User's Manual

WFS709TP ProSafe Smart Wireless Switch Software Administration Manual
1-2 Overview of the WFS709TP
v1.0, June 2007
You can connect an AP to a WFS709TP either directly with an Ethernet cable or remotely through
an IP network. Figure 1-1 shows two APs connected to an WFS709TP. One AP is connected to a
switch in the wiring closet that is connected to a router in the data center where the WFS709TP is
located. The Ethernet port on the other AP is cabled directly to a port on the WFS709TP.
Access points used with the WFS709TP are Light APs, which means their primary function is to
receive and transmit wireless RF signals; other WLAN processing is left to the WFS709TP itself.
When powered on, an AP locates its host switch through a variety of methods, including the Aruba
Discovery Protocol (ADP), Domain Name Service (DNS), or D ynamic Host Configuration
Figure 1-1
Netgear AP
connected
through an IP
network
Internet
Floor
Netgear AP connected
with an Ethernet cable
WFS709TP
Wiring
closet
Data center