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Cisco Aironet 1520, 1130, 1240 Series Wireless Mesh Access Points, Design and Deployment Guide, Release 6.0
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Adding and Managing Mesh Access Points with Cisco WCS
Adding and Managing Mesh Access Points with Cisco WCS
To configure and monitor mesh networks from Cisco WCS you must first import campus and outdoor
maps into Cisco WCS and add buildings. Thereafter, you can add mesh access points to the map and
configure and monitor mesh access points from Cisco WCS.
Refer to the following sections for details:
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“Adding Campus Maps, Outdoor Areas, and Buildings with Cisco WCS” section on page 151
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“Adding Mesh Access Points to Maps with Cisco WCS” section on page 154
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“Monitoring Mesh Access Points Using Google Earth” section on page 155
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“Adding Indoor Mesh Access Points to Cisco WCS” section on page 159
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“Managing Mesh Access Points with Cisco WCS” section on page 160
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“Monitoring WGB” section on page 179
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“Viewing AP Last Reboot Reason” section on page 181
Adding Campus Maps, Outdoor Areas, and Buildings with Cisco WCS
For mesh networks, maps and items on those maps (buildings and mesh access points) are added to Cisco
WCS in the following order:
1.
Add campus map
2.
Add outdoor area map
3.
Add buildings
4.
Add mesh access points
Detailed steps for adding these maps and components are noted below.
Adding Campus Maps
To add a single campus map to the Cisco WCS database, follow these steps.
Step 1
Save the map in .PNG, .JPG, .JPEG, or .GIF format.
Note
The map can be any size because Cisco WCS automatically resizes the map to fit its working
areas.
Step 2
Browse to and import the map from anywhere in your file system.
Step 3
Click
Monitor
>
Maps
to display the Maps window.
Step 4
From the Select a command drop-down menu, choose
New Campus
and click
GO
.
Step 5
On the Maps > New Campus window, enter the campus name and campus contact name.
Step 6
Browse to and choose the image filename containing the map of the campus and click
Open
.
Step 7
Check the
Maintain Aspect Ratio
check box to prevent length and width distortion when Cisco WCS
resizes the map.
Step 8
Enter the horizontal and vertical span of the map in feet.