Cisco 2505 Getting Started Manual page 4

Direct connection of access points to Cisco 2500 Series Wireless Controllers are not currently
Note
supported.
The 2504 controller offers robust coverage with 802.11 a/b/g and delivers unprecedented reliability
using 802.11n with Cisco Next-Generation Wireless Solutions and Cisco Enterprise Wireless Mesh.
To best use this guide, you should have already designed the wireless topology of your network and
have a working knowledge of how controllers function in a wireless LAN network.
Figure 1 shows a 2504 controller network topology and network connections, showing the medium
dependent interface (MDI) Ethernet cables required. The controller has an auto MDI feature, so you
can use straight-through or crossover cables.
Figure 1 Typical Controller Topology and Network Connections
Console emulator
for initial boot-up
Null modem serial
cable (DB-9 -> RJ-45)
to console connection
4
10/100/1000BASE-T
MDI cable
10/100/1000BASE-T
MDI cables
Cisco Access Points
Cisco WCS software,
web user interface
Distribution
system
connection
Network
LAN link for
management software
connections
WAN or LAN
connection to
main office
Access
point
connections