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Chapter 6 Using the Command-Line Interface
Assigning an IP Address Using the CLI
Assigning an IP Address Using the CLI
When you connect the access point/bridge to the wired LAN, the access point/bridge links to the network
using a access point/bridge virtual interface (BVI) that it creates automatically. Instead of tracking
separate IP addresses for the access point/bridge’s Ethernet and radio ports, the network uses the BVI.
When you assign an IP address to the access point/bridge using the CLI, you must assign the address to
the BVI. Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to assign an IP address to the access
point/bridge’s BVI:
Finding the Access Point/Bridge IP Address Using the CLI
You can find the access point/bridge IP address using the following CLI command from the user EXEC
mode:
Command
Purpose
Step 1
configure terminal
Enter global configuration mode.
Step 2
interface bvi1
Enter interface configuration mode for the BVI.
Step 3
ip address
address
mask
Assign an IP address and address mask to the BVI. This step
automatically saves the running configuration to the startup
configuration.
Note
You lose your connection to the access point/bridge when you
assign a new IP address to the BVI. If you need to continue
configuring the access point/bridge, use the new IP address to
open another Telnet session to the access point/bridge.
Command
Purpose
Step 1
show interface bvi1
Display the IP address for the interface BVI.
