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Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 1250 Series Autonomous Access Points
Low Power Condition on Autonomous Access Points
Some Cisco switches that are capable of supplying sufficient power
to opeate a single radio module
require a software upgrade to support Intelligent Power Management. If the software upgrade is not
desired, you can configure the access point to operate in pre-standard compatibility mode and the access
point automatically enters full power mode (
with a single radio module installed
) if these Cisco switches
are detected in the received CDP ID field.
When the access point determines that sufficient power is not available for full power operation, an error
message is logged and the Status LED turns amber to indicate low power mode (see the
Autonomous Access Point LEDs” section on page 3-2
and the
“Inline Power Status Messages” section
).
Tip
If your switch is capable of supplying sufficient power for full operation (
with a single radio module
installed
) but the access point remains in low-power mode, your access point or your switch (or both)
might be misconfigured (see
For full power operation with both radio modules installed, the access point can only be powered by
these options :
•
1250 series power injector (AIR-PWRINJ4) on the switch port
•
1250 series DC power module (AIR-PWR-SPLY1) to locally power the access point
Inline Power Status Messages
These messages are logged on the console port by the access point to report the power condition:
•
%CDP_PD-4-POWER_OK: Full Power - AC_ADAPTOR inline power source—This message
indicates the access point is using the power module and can support full-power operation.
•
%CDP_PD-4-POWER_OK: Full Power - NEGOTIATED inline power source—This message
indicates the access point is operating at full power and has successfully negotiated for 12.95 W of
power from a Cisco switch supporting Cisco Intelligent Power Management.
•
%CDP_PD-4-POWER_OK: Full Power - HIGH_POWER_CLASSIC inline power source—This
message indicates the access point is operating at full power because it has been configured for
pre-standard compatibility mode and has detected a Cisco switch that does not support Intelligent
Power Management but is able to supply sufficient power to the access point.
•
%CDP_PD-4-POWER_OK: Full Power - INJECTOR_CONFIGURED_ON_SOURCE inline power
source—This message indicates the access point is operating at full power because it is connected
to a Cisco switch that supports Intelligent Power Management and the switch has been configured
with the power inline never command.
•
%CDP_PD-4-POWER_OK: Full power - INJECTOR_CONFIGURED_ON_CURRENT_PORT
inline power source—This message indicates the access point is operating at full power because it
has been configured to expect a power injector on this port.
•
%CDP_PD-4-POWER_OK: Full Power - INJECTOR_DETECTED_PD inline power source—This
message indicates the access point is operating at full power because it has detected a CDP packet
from another Cisco powerable device (PD). The access point power is being supplied from a power
injector or a non-Cisco power source because a Cisco power source does not transmit this type of
CDP packet.
