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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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Mesh Network Components
Mesh Network Components
The Cisco wireless mesh network has four core components:
•
Cisco Aironet 1520, 1240, and 1130 Series mesh access points
Note
Cisco Aironet 1505 and 1510 mesh access points are not supported in this release.
•
Cisco wireless LAN controller (hereafter referred to as
controller
)
•
Cisco WCS
•
Mesh software architecture
Mesh Access Points
Licensing for Indoor Mesh Access Points on a 5500 Series Controller
In order to use indoor mesh access points (1130, 1240) with a 5500 series controller, a wplus license
must be used on the controller. If an indoor mesh access point attempts to join a controller that is using
only a base license (and not the wplus license), the following message appears in the controller trap log:
“License Not Available for feature: IndoorMeshAP.” To view the controller trap log, choose
Monitor
and click
View All
under “Most Recent Traps” on the controller GUI.
Refer to Chapter 4 of the
Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Configuration Guide, Release 6.0
for
information on obtaining and installing licenses:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/wireless/controller/6.0/configuration/guide/Controller60CG.html
Note
Outdoor mesh access points (1522, 1524PS, and 1524SB) do not require a wplus license.
Note
Other controller platforms (such as the 2100 and 4400 series controllers) also require a license for use
with indoor mesh access points. Refer to the
Cisco Enterprise Wireless Mesh Licensing and Ordering
Guide
:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6087/products_data_sheets_list.html
Access Point Roles
Access points within a mesh network operate as either a root access point (RAP) or a mesh access point
(MAP).
Note
All mesh access points are shipped configured as a MAP. You must reconfigure the mesh access point
for it to be a RAP. At least one RAP must exist in all mesh networks.
RAPs have wired connections to their controller, and MAPs have wireless connections to their controller.