Cisco Cisco Aironet 1240 AG Access Point Guía De Información
Q&A
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Deployment
Q.
Which indoor access points support enterprise wireless mesh?
A.
Enterprise Wireless Mesh functionality is supported on the following indoor access points:
Cisco Aironet AP1131AG and Cisco Aironet AP1242AG. It is not available on the 2.4 GHz
single band platforms at this time.
Q.
Is there a cost associated with enabling enterprise wireless mesh on the supported
indoor access points?
A.
A software license is required to enable the enterprise wireless mesh feature. All indoor
access points participating in the enterprise wireless mesh require a license - this includes
both the root APs as well as the mesh APs. Current NTE price for the enterprise wireless
mesh functionality is US$500 per access point.
Q.
How will the software license work?
A.
An enterprise wireless mesh license must be purchased for each access point participating in
the wireless mesh network. This includes both the root APs as well as the mesh APs. This
license provides the right to place an AP into wireless mesh mode. On initial release, the
enterprise wireless mesh feature license will not be enforced, but in the future it will be
enforced on the controller.
Q.
Are my existing AP1131AG and AP1242AG access points capable of supporting
enterprise wireless mesh, or do I need to purchase new access points?
A.
Your existing AP1131AG and AP1242AG access points are capable of supporting enterprise
wireless mesh. Once you purchase the wireless mesh software license, you will have the right
to enable mesh functionality on those APs.
Q.
Will Cisco Aironet AP1250, the industry-leading enterprise 802.11n platform, support
enterprise wireless mesh?
A.
Enterprise Wireless Mesh will not initially be supported on the AP1250. Cisco is committed to
leveraging the two complimentary technologies of 802.11n and wireless mesh as the
increased backhaul capacity offered by 802.11n significantly enhances the performance of the
mesh network. Support for this capability is planned in a future software release. For further
information, please contact your Cisco representative.
Q.
Are there any country specific regulatory restrictions on where enterprise wireless
mesh can be deployed? Which AP regulatory domains are supported?
A.
The enterprise wireless mesh functionality uses the 5 GHz radio for backhaul and is therefore
only available on the dual-band (2.4 / 5 GHz) access point platforms. All dual-band regulatory
domains are supported. Note that 5-GHz operation is not available in all countries and
therefore, neither is the enterprise wireless mesh feature. Refer to the Wireless LAN
Compliance status document for information on countries in which the dual-band access
points are approved for operation. Enterprise Wireless Mesh is not available on the 2.4 GHz
single band platforms at this time.
Q.
Which controllers will support enterprise wireless mesh?
A.
Enterprise Wireless Mesh is supported on the following controller platforms: Cisco 4400
Series Wireless LAN controllers, Cisco 2100 Series Wireless LAN controllers, and the Cisco
Catalyst 6500 Series Wireless Services Module (WiSM).