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Mobility Express Setup Guide: Get Your Wireless Network Up and Running in Minutes

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Mobility Express Setup Guide


Get your wireless network up and running in minutes

Wireless Product Management Team

Cisco Mobility Express prerequisites


What do I need to set up Where do I find out this
Mobility Express? information?
To configure the IP credentials for the virtual wireless LAN Typically, the internet router, broadband modem, or switch
controller, before setup, you will need to determine the following: runs the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server.
• IP address Exclude at least one IP address from the DHCP scope, which
• Subnet mask will be statically assigned to the virtual wireless LAN controller
• Gateway during setup.

• The Mobility Express access point will get an IP address from the DHCP server.
• This is the IP address of the access point and NOT the virtual wireless LAN controller.
• You will have to manually configure the IP address of the virtual wireless LAN controller during setup.
• Also, both the access point and virtual wireless LAN controller MUST be on the same network.

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Contents Step 1

Physical setup Physical setup


Configure admin account
1. Power up the Mobility Express
Configure your controller access point.
Mobility Express setup
Create a wireless network 2. Use a standard Ethernet cable and connect
the LAN port of your broadband modem or
Apply the settings router directly to the Ethernet port marked
“POE” on the access point.
Internet router Switch
3. Wait for the LED on the access point to
be “chirping” green (it may take several
minutes).

4. Connect your laptop, smartphone, or


tablet to the SSID CiscoAirProvision using
Access point Access point the key ‘password.’

Access point Access point


connected to connected to
internet router switch

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Contents Step 2

Physical setup Configure admin account


Configure admin account

Configure your controller

Create a wireless network

Apply the settings


Open a web browser and
go to mobilityexpress.cisco
or http://192.168.1.1.

Enter a new admin


user name.

Enter a new admin


password.

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Contents Step 3

Physical setup Configure your controller


Configure admin account

Configure your controller

Create a wireless network

Apply the settings

Enter the system name


and time.

Enter the IP
management address.

Remember the
management
IP address to
access the Web
UI after setup.
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Contents Step 4

Physical setup Create a wireless network


Configure admin account

Configure your controller

Create a wireless network

Apply the settings

Enter the network


WLAN/SSID.

Enter the network


password.

Optional: Select an
RF option.

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Contents Step 5

Physical setup Apply the settings


Configure admin account

Configure your controller

Create a wireless network

Apply the settings

Click the Apply button.

Mobility Express will


reboot automatically and
your network is ready.

Web UI access:
Connect to the SSID
and browse to
https://< Managment IP
Address of WLC>.

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