Network Segmentation; Cisco 1130 And 1240 Indoor Mesh Access Points; Cisco 1520 Series Outdoor Mesh Access Points - Cisco aironet 1522 Design And Deployment Manual

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Network Segmentation

Membership to the wireless LAN mesh network for mesh access points is controlled by bridge group
names (BGNs). Mesh access points can be placed in like bridge groups to manage membership or
provide network segmentation.

Cisco 1130 and 1240 Indoor Mesh Access Points

Cisco 1130 and 1240 are indoor access points which are by default configured as local (non-mesh).
Specific configuration on the controller is required to convert these indoor access points to mesh access
points, and to assign a specific mesh role of RAP or MAP.
The Cisco 1130 and 1240 are equipped with two simultaneously operating radios: a 2.4-GHz radio used
for client access and a 5-GHz radio used for data backhaul.
The 5-GHz radio supports the following bands: 5.15 GHz, 5.25 GHz, and 5.47 GHz.
Note Mesh 1242 access points are exclusive Indoor Mesh access points. These access points do not provide
Outdoor Mesh support.

Cisco 1520 Series Outdoor Mesh Access Points

Cisco Aironet 1520 series outdoor mesh access points consist of the 1522 dual-radio mesh access point
and the 1524 multi-radio mesh access points. There are two models of the 1524: (1) the public safety
model, 1524PS, and (2) the serial backhaul model, 1524SB).
AP1524SB, introduced in release 6.0, is supported in the US, Canada, Singapore, and China.
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Cisco 1520 Series mesh access points (hereafter referred to in general as AP1520s or specifically as
AP1522, AP1524PS (public safety), or AP1524SB (serial backhaul) are the core components of the
wireless mesh deployment. AP1520s are configured by both the controller (GUI, and CLI) and Cisco
WCS. Communication between outdoor mesh access points (MAPs and RAPs) is over the 802.11a radio
backhaul. Client traffic is generally transmitted over the 802.11b/g radio (but can be configured to accept
client traffic), and public safety traffic (AP1524PS only) is transmitted over the 4.9-GHz radio.
The mesh access point can also operate as a relay node for other access points not directly connected to
a wired network. Intelligent wireless routing is provided by AWPP. This Cisco protocol enables each
mesh access point to identify its neighbors and intelligently choose the optimal path to the wired network
by calculating the cost of each path in terms of signal strength and the number of hops required to get to
a controller.
AP1520s are manufactured in two different configurations: cable and non-cable.
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Cisco Aironet 1520, 1130, 1240 Series Wireless Mesh Access Points, Design and Deployment Guide, Release 6.0
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External RADIUS Authentication—Mesh access points can be externally authorized using a
RADIUS server such as Cisco ACS (4.1 and later) that supports the client authentication type of
Extensible Authentication Protocol-FAST (EAP-FAST) with certificates. Refer to the
GUI to Enable External Authentication of Mesh Access Points" section on page
The cable configuration has three antenna connectors on the top of the unit, can be mounted to a
cable strand, and supports power-over-cable (POC).
The non-cable configuration supports two antennas each on the top and bottom of the unit. It can be
mounted to a pole or building wall and supports several power options.
Refer to "Using the GUI to Configure Antenna Gain" section on page
Mesh Network Components
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