User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Welcome to the Airespace Product Guide!
- OVERVIEWS
- About the Airespace System
- About the AireOS
- Single-Airespace Switch or Appliance Deployments
- Multiple-Airespace Switch and Appliance Deployments
- About AireOS Security
- About Airespace Wired Security
- About AireWave Director Software
- About the Master Airespace Switch or Appliance
- About the Primary Airespace Switch or Appliance
- About Client Roaming
- About External DHCP Servers
- About Airespace Mobility Groups
- About Airespace Wired Connections
- About Airespace WLANs
- About File Transfers
- About Power Over Ethernet
- About Airespace Switches and Appliances
- 4012 and 4024 Airespace Wireless Switch Models
- 4101 and 4102 Airespace WLAN Appliance Models
- Airespace Switch and Appliance Features
- Airespace Switch and Appliance Model Numbers
- Airespace Wireless Switch Direct Connect Mode
- Airespace Switches and Appliances in Appliance Mode
- Airespace Wireless Switch Hybrid Mode
- About the Distribution System Port
- About the Service (Management) Port
- About the Startup Wizard
- About Airespace Switch and Appliance Memory
- Airespace Switch and Appliance Failover Protection
- Switched Network Connection to the Airespace Switch or Appliance
- Enhanced Security Module
- About Airespace Access Points
- About Airespace AP Models
- About Airespace AP External and Internal Antennas
- About Airespace AP LEDs
- About Airespace AP Connectors
- About Airespace AP Power Requirements
- About Airespace AP External Power Converter
- About Airespace AP Mounting Options
- About Airespace AP Physical Security
- About Airespace AP Monitor Mode
- About Third-Party Access Points
- About Rogue Access Points
- About the Airespace Control System Software
- About the Airespace Web Browser Interface
- About the Airespace Command Line Interface
- About the Airespace System
- SOLUTIONS
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About Airespace Mobility GroupsAirespace M obility Group
Airespace System operators can define Mobility Groups to allow client roaming across groups of
Airespace Wireless Switches and WLAN Appliances. Because the Airespace Switches and Appliances in
Multiple-Airespace Switch and Appliance Deployments
can detect each other across the switched
network and over the air, it is important that each enterprise, institution, and wireless internet service
provider isolate their Airespace Switches and Appliances. The AireOS makes it easy for operators to
create this isolation by allowing them to assign a Mobility Group Name to their Airespace Switches and
Appliances. This assignment can be made using the Airespace Web Browser Interface
, the Airespace
Control System Software, or the Airespace Command Line Interface.
The following figure shows the results of creating Mobility Group Names for two groups of Airespace
Switches and Appliances. The Airespace Switches and Appliances in the ABC Mobility Group recognize
and communicate with each other through their Airespace Access Points
and through their shared
subnets, but the ABC Mobility Group tags the XYZ Airespace APs as Rogue Access Points
. Likewise, the
Airespace Switches and Appliances in the XYZ Mobility Group do not recognize or communicate with the
Airespace Switches and Appliances in the ABC Mobility Group. This feature ensures Mobility Group
isolation across the switched network.
Figure - Typical Airespace Mobility Group Name Application
The Airespace Mobility Group feature can also be used to limit roaming between different floors, build-
ings, or campuses in the same enterprise by assigning different Mobility Group names to different
Airespace Switches and Appliances within the same wireless network.
If enabled, AireWave Director Software operation is constrained within each Airespace Mobility Group.