Gateway 7001 Series Manual De Usuario

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A key feature of the Gateway 7001 Series self-managed AP is the ability to form a dynamic, 
configuration-aware group (called a cluster) with other Gateway access points in a network 
in the same subnet.

Access points can participate in a peer-to-peer cluster which makes it easier for you to 
deploy, administer, and secure your wireless network. The cluster provides a single point 
of administration and lets you view the deployment of access points as a single wireless 
network rather than a series of separate wireless devices.

A cluster is a group of access points which are coordinated as a single group through 
Gateway 7001 Series self-managed AP administration. You cannot create multiple clusters 
on a single wireless network (SSID).

Only one cluster per wireless network is supported.

The Gateway 7001 Series self-managed AP can support up to eight access points in a cluster 
at any one time. If a new AP is added to a network with a cluster that is already at full 
capacity, the new AP is added in stand-alone mode. Note that when the cluster is full, extra 
APs are added in stand-alone mode regardless of the configuration policy in effect for new 
access points.

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A Gateway 7001 Series self-managed AP can form a cluster with itself (a “cluster of one”) 
and with other Gateway 7001 Series self-managed APs that share some basic characteristics. 
In order to be members of the same cluster, access points must be Gateway 7001 Series 
self-managed APs:

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Of the same radio configuration (all dual-band APs or all single-band APs)

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On the same 

LAN

A dual-band and a single-band AP cannot be members of the same cluster. Therefore, a 
Gateway 7001 802.11 A+G Wireless Access Point (dual-band) cannot cluster with a Gateway 
7001 802.11 G Wireless Access Point (single-band). Also, Gateway 7001 Series self-managed 
APs will not cluster with non Gateway APs.