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Chapter 8 Special Configurations
Setting Up a Repeater Access Point
Omni-directional antennas, like the ones that ship with your access point, are best
suited for repeater access points.
If you use EAP authentication on your wireless network, you can set up the
repeater access point to authenticate using LEAP. See the
“Setting up a Repeater
Access Point as a LEAP Client” section on page 4-27
for instructions on enabling
LEAP on a repeater.
Follow these steps to set up a repeater access point:
Step 1
Use the
Quick Start Guide: Cisco 1200 Series Aironet Access Points
and the
information in this manual to set up an access point as a root unit on the wired
LAN.
Step 2
Write down the root-unit access point’s MAC address. The MAC address appears
on the label on the bottom of the access point.
Step 3
The repeater access point will need to duplicate some of the root access point’s
settings. If the root access point has been completely configured, browse to the
root access point and write down the following settings so you can refer to them
when you set up the repeater access point:
•
SSID for the root radio (found on the Express Setup page)
•
Default IP Subnet Mask (also on the Express Setup page)
Note
You can also rely on the DHCP server to assign a default IP subnet
mask.
•
Default Gateway (also on the Express Setup page)
Note
You can also rely on the DHCP server to assign a default gateway.
•
Data rates (found on the AP Radio Hardware page)
•
WEP settings (found on the AP Radio Data Encryption page)
•
Authentication Types (found on the AP Radio Data Encryption page)
If the root access point settings have not been changed from the factory defaults,
you don’t need to write them down. If you reconfigure the root access point,
however, you must enter the same settings on the repeater access point.
