User Manual Part 3
Table Of Contents
- Introduction
- 1.1 New Features
- 1.2 Feature Overview
- 1.2.1 Single or Dual Mode Radio Options
- 1.2.2 Separate LAN and WAN Ports
- 1.2.3 Multiple Mounting Options
- 1.2.4 Antenna Support for 2.4 GHz and 5.2 GHz Radios
- 1.2.5 Sixteen Configurable WLANs
- 1.2.6 Support for 4 BSSIDs per Radio
- 1.2.7 Quality of Service (QoS) Support
- 1.2.8 Industry Leading Data Security
- 1.2.9 VLAN Support
- 1.2.10 Multiple Management Accessibility Options
- 1.2.11 Updatable Firmware
- 1.2.12 Programmable SNMP v1/v2/v3 Trap Support
- 1.2.13 Power-over-Ethernet Support
- 1.2.14 MU-MU Transmission Disallow
- 1.2.15 Voice Prioritization
- 1.2.16 Support for CAM and PSP MUs
- 1.2.17 Statistical Displays
- 1.2.18 Transmit Power Control
- 1.2.19 Advanced Event Logging Capability
- 1.2.20 Configuration File Import/Export Functionality
- 1.2.21 Default Configuration Restoration
- 1.2.22 DHCP Support
- 1.2.23 Multi-Function LEDs
- 1.3 Theory of Operations
- Hardware Installation
- Getting Started
- System Configuration
AP-51xx Access Point Product Reference Guide
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Configuring a WLAN for Mesh Networking Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-8
Configuring the Access Point Radio for Mesh Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-12
Usage Scenario - Trion Enterprises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-19
Trion’s Initial Deployment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-19
Adding 2 Client Bridges to Expand the Coverage Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-30
Adding 2 More Client Bridges to the Trion Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-37
Appendix A. Technical Specifications
Physical Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2
AP-5131 Physical Characteristics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2
AP-5181 Physical Characteristics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3
Electrical Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-4
Radio Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-4
Antenna Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-5
AP-5131 Antenna Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-5
2.4 GHz Antenna Matrix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-5
5.2 GHz Antenna Matrix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-5
AP-5131 Additional Antenna Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-6
AP-5131 Antenna Accessory Connectors, Cable Type and Length . . . . . A-6
AP-5181 Antenna Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-7
Country Codes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-7
Appendix B. Usage Scenarios
Configuring Automatic Updates using a DHCP or Linux BootP Server ConfigurationB-1
Windows - DHCP Server Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2
Embedded Options - Using Option 43 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2
Global Options - Using Extended/Standard Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-3
DHCP Priorities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-5
Linux - BootP Server Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-6
BootP Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-6
BootP Priorities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-8
Configuring an IPSEC Tunnel and VPN FAQs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-8
Configuring a VPN Tunnel Between Two Access Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-8
Configuring a Cisco VPN Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-12