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Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Configuration Guide
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Chapter 1 Overview
Cisco UWN Solution Wired Connections
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Cisco UWN Solution Wired Connections
The Cisco UWN Solution components communicate with each other using industry-standard Ethernet
cables and connectors. The following paragraphs contain details of the wired connections.
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The 2100 series controller connects to the network using from one to six 10/100BASE-T Ethernet
cables.
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The 4402 controller connects to the network using one or two fiber-optic Gigabit Ethernet cables,
and the 4404 controller connects to the network using up to four fiber-optic Gigabit Ethernet cables:
two redundant Gigabit Ethernet connections to bypass single network failures.
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The controllers in the Wireless Services Module (WiSM), installed in a Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series
Switch or a Cisco 7600 Series Router, connect to the network through ports on the switch or router.
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The Wireless LAN Controller Network Module, installed in a Cisco Integrated Services Router,
connects to the network through the ports on the router.
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The controller in the Catalyst 3750G Integrated Wireless LAN Controller Switch connects to the
network through the ports on the switch.
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Cisco lightweight access points connects to the network using 10/100BASE-T Ethernet cables. The
standard CAT-5 cable can also be used to conduct power for the lightweight access points from a
network device equipped with Power over Ethernet (PoE) capability. This power distribution plan
can be used to reduce the cost of individual AP power supplies and related cabling.
Cisco UWN Solution WLANs
The Cisco UWN Solution can control up to 16 WLANs for lightweight access points. Each WLAN has
a separate WLAN ID (1 through 16), a separate WLAN SSID (WLAN name), and can be assigned unique
security policies. Using software release 3.2 and later, you can configure both static and dynamic WEP
on the same WLAN.
The lightweight access points broadcast all active Cisco UWN Solution WLAN SSIDs and enforce the
policies defined for each WLAN.
Note
Cisco recommends that you assign one set of VLANs for WLANs and a different set of VLANs for
management interfaces to ensure that controllers operate with optimum performance and ease of
management.
If management over wireless is enabled across the Cisco UWN Solution, the operator can manage the
system across the enabled WLAN using CLI and Telnet, http/https, and SNMP.
To configure WLANs, refer to
Chapter 6
.
