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Configuration Guide

Field Verified

© Copyright 2007 Avaya, Inc. All rights reserved
21-601644, Issue 1, May 2007

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Meru Networks WLAN Controllers with
AP100, AP201, AP208
Configuration and Deployment Guide

This document details the specifications for configuring the Meru Networks WLAN controllers
and access points (APs).

Product Summary

Manufacturer:

Meru Networks

:

www.merunetworks.com

WLAN Controllers

Access Points

Approved product(s):

MC500

MC1000

MC3000

AP100

AP201

AP208

RF technology:

Direct-sequence spread spectrum (DS)

Radio:

2.4 – 2.484 GHz

Antenna Diversity:

Rx Diversity

Security :

WEP, WPA-PSK

AP software version:

3.1.1-24†

Handset models

3616/3620/3626

3641/3645

Radio mode

802.11b

802.11b

Maximum telephone calls per AP:

8*

8*

Auto-learn function:

Yes

No

Recommended network topology:

Switched Ethernet (required)

† Earlier and later software versions have not been tested for the Avaya™ Voice Priority Processor compliance. Refer
to Wireless IP Telephone WLAN Compatibility List for field verified AP software versions.

* Telephone calls per AP must be configured in the system per documentation provided by Avaya. Maximum 4 calls
(when additional handsets are in a push-to-talk session)

Known Limitations

Virtual Cell mode is incompatible with wireless IP telephone deployment. Please see the
Virtual Cell information as detailed below in

Deployment Guidelines

.

Notes on Configuration

The AP must support SpectraLink Voice Priority (SVP). Contact your AP vendor
if you need to upgrade the AP software.

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Summary of Contents for AP100

Page 1: ... 3620 3626 3641 3645 Radio mode 802 11b 802 11b Maximum telephone calls per AP 8 8 Auto learn function Yes No Recommended network topology Switched Ethernet required Earlier and later software versions have not been tested for the Avaya Voice Priority Processor compliance Refer to Wireless IP Telephone WLAN Compatibility List for field verified AP software versions Telephone calls per AP must be c...

Page 2: ...s of devices will require access and the mechanism of authentication encryption that they support This will drive the configuration of the system to support different user groups and security methods Recommendations For a typical healthcare deployment we recommend configuring one ESSID for the wireless IP telephones on a voice VLAN In order to support the SVP Call Admission Control feature this sh...

Page 3: ...andsets operate on a very tight delivery schedule and will often channel scan elsewhere if those delivery expectations are not met To maintain the benefits of Virtual Cell just mentioned and to maximize calls we recommend using Virtual Cell zones A Virtual Cell zone is a zone area on a single channel containing one or more access points The diagrams below provide further illustration of Virtual Ce...

Page 4: ...uaranteed coverage across all access points push to talk often operates on a base rate as low as 1Mbps Only a small set of handsets 3 4 can operate within a PTT channel on the Meru Wireless system A recommended method of improvement beyond multiple channel use for separation is managing downlink data delivery at a higher rate than uplink by removing the 1 and 2 Mbps basic rates no base tx rates 80...

Page 5: ...tures of the wireless IP telephone system For example in order for the Avaya Voice Priority Processor discovery and push to talk features to function multicast must be enabled for the ESSID SVP QoS rules In order to provide QoS mechanism for the wireless IP telephone system a rule is required for the actual calls If you have previously deleted a QoS rule such as the one below then you should add i...

Page 6: ... Sample WEP security profile WPA PSK Sample WPA PSK security profile Note that you may enter the WPA PSK key as either a string or the hexadecimal representation of the string In the example above this could also have been entered as PSK key getthek3y Note that on wireless IP telephones you may enter this in the string format or hex format Security profile svp_wep allowed l2 modes wep encryption m...

Page 7: ...tual Cell mode all of the access points on the same channel will utilize a single BSSID This allows the system to perform client handoffs between access points without the client devices needing to perform 802 11 or 802 1X re association procedures to the new access point In a high density environment it is required that you use non Virtual Cell mode with the wireless IP telephones since the they ...

Page 8: ...ulticast traffic is not passed If the deployment utilizes Avaya Call Servers on a software version older than 0 100 and does not have a Avaya Voice Priority Processor then all 802 11 base rates higher than 1 2 Mbps must be disabled for the wireless IP telephone ESSID If your deployment utilizes a Avaya Voice Priority Processor or is running version 0 100 or higher on the Avaya Call Server then 1 2...

Page 9: ...directory opt meru ATS scripts For Release 3 1 x and older use the following settings in svpconfig scr For Release 3 2 and higher use the following settings in svpconfig scr Then configure the boot script for each access point References Meru Networks Configuration Reference available at http ftp merunetworks com Interface Dot11Radio ap id ap idx no preamble short qos if wmac0 set qos_scheduling_d...

Page 10: ...anticipated call volume per AP area to ensure that the maximum number of calls per AP will not be exceeded In this estimate consider the data rates at which the handsets will operate Higher data rates can only be sustained while well within the range of the AP If the wireless IP telephones will be operating near the limits of the RF coverage from the AP they will automatically drop to 1 Mb s opera...

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