Large Scale Wifi Network Deployment - Tenda i21 User Manual

2.2 Large Scale WiFi Network Deployment

If you need to deploy a large scale WiFi network in hotels, enterprises, or stations, you are
recommended to use a wired router, a PoE switch, a Tenda AP controller, and several APs.
Networking topology
Tenda AP Controller
Computer
Used to configure APs
AP1 AP2
Connect the computer used to configure APs to the Tenda AP controller.
−
Connect the LAN port of the AP to the PoE port of the switch.
−
Setting up the AP
Log in to the web UI of the Tenda AP controller, and set up the APs in batch. Refer to the user guide
of the Tenda AP controller for details.
Core Switch
PoE Switch
...
AP3
6
Router
WAN port
LAN port
Uplink port
AP n AP n+1
Internet
PoE Switch
AP n+2