10/10/03
Airespace Wired Connections
90-100584-004
Airespace Product Guide
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When the Airespace Wireless Switch or WLAN Appliance is operated in
, the Airespace
APs communicate with the Airespace Switch or Appliance through the switched network. The 4012 and
4024 Airespace Wireless Switches connect to the switched network using a copper 10/100Base-T cable
or a copper or fiber-optic GigE cable.
The 4101 Airespace WLAN Appliance connects to the switched network using a fiber-optic GigE cable.
The 4102 Airespace WLAN Appliance connects to the switched network using two fiber-optic GigE
cables: two redundant GigE connections to bypass single network failures. At any given time one of the
4102 Airespace WLAN Appliance GigE connections is active and the other is passive. Upon a switched
network failure, the active connection becomes passive, and the passive connection becomes active.
When the 4012 and 4024 Airespace Wireless Switches are operated in
, some Airespace
APs and third-party APs use the CAT-5 cable to connect to the Airespace Wireless Switch in
and some connect in
. The Airespace Wireless Switch connects to the
switched network using a copper 10/100Base-T cable or a copper or fiber-optic GigE cable.
Note that the 4101 and 4102 Airespace WLAN Appliances only operate in
, and do not
connect directly to any Access Points.
Standard CAT-5 cable supports a 100 m (328 ft.) run between the Airespace APs and the Airespace
Wireless Switch. This allows a single Airespace Wireless Switch to serve Airespace APs in multiple
buildings and/or floors in a single building.
The standard CAT-5 cable can also be used to conduct power for the Airespace APs from a network
device equipped with
(PoE) capability. This power distribution plan can be used to
reduce the cost of individual AP power supplies and related cabling.
