Concept Guide

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Understanding Hierarchical Deployment
AW-IAP130 Series or W-IAP3WN (with more than one wired port) can be connected to the downlink wired port
of another W-IAP (ethX). AW-IAP with a single Ethernet port (like W-IAP90 or W-IAP100 series devices) can be
provisioned to use Ethernet bridging, so that Ethernet 0 port is converted to a downlink wired port.
You can also form aW-IAP network by connecting the downlink port of an AP to other APs. Only one AP in the
network uses its downlink port to connect to the other APs. This AP (called the root AP) acts as the wired device
for the network, provides DHCP service and an L3 connection to the ISP uplink with NAT. The root AP is always
the master of the Instant network. In a single Ethernet port platform deployment, the root AP must be
configured to use the 3G uplink.
A typical hierarchical deployment consists of the following:
l A direct wired ISP connection or a wireless uplink.
l One or more DHCP pools for private VLANs.
l One downlink port configured on a private VLAN without authentication for connecting to slave APs. Ensure
that the downlink port configured in a private VLAN is not used for any wired client connection. Other
downlink ports can be used for connecting to the wired clients.
The following figure illustrates a hierarchical deployment scenario:
Figure 32 Hierarchical Deployment