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Chapter 12: BlueSecure Access Points
Overview
Bluesocket manufactures a line of next-generation "thin" access points that work in
conjunction with BlueSecure Controllers for enterprise wireless LAN (WLAN)
deployments. All BlueSecure Access Points (BSAPs) feature dual radios supporting
802.11a/b/g. There are seven BSAP models: the BSAP1800, an 802.11n dual radio
AP with second generation MIMO antenna technology, supporting the 802.3af power
standard and a single port PoE solution; the BSAP-1700, the first enterprise-class AP to
use MIMO technology, achieving 30% better range coverage, with a single or dual radio
configuration; the BSAP-1600, an outdoor wireless bridge/AP that utilizes 802.11a to
support a point-to-point or point-to-multipoint building-to-building bridge function, while
simultaneously using 802.11b/g to support wireless connection for outdoor user access;
the BSAP-1500, which uses fixed omni-directional antennas; the BSAP-1540 which
supports external antennas; and the Wi-Jack Duo, a high performance, dual band Access
Point that mounts in a wall outlet; the BSAP-1840, an 802.11n dual radio AP supporting
the 802.3af power standard and a single port PoE solution and which is license-
upgradeable from a/b/g only to 802.11n.
BlueSecure Access Points are completely plug and play, requiring no manual
configuration. The BSAPs can be directly attached to any existing Ethernet switch or IP
router and across any subnet boundary. Once connected, BSAPs "auto-configure" by
associating with a BlueSecure controller. The BlueSecure Controller automatically
configures each BSAP based on policies and configuration set by the administrator and
communicates with the BSC across any subnet boundary. Advanced configuration and
provisioning may be applied globally across the entire WLAN or to individual BSAPs,
using the BSC's web-based Administrator Console.
Once a BlueSecure Access Point has downloaded its configuration from its home BSC,
the BSAP and the BSC will establish a layer 3 tunnel through which all wireless client
traffic received by the BSAP will pass for the application of policy by the BSC.
Additionally, BlueSecure Access Points provide client load balancing and 802.11i pre-
authentication to ensure the WLAN will support low latency applications such as VoIP.
You can configure BSAPs to function as access points or RF sensors. The BSC manages
and configures BSAPs operating in AP-only mode, AP/sensor mode, or sensor-only mode,
and uses BSAPs operating in sensor to perform RF intrusion detection and containment as
described in "RF Intrusion Detection/RF Containment" on page 12-3.
Note: Only BlueSecure Controllers running system software version 5.0 or higher can
manage and configure BlueSecure Access Points.
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Figure 12-1: BSAPs Automatically Discover BSCs Across L2/L3 Networks
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