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Cisco Aironet 1530 Series Outdoor Access Point Hardware Installation Guide
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Overview
The Cisco Aironet 1530 Series Outdoor Access Point (hereafter called the
access point
or
AP
) is a
wireless outdoor access point which is designed for use in a variety of network configurations. The
access point supports wireless client access, point-to-point bridging, point-to-multipoint bridging, and
point-to-multipoint mesh wireless connectivity.
About the 1532 Access Point
The 1532 access point supports two radios (2.4-GHz and 5-GHz) and provides client access using the
unlicensed RF Wi-Fi spectrum. The 2.4 GHz radio is used for client access and the 5 GHz radio can be
dedicated for backhaul traffic or can used for both backhaul and client access. Depending on the radio,
the access point can support 1 to 300 Mb/s data rates (for specific data rates, refer to
The access point is a standalone unit that can be wall, pole or tower mounted. The access point can also
operate as a relay node for other access points not directly connected to a wired network. Intelligent
wireless routing is provided by the patented Adaptive Wireless Path Protocol (AWPP). This enables each
access point to identify its neighbors and intelligently choose the optimal path to the wired network by
calculating the cost of each path in terms of signal strength and the number of hops required to get to a
controller.
The access point can be configured, monitored, and operated through a Cisco wireless LAN controller
(hereafter called a
controller
) as described in the
Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Configuration Guide.
The
Cisco Wireless Mesh Access Points, Design and Deployment Guide, Release 7.6
describes how to
plan and initially configure the Cisco mesh network, which supports wireless point-to-point,
point-to-multipoint, and mesh deployments. The controllers use a browser-based management system, a
command-line interface (CLI), or the Cisco Prime Infrastructure (PI) network management system to
manage the controller and the associated access points. The access point supports hardware-based
advanced encryption standard (AES) encryption between wireless nodes to provide end-to-end security.
The access point can also be deployed in an autonomous mode and be configured via the CLI.
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