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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Airespace Wireless Switch Direct Connect ModeDir ect Conn ect Mod e
The 4012 and 4024 Airespace Wireless Switches can be operated in Direct Connect Mode, in Appliance
Mode, or in Hybrid Mode. In Direct Connect Mode, the Airespace Wireless Switches are directly
connected to up to 24 (Model 4024) or up to 12 (Model 4012) Airespace APs and/or third-party APs
over CAT-5 or higher Ethernet cabling. The benefit of this mode is that the Airespace Wireless Switches
can provide Power Over Ethernet
.
The following figure shows an Airespace Wireless Switch in the Direct Connect Mode, and the rest of the
section describes the 4012 and 4024 Airespace Wireless Switch connections to the switched network.
Figure - Airespace Wireless Switch Direct Connect Mode
The Airespace Wireless Switch filters packets and forwards them between LAN segments. When the
Airespace Wireless Switch is operated in Direct Connect Mode, it transmits data between all connected
Airespace APs and third-party APs, which results in fewer packets being placed on the backbone
network.
The 4012 and 4024 Airespace Wireless Switches communicate with the backbone network via a
1000Base-T or 1000Base-SX Network Port, or via front-panel 10/100Base-T Ethernet Port 1 as
described in the Switched Network Connection to an Airespace Switch or Appliance
section.
Note: When you use front-panel 10/100Base-T Ethernet Port 1 to communicate with the
switched network, you can no longer use that port to communicate with an Airespace AP or
third-party AP.
The Airespace Wireless Switch or WLAN Appliance uses industry-standard SNMP traps and flags to
communicate with the Airespace Control System Software, and communicates with AireOS manage-
ment interfaces as follows:
• With an optional ACS Software Server or other AireOS management interface, either directly
connected or through an out-of-band AireOS Management Network, or via a dedicated 10/
100Base-T Service (Management) Port
.
• With an optional VT-100 CLI console via a serial RS232-C Console Port.
Note: Airespace recommends that you not use the switched network for your AireOS manage-
ment, because a service outage on your switched network means that you have no dedicated
path to the Airespace Wireless Switch.
The Airespace Wireless Switch can be equipped with built-in Power Over Ethernet
circuitry or an
external PoE hub, which allows associated Airespace APs and/or third-party APs to receive power over
the CAT-5 Ethernet cabling.