Cisco Systems 1130AG manual Network Example with Lightweight Access Points, 1-11

Chapter 1 Overview

Network Example with Lightweight Access Points

In Figure 1-8, the autonomous unit is configured in workgroup bridge mode and is associated to a Cisco Aironet root bridge as a wireless bridge device. This configuration allows the Ethernet-enabled devices pass Ethernet traffic to and from the main LAN using the workgroup bridge. The main advantage of this configuration is that the wireless communication link can be over a longer distance than an access point supports. Typically, an access point can communicate over approximately a 1-mile range; however, the bridge-to-bridge wireless link can communicate over approximately a 21-mile range.

Figure 1-8 Workgroup Bridge Configuration 2

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Network Example with Lightweight Access Points

The lightweight access points support Layer 3 network operation. Lightweight access points and controllers in Layer 3 configurations use IP addresses and UDP packets, which can be routed through large networks. Layer 3 operation is scalable and recommended by Cisco. Figure 1-9illustrates a typical network configuration containing lightweight access points.

Figure 1-9 Typical Lightweight Access Point Network Configuration Example

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