Connecting To The Access Point Locally - Cisco 1240AG Series Quick Start Manual

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– Connect to the access point console port and use a Cisco IOS

command to display the IP address, such as show interface bvi1.

– Provide your organization's network administrator with your access

point MAC address. Your network administrator will query the

DHCP server using the MAC address to identify the IP address. The

MAC address is on a label attached to the bottom of the access

point.

– Use the CLI and serial port to identify the assigned IP address.

Connecting to the Access Point Locally

If you need to configure the access point locally (without connecting it to a

wired LAN), you can connect a PC to its console port by using a DB-9 to

RJ-45 serial cable.

Caution

Be careful when handling the access point, the bottom plate

might be hot.

Follow these steps to open the CLI by connecting to the access point console

port:

1. Connect a nine-pin, female DB-9 to RJ-45 serial cable to the RJ-45

console port on the access point and to the COM port on a computer.

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