Cisco Aironet 1100 Series - Disabling and Enabling the Radio Interface; Configuring the Role in Radio Network

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Cisco Aironet 1100 Series Access Point Installation and Configuration Guide
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Chapter 7 Configuring Radio Settings
Disabling and Enabling the Radio Interface
Disabling and Enabling the Radio Interface
The access point radio is enabled by default. Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to
disable the access point radio:
Use the no form of the shutdown command to enable the radio port.
Configuring the Role in Radio Network
You can configure your access point as a root device that is connected to the wired LAN or as a repeater
(non-root) device that is not connected to the wired LAN. Figure 7-1 shows a root access point and a
repeater access point.
Figure 7-1 Root and Repeater Access Points
Command Purpose
Step 1
configure terminal Enter global configuration mode.
Step 2
interface dot11radio 0 Enter interface configuration mode for the radio interface.
Step 3
shutdown Disable the radio port.
Step 4
end Return to privileged EXEC mode.
Step 5
copy running-config startup-config (Optional) Save your entries in the configuration file.
Access Point
(Repeater)
86302
Wired LAN
Access Point
(Root Unit)
81173
81173