User guide

Overview of the Summit WM Controller, Access Points and Software Solution

Summit WM20 User Guide, Software Release 4.222

Figure 1: Standard Wireless Network Solution Example

The wireless devices and the wired networks communicate with each other using standard networking

protocols and addressing schemes. Most commonly, Internet Protocol (IP) addressing is used.

Elements of the Summit WM Controller, Access Points

and Software Solution

The Summit WM Controller, Access Points and Software solution consists of two devices:

● Summit WM Controller

● Wireless APs

This architecture allows a single Summit WM Controller to control many Wireless APs, making the

administration and management of large networks much easier.

There can be several Summit WM Controllers in the network, each with a set of registered Wireless

APs. The Summit WM Controllers can also act as backups to each other, providing stable network

availability.

In addition to the Summit WM Controllers and Wireless APs, the solution requires three other

components, all of which are standard for enterprise and service provider networks:

● RADIUS Server (Remote Access Dial-In User Service) or other authentication server

● DHCP Server (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)

● SLP (Service Location Protocol)

DHCP

Server

RADIUS

Authentication

Server

Wireless AP

Wireless Device

Router