Elements Of The Summit Wm Controller, Access Points And Software Solution - Extreme Networks Summit WM20 User Manual

Overview of the Summit WM Controller, Access Points and Software Solution
Figure 1: Standard Wireless Network Solution Example
DHCP
Server
Wireless AP
Wireless Device
The wireless devices and the wired networks communicate with each other using standard networking
protocols and addressing schemes. Most commonly, Internet Protocol (IP) addressing is used.
Elements of the Summit WM Controller, Access Points
and Software Solution
The Summit WM Controller, Access Points and Software solution consists of two devices:
Summit WM Controller
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Wireless APs
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This architecture allows a single Summit WM Controller to control many Wireless APs, making the
administration and management of large networks much easier.
There can be several Summit WM Controllers in the network, each with a set of registered Wireless
APs. The Summit WM Controllers can also act as backups to each other, providing stable network
availability.
In addition to the Summit WM Controllers and Wireless APs, the solution requires three other
components, all of which are standard for enterprise and service provider networks:
RADIUS Server (Remote Access Dial-In User Service) or other authentication server
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DHCP Server (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)
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SLP (Service Location Protocol)
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RADIUS
Authentication
Server
Router
Wireless AP
Wireless Device
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