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W
ir
eless Array
Installing the Wireless Array
65
Important N
ote About Network Connection
s
See Also
Failover Planning
Installation Prer
equisites
Installation W
orkflow
Mounting and Connecting the Array/AP
Power over Gigabit Ethernet (PoGE)
!
The Array’
s Ethernet ports
should be plugged into an
Ethernet switch, not an
Ethernet hub
—
if a hub is used, we
recommend that you connect only
one
Ethernet port.
86
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Table of Contents
Default Chapter
5
Table of Contents
5
List of Figures
17
Introduction
23
The Xirrus Family of Products
23
Figure 1. Xirrus Arrays: XR Series
23
Nomenclature
24
Why Choose the Xirrus Wireless Array
25
Wireless Array Product Overview
26
Figure 2. Wireless Array (XR Series)
26
XR Wireless Array Product Family
27
XR-500 Series Access Points
27
Series Access Points
28
XR-2000/2005 Series Arrays
30
XR-4000 Series Arrays
31
XR-6000 Series Arrays
32
Deployment Flexibility
33
Figure 3. Wireless Coverage Patterns
33
Figure 4. XP8 - Power over Ethernet Usage
34
Power over Gigabit Ethernet (Poge)
34
Enterprise Class Security
33
Enterprise Class Management
35
Figure 5. WMI: Array Status
35
Key Features and Benefits
36
High Capacity and High Performance
36
Figure 6. Layout of Iaps (XR-7630)
36
Extended Coverage
37
Flexible Coverage Schemes
37
Non-Overlapping Channels
38
Figure 7. Coverage Schemes (XR-7230 Shown)
38
SDMA Optimization
39
Fast Roaming
39
Ease of Deployment
39
Powerful Management
39
Secure Wireless Access
39
Applications Enablement
39
Advanced Feature Sets
40
Xirrus Advanced RF Performance Manager (RPM)
40
Xirrus Advanced RF Security Manager (RSM)
41
Xirrus Advanced RF Analysis Manager (RAM)
42
Xirrus Application Control
43
About this User's Guide
43
Organization
43
Notes and Cautions
45
Screen Images
45
Product Specifications
46
Installing the Wireless Array
47
Installation Prerequisites
47
Optional Network Components
49
Client Requirements
49
Planning Your Installation
50
General Deployment Considerations
50
Figure 8. Wall Thickness Considerations
51
Coverage and Capacity Planning
52
Figure 9. Unit Placement
52
Placement
52
Figure 10. Full (Normal) Coverage
53
Figure 11. Adjusting RF Patterns
53
RF Patterns
53
Capacity and Cell Sizes
54
Figure 12. Custom Coverage
54
Figure 13. Connection Rate Vs. Distance
54
Figure 14. Transmit Power
55
Fine Tuning Cell Sizes
55
Allocating Channels
56
Figure 15. Overlapping Cells
56
Roaming Considerations
56
Figure 16. Allocating Channels Manually
58
About IEEE 802.11Ac
59
Figure 17. Spatial Multiplexing
61
MIMO (Multiple-In Multiple-Out)
61
Up to Eight Simultaneous Data Streams - Spatial Multiplexing
61
Figure 18. MIMO Signal Processing
62
MU-MIMO (Multi-User Multiple-In Multiple-Out)
62
Figure 19. MU-MIMO with Four Antennas
63
Figure 20. Physical Layer Data Encoding
64
Higher Precision in the Physical Layer
64
80 Mhz and 160 Mhz Channel Widths (Bonding)
65
802.11Ac Data Rates
66
Figure 21. Channel Bonding (Channels 36-64 Shown)
66
Figure 22. Maximum 802.11Ac Data Rates
66
Acexpress
67
802.11Ac Deployment Considerations
67
Failover Planning
69
Figure 23. Port Failover Protection
69
Figure 24. Switch Failover Protection
70
Switch Failover Protection
70
Power Planning
71
Power over Gigabit Ethernet
71
Security Planning
72
Authentication
72
Wireless Encryption
72
Port Requirements
74
Wireless Array
74
Figure 25. Port Requirements for XMS
74
Network Management Planning
78
Figure 26. WDS Link
79
WDS Planning
79
Figure 27. a Multiple Hop WDS Connection
80
Figure 28. WDS Failover Protection
80
Common Deployment Options
82
Figure 29. Installation Workflow
83
Installation Workflow
83
Installing Your Wireless Array
85
Choosing a Location
85
Figure 30. Array Placement
85
Wiring Considerations
85
Dismounting the Array
88
Mounting and Connecting the Array/Ap
88
Powering up the Wireless Array
88
Figure 31. LED Locations
88
Array LED Operating Sequences
89
LED Boot Sequence
89
LED Operation When Array Is Running
90
Zero-Touch Provisioning and Ongoing Management
91
XMS Cloud Next Generation (XMS-9500-CL-X)
91
XMS Enterprise
91
If You Are Not Using XMS
92
Array/Ap Management Interfaces
