WESM xl Getting Started Guide 2007-08

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Introduction
Radio Ports
ProCurve Radio Ports provide the radio-based infrastructure to support
wireless client connectivity and RF environment sensing and reporting. The
table below summarizes their features.
WLANs
A WLAN provides a network name or SSID (service set identifier), security,
authentication, and other network policies. A WLAN, with a unique SSID, RF-
configurable parameters, 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.
Up to 96 radios can be configured per fully-licensed Module.
A maximum of 48 radio ports can be adopted by a Module. A module supports 12 radio
ports by default. Support for additional radio ports requires the purchase of a ProCurve
Wireless Services Module 12 RP License (J9002A).
When a radio is adopted, a configuration, as specified by the administrator or a default
configuration, is applied to the radio.