Network Example With Lightweight Access Points - Cisco 1242AG - Aironet - Wireless Access Point Hardware Installation Manual

Chapter 1 Overview

Network Example with Lightweight Access Points

The lightweight access points support Layer 3 network operation. Lightweight access points and
controllers in Layer 3 configurations use IP addresses and UDP packets, which can be routed through
large networks. Layer 3 operation is scalable and recommended by Cisco.
This section illustrates a typical wireless network configuration containing lightweight access points and
a Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (see
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Typical Lightweight Access Point Network Configuration Example
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