Cisco Cisco Aironet 1200 Access Point
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Release Notes for Cisco Aironet Access Points for Cisco IOS Release 12.3(7)JA
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Important Notes
Important Notes
This section describes important information about the access point.
Change to Default IP Address Behavior
Cisco IOS Releases 12.3(2)JA and later change the default behavior of access points requesting an IP
address from a DHCP server:
address from a DHCP server:
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When you connect a 350, 1130AG, 1200, 1230AG, or 1240AG series access point with a default
configuration to your LAN, the access point requests an IP address from your DHCP server and, if
it does not receive an address, continues to send requests indefinitely.
configuration to your LAN, the access point requests an IP address from your DHCP server and, if
it does not receive an address, continues to send requests indefinitely.
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When you connect an 1100 series access point with a default configuration to your LAN, the 1100
series access point makes several attempts to get an IP address from the DHCP server. If it does not
receive an address, it assigns itself the IP address 10.0.0.1 for five minutes. During this five-minute
window, you can browse to the default IP address and configure a static address. If after five minutes
the access point is not reconfigured, it discards the 10.0.0.1 address and reverts to requesting an
address from the DHCP server. If it does not receive an address, it sends requests indefinitely. If you
miss the five-minute window for browsing to the access point at 10.0.0.1, you can power-cycle the
access point to repeat the process.
series access point makes several attempts to get an IP address from the DHCP server. If it does not
receive an address, it assigns itself the IP address 10.0.0.1 for five minutes. During this five-minute
window, you can browse to the default IP address and configure a static address. If after five minutes
the access point is not reconfigured, it discards the 10.0.0.1 address and reverts to requesting an
address from the DHCP server. If it does not receive an address, it sends requests indefinitely. If you
miss the five-minute window for browsing to the access point at 10.0.0.1, you can power-cycle the
access point to repeat the process.
SNMP Configuration snmp-server ifindex persist Causes Continuous Reboot
Access points and bridges sometimes continuously reboot when the configuration contains this line:
snmp-server ifindex persist
Remove this line from the configuration before upgrading to this release. If you upgrade to this release
and the configuration contains this line, remove the line and delete the ifIndex-table file from NVRAM.
and the configuration contains this line, remove the line and delete the ifIndex-table file from NVRAM.
Save Interface Level Configuration Before Upgrading to Release 12.3(7)JA
If the access points have SSIDs configured at the interface level (rather than at the global level), before
upgrading to Cisco IOS Release 12.3(7)JA and above, upgrade to Cisco IOS Release 12.3(4)JA, save the
configurations and then upgrade to Release 12.3(7)JA. This procedure must be followed to make sure
that the SSID configurations are converted from the interface level to global level.
upgrading to Cisco IOS Release 12.3(7)JA and above, upgrade to Cisco IOS Release 12.3(4)JA, save the
configurations and then upgrade to Release 12.3(7)JA. This procedure must be followed to make sure
that the SSID configurations are converted from the interface level to global level.
Changes to the Default Configuration—Radios Disabled and No Default SSID
In this release, the radio or radios are disabled by default, and there is no default SSID. You must create
an SSID and enable the radio or radios before the access point will allow wireless associations from other
devices. These changes to the default configuration improve the security of newly installed access
points.
an SSID and enable the radio or radios before the access point will allow wireless associations from other
devices. These changes to the default configuration improve the security of newly installed access
points.