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AP-51xx Access Point Product Reference Guide
For detailed information on the mounting options available for the access point, see
Mounting the AP-5131 on page
1.2.4 Antenna Support for 2.4 GHz and 5.2 GHz Radios
The access point supports several 802.11a and 802.11b/g radio antennas. Select the antenna best
suited to the radio transmission requirements of your coverage area.
For an overview of the Radio 1 (2.4 GHz) and Radio 2 (5.2 GHz) antennas supported on the access
point's Reverse SMA (RSMA) connectors, see
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
page
5-22.
1.2.6 Support for 4 BSSIDs per Radio
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.
If the radio MAC address displayed on the Radio Settings screen is 00:A0:F8:72:20:DC, then the
BSSIDs for that radio will have the following MAC addresses:
BSSID
BSSID #1
BSSID #2
BSSID #3
BSSID #4
2-12.
MAC Address
00:A0:F8:72:20:DC
00:A0:F8:72:20:DD
00:A0:F8:72:20:DE
00:A0:F8:72:20:DF
Antenna Specifications on page
Enabling Wireless LANs (WLANs) on
Hexadecimal Addition
Same as Radio MAC address
Radio MAC address +1
Radio MAC address +2
Radio MAC address +3
A-5.
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