User's Manual

BlueSecure™ Access Point 1800 Installation Guide 1
Overview
The BlueSecure Access Point 1800 is a next-generation, “thin” access point that
works in conjunction with BlueSecure Controllers (BSCs) for enterprise wireless
LAN (WLAN) deployments. The BlueSecure Access Point 1800 features dual
radios supporting 802.11a and 802.11b/g in a plenum-rated housing, with an
embedded MIMO antenna panel under the top cover of the AP.
BSAPs are simple to configure and require only minimal provisioning to make
them fully operational on a WLAN secured and managed by a BlueSecure
Controller
BSAPs can be directly attached to any existing Layer-2 or Layer-3 Ethernet switch
and communicate with the BSC across any subnet boundary. Once the BSAP has
discovered and established Layer-2 or Layer-3 communication with its home (i.e.,
host) BlueSecure Controller, advanced configuration and provisioning may be
applied either to individual BSAPs or globally across the entire WLAN using the
BSC’s web-based Administrator Console.
Once a BlueSecure Access Point has downloaded its configuration from its home
BlueSecure Controller, the BSAP and the BSC will establish a tunnel through
which all wireless client traffic received by the BSAP will pass for the application
of policy by the BSC.
This guide provides complete installation procedures for your BSAP including:
• familiarizing yourself with the BSAP hardware
• provisioning your Bluesocket WLAN for BSAPs
• selecting a BSAP installation location
• connecting and powering the BSAP
• using the BSAP command line interface (CLI)
Figure 1: BSAPs Automatically Discover BSCs Across L2/L3 Networks