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AP110 and AP1014i
Deployment Guide
February 2013

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  • Page 1 AP110 and AP1014i Deployment Guide February 2013...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Design Examples ..........................21 Use Case 1 Design Example: Using the AP110 as a Telecommuter AP for the Home Office ... 21 Use Case 2 Design Example: Using the AP1014i as a Telecommuter AP for the Home Office ..22 Use Case 3 Design Example: Branch Office Deployments ...............

  • Page 3: Introduction

    The AP110 and AP1014i support mesh and Meru’s virtualization technology for Virtual Cell and Virtual Port. The AP110 is supported on Meru System Director Release 5.2 or later, and the AP1014i is supported on System Director Release 5.3 or later. This guide is based on System Director Release 5.3.

  • Page 4: Key Features

    The USB interface available on the APs is not currently used. The hardware reset button reset the entire configuration for an AP. No serial console interface is provided on the AP110 or AP1014i. The WPS push button on the AP110 is not currently supported.
  • Page 5 The AP110/AP1014i access points support two types of virtualization:  Virtual Cell (also known as shared BSSID) In this mode of virtualization, all APs advertising a particular SSID broadcast the same BSSID across the WLAN for that SSID. Virtual Cell is the default virtualization mode for System Director Release 5.3 or later.
  • Page 6 The mesh feature is available in System Director Release 5.3 or later. The AP110 and AP1014i are single-radio, 2.4 GHz-only devices and can only be leaf nodes in a mesh cloud, which means that the AP uses a wireless backhaul to connect to the controller but does not support wireless backhaul for any other nodes and client share the backhaul bandwidth.

  • Page 7: Ap110 And Ap1014I Deployments

    AP110 and AP1014i Deployments The following are use cases, or deployment scenarios, in which the AP110 and AP1014i can be implemented:  Use Case 1: Using the AP110 as a Telecommuter AP for the Home Office  Use Case 2: Using the AP1014i as a Telecommuter AP for the Home Office ...
  • Page 8 The support of wired interfaces on the AP110 and AP1014i is also an advantage because there is no need to run extra cable drops to each room. Multiple wired devices can be connected to the wired interface, and the data can be intelligently switched through the central Meru controller.

  • Page 9: Design Guidelines

    The AP110 does not support PoE; the AP1014i supports PoE. The AP110 power overhead is marginal to a telecommuter use case, but might not be as practical as the AP1014i for hotel in-room deployment, as the AP110 requires a DC power source at each location.

  • Page 10: Virtual Cell And Virtual Port

    Virtual Cell (also known as shared BSSID)  Virtual Port (also known as per-station BSSID) The AP110 and AP1014i cannot participate in a Virtual Cell with AP1010 and AP1020 access points. For information about virtualization modes, see the Best Practices Guide for High-Density Design and Deployment.
  • Page 11 CA button*** to copy the CA to all APs. * The AP110 and AP1014i are shipped with factory-installed certificates. If an AP certificate is accidently deleted or is not working as expected, a new certificate must be obtained. ** If you are already using third-party certificates for Captive Portal or Web UI, you can also use those certificates for VPN.

  • Page 12: Wireless (Ess) Profiles

    Figure 2: AP Certificate Page Wireless (ESS) Profiles The AP110 and AP1014i support tunneled and bridged modes for wireless (ESS) profiles. The AP110 supports a maximum of 10 wireless stations. Wired Port Profiles The AP110 and AP1014i support tunneled and bridged modes for wired port profiles.
  • Page 13 Click OK. To enable the default wired port profile, use the following commands. For the last command, substitute the AP ID value for ap-id. controller(config)# port-profile default controller(config-port-profile)# enable controller(config-port-profile)# port-ap ap-id For use by Meru Networks authorized partners and customers.
  • Page 14 AP is an AP1014i. Click Add. Select the check boxes of the AP interfaces. Click OK to add the AP interfaces to the port profile. For use by Meru Networks authorized partners and customers.
  • Page 15 Differences Between AP110 and AP1014i Wired Interfaces There are two ports labeled as F1 and F2 on the AP110. F1 is the LAN port and is yellow. F2 is the WAN port and is green. On the AP1014i, the LAN ports are yellow, and the WAN port is green.

  • Page 16: Vlans

    The configuration takes effect on those APs that are part of a port profile. Multiple port profiles can be configured on the controller with different configurations for different APs. Figure 7: AP110 and AP1014i Deployment with Wired Device Support VLANs VLANs are supported in tunnel mode for wired and wireless profiles.

