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Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Configuration Guide

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Chapter 8 Controlling Mesh Access Points

Cisco Aironet Mesh Access Points

Controller software release 5.2 supports these Cisco Aironet mesh access points:

• Cisco Aironet 1520 series outdoor mesh access points

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Cisco 1520 Series consists of the 1522 dual-radio mesh access point and the 1524 multi-radio

mesh access point.

Note Refer to the Cisco Aironet 1520 Series Outdoor Mesh Access Point Hardware Installation

Guide for details on the physical installation and initial configuration of the mesh access

points at the following link:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps8368/tsd_products_support_series_home.html

• Cisco Aironet 1130AG and 1240AG series indoor mesh access points

Note AP1130 and AP1240 must be converted to operate as indoor mesh access points. Refer to

the “Converting Indoor Access Points to Mesh Access Points (1130AG, 1240AG)” section

on page 8-48.

Note All features discussed in this chapter apply to indoor (1130, 1240) and outdoor mesh access points

(1522, 1524) unless noted otherwise. Mesh access point or MAP is hereafter used to address both indoor

and outdoor mesh access points.

Note Cisco Aironet 1505 and 1510 access points are not supported in this release.

Note Refer to the Release Notes for Cisco Wireless LAN Controllers and Mesh Access Points for Release 5.2.x

for mesh feature summary, operating notes and software upgrade steps for migrating from 4.1.19x.xx

mesh releases to controller release 5.2 at:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6366/prod_release_notes_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).

RAPs have wired connections to their controller, and MAPs have wireless connections to their controller.

MAPs communicate among themselves and back to the RAP using wireless connections over the

802.11a radio backhaul. MAPs use the Cisco Adaptive Wireless Path Protocol (AWPP) to determine the

best path through the other mesh access points to the controller.

All the possible paths between the MAPs and RAPs form the wireless mesh network. Figure 8-1 shows

the relationship between RAPs and MAPs in a mesh network.

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