IP-COM AP325 - 10 Deployment; Overview

Wireless Access Point
User Guide
10 Deployment
10.1 Overview
If a large number of APs are deployed, you are recommended to adopt an IP-COM AP controller to
manage the APs in a centralized manner, such as AC1000/2000/3000. The AP supports two deployment
modes: local deployment and cloud deployment. By default, the AP is in local deployment mode.
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Local deployment
If you need to deploy many APs in a small area, you are recommended to set the AP in the local
deployment mode, which uses a local AC (in Sub AC mode) to manage the APs in a centralized manner.
The following figure shows the topology for the local deployment mode.
Internet
Router
Core
switch
PoE switch
Wireless AP controller
AP 1
AP 2
AP n
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