About This Guide; Intended Audience; Roamabout Mobility System; Associated Documents - Enterasys RoamAbout RBT-1602 Installation Manual

This guide shows you how to install the Enterasys RoamAbout RBT‐1602 and the RBT‐1602C
Access Point (AP) in an Enterasys Networks Mobility System wireless LAN (WLAN).

Intended Audience

Read this guide if you are a network administrator or other person installing RoamAbout Access
Points in a network.

RoamAbout Mobility System

The RoamAbout Mobility System is an enterprise‐class WLAN solution that seamlessly integrates
with an existing wired enterprise network. The system provides secure connectivity to both
wireless and wired users in large environments such as office buildings, hospitals, and university
campuses.
The RoamAbout Mobility System fulfills the three fundamental requirements of an enterprise
WLAN: It eliminates the distinction between wired and wireless networks, allows users to work
safely from anywhere (secure mobility), and provides a comprehensive suite of intuitive tools for
planning and managing the network before and after deployment, greatly easing the operational
burden on IT resources.
The RoamAbout Mobility System consists of the following components:
• RASM tool suite—A full‐featured graphical user interface (GUI) application used to plan,
configure, deploy, and manage a WLAN and its users
• One or more RoamAbout switches—Distributed, intelligent machines for managing user
connectivity, connecting and powering APs, and connecting the WLAN to the wired network
backbone
• Multiple RoamAbout Access Points—Wireless access points that transmit and receive radio
frequency (RF) signals to and from wireless users and connect them to a switch
• Mobility System Software™ (MSS™)—The operating system that runs all switches and APs
in a WLAN, and is accessible through a command‐line interface (CLI), the WebView interface,
or the RASM GUI

Associated Documents

Consult the following documents to plan, install, configure, and manage a RoamAbout Mobility
System.
You can download documentation from the Enterasys Networks documentation web site:
http://www.enterasys.com/support/manuals.
• RoamAbout Mobility System Software Configuration Guide. Explains how to configure and
manage an Enterasys Networks Wireless System Software™ wireless LAN (WLAN) using the
RoamAbout Wireless System Software command line interface (CLI) commands that you
enter on a RoamAbout Switch (RAS).

About This Guide

RBT-1602 and RBT-1602C Wireless Access Point Installation Guide ix