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Cisco IOS Software Configuration Guide for Cisco Aironet Access Points
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Chapter 4 Configuring the Access Point for the First Time
Obtaining and Assigning an IP Address
• graphical user interface (GUI)
• Telnet (if the AP is configured with an IP address)
• console port
Note Not all models of Cisco Aironet Access Points have the console port. If the access point does not have
a console port, use either the GUI or the Telnet for access.
For information on logging into the AP through the GUI, refer to Using the Web-Browser Interface for
the First Time, page 2-2.
For information on logging into the AP through the CLI refer to Accessing the CLI, page 3-9.
For information on logging into the AP through a console port refer to Connecting to the 1040, 1140,
1240, 1250, 1260, and 2600 Series Access Points Locally, page 4-5.
Obtaining and Assigning an IP Address
To browse to the wireless device Express Setup page, you must either obtain or assign the wireless device
IP address using one of the following methods:
• If you have a 1040, 1130AG, 1240, 1250, 1260 series access point or a 1300 series access
point/bridge, connect to the access point console port and assign a static IP address. Follow the steps
in the appropriate section to connect to the device console port:
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Connecting to the 1040, 1140, 1240, 1250, 1260, and 2600 Series Access Points Locally,
page 4-5.
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Connecting to the 1550 Series Access Point Locally, page 4-5
Note In some terminal emulator applications you may need to set the Flow control parameter to
Xon/Xoff. If you are not able to console into the device with the flow control value set to none,
try changing the flow control value to Xon/Xoff.
• 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:
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Connect to the wireless device console port and use the show ip interface brief command to
display the IP address.
Follow the steps in the “Connecting to the 1040, 1140, 1240, 1250, 1260, and 2600 Series
Access Points Locally” section on page 4-5 to connect to the console port.
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Provide your network administrator with the wireless device Media Access Control (MAC)
address. Your network administrator will query the DHCP server using the MAC address to
identify the IP address. The access point MAC address is on label attached to the bottom of the
access point.