Cisco Wireless 521 Access Point configuration for open event

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The Cisco 521 Wireless Express Access Point is single-band 802.11g access points equipped with integrated antennas. These access points are ideal for delivering standards-based security and high-performance wireless connectivity for small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) with carpeted offices and similar environments.
At my church, Cisco 521 Wireless Express Access Point and Cisco 526 Wireless Express Mobility Controllers were installed since Sprint 2008. It is very stable and well handled all the traffic thru out the whole campus and buildings. End of 2008, we had an event to support seniors for renewal Medicare-D program. Church Wireless network was main interface to all volunteer’s notebooks and laptops. About 40 wireless connections were linked to one of Cisco 521 Wireless Access point where is closest.

Traffic wasn’t that heavy, but we were a bit worried about session management and performance. Well, it was just worthless concerns. Cisco 521 AP and Cisco 526 WLC completed our mission. While we were supporting the event, we setup extra Access Point for emergency and traffic load-sharing purpose. We didn’t use it, but backup plan is always needed.

Below access point’s configuration is quite simple;
no authentication, running by DHCP and plug & play. See below configuration.

Current configuration : 1353 bytes
!
version 12.4
no service pad
service timestamps debug datetime msec
service timestamps log datetime msec
service password-encryption
!
hostname Extra_IT_AP
!
enable secret 5 $1$4wAQ$gMmJxeBePUAPmh5/uNue8/
!
no aaa new-model
!
resource policy
!
ip subnet-zero
no ip domain lookup
!
!
dot11 ssid Extra_IT_AP
authentication open
guest-mode
!
power inline negotiation prestandard source
!
!
username Cisco password 7 112A1012341D
username admin privilege 15 password 7 12121237115A47
!
bridge irb
!
!
interface Dot11Radio0
no ip address
no ip route-cache
!
ssid Extra_IT_AP
!
station-role root
no dot11 extension aironet
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 dhcp client-id FastEthernet0
no ip route-cache
!
ip http server
no ip http secure-server
!
control-plane
!
bridge 1 route ip
!
!
line con 0
exec-timeout 0 0
logging synchronous
line vty 0 4
login local
!
end

I hope this sample Cisco Wireless 521 Access Point configuration would help.