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Wireless CleanAir Deployment Guide
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Technology Overview
Cisco CleanAir Technology
Cisco CleanAir is the integration of Cisco Spectrum Expert technology with a
Cisco CleanAir is the integration of Cisco Spectrum Expert technology with a
Cisco Access point. Before Cisco CleanAir, operators had to walk around with an
instrument to detect chosen signals and physically locate the device. Cisco
CleanAir helps to automate these tasks within the system management function by
adding additional intelligence over Spectrum Expert, and thereby augmenting
the overall experience in proactively reclaiming control over the radio spectrum.
The components of a basic Cisco CleanAir technology are the Wireless LAN
The components of a basic Cisco CleanAir technology are the Wireless LAN
Controller and the Cisco 3500 Series Access Points. To take advantage of the
entire CleanAir feature, the Cisco WCS can display in real time the data retrieved
from CleanAir. Adding the Mobility Services Engine (which is addressed in a
separate guide), further enhances the available features and provides the history
and location of specific interference devices.
Wireless Control System
Cisco WCS enables you to configure and monitor one or more controllers and
Wireless Control System
Cisco WCS enables you to configure and monitor one or more controllers and
associated access points, to monitor and troubleshoot radio technology, and to
visually display CleanAir data to the network administrator. Cisco WCS includes
the same configuration, performance monitoring, security, fault management,
and accounting options used at the controller level and adds a graphical view of
multiple controllers and managed access points.
Cisco WCS runs on Windows 2003/SP2, Windows 2003 R2/SP2 32-bit instal-
Cisco WCS runs on Windows 2003/SP2, Windows 2003 R2/SP2 32-bit instal-
lations, and Red Hat Linux Enterprise Server 5.0 32-bit installations. On both
Windows and Linux, Cisco WCS runs as a service, which runs continuously
and resumes running after a reboot. The configuration in this guide runs the
Windows 2003 Operating System within a Virtual Machine leveraging VMware
ESXi 4.0 within the data center, as illustrated in Figure 4.
Mobility Services Engine (optional component)
The Mobility Service Engine (MSE) can run multiple related or independent
Mobility Services Engine (optional component)
The Mobility Service Engine (MSE) can run multiple related or independent
services such as location and wireless IDS/IPS services, the CleanAir database
functionality, as well as future services. The MSE is an independent appliance
and is leveraged by Cisco WCS. The MSE and the services it supports are dis-
cussed in another supplemental guide.
Location or Context-Aware
The Cisco location service solution (also referred to as the context-aware service)
The Cisco location service solution (also referred to as the context-aware service)
provides the capability to determine the physical location of a tracked entity in
the network and additional contextual information such as the serial number of
the tracked entity. The tracked entity can be a wireless endpoint, a wired end-
point (a phone or PC), a wired switch, or a wireless controller. Location information
is critical for wired endpoints. For example, a phone in the lobby of an office
building can have different policies from a phone in a conference room or in
an employee office. Today, the policies are statically administered based on
the MAC address of an endpoint and not based on the location of the endpoint
itself. Knowing the location of a wired entity provides additional intelligence to
push the right set of policies to tracked devices based not only on the user’s
credentials and MAC address, but also on the location of the device. This docu-
ment does not cover the location service solution; this information is presented
in a different supplemental guide.
Configuration Details
This Cisco Wireless Control System requires having Windows 2003 Server
loaded, and within the SBA architecture, we have loaded Windows 2003 Server
on a VMware ESXi 4.0 platform. This document leverages the standard server
configuration that supports up to 2000 Cisco Aironet lightweight access points,
1000 standalone access points, and 450 Cisco wireless LAN controllers. A low-
end server can support up to 500 Cisco Aironet lightweight access points, 200
standalone access points, and 125 Cisco wireless LAN controllers. This information
can help you determine your network needs and future growth. No matter what
your organization requires, the same Cisco Wireless Control System software
runs on different hardware, as described in the product Release Notes.
Outline List of Tasks for a Successful Deployment
This section lists the tasks that must be completed for a successful deployment.
Outline List of Tasks for a Successful Deployment
This section lists the tasks that must be completed for a successful deployment.
1. Installation
a. Install Cisco Wireless Control System on a VMware ESXi 4.0 virtual
machine
2. Licensing
a. Install the license to bring Cisco WCS online
3. Wireless LAN controller
a. Add Wireless LAN controller(s) to Cisco WCS
4. Building and Floor plan
a. Add the building or site to Cisco WCS
b. Add individual floor plans to each building
c. Place each Access point on the floor plan map
b. Add individual floor plans to each building
c. Place each Access point on the floor plan map
5. Templates
a. Create configuration templates for new controllers
b. Create configuration templates for different access points
b. Create configuration templates for different access points
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