Setting Up air-ap1141n-a-k9?

Question

I recently acquired a air-ap1141n-a-k9 but I do not know how to set it up. I know this is probably really simple but I looked through the manual and couldn't figure it out.
It says "Assign a static IP addresss by conencting to its console port and accessing the access point CLI"
I connected an ethernet cable to the console port and my computer. How do I access the access point CLI though?

Answer 1

@Josh,
Basically you need to get yourself a console cable (Cisco Blue Cable) and connect that using a Serial port on your computer or a USB to Serial dongle. After doing so power up the AP then you should get console access to the AP. If you don't know the IP address assigned to the management interface on the AP this is the only way to get it working.
After you get console access issue the following commands to setup your managment interface IP address to something you want or to suit it to your network.
AP>en
password: (Enter the password default is "Cisco")
AP#show ip interface brief (This will show you the IP address assignments for the interfaces)
Interface                  IP-Address      OK? Method Status                Protocol
Dot11Radio0                unassigned      NO  unset  up                    up
Dot11Radio1                unassigned      NO  unset  up                    up
FastEthernet0              unassigned      YES DHCP   up                    up
NOTE: If Fa0 is unassigned DHCP, this makes it bit easier to configure. Basically just by plugging in the AP ETHERNET port into your network which has a DHCP server will assign a IP address for that interface. Then you can run the same command "show ip interface brief" to see the IP address the interface grabbed from the DHCP server. After finding out the IP address you can just use a web browser and access the AP GUI using that same IP address. https://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx, this should get you access to the management.
If the interface is NOT set to DHCP then you need to manually set the IP address that suit your network. Following command will assist in doing that for you.
AP#lwapp ap ip address ?
  A.B.C.D  static IP address
AP#lwapp ap ip address xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
Also more information on manual configuration and reseting with troubleshooting can be found @ the link below.
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/wireless/ps430/products_tech_note09186a00808e2d27.shtml
Hope this helps and please rate.
Cheers
Lal Antony
www.lalantony.com