Specifications

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Chapter 10: Adaptive AP........................................................................................................................547
Adaptive AP Overview..........................................................................................................................................547
Where to Go From Here................................................................................................................................548
Adaptive AP Management ............................................................................................................................548
Types of Adaptive APs..................................................................................................................................549
Licensing .......................................................................................................................................................549
Controller Discovery......................................................................................................................................549
Auto Discovery using DHCP ..................................................................................................................549
Manual Adoption Configuration..............................................................................................................550
Securing a Configuration Channel Between Controller and AP....................................................................550
Adaptive AP WLAN Topology .......................................................................................................................551
Configuration Updates ..................................................................................................................................551
Securing Data Tunnels between the Controller and AAP .............................................................................551
Adaptive AP Controller Failure ......................................................................................................................551
Remote Site Survivability (RSS)....................................................................................................................552
Adaptive Mesh Support.................................................................................................................................552
Supported Adaptive AP Topologies .....................................................................................................................553
Topology Deployment Considerations ..........................................................................................................553
Extended WLANs Only .................................................................................................................................554
Independent WLANs Only.............................................................................................................................554
Extended WLANs with Independent WLANs ................................................................................................554
Extended WLAN with Mesh Networking........................................................................................................554
How the AP Receives Its Adaptive Configuration.................................................................................................555
Adaptive AP Prerequisites ............................................................................................................................555
Configuring the Adaptive AP for Adoption by the Controller .........................................................................555
Configuring the Controller for Adaptive AP Adoption ....................................................................................556
Establishing Basic Adaptive AP Connectivity.......................................................................................................556
Adaptive AP Configuration ............................................................................................................................556
Adopting an Adaptive AP Manually........................................................................................................557
Adopting an Adaptive AP Using a Configuration File.............................................................................558
Adopting an Adaptive AP Using DHCP Options ....................................................................................558
Controller Configuration ................................................................................................................................558
Adaptive AP Deployment Considerations .....................................................................................................561
Sample Controller Configuration File for IPSec and Independent WLAN .....................................................562
Appendix A: Technical Specifications .................................................................................................567
Physical Characteristics .......................................................................................................................................567
Altitude 3510 Physical Characteristics ..........................................................................................................567
Altitude 3550 Physical Characteristics ..........................................................................................................568
Electrical Characteristics ......................................................................................................................................568
Radio Characteristics ...........................................................................................................................................569
Antenna Specifications.........................................................................................................................................569
Altitude 3510 Antenna Specifications............................................................................................................569
Altitude 3550 Antenna Specifications............................................................................................................570
Country Codes .....................................................................................................................................................570
Appendix B: Usage Scenarios ..............................................................................................................573
Configuring Automatic Updates using a DHCP or Linux BootP Server................................................................573
Windows—DHCP Server Configuration........................................................................................................574
Embedded Options—Using Option 43...................................................................................................574
Global Options—Using Extended/Standard Options .............................................................................575
DHCP Priorities......................................................................................................................................577
Linux—BootP Server Configuration ..............................................................................................................577
BootP Options........................................................................................................................................577
BootP Priorities ......................................................................................................................................579
Configuring an IPSEC Tunnel and VPN FAQs.....................................................................................................579
Configuring a VPN Tunnel Between Two Access Points ..............................................................................580