Table Of Contents
Device Configuration
Device Configuration Window
Device Type Options
Source Configuration Parameters
Target Configuration Parameters
Hot Standby Configuration
Interface for Communicating with Target Access Point
Next Button
Device Configuration
This section describes the device configuration settings. The following topics are covered in this section:
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Device Configuration Window
•Source Configuration Parameters
•Target Configuration Parameters
•Interface for Communicating with Target Access Point
•Next Button
Device Configuration Window
The Device Configuration window (Figure 2-1) appears when you click the Add Task or Modify Task button on the main window. In this window you enter source (origin) and target (destination) access point configuration parameters. The source or target can be specified as a device or a disk storage location for a Cisco IOS configuration file created by the conversion tool. The device selection indicates that the source or destination is a VxWorks access point that is identified using the IP address field. When you have completed the Device Configuration window settings, click Next.
Note The administrator username (Admin Name) must have admin, SNMP, firmware, and write capabilities on the access point. For additional information on SNMP, refer to the Cisco IOS Software Configuration Guide for Cisco Aironet Access Points.
The disk storage selection specifies that the source or destination is a Cisco IOS configuration file on your hard disk drive.
Figure 2-1 Device Configuration Window
Note Your PC running the conversion tool must have an appropriate IP address and be able to ping the source or target access points. You can use either an Ethernet or a radio interface.
When you upgrade a target access point to Cisco IOS operation, the conversion tool uses an access point helper image file with a Cisco IOS configuration to create the Cisco IOS image for the target access point. The Cisco IOS configuration is created by the conversion tool using information obtained from a source VxWorks 350 or 1200 series access point. The helper image file is obtained from the Cisco Web site (refer to the "Obtaining the Conversion Tool Software" section).
Device Type Options
The Device Type section of the Device Configuration window enables you to specify the type of VxWorks access point that is being upgraded to Cisco IOS software. Table 2-1 describes the available Device Type options.
Table 2-1 Device Type Options
Parameter
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Description
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Device Type
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Specifies the device type used in the upgrade process. AP350 specifies the VxWorks 350 series access point and AP1200 specifies the VxWorks 1200 series access point.
Range: AP350 or AP1200
Default: AP350
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Source Configuration Parameters
The Source Configuration section of the Device Configuration window contains parameters that pertain to the source of the configuration information, which can be a device (access point) or disk storage (file location). When disk storage is specified, you must enter the path and filename of the Cisco IOS configuration file. When an access point is specified, you must enter the access point IP address and the username of an administrator that possesses admin, SNMP, firmware, and write capabilities on the access point.
Caution You must ensure that the same Ethernet and duplex settings are configured on all VxWorks access points and switches prior to beginning the conversion process. Different settings can result in inoperable access points that constantly power off and on.
Table 2-2 describes the source configuration parameters.
Table 2-2 Source Configuration Parameters
Parameter
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Description
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From
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Specifies the location of the source configuration. Click the drop-down menu to select the location. When the source location is an access point, select the Device option. When the source location is a configuration file, select the Disk Storage option.
Options: Device or Disk Storage
Default: Device
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IP Address
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Specifies the IP address of the source access point where the conversion tool obtains configuration information.
Range: x.x.x.x, where x is a value from 0 to 255.
Default: none
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File Name
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Specifies the path and filename for the Cisco IOS configuration file located on your PC. You can use the browse (...) button to browse to the location of the file.
Path: drive:\directory\filename
Default: C:\Program Files\Cisco Systems\CAC Tool\
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Admin Name
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Specifies an administrator username that has admin, SNMP, firmware, and write capabilities on the access point.
Range: alphanumeric characters (case sensitive)
Default: none
Note Be careful entering the name because the entry is case sensitive and is not visible.
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Target Configuration Parameters
The Target Configuration section of the Device Configuration window contains parameters that pertain to the target or destination of the configuration information, which can be a device (access point) or disk storage (file location). When disk storage is specified, you must enter the path and filename of the
Cisco IOS configuration file. When an access point is specified, it is upgraded to Cisco IOS operation. Enter the access point's IP address, a username of an administrator that possesses admin, SNMP, firmware, and write capabilities on the access point, and the path and filename of the helper image file.
Caution The conversion tool cannot reverse the Cisco IOS upgrade process. Be sure you want to upgrade your access point to Cisco IOS operation before selecting the Device option.
Note The conversion tool maintains the host name and IP address configuration settings of the target access point. These target access point settings are not changed even when the source configuration parameters specify the use of a stored Cisco IOS configuration file.
Table 2-3 describes the target configuration parameters.
Table 2-3 Target Configuration Parameters
Parameters
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Description
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To
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Specifies the target location. Click the drop-down menu to select the location. When the target location is an access point, select the Device option. When the target location is a configuration file on your hard disk, select the Disk Storage option.
