Cisco Wireless :: Range Of AP541N Versus Aironet 1041
Oct 5, 2011
I have done a wireless site survey at a library and one AP541N will cover everything pretty well. They do have one spot where the radio strenth is not quite as strong, but you would never buy a second access point for just that one area. I did the SIte Survey using a 541N Access point.
Here is my question. I see that the Aironet 1041 is very similar in price and according to the documentation has a stronger power rating and higher antenna gain. Why would I not buy an Aironet 1041?
We are just mounting to a wall and are planning on using the pwrin4 to provide POE for whichever we buy.
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Nov 16, 2012
I have a Cisco Aironet 1041 , what a good repeater/wireless extender that works with it to cover an area of 50 squared meters ?
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Oct 30, 2012
I have 2 SSIDs mapped to 2 VLANs (other VLANs are configured, but not used) Security is set to WPA2
What do I need to change to get higher connection speed? What is the highest for this model? Why won't it let me select 40Mhz channel width? Telnet says on 20Mhz available (GUI says it is in "Least congested" mode even though it is not)
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Dec 6, 2012
I set up one AP-1041 that runs standalone IOS. No controller. I have three more that I want to copy the setup configuration over to. I have the right document, but which commands will get my set configuration from AP one FTP'd to my computer and how to copy that configuration back to another AP of the same model. This way I will only need to tweak a couple settings on the additional AP's instead of starting from scratch.
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Sep 11, 2012
I am trying to setup a Cisco Aironet 1041 on my network for WiFi authinentication and access and I do not have a Radius server and was wondering if it is possible to configure the 1041 to authenticate with just WPA or WPA2 and a PSK without any of the other configurations? This setup is only going to be temporary untill I can get the appropriate infrastructure in place to facilitate the Radius server setup I really want in 12 to 18 months from now.
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Aug 5, 2012
i have a 541N running the latest firmware 2.0.2.It has 3 SSIDs for the 3 vlans that it has.I have configured b/g/n.The power is fullIt is powered via POE.The end customer tells me that the range it covers is very very small!Comparing to traditional low budget APs the power is very very low.It does not cover 30-40m in free space where other APs do.Do i need to configure something more in the radio settings?
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Aug 16, 2011
I have a wireless modem but its a sucky one. It was one of those free ones from verizon. Anyways, I don't get good signal in certain places in my house, so i am interested in knowing which would be better a wifi range extender or a good wireless modem.
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May 21, 2013
I have two access points that I recently purchased from ebay. I updated them both to c1140-k9w7-mx.152-2.JB and I have been unsuccessful at getting either of them to connect at faster than 39MBps. After scouring google for answers I found several with the issue of not using the correct WPA2/AES configuration and that was me. However after changing the configuration, I am still unable to connect to either of the APs at faster than the 39Mbps. [code]
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Sep 18, 2012
There is WLAN with Nortel APs witha captive portal. We are migrating to a Cisco Solution and we have AP 1041 / 1042
How can I configure Captive Portal in the 1041/1042 APs
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Apr 3, 2012
I have a wireless network using the cisco ap 1041 converted into the anonymous. however it seems like every morning or evening I have to attached it back to the SSID all over again. it will not give me an ip address. I also would have to put the encryption key in again. I am using WEP 40 bit.
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Apr 20, 2012
Is it possible to convert a 1041 in Autonomous AP mode to Lightweight? Since on the cco page there is no upgrade tool under the 1040 series AP,and also i didnt find any document with the procedure.
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May 3, 2012
We are experiencing problems with Apple Ipads on a large scale network that we install and maintain, the Ipads seem to join the network with no problems (bit slower than laptops etc) but will then disconnect for no apparent reason at random intervals. We have ran laptops on the same AP's and in the same area and no similar probems occurred, we are using IOS Cisco 1041's and 1042's, we have seen one of the Ipads's sitting quite happily on a 1042 2,4ghz radio and then it disconnected and went to the 5ghz radio. We are getting similar disconnects on the single radio 1041.
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Mar 4, 2012
We have recently converted 1 Cisco Lightweight AP 1041 to Autonomous mode for site-survey purposes. We now want to convert it back to lightweight mode.
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Jun 4, 2013
We are using WLC 2500 and AP 1041 with web authentication. Due to we do not have the trusted/public certificate and want to get rid of the certificate warning during the user login. Is this possible to change the web authentication method from HTTPS to HTTP.
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Dec 27, 2011
configure WPA2 on a 1041 access point? I am trying to get it configured through the GUI and part way through I keep getting locked out of the AP due to WPA2 being partially configured..
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Feb 28, 2012
I just installed a brand new AP541N-A-K9 (running AP541N-K9-2.0(1) software) and cannot seem to add a SSID. I've tried both from CCA and directly from the Web interface (Wireless:Wireless Network Setup menu). The Add Another button doesn't seem to do anything. I've even tried multiple browser versions.
