Brocade Mobility 7131 Access Point Product Reference Guide (Supporting software release 4.4.0.0 and later) User Manual
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Adaptive AP Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 471
Where to Go From Here . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .472
Adaptive AP Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .472
Licensing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .472
Switch Discovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .472
Securing a Configuration Channel Between Switch and AP . . 474
Adaptive AP WLAN Topology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 474
Configuration Updates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 474
Securing Data Tunnels between the Switch and AAP . . . . . . . 474
Adaptive AP Switch Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .475
Remote Site Survivability (RSS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .475
Adaptive Mesh Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .475
Supported Adaptive AP Topologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 476
Topology Deployment Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 476
Extended WLANs Only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 476
Independent WLANs Only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 477
Extended WLANs with Independent WLANs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 477
Extended WLAN with Mesh Networking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 477
How the AP Receives its Adaptive Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 477
Establishing Basic Adaptive AP Connectivity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .478
Adaptive AP Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .479
Switch Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .481
Adaptive AP Deployment Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .483
Sample Switch Configuration File for
IPSec and Independent WLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .484
In this appendix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .489
Physical Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .489
Mobility 7131 Access Point Physical Characteristics. . . . . . . .489
Mobility 7131N Access Point Physical Characteristics . . . . . .489
Electrical Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .490
Mobility 7131 Access Point Radio Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . .490
Mobility 7131N Access Point Radio Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . .491
Country Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .491
In this appendix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .495
Configuring Automatic Updates using a DHCP or Linux BootP Server495
Windows - DHCP Server Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .495
Linux - BootP Server Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .499
Configuring an IPSEC Tunnel and VPN FAQs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .501
Configuring a VPN Tunnel Between Two Access Points. . . . . .501
Configuring a Cisco VPN Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .505
Frequently Asked VPN Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .505