When radio communication problems are encountered, the configuration of the
WLAN devices, including clients, APs, and bridges can be the cause of the radio
failure. Certain parameters such as SSID, frequency, WEP, data rate, and so on
must be configured correctly.
Once these issues have been resolved and
the AP is operational, the configuration files should be saved. From the
System Software > System Configuration page, right click on the
Current Startup Configuration File link to save the config.txt file to the
local hard disk
. The file can be
edited afterwards.
Using the Load New Startup Configuration File, browse
to the location where the config.txt file is stored. Click Load to upload the
new file to any AP.
Right click on the Technical Support Information
link to save the tech-support information to the local hard disk. The
information can then be emailed to a technical support staff to assist them in
configuring the access point.
The Reset Startup Configuration to Factory
Defaults returns all AP settings to their factory defaults, except for a fixed
IP address that remains the same if it is configured. Clicking Reset to
Defaults causes the access point to restart. The default password for the
access point is cisco.
Click Restart to reboot the system without having
to find the access point and unplug it. A restart cold boot should be needed
only after recovering from network problems caused by power outages or
lightning storms.
In order to find an access point, the Locate Access
Point feature can be used. This will blink the Access Point LEDs when enabled.
Clicking Apply causes the LEDs on the AP to blink so that a specific device can
be located.
From a VxWorks Cisco Services Page, it is possible to archive or
upload configuration files via the Manage System Configuration link
.
To upload and archive configuration files, use the following commands from
privileged Exec mode
. Figures
and
show examples
saving the configuration to a TFTP and uploading a file from the TFTP server to
the AP. Figure
displays an
example of a TFTP application software.
It is important to have a backup
configuration for all network devices in the event of device failure. The AP
can be reset back to factory defaults using the erase
startup-config command
.