Contents

C H A P T E R 7

Controlling Lightweight Access Points

7-1

 

 

 

 

 

Lightweight Access Point Overview 7-2

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cisco 1000 Series IEEE 802.11a/b/g Lightweight Access Points

7-2

 

Cisco 1030 Remote Edge Lightweight Access Points

7-3

 

 

 

 

Cisco 1000 Series Lightweight Access Point Part Numbers

7-4

 

 

Cisco 1000 Series Lightweight Access Point External and Internal Antennas 7-4

 

External Antenna Connectors

7-5

 

 

 

 

 

Antenna Sectorization

7-5

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cisco 1000 Series Lightweight Access Point LEDs

7-5

 

 

 

 

Cisco 1000 Series Lightweight Access Point Connectors

7-6

 

 

 

Cisco 1000

Series Lightweight Access Point Power Requirements

7-6

 

Cisco 1000 Series Lightweight Access Point External Power Supply 7-7

 

Cisco 1000

Series Lightweight Access Point Mounting Options

7-7

 

Cisco 1000

Series Lightweight Access Point Physical Security

7-7

 

Cisco 1000

Series Lightweight Access Point Monitor Mode

7-7

 

 

Using the DNS for Controller Discovery

7-7

 

 

 

 

 

Dynamic Frequency Selection

7-8

 

 

 

 

 

 

Autonomous Access Points Converted to Lightweight Mode

7-9

 

 

 

Guidelines for Using Access Points Converted to Lightweight Mode 7-9

 

 

Reverting from Lightweight Mode to Autonomous Mode

7-9

 

 

 

Using a Controller to Return to a Previous Release

7-10

 

 

 

Using the MODE Button and a TFTP Server to Return to a Previous Release

7-10

 

Controllers Accept SSCs from Access Points Converted to Lightweight Mode

7-11

 

Using DHCP Option 43 7-11

 

 

 

 

Using a Controller to Send Debug Commands to Access Points Converted to Lightweight Mode 7-11

 

Converted Access Points Send Crash Information to Controller

7-12

 

 

Converted Access Points Send Radio Core Dumps to Controller

7-12

 

 

Enabling Memory Core Dumps from Converted Access Points

7-12

 

 

Display of MAC Addresses for Converted Access Points

7-12

 

 

 

Disabling the Reset Button on Access Points Converted to Lightweight Mode

7-13

 

Configuring a Static IP Address on an Access Point Converted to Lightweight Mode 7-13

 

Managing Controller Software and Configurations 8-1

 

 

 

C H A P T E R 8

 

 

 

 

Transferring Files to and from a Controller 8-2

 

 

 

 

Upgrading Controller Software 8-2

 

 

 

 

Saving Configurations 8-4

 

 

 

 

Clearing the Controller Configuration 8-4

 

 

 

Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Configuration Guide

 

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Cisco Systems 3.2 manual Using Dhcp Option 43