Cisco Aironet 1130AG

How to configure Cisco 1130G access point CLI

Since we got a new AP for our project there were no post configuration in the AP. So in this documentation we will look at basic things we have to do in the CLI in order to connect to the GUI interface of the AP. We have give information about connecting to Hyper Terminal and installation process of the IOS. When we are configuring this kind of equipments having default setting helps us a lot.

Basic details (using Command Line Interface)

Mode User EXEC Privileged EXEC Global Configuration Interface Configuration

Access Method ap> enable configure Terminal Interface {id} ap#

Prompt quit

Exit method

disable exit/end exit/end

ap(config)# ap(config-if)#

According to these modes you will be given different commands. In User EXEC mode there are no configuration commands given to the user. In LWAPP (this is the protocol associated with LAP) mode or Lightweight mode user will not be able to access the global configuration mode. This happen because WLC gives all the configuration details to the AP.

Get the default configurations

We can reset the AP to factory configurations using the MODE button. This process deletes the current running configurations of the AP. If we do this we can not log into GUI interface without configuring the AP with HyperTerminal.

1. Open the Access Point cover (you can see the ports) 2. Disconnect the power form the AP 3. Press the MODE button and then connect the power to the AP while pressing the MODE button. 4. After LED turn to Amber you release the MODE button.

Configure the bVi interface

The AP has a virtual interface for the GUI. This is called as bVi interface or Bridge-Group Virtual Interface. Without configuring this interface we can not access the GUI of the AP. SO first we have to assign a ip address to the bvi interface in order to connect to the IOS using a web based interface (GUI). In the configuration mode, interface bvi 1 ip address 192.168.90.2 255.255.255.0 no shutdown

Configure the fastEtherent interface

This is the interface which used to transfer data from Wireless network to wired network. Without this interface bVi interface can not work (bVi is a virtual interface). In the configuration mode, interface fastEthernet 1 ip address 192.168.90.3 255.255.255.0 no shutdown

After this configuration we can connect to the Graphical User Interface of the AP.

Then we have to configure the radio interfaces, unlike other interfaces here we have to assign a SSID to the interface. If we did not assign a SSID we will not be able activate the interface or configure it. ap# configure terminal ap(config)#dot11 ssid btec ap(config-ssid)#max-associations 15

ap(config-ssid)#exit ap(config)#interface dot11radio 0 ap(config-if)#ssid btec

After only giving the ssid name we will be able to enable the APs radio interface

ap(config-if)#no shutdown

After giving above parameters we can use show running-config ssid to view the details for SSID created in the global configuration mode. Show dot11 associations to show some basic configurations

ip dhcp pool btecwireless network 10.72.X.X 255.255.255.0 default-router 192.168.X.X dns-server 4.2.2.2

All the configurations we do in the Router GUI mode, we can do it in CLI mode. Its little difficult to do that.

Advantages of using CLI

Easy to identify errors Monitor AP more closed

Monitor the network

show commands: Show ip interface brief Show interfaces show interfaces | include protocols

When monitoring the network using the CLI mode is more efficient because we can type debug commands and see what is actually happening in the network. How the packet transfer process is done in the network. This helps to identify problems in the network. We can do all the GUI commands with the CLI. Some times GUI does not offer all the commands associated with the AP.