Cisco Cisco Aironet 1260 Access Point

A user can login to the access point using one of the following methods: 

graphical user interface (GUI)

Telnet (if the AP is configured with an IP address)

console port

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 

For information on logging into the AP through the CLI refer to 

For information on logging into the AP through a console port refer to 

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:

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:

Connect to the wireless device console port and use the show ip interface brief command to 
display the IP address. 

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