93
Figure 32. Network Interface Ports-XR-520 (Left); XR-1000 Series (Right)
93
Figure 33. Network Interface Ports-XR-600 Series
93
User Interfaces (CLI, WMI)
93
Figure 34. Network Interfaces-XR-2000 Series (Left); XR-2005 Series (Right)
94
Figure 35. Network Interface Ports-XR-4000 Series
94
Figure 36. Network Interface Ports-XR-6000 Series
94
Using the Ethernet Ports
95
Using the Serial Port
95
Logging in
96
Starting the WMI
96
Licensing
96
Performing the Express Setup Procedure
97
Securing Low Level Access to the Array
98
The Web Management Interface
103
Managing Arrays Locally or Via XMS
103
An Overview
104
Figure 37. Web Management Interface
104
Structure of the WMI
105
User Interface
107
Figure 38. WMI: Frames
107
Figure 39. WMI Header
108
Figure 40. WMI Command Log
109
Figure 41. WMI: Utility Buttons
109
Logging in
110
Figure 42. Logging in to the Wireless Array
110
Applying Configuration Changes
111
Character Restrictions
111
Viewing Status on the Wireless Array
113
Figure 89. Application Control
113
Array Status Windows
114
Array Summary
114
Figure 43. Array Summary
114
Content of the Array Summary Window
115
Figure 44. Disabled IAP (Partial View)
117
Figure 45. IAP Cells
117
Figure 46. Network Assurance and Operating Status
118
Array Information
120
Figure 47. Array Information
120
Array Configuration
121
Figure 48. Show Configuration
121
Admin History
122
Network Status Windows
122
Figure 49. Admin Login History
122
Figure 50. Network Settings
123
Network
123
Network Map
124
Content of the Network Map Window
124
Figure 51. Network Map
124
Figure 52. Spanning Tree Status
127
Spanning Tree Status
127
ARP Table
128
Figure 53. Routing Table
128
Figure 54. ARP Table
128
Routing Table
128
Connection Tracking/Nat
129
DHCP Leases
129
Figure 55. DHCP Leases
129
Figure 56. Connection Tracking
129
CDP Neighbors
130
Figure 57. CDP Neighbors
130
Figure 58. Network Assurance
131
Network Assurance
131
Figure 59. Undefined Vlans
132
Undefined Vlans
132
RF Monitor Windows
133
Iaps
134
Figure 60. RF Monitor - Iaps
134
Figure 61. RF Monitor - Iaps
134
Spectrum Analyzer
135
Figure 62. RF Spectrum Analyzer
136
Intrusion Detection
138
Figure 63. Intrusion Detection/Rogue AP List
138
Channel History
140
Figure 64. RF Monitor - Channel History
140
Figure 65. RF Monitor - Channel History (Rotated)
141
Figure 66. RF Monitor - Channel History (Text)
141
Radio Assurance
142
Figure 67. Radio Assurance
142
Station Status Windows
144
Stations
145
Figure 68. Stations
145
Location Map
147
Figure 69. Location Map
147
Figure 70. Controls for Location Map
148
Rssi
150
Figure 71. Station RSSI Values
150
Figure 72. Station RSSI Values - Colorized Graphical View
151
Signal-To-Noise Ratio (SNR)
152
Figure 73. Station Signal-To-Noise Ratio Values
152
Figure 74. Station SNR Values - Colorized Graphical View
152
Noise Floor
153
Figure 75. Station Noise Floor Values
153
Figure 76. Station Noise Floor Values - Colorized Graphical View
154
Max by IAP
155
Figure 77. Max by IAP
155
Station Assurance
156
Figure 78. Station Assurance
156
Statistics Windows
157
IAP Statistics Summary
157
Figure 79. IAP Statistics Summary Page
157
Per-IAP Statistics
158
Figure 80. Individual IAP Statistics Page
159
Network Statistics
160
Wireless Array
160
Figure 81. Network Statistics
160
Figure 82. VLAN Statistics
161
VLAN Statistics
161
Figure 83. WDS Statistics
162
WDS Statistics
162
Figure 84. IDS Statistics Page
163
IDS Statistics
163
Figure 85. Filtered IDS Statistics
164
Figure 86. Filter Statistics
165
Filter Statistics
165
Station Statistics
166
Figure 87. Station Statistics
167
Figure 88. Individual Station Statistics Page
167
Per-Station Statistics
167
Application Control Windows
168
About Application Control
168
Application Control
170
Vlans
171
Figure 90. Application Control (Pie Charts)
172
Figure 91. Application Control (Station Traffic)
173
Figure 92. Stations (Application Control)
174
Stations (Application Control)
174
Figure 93. System Log (Alert Level Highlighted)
175
System Log Window
175
Figure 94. IDS Event Log
177
IDS Event Log Window
177
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Language
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