11-25-2018 06:24 AM - edited 07-05-2021 09:29 AM
Gi.
Can someone help please? I am a complete novice.
I have purchased four second hand air-lap1142n-e-k9
I have one plugged into my British telecom router and I can see it on the router device map. I have tried to copy and paste the IP address into my URL bar so that I can be taken to the CISCO UI site to set it up.
However the the ip address will not take me to the CISCO UI. Can anybody advise how to get there through an alternative route.
11-25-2018 06:44 AM
correct me if I'm wrong, but I think air-LAP will require a wireless controller.
https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/wireless/aironet-1200-series/70278-lap-faq.html
11-26-2018 06:07 AM
As Vince stated the LAP (Lightweight Access Point) cannot function as stand-alone device.
the firmware is small and is just enough to register itself at a Wireless controller and load operational OS and config from there.
of course there is a way to convert LAP to AP , but you should not do this without proper licensing.
11-25-2018 08:48 AM
Can you console into it and send the output for show version ?
11-26-2018 09:27 AM
11-26-2018 12:09 PM
11-27-2018 11:46 PM - edited 11-27-2018 11:49 PM
Can anybody advise how to get there through an alternative route
the AP has a serial console port (colour coded blue)
1) you need a computer with a serial (COM:) port or a usb-to serial adapter
2) you need the Cisco Blue console cable (RJ-45 to DB9)
(2a) if your computer has a 25-pin serial port you need a converter cable from db9 to db25)
3) you need a terminal emulator like hypertem, terraterm, putty etc.
connect the computer to the AP console port and follow the instructions in the getting started guide
you may not have an autonomous firmware in the AP, but the lightweight image
which needs an wireless controller to build a working environment
but you can still check the version using the console connection described above
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