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Jun 19, 2011
I have 3 AP541N. I become this not in a cluster. The APs standalone in the room. The first AP connect with cable to a DHCP Router from a other manufacturer. The other both APs should be connect over WLAN.How I must configure the APs? Which parameters must install?
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Feb 12, 2013
I have 2 AP541N access points. Have been working well for a couple of years. Later last year they just dissapeard from CCA one day. COundt access them but they were still delivering 'wireless' so to speak I have recently put them back to defaults to try and get them back in to CCA. i had one, but not the other. They would work fine via GUI/web access.Then i updated them to 2.0.4 (both images) and since doing that i have no access to either of them via any form.
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Nov 20, 2012
I mistakenly mis-configured "Management ACL mode" on my AP541N.
Administration>Administration Access Control>Managment ACL Mode
I set this to "Enabled", the problem is I only entered 1 IP address, and that IP address is the SAME IP as the AP's own internal interface. I was not thinking and entered that IP out of habit when I meant to enter my workstation's IP. The FW does not have a safeguard against this.
So, as you can see, this is a big problem, because now I have completely cut off all access (That I can think of) to the router. I can never access the AP as that IP because if I set my workstation to that IP, 1) There will be an address conflict, 2) My computer won't route traffic to the AP out its NIC because it recognizes that IP as itself.
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Jun 20, 2010
As I posted about in the other AP541N thread about degraded performance, mine did a strange client disconnect last week. It dropped all authenticated clients, but they all thought they were still connected. A quick disable/enable of the wireless card on the laptop would get the computer back on the AP.
This same thing happened again today.
Device information and configuration:
Device: AP541N
H/W: V01
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Apr 18, 2013
we have two AP541n APs that were clustered togehter. They are powered using PoE. The other day I discovered one of them wasn't working properly. I couldn't log into it from the web interface so I unplugged it and plugged it back in from the PoE switch. That didn't work. Since then I have taken it off the network and have tried to reset it and I still can't access it. I've tried connecting to it from the default IP, which according to the admin guide is 192.168.10.10, and that doesn't work. I have tried using Telnet and SSH to connect to it using the default IP and the static IP we had set for it. I have set up a little linksys router and plugged the AP and a laptop into it in hopes it might get DHCP, but that hasn't worked either. I have also noticed the WLAN 2.4G and WLAN 5G lights are not coming on. The PWR, SPEED, and LAN lights all come on. The DIAG light comes on when it's furst plugged in and then turns off. Right now it is not plugged into PoE so that light is off too. We had both APs plugged into an ESW-520 that was plugged into a UC560 which had recently been updated to the latest firmware: 8.6.1. The short story is I don't have any connectivity to my AP541n, even after being reset. No wireless, no Web GUI, no ping, nothing. Has this thing become a large paperweight?
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Aug 23, 2010
I purchased quite a few of these APs as they listed the ability to function in WPA2-PSK mode, but on initial configuration I see that this may only apply to standard AP mode? Is there any way to configure WPA2-PSK on an AP541 to AP541 bridge? Unfortunately, this is a must have for our client. If not, what would allow for this with an external antenna port?
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Oct 30, 2012
I have configured two AP541N in a cluster, but only VAP0, is listed as clustered. None of the VAPs seems to be clustered. What can I configure to get all SSIDs clustered?Product Identifier:AP541N-E-K9Hardware Version:V01Software Version:AP541N-K9-2.0(4)
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Mar 6, 2013
I have 2 AP541N's set up using a WDS bridge, broadcasting a single SSID. I am using WPA-PSK for the bridge and WPA/ WPA2 and CCMP (AES) on the SSID. I only have around 75 (Mac, PC, iPad, iPhone and Android) devices that use wireless. Some are laptops that roam around from AP to AP, and are using LAN when they are not roaming. I have increased the roaming agressiveness on PC clients and this doesn't seem to have resolved the weak connection. At most, I have 50 clients trying to access the wireless at one time. My problem is that they keep on dropping the connections and have real problems reconnecting once it's dropped. After 4 or 5 tries, they may or not be able to reconnect.
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Jan 4, 2011
when moving throughout our building my laptop will not switch between AP’s unless it loses its connection with its existing AP then it will see the other AP that is closer and connect to it.
For example, I start at one end of the building where it connects to AP#1 at 270Mbps, if I then slowly go to another section of the building, the speed will drop all the way down to 24Mbps, but it will not switch over to AP#2 unless I turn off AP#1 then the laptop instantly switches to AP#2 at 160Mbps. Again the same behavior if I start walking back the other direction. The laptop will not disconnect from AP#2 until the signal is lost.
