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Cisco Aironet 1540 Series Outdoor Access Point Hardware Installation Guide
Chapter 2 Installing the Access Point
Configuring the Access Point
Configuring the Access Point
When you power up an AP that is not connected to a wired Ethernet, fiber-optic, or cable network to the
controller, the access point uses the Cisco Adaptive Wireless Path Protocol (AWPP) to bind to another
mesh access point with the best path to a root access point (RAP) connected to the wired network to a
controller. The access point sends a discovery request when powered up. If you have configured the
access point in the controller correctly, the controller sends back a discovery response to the access point.
When that happens, the access point sends out a join request to the controller, and the controller responds
with a join confirmation response. Then the access point establishes a Control And Provisioning of
Wireless Access Points (CAPWAP) connection to the controller and gets the shared secret configured on
the controller.
For information on configuring the access point, see the following documents:
• For Lightweight Access Points and Mesh Access Points, see the Cisco Wireless LAN Controller
Configuration Guide, which is available at:
(URL to be added at FCS)
• For Mesh Access Points, see the Cisco Wireless Mesh Access Points, Design and Deployment Guide,
which is available at:
(URL to be added at FCS)
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