[afnog] Cisco 1520 APs

[TESSUA, Emmanuel]

Thank you for your contribution.
>
> On 21 Jan, 2010, at 12:30 PM, TESSUA, Emmanuel wrote:
>
>> Hello Guys,
>> We have purchased 2 mesh cisco 1520 APs. The problem is, in the i
>> can't
>> configure/operate these APs through the console/aux port.
>> The question is, can these APs work alone, i.e without cisco
>> wireless LAN
>> controller or Cisco WCS? And how? As i really don't want to go and
>> buy a
>> controller from Cisco, i'm using chilli hotspot for authentication.
>> Any help will be highly appreciated.
>
>
> The indoor units (1240s and such) can be put into a "heavy" aka
> autonomous mode by loading a relevant IOS image. None of the
> documentation that is linked from
> <http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps8368/tsd_products_support_series_home.html
>  > suggests that a 1520 can be put in an "autonomous" mode and are
> only "lightweight" so I think you are out of luck.
>
> --
> patrick.
>


TESSUA, Emmanuel
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