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Cisco Mesh Access Points Deployment Manual

Cisco Mesh Access Points Deployment Manual (276 pages)

Cisco Mesh Access Points, Design and Deployment Guide, Release 7.3

Brand: Cisco | Category: Wireless Access Point | Size: 10.15 MB

Table of Contents

Table of Contents
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Related Documentation
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CHAPTER 1 Meshnetworkcomponents

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- Mesh Access Points
  17
  - Licensing for Mesh Access Points on a 5500 Series Controller
    17
  - Access Point Roles
    18
  - Network Access
    19
  - Network Segmentation
    20
  - Cisco Indoor Mesh Access Points
    20
  - Cisco Outdoor Mesh Access Points
    21
    
    Cisco Aironet 1552 Mesh Access Point
    22
    
    Cisco 1522 Mesh Access Point
    27
    
    Cisco 1524PS Mesh Access Point
    27
    
    Cisco 1524SB Mesh Access Point
    28
    
    Ethernet Ports
    30
    
    Multiple Power Options
    30
    
    Battery Backup Module (Optional)
    32
    
    Reset Button
    33
    
    Monitoring the LED Status
    34
    
    Resetting Access Point
    34
    
    Frequency Bands
    40
    
    Dynamic Frequency Selection
    41
    
    Antennas
    42
    
    Antenna Configurations for 1552
    47
    
    Client Access Certified Antennas (Third-Party Antennas)
    50
    
    Maximum Ratio Combining
    50
    
    Cisco 1500 Hazardous Location Certification
    53
  - Cisco Wireless LAN Controllers
    56
  - Cisco Prime Infrastructure
    56
  - Architecture
    56
    
    CAPWAP Discovery on a Mesh Network
    56
    
    Control and Provisioning of Wireless Access Points
    56
    
    Dynamic MTU Detection
    57
    
    XML Configuration File
    57
    
    Adaptive Wireless Path Protocol
    58
    
    Traffic Flow
    59
    
    Mesh Neighbors, Parents, and Children
    60
    
    Criteria to Choose the Best Parent
    61
    
    Ease Calculation
    61
    
    Parent Decision
    61
    
    Loop Prevention
    62
    
    SNR Smoothing
    62
CHAPTER 2 Mesh Deployment Modes

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CHAPTER 3 Design Considerations

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- Wireless Mesh Constraints
  67
  - Wireless Backhaul Data Rate
    67
- Clientlink Technology
  71
  - Configuring Clientlink (CLI)
    72
  - Commands Related to Clientlink
    74
- Controller Planning
  74
CHAPTER 4 Site Preparation and Planning

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- Site Survey
  77
  - Pre-Survey Checklist
    77
  - Outdoor Site Survey
    78
  - Determining a Line of Sight
    78
  - Weather
    79
  - Fresnel Zone
    79
  - Fresnel Zone Size in Wireless Mesh Deployments
    80
  - Hidden Nodes Interference
    81
    
    Functional Routing of Three Radio Maps
    82
  - Slot Bias Options
    82
    
    Commands Related to Slot Bias
    83
    
    Disabling Slot Bias
    83
  - Preferred Parent Selection
    84
    
    Preferred Parent Selection Criteria
    84
    
    Configuring a Preferred Parent
    85
    
    Related Commands
    85
  - Co-Channel Interference
    86
- Wireless Mesh Network Coverage Considerations
  87
  - Cell Planning and Distance
    87
    
    Assumptions for the AP1522 Range Calculator
    99
    
    Assumptions for the AP1552 Range Calculator
    100
    
    Collocating Mesh Access Points
    102
    
    Special Considerations for Indoor Mesh Networks
    103
  - Wireless Propagation Characteristics
    105
  - Cleanair
    105
    
    Cleanair AP Modes of Operation
    106
    
    Pseudo MAC (PMAC) and Merging
    107
    
    Cleanair Access Point Deployment Recommendations
    108
    
    Event Driven Radio Resource Management and Persistence Device Avoidance
    108
    
    Cleanair Advisor
    109
    
    Enabling Cleanair
    110
    
    Licensing
    110
  - Wireless Mesh Mobility Groups
    110
    
    Multiple Controllers
    111
  - Increasing Mesh Availability
    111
    
    Multiple Raps
    112
- Indoor Mesh Interoperability with Outdoor Mesh
  113
CHAPTER 5 Connecting the Cisco 1500 Series Mesh Access Points to the Network

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Chapter 6 Checking the Health of the Network

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- Show Mesh Commands
  209
CHAPTER 7 Troubleshooting

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- Installation and Connections
  223
  - Debug Commands
    224
  - Remote Debug Commands
    225
  - AP Console Access
    225
  - Cable Modem Serial Port Access from an AP
    226
    
    Configuration
    226
  - Mesh Access Point CLI Commands
    228
  - Mesh Access Point Debug Commands
    229
  - Defining Mesh Access Point Roles
    229
  - Backhaul Algorithm
    230
  - Passive Beaconing (Anti-Stranding)
    231
  - Dynamic Frequency Selection
    232
    
    DFS in RAP
    232
    
    DFS in MAP
    233
    
    Preparation in a DFS Environment
    234
    
    Frequency Planning
    235
    
    Monitoring DFS
    235
    
    Access Point Placement
    236
    
    Check Packet Error Rate
    236
    
    Good Signal-To-Noise Ratios
    236
  - Bridge Group Name Misconfiguration
    236
  - Misconfiguration of the Mesh Access Point IP Address
    238
  - Misconfiguration of DHCP
    239
  - Identifying the Node Exclusion Algorithm
    239
  - Throughput Analysis
    241
CHAPTER 8 Managing Mesh Access Points with Cisco Prime Infrastructure

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