With my 2.4GHz wireless 802.11g AP’s (WAP200) I can roam around the building and the laptop will happily jump between AP’s always staying with the faster of the two available.
Settings are all pretty basic.
Mode is set to 5GHz 802.11n Channel is set to AutoA single SSID is running WPA Personal using wpa2, CCMP (AES)Channel is set to AutoChannel Bandwidth is set to 40MHzClustering is enabled and the AP’s see each other just fine.
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Mar 22, 2011
we want to use a WAP 2000 Box as repeater of an AP541n. Do naybody know this is possible or not?
Which Cisco AP boxes are compatible to act as repeater on a AP541n?
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Nov 6, 2011
We are considering order the AP541N for our network. A few questions...
1). Are there multiple models of the AP541N? or just one cisco part number?
2). I am assuming the basic antenna comes with it. If this is something that I need to buy seperate.
3). Are there part numbers for the POE injector? Need to know part numbers on the AP541N and the poe injectors?
4). We would buy a couple of these and run them in cluster mode. My understanding is that I won't need a controller. Do I need to buy a certain model to use the clustering or is that available on all the AP541N?
5). Can I have this talk to active directory to authenticate users? Is that tough to do? Do I need install some kind of agent on a domain controller? I have configured the ASA to use Active Directory for authentications. Should it be any more difficult that that?
I have setup a few other Cisco APs before and am generally familair with wireless. But, I am not a "wireless expert" and don't have any experience with this particular product.
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Jan 3, 2011
I recently attempted to update my access points Software from AP541N-K9_1.8(0) to AP541N-K9_1.9(2). As soon as the update and reboot were complete I could no longer connect to the wireless network using my iphone. I switched back to the secondary 1.8 software and could immediately reconnect my iphone to the network. Upgrading to 1.9(2) changes a setting or is flawed.
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May 21, 2012
I was looking for some clarification on the capabilities of these devices to allow roaming of clients between AP's. Take a basic scenario of 3 AP's and a single SSID. I know the AP541N has clustering which uses the Fast Client Roaming Protocol, which basically does a quick re-connect to the new AP. Not quite as seamless as using aironet and a controller, but still pretty good.
Question 1 How does the WAP321 handle roaming? Obviously without the clustering feature you would have to configure each AP independently. But after setting them up, would it support roaming in a similiar way to the AP541N??
Question 2 Would running three standalone Aironet 1141's operate any differently in terms of roaming?
In summary I like the roaming capability of the AP541N but hate the large clunky form factor. I need something that can be mounted in an office environment (ceilings) that will handle easy client roaming. A short disconnect isn't a concern as long as it reconnects on it's own. Wireless controllers are a little out of the price range for this setup.
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Sep 25, 2011
trying to get my new router and bridge to work I am close to give up.
1. I have bought a RV220W router this will be connected to Internett and all wireless devices will connect to it. It seems to work fine. I have enabled on AP profile where others easyli can access internett through router WAN port
2. I have bought a AP541 Access point that i want to have as a bridge (We earlier used 3COM without problems) Some Computers and other stuff like printers will be connected to this through a switch for the Ethernet port on AP541. (I dont want any clients to connect wireless to AP541N)
Before I start asking detailed questions, i want to verify that my setup is possible. Reading the Information on the shops webpage clearly states that AP541N can work in bridge mode, but struggling to find any good explenation makes me wonder if this really is true.
Can Cisco AP541N works as a bridge together with RV220W.
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Nov 8, 2011
I have an SA520W firewall, and am implementing a new AP541N. On the SA I am using port 4 to connect the AP. Trunking is on with Vlan 1 and 25. Connecting the AP I am able to use VLAN1, however when I assign a new VAP using Vlan 25, I only receive IP addresses for VLAN1.
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May 29, 2012
I have an AP541N-N-K9 Dual Band Access Point which I'm having some issues with. We have a few users with Android and iOS devices and they want to connect to our corporate network but when we configure the wireless network details in both OSs none of the devices get an IP address. We have an MS AD/DNS/DHCP infrastructure. On looking at the logs of the access point I can see the devices successfully authnticating but then I see the connection being disassociated and deauthed. A few seconds later the device attempts to get an IP address again and the same thing happens again. This loop just keeps on going forever. If we connect to the AP with an MS OS everything is fine. [code]
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Jan 8, 2012
I have 3 AP541Ns setup in a small environment. The wireless clients use laptops to attach, via RDP, to a Microsoft Terminal Server. They need the ability to walk, with laptop, from room to room, IE roaming wireless clients. The issue is the clients drop and re-attach constantly and takes up to 5 minutes to re-attach to the WLAN / RDP session. Is this a symptom of going from WAP to WAP and is their anything I can do about it.
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