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Chapter 6 Configuring Radio Settings
Enabling the Radio Interface
Enabling the Radio Interface
The wireless device radios are disabled by default.
Note
Beginning with Cisco IOS Release 12.3(8)JA there is no SSID. You must create an SSID before you can
enable the radio interface.
Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to enable the access point radio:
Use the
shutdown
command to disable the radio port.
Configuring the Role in Radio Network
Table 6-1
shows the role in the radio network for each device.
Command
Purpose
Step 1
configure terminal
Enter global configuration mode.
Step 2
dot11 ssid
ssid
Enter the SSID. The SSID can consist of up to 32 alphanumeric
characters. SSIDs are case sensitive.
Step 3
interface dot11radio
{
0
|
1
slot
/
port
}
Enter interface configuration mode for the radio interface.
The 2.4-GHz and the 802.11n 2.4-GHz radio is radio 0
The 5-GHz and the 802.11n 5-GHz radio is radio 1.
Step 4
ssid
ssid
Assign the SSID you created in Step 2 to the appropriate radio
interface.
Step 5
no shutdown
Enable the radio port.
Step 6
end
Return to privileged EXEC mode.
Step 7
copy running-config startup-config
(Optional) Save your entries in the configuration file.
Table 6-1
Device Role in Radio Network Configuration
Role in Radio Network
AP1100
AP1130
AP1200
AP1240
AP1250
1300AP/
BR
Access point
X
X
X
X
X
X
Access point (fallback to radio
shutdown)
X
X
X
X
X
X
Access point (fallback to repeater)
X
X
X
X
X
X
Repeater
X
X
X
X
X
X
Root bridge
–
–
X
X
X
X
Non-root bridge
–
–
X
X
X
X
Root bridge with wireless clients
–
–
X
X
X
X
Non-root bridge with wireless clients
–
–
X
X
X
X
Workgroup bridge
X
X
X
X
X
X
