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Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Configuration Guide
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Chapter 1 Overview
Cisco WLAN Solution Wired Connections
Cisco WLAN Solution Wired Connections
The Cisco Wireless LAN Solution components communicate with each other using industry-standard
Ethernet cables and connectors. The following paragraphs contain details of the Cisco WLAN Solution
wired connections.
• The Cisco 2000 Series Wireless LAN Controller connects to the network using from one to four
10/100BASE-T Ethernet cables.
• The Cisco 4100 Series Wireless LAN Controller connects to the network using one or two
fiber-optic Gigabit Ethernet cables: two redundant Gigabit Ethernet connections to bypass single
network failures.
• The Cisco 4402 Wireless LAN Controller connects to the network using one or two fiber-optic
Gigabit Ethernet cables, and the 4404 Wireless LAN Controller connects to the network using up to
four fiber-optic Gigabit Ethernet cables: two redundant Gigabit Ethernet connections to bypass
single network failures.
• The controllers on the Wireless Services Module (WiSM), installed in a Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series
Switch, connect to the network through switch ports on the switch.
• The Wireless LAN Controller Network Module, installed in a Cisco Integrated Services Router,
connects to the network through the ports on the router.
• Cisco 1000 series 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 Cisco 1000 series
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 WLAN Solution Wireless LANs
The Cisco Wireless LAN Solution can control up to 16 Wireless LANs for lightweight access points.
Each wireless LAN has a separate wireless LAN ID (1 through 16), a separate wireless LAN SSID
(wireless LAN 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 wireless LAN.
The Cisco 1000 series lightweight access points broadcast all active Cisco WLAN Solution wireless
LAN SSIDs and enforce the policies defined for each wireless LAN.
Note Cisco recommends that you assign one set of VLANs for wireless LANs 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 Cisco Wireless LAN Solution, the Cisco Wireless LAN
Solution operator can manage the System across the enabled wireless LAN using CLI and Telnet,
http/https, and SNMP.
To configure the Cisco WLAN Solution wireless LANs, refer to Chapter 6, “Configuring WLANs.”