Running the Initial Setup Wizard
When you power up a wireless controller for the first time, it comes up with a minimal default configuration. The distribution system ports are not yet usable, but you can connect to the controller through its console port or through its service port—provided you have connected the service port to a switch or an Ethernet crossover cable. The service port can use a default IP address of 192.168.1.1, or it can request an address through DHCP.
The default configuration has no interfaces or WLANs defined. APs cannot connect to it until you provide some initial setup information and then configure it further after the controller reboots into normal operation.
You can use either a web browser or the command-line interface ...
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