10-11-2009 06:40 AM - edited 07-03-2021 06:08 PM
Hi Everyone.
I've got a AIR-AP1231G-A-K9 router. IOS has been upgraded to the latest version c1200-k9w7-mx.123-8.JED. Everything worked fine before I change the station role from root to repeater or workgroup bridge. Following is my configuration:
ap#sh run
Building configuration...
Current configuration : 1224 bytes
!
version 12.3
no service pad
service timestamps debug datetime msec
service timestamps log datetime msec
service password-encryption
!
hostname ap
!
enable secret 5 $1$KHHu$bN/odUmHdmb.0cwa57GYs1
!
ip subnet-zero
!
!
no aaa new-model
dot11 syslog
!
dot11 ssid Lanyard
authentication open
!
!
!
username Cisco password 7 123A0C041104
!
bridge irb
!
!
interface Dot11Radio0
no ip address
no ip route-cache
!
ssid Lanyard
!
speed basic-1.0 basic-2.0 basic-5.5 6.0 9.0 basic-11.0 12.0 18.0 24.0 36.0 48.0 54.0
station-role root
bridge-group 1
bridge-group 1 subscriber-loop-control
bridge-group 1 block-unknown-source
no bridge-group 1 source-learning
no bridge-group 1 unicast-flooding
bridge-group 1 spanning-disabled
!
interface FastEthernet0
no ip address
no ip route-cache
duplex auto
speed auto
bridge-group 1
no bridge-group 1 source-learning
bridge-group 1 spanning-disabled
!
interface BVI1
ip address 11.11.11.1 255.255.255.0
no ip route-cache
!
ip http server
no ip http secure-server
ip http help-path http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/779/smbiz/prodconfig/help/eag
ip radius source-interface BVI1
!
bridge 1 route ip
!
!
!
line con 0
line vty 0 4
login local
line vty 5 15
login
!
end
ap#sh ip int bri
Interface IP-Address OK? Method Status Protocol
BVI1 11.11.11.1 YES NVRAM up up
Dot11Radio0 unassigned YES NVRAM up up
FastEthernet0 unassigned YES NVRAM up down
ap#
Then I changed the station role
ap#conf t
ap(config)#int dot 0
ap(config-if)#station-role repeater
ap(config-if)#end
ap#sh ip int brie
Interface IP-Address OK? Method Status Protocol
BVI1 11.11.11.1 YES NVRAM down down
Dot11Radio0 unassigned YES NVRAM reset down
FastEthernet0 unassigned YES NVRAM up down
ap#
Interface Dot11Radio0 stuck in reset. No matter I reload or powercycle the AP, I still get the same reset status on Dot11Radio0.
Please help! Any input will be appreciated.
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10-12-2009 08:31 AM
In order to get either the repeater or the workgroup bridge functionality working, you would likely need to have a Cisco AP as root. This is because the repeater and workgroup-bridge functionalities require Cisco Aironet Information Element (IE), which requires a Cisco root AP. There is no standard for interoperability for these functionalities (not part of any 802.11 standards). You can always try to connect them, making sure that they are using the same authentication/encryption configuration. However, it is unlikely to work.
10-11-2009 06:49 PM
When an access point is configured to bridge or act as a repeater, it's interface will go into "reset" mode until it associates with the root. Can you post your root AP configuration?
10-12-2009 07:28 AM
Thank you for your reply.
My root AP is a DD-WRT home router. SSID is Lanyard with WPA2/AES encryption. Signal is excellent since it is only 10 feet away.
I know my AIR-AP1231G-A-K9 doesn't support WPA2, only supports WEP and WPA. Is that the reason it can't associates with the root? Do I need to configure authentication and encryption on the repeater?
10-12-2009 08:31 AM
In order to get either the repeater or the workgroup bridge functionality working, you would likely need to have a Cisco AP as root. This is because the repeater and workgroup-bridge functionalities require Cisco Aironet Information Element (IE), which requires a Cisco root AP. There is no standard for interoperability for these functionalities (not part of any 802.11 standards). You can always try to connect them, making sure that they are using the same authentication/encryption configuration. However, it is unlikely to work.
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