Specifications

Altitude 35x0 Access Point Product Reference Guide 11
Multiple Mounting Options
The access point rests on a flat surface, attaches to a wall, mounts under a ceiling or above a ceiling
(attic). Choose a mounting option based on the physical environment of the coverage area. Do not
mount the access point in a location that has not been approved in an either an AP3510 or outdoor
AP3550 radio coverage site survey.
Antenna Support for 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz Radios
The access point supports several 802.11b/g and or 802.11a radio antennas depending on the AP
hardware SKU. Select the antenna best suited to the radio transmission requirements of your coverage
area.
Sixteen Configurable WLANs
A Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) is a data-communications system that flexibly extends the
functionalities of a wired LAN. A WLAN does not require lining up devices for line-of-sight
transmission, and are thus, desirable for wireless networking. Roaming users can be handed off from
one access point to another like a cellular phone system. WLANs can therefore be configured around
the needs of specific groups of users, even when they are not in physical proximity. Sixteen WLANs are
configurable on each access point. Each WLAN is mapped with an ESSID.
Support for 4 BSSIDs per Radio
The access point supports four BSSIDs per radio. Each BSSID has a corresponding MAC address. The
first MAC address corresponds to BSSID #1. The MAC addresses for the other three BSSIDs (BSSIDs #2,
#3, #4) are derived by adding 1, 2, 3, respectively, to the radio MAC address. Multiple ESSIDs (WLANs)
per BSSID is supported.
Quality of Service (QoS) Support
The QoS implementation provides applications running on different wireless devices a variety of
priority levels to transmit data to and from the access point. Equal data transmission priority is fine for
data traffic from applications such as Web browsers, file transfers or email, but is inadequate for
multimedia applications.
Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), video streaming and interactive gaming are highly sensitive to latency
increases and throughput reductions. These forms of higher priority data traffic can significantly benefit
from the QoS implementation. The WiFi Multimedia QOS Extensions (WMM) implementation used by
the access point shortens the time between transmitting higher priority data traffic and is thus desirable
for multimedia applications. In addition, U-APSD (WMM Power Save) is also supported.
WMM defines four access categories—voice, video, best effort and background—to prioritize traffic for
enhanced multimedia support.