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Cisco Aironet 1100 Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide

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Chapter 3 Configuring the Access Point for the First Time

Assigning Basic Settings

Caution When an access point with default settings is connected on a wired LAN and does not receive an IP

address from a DHCP server, the access point provides an IP address to any DHCP requests it receives.

Follow these steps to connect to the access point locally:

Step 1 Make sure that the PC you intend to use is configured to obtain an IP address automatically, or manually

assign it an IP address from 10.0.0.2 to 10.0.0.10. Connect your PC to the access point using a Category

5 Ethernet cable. You can use either a crossover cable or a straight-through cable.

Step 2 Power up the access point.

Step 3 Follow the steps in the “Assigning Basic Settings” section on page 3-4. If you make a mistake and need

to start over, follow the steps in the “Resetting the Access Point to Default Settings” section on page 3-2.

Step 4 After configuring the access point, remove the Ethernet cable from your PC and connect the access point

to your wired LAN.

Note When you connect your PC to the access point or reconnect your PC to the wired LAN, you might need

to release and renew the IP address on the PC. On most PCs, you can perform a release and renew by

rebooting your PC or by entering ipconfig /release and ipconfig /renew commands in a command

prompt window. Consult your PC operating instructions for detailed instructions.

Assigning Basic Settings

After you determine or assign the access point’s IP address, you can browse to the access point’s Express

Setup page and perform an initial configuration. Follow these steps:

Step 1 Open your Internet browser. You must use Microsoft Internet Explorer (version 5.x or later) or Netscape

Navigator (version 4.x).

Step 2 Enter the access point’s IP address in the browser address line and press Enter. An Enter Network

Password screen appears.

Step 3 Press Tab to bypass the Username field and advance to the Password field.

Step 4 Enter the case-sensitive password Cisco and press Enter. The Summary Status page appears. Figure 3-1

shows the Summary Status page.

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