Connect to the access point/bridge console port and use the show ip interface brief command to display the IP address (refer to the “Using the Power Injector’s Console Port” section on page 5-4).

–Provide your organization’s network administrator with your access point/bridge’s Media Access Control (MAC) address. Your network administrator will query the DHCP server using the MAC address to identify the IP address.

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

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