User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Welcome to the Airespace Product Guide!
- OVERVIEWS
- About the Airespace System
- About the AireOS
- Single-Airespace Switch or Appliance Deployments
- Multiple-Airespace Switch and Appliance Deployments
- About AireOS Security
- About Airespace Wired Security
- About AireWave Director Software
- About the Master Airespace Switch or Appliance
- About the Primary Airespace Switch or Appliance
- About Client Roaming
- About External DHCP Servers
- About Airespace Mobility Groups
- About Airespace Wired Connections
- About Airespace WLANs
- About File Transfers
- About Power Over Ethernet
- About Airespace Switches and Appliances
- 4012 and 4024 Airespace Wireless Switch Models
- 4101 and 4102 Airespace WLAN Appliance Models
- Airespace Switch and Appliance Features
- Airespace Switch and Appliance Model Numbers
- Airespace Wireless Switch Direct Connect Mode
- Airespace Switches and Appliances in Appliance Mode
- Airespace Wireless Switch Hybrid Mode
- About the Distribution System Port
- About the Service (Management) Port
- About the Startup Wizard
- About Airespace Switch and Appliance Memory
- Airespace Switch and Appliance Failover Protection
- Switched Network Connection to the Airespace Switch or Appliance
- Enhanced Security Module
- About Airespace Access Points
- About Airespace AP Models
- About Airespace AP External and Internal Antennas
- About Airespace AP LEDs
- About Airespace AP Connectors
- About Airespace AP Power Requirements
- About Airespace AP External Power Converter
- About Airespace AP Mounting Options
- About Airespace AP Physical Security
- About Airespace AP Monitor Mode
- About Third-Party Access Points
- About Rogue Access Points
- About the Airespace Control System Software
- About the Airespace Web Browser Interface
- About the Airespace Command Line Interface
- About the Airespace System
- SOLUTIONS
10/10/03 Multiple-Airespace Switch and Appliance Deployments
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Multiple-Airespace Switch and Appliance DeploymentsMultiple-Airespace S witch and Appliance Deploy ments
Each Airespace Wireless Switch can support Airespace APs and third-party APs across multiple floors
and buildings simultaneously. Similarly, each Airespace WLAN Appliance can support Airespace APs
across multiple floors and buildings simultaneously. However, the Airespace System’s full functionality
is realized when it includes multiple Airespace Switches and Appliances. That is, a multiple-Airespace
Switch and Appliance system has the following additional features over a single-Airespace Switch or
Appliance deployment:
• Autodetecting and autoconfiguring Airespace Switch or Appliance RF parameters as the
Airespace Switches and Appliances are added to the network, as described in AireWave Director
Software.
• Same-Airespace Switch or Appliance (Layer 2) Roaming and Inter-Subnet (Layer 3) Roaming.
• Automatic Airespace Switch and Appliance Failover Protection to any redundant Airespace
Switch or Appliance with unused ports.
The following figure shows a typical multiple-Airespace Switch and Appliance deployment, with the
Airespace Switch or Appliance in Direct Connect Mode
, Appliance Mode and Hybrid Mode. The figure
also shows an optional dedicated Management Network and the three physical connection types
between the switched network and the Airespace Switch or Appliance, as further described in Switched
Network Connection to an Airespace Switch or Appliance.
Figure - Typical Multiple-Airespace Wireless Switch and WLAN Appliance Deployment