Specifications

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6 Wireless AP configuration
This chapter describes how to configure and manage the Wireless APs.
The topics in this chapter are organized as follows:
● Wireless AP overview
● Configuring the Wireless APs for the first time
● Assigning names to Wireless APs
● Modifying Wireless APs’ properties
● Configuring static IP address for Wireless APs
● Configuring VLAN tags for Wireless APs
● Wireless AP’s LED states
Wireless AP overview
Wireless APs are enterprise-class access points that deliver secure wireless access via the layer 3 tunnel
for enterprise deployments. They provide advanced RF capabilities, security, reliability and scalability.
The Wireless APs provide an unmatched level of flexibility and performance for complex, time-sensitive
functions including QoS, encryption and rogue AP detection.
The Wireless APs, by default, do not have a graphical user interface (GUI); they are configured and
managed by the Summit WM GUI. In addition, you can centrally manage (verify and upgrade) the
Wireless AP firmware image via the Summit WM GUI.
All communication between the Summit WM Controller and the Wireless AP is carried out using a
UDP-based protocol. The IP traffic, coming from the Wireless AP is encapsulated, and is directed to the
Summit WM Controller. The Summit WM Controller decapsulates the packets and routes them to the
appropriate destinations while managing sessions and applying policy.
The Wireless AP comes in the following three variants:
● Altitude AP
● Outdoor AP (Siemens brand of outdoor AP)
● Altitude 802.11n AP
NOTE
The term, ‘Wireless AP’, is used in this document to encompass all the three variants — Altitude AP and Outdoor
AP (Siemens) and Altitude 802.11n AP. The variants are identified specifically at only those places where it is
necessary to do so.