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This page emulates the CISCO AIRONET 1200 wireless
access point:
Perform the following:
INITIAL BOOT SCREEN
The initial boot screen gives some important information.
1 |
View the boot screen |
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 What
are the two types of memory used?
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What
is the speed and type of the processor? |
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What
is the system ID? |
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How
large are the areas of memory and how much
is currently used in each? |
VIEWING SCREENS
Go into the SETUP mode by press S.
1 |
Press H and O [to select Home
screen). |
2 |
Press H and E [to select Help
screen). |
3 |
Press S and E [to select
Setup screen). |
4 |
Press L and O [to select
Logs screen). |
5 |
Press A and S [to select
Association screen). |
5 |
Press N and E [to select
Network screen). |
SETTING THE IP ADDRESS AND SUBNET MASK
1 |
Select SE([Setup]), to
view the setup properties. |
2 |
Select the IP settings screen
with Id<SPACE> ([Id
Ethernet]). |
3 |
Select the IP address with Ad
([Address]), and add the address of 130.10.20.1 |
4 |
Select the IP subnet
mask with M ([Mask]), and
add the subnet mask of 255.255.255.0 |
5 |
Check the updated settings
by going to the Home screen. |
VIEWING AP SETTINGS
The SSID and the IP address of the AP are important.
To view the settings, goto the N (etwork).
1 |
Select AP<SPACE>(Radio),
and view the status of the AP, the IP address,
the SSID, the power level, the operational
rate (1Mbps, 2Mbps, 5.5Mbps, 11Mbps or AUTO). |
CHANGING AP SETTINGS
The SSID and the IP address of the AP can be changed
by select Ho(me), and the AP
(Radio), then:
1 |
Select Set<SPACE>(Properties). |
2 |
Select Ser(vice Set ID)
and network enter the SSID of fred. |
3 |
Go back to Ho(me),
and select AP<SPACE>(),
and view the SSID. |
After these settings the parameters should be:
RADIO DIAGNOSTICS
The Diagnostics are access by:
1 |
Going to the Ho(me) page. |
2 |
Select D(iagnostics),
then select R(adio Diagnostic
Tests) and then C(arrier
Tests). |
SETUP
Select the setup screen. Review the following:
1 |
Review the C(onsole),
and review the console parameters. Use :back
to go back one screen. |
2 |
Review the T(ime Server),
and review the time server parameters. Use
:back to go back one screen.
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3 |
Review the B(oot Server),
and review the boot server parameters. Use
:back to go back one screen.
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4 |
Review the FT(P), and
review the ftp parameters. Use :back
to go back one screen. |
5 |
Review the R(outing),
and review the routing parameters. Use :back
to go back one screen. |
6 |
Review the W(WW), and
review the WWW parameters. Use :back
to go back one screen. |
7 |
Review the SN(MP), and
review the SNMP parameters. Use :back
to go back one screen. |
8 |
Review the defaults e(vents),
and review the default events. Use :back
to go back one screen. |
9 |
Review the ev(ent handling),
and review the event handling parameters.
Use :back to go back one
screen. |
10 |
Review the as(sociations),
and review the association parameters. Use
:back to go back one screen.
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11 |
Review the add(ress filters),
and review the address filters. Use :back
to go back one screen. |
12 |
Review the adva(nced),
and review the advanced associations. Use
:back to go back one screen.
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13 |
Review the fltr e(thernet),
and review the filter ethernet parameters.
Use :back to go back one
screen. |
14 |
Review the fltr a(p),
and review the filter AP parameters. Use :back
to go back one screen. |
15 |
Review the adv e(thernet),
and review the advanced ethernet parameters.
Use :back to go back one
screen. |
16 |
Review the adv a(p), and
review the advanced AP parameters. Use :back
to go back one screen. |
17 |
Review the ci(sco services),
and review the Cisco services. Use :back
to go back one screen. |
18 |
Review the se(curity),
and review the security services. Use :back
to go back one screen. |
19 |
Review the ac(counting),
and review the accounting services. Use :back
to go back one screen. |
EXPRESS SETUP
One of the best ways to configure the AP is to
use the Express Setup from the Setup screen.
1 |
Review the ex(press setup),
and review the console parameters. Use :back
to go back one screen. |
2 |
Use the express setup to setup
the following:
A. IP address of 140.10.11.12.
B. Subnet mask of 255.255.255.192.
C. SSID of MyNetwork.
D. Set the gateway address of 140.10.11.1.
E. Set the name of the Wireless Access Point
to Fred's Wireless. Go to
other screens, and make sure that the name
of the access point has changed. |
SETTING THE WEP KEY
It is important to implement strong security with
wireless networks, thus the WEP key should be set
as soon as possible. To do this go to the Ho(me)
screen.
1 |
Select the AP (radio),
and then select Set (Properties) |
2 |
Next select W(EP), and
the WEP encryption page should be displayed.
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3 |
Next select EK1(EP),
and enter the name of the key (such as Fred).
This key should be set on all the clients. |
SETTING THE CHANNEL
In the UK there are 13 channels available to use.
The default is typically channel 7. All the clients
must be set to the same channel as the AP. To set
the channel, goto the Ho(me) page:
1 |
Select the AP (radio),
and then select Set (Properties) |
2 |
Next select Ch(annel),
and the change the channel to 6. |
Challenge:
You have 5 minutes to configure the following:
IP address: 140.10.11.12
Gateway: 140.10.11.1
Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
SSID: mynetwork
Name of device: fred
WEP key: fredkey
Press any key when you are ready.....
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