Cisco Systems 1300 Series Finding the Access Point/Bridge IP Address Using the CLI, 6-11, mask

Chapter 6 Using the Command-Line Interface

Assigning an IP Address Using the CLI

Assigning an IP Address Using the CLI

When you connect the access point/bridge to the wired LAN, the access point/bridge links to the network using a access point/bridge virtual interface (BVI) that it creates automatically. Instead of tracking separate IP addresses for the access point/bridge’s Ethernet and radio ports, the network uses the BVI.

When you assign an IP address to the access point/bridge using the CLI, you must assign the address to the BVI. Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to assign an IP address to the access point/bridge’s BVI:

	Command	Purpose
Step 1
	configure terminal	Enter global configuration mode.
Step 2
	interface bvi1	Enter interface configuration mode for the BVI.
Step 3
	ip address address	Assign an IP address and address mask to the BVI. This step
	mask	automatically saves the running configuration to the startup
		configuration.
		Note You lose your connection to the access point/bridge when you
		assign a new IP address to the BVI. If you need to continue
		configuring the access point/bridge, use the new IP address to
		open another Telnet session to the access point/bridge.

Finding the Access Point/Bridge IP Address Using the CLI

You can find the access point/bridge IP address using the following CLI command from the user EXEC mode:

	Command	Purpose
Step 1 show interface bvi1		Display the IP address for the interface BVI.

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

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