Chapter 1, Overview - Motorola WiNG 5.5 Reference Manual

CHAPTER 1
OVERVIEW
Motorola Solutions' family of WING 5.5 supported access points enable high performance with secure and resilient wireless
voice and data services to remote locations with the scalability required to meet the needs of large distributed enterprises.
AP6511, AP6521, AP6522, AP6532, AP6562, AP7131, AP7161, AP7181, AP8132, AP8232 access points and ES6510 model
ethernet switch can now use WiNG 5 software as its onboard operating system. The unique WiNG 5 software enables the
access point to function as a Standalone "thick" access point, or a Virtual Controller AP capable of adopting and managing up
to 24 access points of the same model.
When deploying an access point as a pure Virtual Controller AP, with no RFS Series controllers available anywhere on the
network, the access point itself is a controller supporting other access points of the same model. The Virtual Controller AP can:
• Provide firmware upgrades for connected access point
• Aggregate statistics for the group of access points the Virtual Controller is managing
• Be the single point of configuration for that deployment location
The WiNG 5 architecture is a solution designed for 802.11n networking. It leverages the best aspects of independent and
dependent architectures to create a smart network that meets the connectivity, quality and security needs of each user and
their applications, based on the availability of network resources including wired networks. By distributing intelligence and
control amongst access points, a WiNG 5 network can route directly via the best path, as determined by factors including the
user, location, the application and available wireless and wired resources. WiNG 5 extends the differentiation Motorola
Solutions s offer to the next level, by making available services and security at every point in the network. managed traffic flow
NOTE: ES6510 is an Ethernet Switch managed by a wireless controller such as RFS4000/RFS6000/
RFS7000/NX4500/NX4524/NX6500/NX6524/NX9000/NX9500/NX9510. ES6510 does not have radios
and does not provide WLAN support.
NOTE: The recommended way to administer a network populated by numerous access points is to
configure them directly from the Virtual Controller AP. If a single access point configuration requires an
update from the Virtual Controller AP's assigned profile configuration, the administrator should apply a
Device Override to change just that access point's configuration. For more information on applying an
override to an access point's Virtual Controller AP assigned configuration and profile, see
Overrides on page 5-196.
Device