Getting Started Guide 2007-07

5
Introduction
Radio Ports
ProCurve Radio Ports provide the radio-based infrastructure to support wire-
less client connectivity and RF environment sensing and reporting. The table
below summarizes their features.
WLANs
A WLAN provides security, authentication, SSID (service set identifier) and
other network policies. A WLAN, with a unique SSID, RF configurable param-
eters, authentication, and security policies, may be used to provide specific
wireless service to different users in an organization. For example, one WLAN
might provide wireless services for employees, while another provides service
for managers or visitors who require access to the Internet. WLAN features
are summarized in the table below.
RADIO PORTS
A radio port has 1 or 2 radios. ProCurve radio ports are:
• ProCurve Radio Port 210 (J9004A) - Single-radio (802.11b/g) radio port; embedded 2.4
GHz diversity antennae
• ProCurve Radio Port 220 (J9005A) - Dual-radio (a+b/g) radio port; external antenna
• ProCurve Radio Port 230 (J9006A) - Dual-radio (a+b/g) radio port; embedded 2.4 and 5
GHz diversity antennas
ProCurve offers a range of indoor and outdoor external antennas.
4 BSSIDs per radio; a total of 8 BSSIDs per dual-radio ports.
PoE (802.3af) power required.
A maximum of 156 radio ports (RP) can be adopted by a Module. A Module is licensed to
support 12 radio ports by default. Support for additional radio ports requires the purchase
of a 12 RP License (J9053A) or a 48 RP license (J9090A) up to the maximum of 156 radio ports.
When a radio is adopted, a configuration, as specified by the administrator or a default
configuration, is applied to the radio.