Cisco Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Wireless LAN Services Module (WLSM) Informationshandbuch

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Rich, intelligent network services—Transparently extends and virtualizes the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series’ rich, intelligent network services

to wireless users, including:

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Industry-leading quality of service (QoS) and rate-limiting controls

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Proven Layer 2-7 security services such as stateful firewalls, intrusion detection systems (IDSs), IP Security (IPSec) VPN, and wire-rate
access control list (ACL) enforcement

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Powerful noninvasive monitoring of all traffic using the network access module (NAM) with full protocol decoding on a real-time and
historical basis that can identify application response delays, and validate QoS policies

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Award-winning fast stateful Layer 2 and Layer 3 failover of network traffic forwarding that increases wireless network availability and
resiliency to maximize user productivity

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Graceful tunnel resiliency for maintaining network connectivity for existing wireless clients during a WLSM failure

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Active and standby WLSM in a Catalyst 6500 chassis providing failover capabilities within a single chassis

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Enterprise class security with support for

Network Admission Control

(NAC) Layer 2 support; Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA); and WPA2.

Extension of Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series rich intelligent network security services to the wireless edge including denial of service (DoS)
prevention access control lists (ACLs), firewall, intrusion detection, and IP Security (IPSec) VPN.

How does the Catalyst 6500 Series WLSM maximize network availability and resiliency?

Integration of wireless services into the Catalyst 6500 Series switch via the Catalyst 6500 Series WLSM ensures that WLAN traffic is

carried by an infrastructure device that supports critical high availability features such as layer 3 Supervisor Engine Stateful Switchover (SSO)

and Non-Stop Forwarding (NSF). Additionally, the Catalyst 6500 Series WLSM works with the CiscoWorks WLSE to support self-healing

autonomous access point optimization and resiliency.

DEPLOYMENT AND MANAGEMENT

Where is the best place to deploy the Catalyst 6500 Series WLSM?

The Catalyst 6500 Series WLSM supports a flexible deployment configuration. It can be deployed anywhere in the network from the wiring

closet, to the core, to the data center.

What changes need to be made to the underlying wireline infrastructure or client devices to support the Catalyst 6500 Series WLSM during

deployment?

No changes to the underlying wireline infrastructure or client devices are required when installing the Catalyst 6500 Series WLSM.

Is deploying a Catalyst 6500 Series WLSM simple?

Yes. To deploy a Catalyst 6500 Series WLSM, a customer simply inserts a Catalyst 6500 Series WLSM into an existing Catalyst 6500 Series

switch anywhere in the network. The deployment is then completed in two simple steps. First, the autonomous access points automatically download

their configurations from a CiscoWorks WLSE or run their existing configurations. Next, the autonomous access points automatically connect to the

Catalyst 6500 Series WLSM. Deploying a Catalyst 6500 Series WLSM is that simple.

What components are needed to deploy the Catalyst 6500 Series WLSM?

A Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Supervisor Engine 720 must be installed in the Catalyst 6500 Series switch prior to deploying the Catalyst 6500

Series WLSM. Cisco Aironet Series autonomous access points and the CiscoWorks WLSE are required. Using the optional Cisco Secure Access

Control Server (ACS) and Cisco Aironet or Cisco Compatible client devices further enhances the wireless network’s capabilities.

What Cisco Aironet Series access points are supported by the Catalyst 6500 Series WLSM?

The Catalyst 6500 Series WLSM supports Cisco Aironet Series 1240AG, 1230AG, 1200, 1130AG, and 1100 access points running Cisco IOS

Software and operating autonomously. The Cisco Aironet 1300 Series access point/bridge is supported when deployed in access point mode. Cisco

Aironet 350 Series access points are not supported.