  • Page 17: Mesh

    Port profile (bridged) Mesh The AP110 and AP1014i are single-radio, 2.4GHz-only devices and can only be leaf nodes in a mesh cloud. Additionally, this means that clients and backhaul share the bandwidth. The following provides some general information about a Meru mesh network implementation: ...
  • Page 18 The AP110 and AP1014i have built-in mesh capability but can be configured only as leaf APs in the mesh cloud. This means that the APs have to be added to a mesh profile to enable the mesh services.
  • Page 19 A node can provide downlink service on the same or different radio than the one being used to provide uplink service. For the AP110 and AP1014, client access and backhaul share the radio. For use by Meru Networks authorized partners and customers.
  • Page 20 AP is used to exchange mesh information with the downlink radio (which itself might be the first or second radio of the child AP). Figure 9: Backhaul Channel Establishment For an example of a mesh implementation with the AP110 and AP1014i, see Use Case 5 Design Example: Leaf AP in a Mesh Cloud.

  • Page 21: Design Examples

    Design Examples The following use cases illustrate examples of AP110 and AP1014i deployments:  Use Case 1 Design Example: Using the AP110 as a Telecommuter AP for the Home Office  Use Case 2 Design Example: Using the AP1014i as a Telecommuter AP for the Home Office ...

  • Page 22: Use Case 2 Design Example: Using The Ap1014I As A Telecommuter Ap For The Home Office

    With built-in VPN capability, the AP110 allows a user to connect to and access the corporate resources (wired and wireless) through a secure tunnel. The traffic from the phone connected to the wired interface of the AP is tunneled back to the controller. Family members can use the AP110 to access the Internet using a personal SSID configured in bridge mode.
  • Page 23 Family members at home can access the Internet using the bridged SSID of the same AP. Before giving an AP110 to a telecommuter, you must provision the AP110 for VPN. For information about initial VPN provisioning, see Provisioning.

  • Page 24: Use Case 3 Design Example: Branch Office Deployments

    Headquarters. The traffic between corporate and branch offices must be secure. A large office having branches throughout the city is a typical example and is shown in Figure Figure 12: AP1014i Branch Office Deployment For use by Meru Networks authorized partners and customers.

  • Page 25: Use Case 4 Design Example: In-Room Ap For Wireless And Wired Service

    Providing IPTV, IP phones, and printers as guest services in hotels adds to the complexity of adding additional cable drops to rooms. Figure 13 illustrates this use case. For use by Meru Networks authorized partners and customers.
  • Page 26 An AP deployed in each room can result in a high AP density network, which might cause high RF noise levels. These high noise levels might affect performance. To optimize performance, check the RF noise levels and adjust power as necessary. For use by Meru Networks authorized partners and customers.

  • Page 27: Use Case 5 Design Example: Leaf Ap In A Mesh Cloud

    Internet connections. By providing an in-room AP with mesh backhaul, the wireless coverage is extended, and additional wired devices can also be attached. Figure 14: In-Room Mesh AP For use by Meru Networks authorized partners and customers.
  • Page 28 APs configured in leaf mode. As shown in the diagram, there are AP1010/1020 access points configured in tunneled mode that communicate to the controller, which also provides wireless backhaul. The AP110 or AP1014i access points that are deployed outside join the mesh cloud, advertising the wireless service in respective areas.

  • Page 29: Implementation Guidelines

     Configure the AP110 and AP1014i as leaf APs in a mesh cloud. If the APs have to be placed outdoors, proper enclosures must be used. A PoE injector should be available to use in conjunction with a power source.
  • Page 30 Figure 16: AP1014i X-Y Plane Radiation Pattern Figure 17: AP1014i X-Z Plane Radiation Pattern For use by Meru Networks authorized partners and customers.
  • Page 31 Figure 18: AP110 X-Y Plane Radiation Pattern Figure 19: AP110 X-Z Plane Radiation Pattern For more information, see the AP installation guide on the Customer Support Portal. For use by Meru Networks authorized partners and customers.

  • Page 32: Ap110 And Ap1014I Monitoring And Management Commands

    Use the following commands to add or remove an AP from a VPN group: controller(config)# ap ap-id controller(config-ap)# connectivity l3-preferred controller(config-ap-connectivity)# vpn controller(config-ap-connectivity)# no vpn To display certificate and CA information and the connectivity mode of an AP: controller# show ap-certificate ap-id For use by Meru Networks authorized partners and customers.

  • Page 33: Mesh Network

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