User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Cisco Aironet 1530 Series Outdoor Access Point Hardware Installation Guide
- Preface
- Objectives
- Audience
- Organization
- Conventions
- Related Documents
- Finding the Product Serial Number
- Obtaining Documentation, Support, and Security Guidelines
- About the 1532 Access Point
- Hardware Models
- Hardware Features
- Network Deployment Examples
- Unpacking the Access Point
- Tools and Hardware
- Warnings
- Safety Information
- Avoiding Damage to Radios in a Testing Environment
- Installation Guidelines
- Mounting the Access Point
- Installation Options
- Access Point Mounting Orientation
- Wall Mounting the Access Point with the Fixed Mounting Kit
- Pole Mounting the Access Point with the Fixed Mount Kit
- Wall Mounting the Access Point with the Pivoting Mounting Kit
- Pole Mounting the Access Point with the Pivoting Mounting Kit
- Horizontally Mounting the Access Point with Optional Horizontal Mount Plate
- Installing AP Cover or Solar Shield (AIR-ACC1530-CVR=)
- Installing Antennas
- Grounding the Access Point
- Powering the Access Point
- Configuring the Access Point
- What to Do Next
- Guidelines for Using the Access Points
- Important Notes
- Controller MAC Filter List
- Using DHCP Option 43
- Monitoring the Access Point LEDs
- Verifying Controller Association
- Changing the Bridge Group Name
- Access Point Power Injector
- Using the Reset Button
- Manufacturers Federal Communication Commission Declaration of Conformity Statement
- Industry Canada
- Declaration of Conformity for RF Exposure
- European Community, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein
- Declaration of Conformity with regard to the R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC & Medical Directive 93/42/EEC
- Declaration of Conformity for RF Exposure
- Guidelines for Operating Cisco Aironet Access Points in Japan
- Administrative Rules for Cisco Aironet Access Points in Taiwan
- Operation of Cisco Aironet Access Points in Brazil
- Overview
- Configuring Option 43 for 1000, 1500, and 1530 Series Access Points
- Configuring Option 43 for 1100, 1130, 1200, 1240, 1250, 1300, 1520, and 1530 Series Access Points
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Chapter 1 Overview
Network Deployment Examples
Network Deployment Examples
The access point is a wireless device designed for wireless client access and point-to-point bridging,
point-to-multipoint bridging, and point-to-multipoint mesh wireless connectivity. The access point
provides 5-GHz backhaul capability to link with another access point to reach a wired network
connection or to provide repeater operations for other access points.
The access point plays two primary radio roles: a root access point (hereafter called a RAP) or a mesh
(non-root) access point (hereafter called a MAP), which is the default role of all access points. When the
access point has a fiber or wired Ethernet connection to the controller (through a switch), the radio role
is called a RAP. In order to be considered a RAP, the access point must be configured as a RAP. A RAP
is a parent node to any bridging or mesh network. A controller can support one or more RAPs, each one
parenting the same or different wireless networks. There can be more than one RAP for the same mesh
network for redundancy. RAPs and MAPs can support wireless clients on the 2.4-GHz and 5-GHz band.
Client access on 5-GHz is called universal client access.
When the access point does not have a wired Ethernet connection to the controller (through a switch),
the radio role is called a MAP. The MAPs have a wireless connection (through the backhaul interface)
to other MAPs and finally to a RAP which has an Ethernet connection through a switch to the controller.
MAPs may also have a wired Ethernet connection to a local LAN and serve as a bridge endpoint for that
LAN (using a point-to-point or point-to-multipoint bridge connection).
Wireless Backhaul
The access point supports wireless backhaul capability using the 5 GHz radio to bridge to another access
point to reach a wired network connection to a controller (see Figure 1-7). The access point connected
to the wired network is considered a RAP in this configuration. The remote access point is considered a
MAP and transfers wireless client traffic to the RAP for transfer to the wired network. Control And
Provisioning of Wireless Access Points (CAPWAP) control traffic is also transferred over this bridged
link.
Figure 1-7 Access Point Backhaul Example
Point-to-Point Bridging
The access points can be used to extend a remote network by using the 5 GHz backhaul radio to bridge
the two network segments as shown in Figure 1-8. To support Ethernet bridging, you must enable
bridging on the controller for each access point. By default this capability is turned-off for all access
points.
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