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Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide
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Overview
Cisco Aironet access points are wireless LAN transceivers that serve as the center point of a stand-alone
wireless network or as the connection point between wireless and wired networks. In l arge installations,
wireless users within radio range of an access point can roam throughout a facility while maintaining
seamless, uninterrupted access to the network.
Your access point can contain two radios: a 2.4-GHz radio in an internal mini-PCI slot and a 5-GHz radio
module in an external, modified cardbus slot. The access point supports o ne radio of each type, but it
does not support two 2.4-GHz or two 5-GHz radios. You can configure the radios separately, using
different settings on each radio.
The access point uses a browser-based management system, but you can also configure the access p oint
using a terminal emulator, a Telnet session, Secure Shell (SSH), or Simple Network Management
Protocol (SNMP).
This chapter provides information on the following topics:
Key Features, page 1-2
Management Options, page 1-3
Roaming Client Devices, page 1-3
Network Configuration Examples, page 1-8