Introduction - Motorola AP 7161 Installation Manual

6 AP 7161 Access Point

1 Introduction

Perfect for extending network coverage to outside areas, the AP 7161 brings the latest 802.11n 3x3 Multiple Input
Multiple Output (MIMO) tri-radio design together with rugged outdoor performance. True perimeter security is
provided using either a dedicated dual band sensor or software mode for both 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands to deliver
24x7 rogue detection and termination. The AP 7161 is optimized with Motorola Solutions WiNG 5 intelligence,
extending QoS, security, and mobility services to the Access Point to support better capacity and performance.
The AP 7161 is ideal for industrial, enterprise campus, video surveillance, public safety, and smartgrid utility
deployments to extend to the outdoors.
Deployments can be managed using the Motorola Solutions WiNG 5 architecture. The WiNG 5 architecture is a
solution designed for 802.11n networking. It leverages the best aspects of independent and dependent
architectures to create a smart network that meets the connectivity, quality, and security needs of each user and
their applications based on the availability of network resources, including wired networks. WiNG 5 is a Third
Generation WLAN solution which incorporates the best of both the first generation Autonomous Access Point
WLAN and the second generation Centralized Controller Based WLAN. The AP 7161 Vehicle Mounted
Modem (VMM) is a software enabled profile within the WiNG 5 architecture that uses the same hardware as
AP 7161 infrastructure models.
The control plane is now distributed between the Access Points and the controllers. The network administrator
has the flexibility of directing the data plane either being forwarded directly from the Access Points, or via the
controllers. By distributing intelligence and control between the wireless controllers and APs, the WiNG 5
network can route directly via the best path, as determined by factors including the user, the location, the
application, and the available wireless and wired resources.
Once adopted by a Motorola Solutions RFS4000, RFS6000, RFS7000, or NX 9000 series controller, the AP 7161 is
managed as an Adaptive AP running the WiNG 5 network management protocol. WiNG 5 networks extend the
current differentiation that Adaptive APs offered to the next level by now having the services and security
available at every point in the network. The traffic flow is optimized to prevent wired congestion, as well as
wireless congestion. Traffic flows dynamically, based on user and application, and finds alternate routes to work
around any possible network choke points. Mixed-media application optimization is the hallmark of WiNG 5
networks.
Extending the indoor network to the outdoors increases the need to guard against unwanted intruders and
attackers, and monitor network performance and availability. In addition to industry standard security for clients
and radio backhaul, the AP 7161 provides true perimeter security using either a dedicated dual band sensor or
software mode in the 2.4GHz and 5Ghz bands. Concurrent around-the-clock dual band Network Assurance sensing
and wireless traffic is provided together with spectrum analysis, eliminating the need for separate devices.
An Access Point can function as a Wireless Intrusion Protection System (WIPS) sensor and upload sensor mode
operation information to a dedicated WIPS server. WIPS protects your wireless network, mobile devices, and
traffic from attacks and unauthorized access. WIPS provides tools for standards compliance and around-the-clock
802.11a/b/g wireless network security in a distributed environment. WIPS allows administrators to identify and