Sixteen Configurable Wlans; Support For 4 Bssids Per Radio - Motorola AP-51 series Product Reference Manual

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AP-51xx Access Point Product Reference Guide

For an overview of the Radio 1 (2.4 GHz) and Radio 2 (5 GHz) antennas supported on the access point's

connectors, see

Antenna Specifications on page

A-5. The AP-5181 model access point uses an

antenna suite primarily suited for outdoor use.

1.2.5 Sixteen Configurable WLANs

A Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) is a data-communications system that flexibly extends the

functionalities of a wired LAN. A WLAN does not require lining up devices for line-of-sight

transmission, and are thus, desirable for wireless networking. Roaming users can be handed off from

one access point to another like a cellular phone system. WLANs can therefore be configured around

the needs of specific groups of users, even when they are not in physical proximity. Sixteen WLANs

are configurable on each access point.

To enable and configure WLANs on an access point radio, see

Enabling Wireless LANs (WLANs) on

The access point supports four BSSIDs per radio. Each BSSID has a corresponding MAC address. The

first MAC address corresponds to BSSID #1. The MAC addresses for the other three BSSIDs (BSSIDs

#2, #3, #4) are derived by adding 1, 2, 3, respectively, to the radio MAC address.