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April 4, 2000
These release notes describe features and caveats for the Cisco Aironet 340 Series Access Point running firmware release 10.12. These release notes also contain important information about the device.
The Cisco Aironet 340 Series Access Point is a wireless LAN transceiver that can act as the center point of a stand-alone wireless network or as the connection point between wireless and wired networks. In large installations, the roaming functionality provided by multiple Access Points allows wireless users to move freely throughout the facility while maintaining uninterrupted access to the network.
The Access Point uses a browser-based management system. The system settings are contained on web pages in the Access Point's firmware. You use your internet browser to view and adjust the Access Point's system settings.
The WEP keys for the wireless network must be set up exactly the same on the Access Points as they are on the wireless client adapters. The same value must be assigned to Key 1 on both the Access Point and the client adapters, the same value must be assigned to Key 2 on both the Access Point and the client adapters, and so on, for all four WEP keys. For example, if WEP Key 3 on the Access Point is set to 0987654321 and it is selected as the active key, WEP Key 3 on the client adapters must be set to the same value and selected as the active key.
The Access Point's browser-based management system can be used to browse to and configure any Cisco Aironet Access Point or bridge on a network. The management system's association table also provides status information on every Cisco Aironet wireless device on the network.
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Note You need the Access Point's IP address to open the browser-based management system. If you don't know the Access Point's IP address, follow the instructions in the Quick Start Guide: Cisco Aironet 340 Series Access Points to find the address. |
To help prevent unauthorized wireless users from receiving data signals from the Access Point, select no for the Allow Broadcast SSID to Associate setting. You can change this setting through an Internet browser or through the Access Point's console port.
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Note To completely block unauthorized users from receiving data signals from the Access Point, set and activate the WEP keys on the Access Point and on all wireless client adapters. |
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Note If you don't know the Access Point's IP address, follow the instructions in the Quick Start Guide: Cisco Aironet 340 Series Access Points to find the address. |
Step 2 At the Access Point's Summary Status page, select Setup.
Step 3 At the Access Point's Setup page, select Hardware in the AP Radio row under Network Ports.
Step 4 At the AP Radio Hardware page, select no for the Allow Broadcast SSID to Associate setting.
Step 5 Click OK to save the new setting and return to the Setup page.
Step 2 Open a terminal-emulation program on your computer.
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Note These instructions describe HyperTeminal; other programs are similar. |
Step 3 In the Connection Description window, enter a name and select an icon for the connection and click OK. In the Connect To window, select the port to which the cable is connected and click OK. In the Port Settings window, make the following settings: 9600 baud, 8 data bits, No parity, 1 stop bit, and Xon/Xoff flow control. Click OK. Press Enter.
Step 4 When the Summary Status screen appears, type s to go to the Setup screen.
Step 5 At the Setup screen, type hw a to go to the Hardware AP Radio screen.
Step 6 At the Hardware AP Radio screen, an x appears beside the Allow Broadcast SSID to Associate setting to indicate that the setting is on. Type b to select the setting.
Step 7 Press Enter to switch the setting to off. The x beside the setting will disappear.
Step 8 Type ap to select apply and press Enter.
Using the Cisco Aironet 340 Series Access Points states that the Management Information Base (MIB) file for the Access Point is available in the Technical Support section of Cisco's website (www.Cisco.com). You can download the MIB file from the following URL:
http://www.aironet.com/support/ftp/340ftp.asp
If you forget the password that allows you to configure the Access Point, you need to reset the Access Point to its factory default settings. Follow the steps below to reset the Access Point configuration and assign a new password.
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Note The following steps do not recover an existing password; they merely delete the current configuration and return all Access Point settings to the factory defaults. |
Step 2 Open a terminal-emulation program on your computer.
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Note These instructions describe HyperTeminal; other programs are similar. |
Step 3 In the Connection Description window, enter a name and select an icon for the connection and click OK. In the Connect To window, select the port to which the cable is connected and click OK. In the Port Settings window, make the following settings: 9600 baud, 8 data bits, No parity, 1 stop bit, and Xon/Xoff flow control. Click OK. Press Enter.
Step 4 When the Summary Status screen appears, reboot the Access Point by unplugging the power connector and then plugging it back in, or by pressing Ctrl x.
Step 5 When the message "Type <esc> within 5 seconds for menu" appears, press the Esc key.
