Motorola AP-51XX - Manual (Page 630)

AP-51xx Access Point Product Reference Guide 10-2
The benefits of an AAP deployment include:
• Centralized Configuration Management & Compliance - Wireless configurations across
distributed sites can be centrally managed by the wireless switch or cluster.
• WAN Survivability - Local WLAN services at a remote sites are unaffected in the case of a
WAN outage.
• Securely extend corporate WLAN's to stores for corporate visitors - Small home or office
deployments can utilize the feature set of a corporate WLAN from their remote location.
• Maintain local WLAN's for in store applications - WLANs created and supported locally can
be concurrently supported with your existing infrastructure.
10.1.1 Where to Go From Here
Refer to the following for a further understanding of AAP operation:
• Adaptive AP Management
• Types of Adaptive APs
• Licensing
• Switch Discovery
• Securing a Configuration Channel Between Switch and AP
• Adaptive AP WLAN Topology
• Configuration Updates
• Securing Data Tunnels between the Switch and AAP
• Adaptive AP Switch Failure
• Remote Site Survivability (RSS)
• Adaptive Mesh Support
For an understanding of how AAP support should be configured for the access point and its connected
switch, see
How the AP Receives its Adaptive Configuration on page 10-11 .
For an overview of how to configure both the access point and switch for basic AAP connectivity and
operation, see
Establishing Basic Adaptive AP Connectivity on page 10-13 .
To configure the access point’s switch discovery method and connection medium, see
Adaptive AP Setup on page 4-6 .