WLAN Controllers Access Configuration Guide

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Configuration Guide

Field Verified

21-601644, Issue 1, May 2007 Page 1

Meru Networks WLAN Controllers with

AP100, AP201, AP208

Configuration and Deployment Guide

This document details the specifications for configuring the Meru Networks WLAN controllers

and access points (APs).

Product Summary

Manufacturer:

Meru Networks: www.merunetworks.com

WLAN Controllers Access Points Approved product(s):

MC500

MC1000

MC3000

AP100

AP201

AP208

RF technology: Direct-sequence spread spectrum (DS)

Radio: 2.4 – 2.484 GHz

Antenna Diversity: Rx Diversity

Security : WEP, WPA-PSK

AP software version: 3.1.1-24†

Handset models 3616/3620/3626 3641/3645

Radio mode 802.11b 802.11b

Maximum telephone calls per AP: 8* 8*

Auto-learn function: Yes No

Recommended network topology: Switched Ethernet (required)

† Earlier and later software versions have not been tested for the Avaya™ Voice Priority Processor compliance. Refer

to Wireless IP Telephone WLAN Compatibility List for field verified AP software versions.

* Telephone calls per AP must be configured in the system per documentation provided by Avaya. Maximum 4 calls

(when additional handsets are in a push-to-talk session)

Known Limitations

Virtual Cell mode is incompatible with wireless IP telephone deployment. Please see the

Virtual Cell information as detailed below in Deployment Guidelines.

Notes on Configuration

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The AP must support SpectraLink Voice Priority (SVP). Contact your AP vendor

if you need to upgrade the AP software.

Summary of content (10 pages)

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Configuration Guide Field Verified Meru Networks WLAN Controllers with AP100, AP201, AP208 Configuration and Deployment Guide This document details the specifications for configuring the Meru Networks WLAN controllers and access points (APs). Product Summary Manufacturer: Meru Networks: www.merunetworks.com Approved product(s): WLAN Controllers Access Points MC500 AP100 MC1000 AP201 MC3000 AP208 RF technology: Direct-sequence spread spectrum (DS) Radio: 2.4 – 2.
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Meru Networks WLAN Controllers with AP100, AP201, AP208 Configuration Guide Field Verified If you encounter difficulties or have questions regarding the configuration process, please contact Avaya Technical Support at 1 800 242-2121 (USA only) or your local authorized Avaya dealer. Deployment Scenarios Wireless IP telephones can be deployed in a Meru Networks WLAN system where the access points are deployed within a subnet or across multiple layer 2 subnets.
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Meru Networks WLAN Controllers with AP100, AP201, AP208 Configuration Guide Field Verified Deployment Guidelines Virtual Cell Meru Virtual Cell technology allows for zero-handoff as the wireless IP telephones roam through the wireless environment. This dramatically improves the quality and consistency of client roam times. The bi-directional quality of service (QoS) provides a near toll-quality call experience regardless of the handsets’ security context.
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Meru Networks WLAN Controllers with AP100, AP201, AP208 Configuration Guide Field Verified Multiple floor vertical layout, non-interfering channel coverage Push-to-talk feature Push-to-talk (PTT) is a handset communication mechanism supported by the wireless IP telephone system. The mechanism uses multicast data delivery to communicate within the wireless neighborhood. With guaranteed coverage across all access points, push-to-talk often operates on a base rate as low as 1Mbps.
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Meru Networks WLAN Controllers with AP100, AP201, AP208 Configuration Guide Field Verified Configuring the Meru Networks WLAN Controllers with CLI Version 3.0 includes support for automatic QoS provision of SVP flows and does not require any specific AP settings. Specific parameters are required in the ESSID configuration to support various features of the wireless IP telephone system.
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Meru Networks WLAN Controllers with AP100, AP201, AP208 Configuration Guide Field Verified Security configuration Meru Networks supports the following 802.11 security mechanisms for the wireless IP telephone system • Open • WEP (64 or 128) • WPA-PSK (WPA Personal) Open For Open (no 802.11 security) use the default security profile provided which has the “allowed-l2-modes clear” set.
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Meru Networks WLAN Controllers with AP100, AP201, AP208 Configuration Guide Field Verified VLAN configuration It is often desirable to separate SVP packets from other data streams once the traffic enters the wired network. In the Meru solution, creating a VLAN entry in the controller and assigning it to the SVP ESSID achieves this. This is an optional configuration component. vlan SVP_VLAN tag 1001 ip address 10.4.0.250 255.255.0.0 ip default-gateway 10.4.0.
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Meru Networks WLAN Controllers with AP100, AP201, AP208 Configuration Guide Field Verified ESSID configuration The ESSID used by wireless IP telephones in production is of a similar configuration but would be configured for Virtual Cell and be assigned with the appropriate security profile. It is important to note that when enabling the multicast support (for the server discovery and PTT feature) you must ensure that there is only one ESSID per VLAN otherwise multicast traffic is not passed.
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Meru Networks WLAN Controllers with AP100, AP201, AP208 Configuration Guide Field Verified AP configuration Short preamble should be turned off per AP for wireless IP telephones. Under configuration of interface Dot11Radio this should be disabled. Interface Dot11Radio no preamble-short A An AP boot-script for AP configuration is required to support the SVP solution. Create a file, svpconfig.
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Meru Networks WLAN Controllers with AP100, AP201, AP208 Configuration Guide Field Verified Wireless IP Telephones Wireless IP telephones use voice over IP (VoIP) technology on IEEE 802.11b-compatible wireless local area networks (WLANs). Access points utilize radio frequencies to transmit signals to and from the wireless IP telephones. Access Point Capacity and Positioning Each site is unique in its AP requirements.