Cisco Cisco Aironet 1260 Access Point

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Cisco IOS Software Configuration Guide for Cisco Aironet Access Points

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Configuring the Access Point for the First Time

This chapter describes how to configure basic settings on the wireless device for the first time. The
contents of this chapter are similar to the instructions in the quick start guide that shipped with the
wireless device. You can configure all the settings described in this chapter using the CLI, but it might
be simplest to browse to the wireless device web-browser interface to complete the initial configuration
and then use the CLI to enter additional settings for a more detailed configuration.

This chapter contains the following sections:

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Before You Start, page 4-1

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Logging into the Access Point, page 4-4

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Obtaining and Assigning an IP Address, page 4-4

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Connecting to the 1130 Series Access Point Locally, page 4-5

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Connecting to the 1130 Series Access Point Locally, page 4-5

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Connecting to the 1040, 1140, 1240, 1250, 1260, and 2600 Series Access Points Locally, page 4-6

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Connecting to the 1300 Series Access Point/Bridge Locally, page 4-6

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Default Radio Settings, page 4-7

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Assigning Basic Settings, page 4-7

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CLI Configuration Examples, page 4-16

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Configuring System Power Settings Access Points, page 4-22

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Assigning an IP Address Using the CLI, page 4-26

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Assigning an IP Address Using the CLI, page 4-26

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Using a Telnet Session to Access the CLI, page 4-26

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Configuring the 802.1X Supplicant, page 4-26

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Configuring IPv6, page 4-29

Note

In this release, the access point radio interfaces are disabled by default.

Before You Start

Before you install the wireless device, make sure you are using a computer connected to the same
network as the wireless device, and obtain the following information from your network administrator: