Cisco Systems 1200 manual Network Examples with Autonomous Access Points

Chapter 1 Overview

Network Examples with Autonomous Access Points

Network Examples with Autonomous Access Points

This section describes the autonomous access point’s role in three common wireless network configurations. The autonomous access point’s default configuration is as a root unit connected to a wired LAN or as the central unit in an all-wireless network.

The autonomous 1200 series access point supports these operating wireless modes:

•Root access point—Connected to a wired LAN and supports wireless clients.

•Repeater access point—Not connected to a wired LAN, associates to a root access point, and supports wireless clients

•Workgroup bridge—Not connected to a wired LAN, associates to a root access point or bridge, and supports wired network devices.

•Root bridge—Connected to a wired LAN and supports non-root bridges and wireless clients.

•Non-root bridge—Not connected to a wired LAN, associates to a root bridge, supports wireless clients, and supports wired clients.

Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide

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