Avaya AP208 User Manual

Meru Networks WLAN Controllers with AP100, AP201, AP208 

Configuration Guide 

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If you encounter difficulties or have questions regarding the configuration process, please 
contact Avaya Technical Support at 1 800 242-2121 (USA only) or your local authorized 
Avaya dealer. 

Deployment Scenarios 

Wireless IP telephones can be deployed in a Meru Networks WLAN system where the access 
points are deployed within a subnet or across multiple layer 2 subnets. 

The following figure shows the components in a typical deployment network with the Meru 
Networks WLAN and wireless IP telephone system. 

When deploying the system you should determine which types of devices will require access 
and the mechanism of authentication/encryption that they support. This will drive the 
configuration of the system to support different user groups and security methods. 

Recommendations 

•  For a typical healthcare deployment, we recommend configuring one ESSID for the 

wireless IP telephones on a voice VLAN. In order to support the SVP Call Admission 
Control feature, this should be a non-Virtual Cell mode.  

•  For hospital staff tablets and laptop PC’s, configure an additional ESSID utilizing strong 

authentication/encryption such as WPA, interfacing with a RADIUS server. This traffic 
should be separated onto a secure VLAN.  

•  If guest access is desired, configure an additional ESSID utilizing Captive Portal for web-

based authentication. This traffic should be placed on a VLAN which terminates outside 
the hospital infrastructure firewall.