Option: Device or Disk Storage
Default: Disk Storage
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File Name
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Specifies the path and filename for the Cisco IOS configuration file to be stored on your PC. You can use the browse (...) button to browse to the location in which to save the file.
Path: drive:\directory\filename
Default: C:\Program Files\Cisco Systems\CAC Tool\
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Helper Image
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Specifies the path and filename of the helper image file on your PC.
Path: drive:\directory\filename
Default: none
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Enable Password
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Specifies the password used to login to the access point and used to prevent unauthorized users from reconfiguring your access point.
Range: A string from 1 to 25 alphanumeric characters. The string cannot start with a number, is case sensitive, and allows spaces but ignores leading spaces. It can contain the question mark (?) character if you precede the question mark with the key combination (Ctrl-V) when you create the password; for example, to create the password abc?123, do this:
1. Enter abc
2. Enter Ctrl-V
3. Enter ?123
Note After the conversion, when your access point prompts you to enter the password, you need not precede the question mark with the Ctrl-V; you can simply enter abc?123 at the password prompt.
Default: none
Caution When using Ctrl-V, avoid accidently inserting text from your Windows clipboard. Always check your password field to ensure that the correct number of characters is shown. Ctrl-V should not insert extra characters. If extra characters are detected, you can clear the Windows clipboard using the Windows clipboard viewer. Reenter your password.
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IP Address
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Specifies the IP address of the target access point to be upgraded to
Cisco IOS operation.
Range: x.x.x.x, where x is a value from 0 to 255.
Default: none
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Admin Name
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Specifies a username that has admin, SNMP, firmware, and write capabilities on the access point.
Range: alphanumeric characters
Default: none
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Hot Standby Configuration
When the target location is an access point, you can specify the radio interface MAC addresses for the access point that the standby unit monitors. Hot Standby mode designates an access point as a backup for another access point. Typically, the standby access point is placed near the access point it monitors and is configured exactly the same. The standby access point associates with the monitored access point as a client and queries the monitored access point regularly through both the Ethernet and the radio ports. If the monitored access point fails to respond, the standby access point takes the monitored access point's place in the network. Table 2-4 describes the Hot Standby configuration parameters.
Note Access points using Cisco IOS software can be configured to support Hot Standby mode using the 2.4-GHz and 5-GHz radio interfaces.
Note If your access point supports only one radio interface, provide the MAC address for that interface only.
Caution During the Cisco IOS conversion process, the radio interface MAC address for your access points might change from the original setting, resulting in lost repeater associations and failure of the hot standby option. This happens because Cisco IOS software does not support the VxWorks Adopt Primary Port Identity option for the radio interfaces. Before you begin the conversion process, Cisco recommends that you change your VxWorks configurations to disable the Adopt Primary Port Identity option and to use the actual radio interface MAC address in all repeater and hot standby configuration settings.
Table 2-4 Hot Standby Configuration Parameters
Parameter
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Description
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MAC Address for Monitored 802.11B Radio
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Specifies the MAC address of the 802.11b (2.4-GHz) radio interface in the monitored access point. The MAC address is a unique 12-digit hexadecimal number used in radio data packets to identify your access point radio.
Range: xxxx.xxxx.xxxx or xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx (where x is a value from
0 to 9 and a to f)
Default: none
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MAC Address for Monitored 802.11A Radio
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Specifies the MAC address of the 802.11a (5-GHz) radio interface in the monitored access point. The MAC address is a unique 12-digit hexadecimal number used in radio data packets to identify your access point radio.
Note When the AP350 device type is selected, this MAC address field is unavailable because an IEEE 802.11A radio is not supported on a 350 series access point.
Range: xxxx.xxxx.xxxx or xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx (where x is a value from
0 to 9 and a to f)
Default: none
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Interface for Communicating with Target Access Point
This field of the Device Configuration window specifies the IP address of your Ethernet adapter or your wireless client adapter that the conversion tool must use to communicate with the source and target access points. The conversion tool initially specifies the IP address of your primary network adapter. If the displayed address is not for the correct adapter, change the IP address to specify the correct adapter.
Note When your PC contains multiple network adapters (Ethernet and wireless client), the conversion tool only verifies that the source access point is reachable from any of the network adapters. You must ensure that the specified adapter has an appropriate IP address to enable you to ping the source and target access points.
Next Button
When you complete the parameter entries on the Device Configuration window, click Next.
If you specified a target access point, a message appears indicating that the conversion tool cannot reverse the Cisco IOS upgrade process. Click Yes.
The Security Configuration window displays to enable you to enter security parameters. For additional information refer to "Security Configuration."
