how to find IP address on a new Cisco AP

[fenton]

By defaukt, the AP will receive an IP address from DHCP server. You have diiferent options to find the IP address.

1. Conenct to the console port, use this command: show ip interface brief. You may receive a message like this:

*Mar 1 00:17:45.710: %DHCP-6-ADDRESS_ASSIGN: Interface BVI1 assigned DHCP addre
ss 10.0.1.171, mask 255.255.0.0, hostname ap

If I don't make sure the AP has a good conenction to the DHCP.

2. You can find the AP IP address from the DHCP server based on the AP Mac address and host name.

[guest]

One of our clients tries to use sh ip interface brief, but it doesn't display any IP assigned by the DHCP. Then we found he was connecting the AP to a VLAN that is for wireless without DHCP. We connected AP to VLAN 1 to receive the IP from the DHCP. After configured the AP, re-connect to the wireless VLAN.

In other case, the client can't connect to WPA-Enterprise because he was connecting to VLAN 1 which is not for the wireless. After connecting to the wireless VLAN, the AP talks to the IAS for the authentication.