Step 6 Copy the Access Point's installation key to the Access Point's DRAM by pressing c to select Copy file, then 1 to select DRAM, then a to select AP Installation Key.
Step 7 Reformat the Access Point's configuration memory bank by pressing ! to select FORMAT memory bank, then 2 to select Config, then upper-case Y to confirm the FORMAT command.
Step 8 Copy the installation key back to the configuration memory bank by pressing c to select Copy file, then 2 to select Config, then a to select AP Installation Key.
Step 9 Run the Access Point firmware by pressing r to select Run, then the selection letter for the firmware file which is displayed. The message "Inflating [firmware file name]" appears while the Access Point starts the firmware.
Step 10 When the Express Setup screen appears, begin reconfiguring the Access Point using the terminal emulator or an Internet browser.
The Reset System Factory Defaults buttons on the Access Point's Manage System Configuration page do not reset the list of users in the Access Point's User Manager system. They also do not reset the SNMP Administrator Community name.
The Reset System Factory Defaults Except IP Identity button returns all Access Point settings to their factory defaults except:
The Reset All System Factory Defaults button returns all Access Point settings to their factory defaults except:
To completely reset all Access Point settings, follow the steps in "Reconfiguring the Access Point in Case of a Lost Password" section.
If you use an Access Point in repeater mode on a network using a DHCP server, the Access Point may not receive the DHCP-assigned IP address. If your network configuration includes a router and resembles the configuration in Figure 1, you may need to assign a static IP address and gateway to the repeater Access Point.
Follow these steps to assign a static IP address and gateway to an Access Point:
Step 2 Open a terminal-emulation program on your computer.
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Note These instructions describe HyperTeminal; other programs are similar. |
Step 3 In the Connection Description window, enter a name and select an icon for the connection and click OK. In the Connect To window, select the port to which the cable is connected and click OK. In the Port Settings window, make the following settings: 9600 baud, 8 data bits, No parity, 1 stop bit, and Xon/Xoff flow control. Click OK. Press Enter.
Step 4 When the Summary Status screen appears, press s to select the Setup screen.
Step 5 On the Setup screen, press ex to select the Express Setup screen.
Step 6 On the Express Setup screen, press ad to select IP Address and then press Enter.
Step 7 Type the IP address for the Access Point and press Enter.
Step 8 Type ga to select Gateway and press Enter.
Step 9 Type the gateway address for the Access Point and press Enter.
Step 10 Type p to select Config. Server Protocol and press Enter.
Step 11 Type n to select none and press Enter.
Step 12 Type ap to select apply and press Enter.
In the 10.12 version of firmware, when the DHCP address lease period exceeds 20 hours the IP address may reset to 0.0.0.0 and the Access Point will become unmanageable. If you need to use a DHCP server to assign IP addresses to Access Points, set the IP address lease period to 20 hours or less on the DHCP server. If reducing the lease period on the DHCP server is impossible, assign a static IP address and gateway to the Access Point by following the steps in the "Repeater Mode May Require Manual Setting of IP Address and Gateway" section.
When an Access Point has not received Ethernet traffic for one minute, the Access Point may reset its Ethernet statistics.
The Cisco Aironet 340 Series Access Point CD contains the 340 series user guides and the help files for the Access Point. Table 1 describes each file on the CD.
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User Guides folder | |
Cisco Aironet 340 Series PCI/ISA Client Adapters.pdf | PDF file of Using the Cisco Aironet 340 Series PCI/ISA Client Adapters |
Cisco Aironet 340 Series PC Card Client Adapters.pdf | PDF file of Using the Cisco Aironet 340 Series PC Card Client Adapters |
Cisco Aironet 340 Series Access Point.pdf | PDF file of Using the Cisco Aironet 340 Series Access Points |
Cisco Aironet 340 Series Wireless Bridges.pdf | PDF file of Using the Cisco Aironet 340 Wireless Bridges |
Aironet Help folder | |
*.htm | The .htm files are displayed in your Internet browser and form the body of the Access Point help. To view the help files without browsing to the Access Point, open the help file index.shm.htm in your Internet browser. |
*.gif | The .gif files are images, primarily screen shots, used in the .htm files. |
Using the Cisco Aironet 340 Series Access Points and the Quick Start Guide: Cisco Aironet 340 Series Access Points provide setup, configuration, and operating instructions and information for the Access Point.
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