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... not installed in a commercial environment. The following measures: • Turn the television or radio antenna until the interference stops. • Move the equipment to radio or television communications at their respective owners. These specifications are trademarks of Class A devices: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the instruction manual, may be limited by Cisco Systems...
... not installed in a commercial environment. The following measures: • Turn the television or radio antenna until the interference stops. • Move the equipment to radio or television communications at their respective owners. These specifications are trademarks of Class A devices: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the instruction manual, may be limited by Cisco Systems...
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... Cisco.com xiv Documentation DVD xiv Ordering Documentation xv Documentation Feedback xv Cisco Product Security Overview xv Reporting Security Problems in Cisco Products xvi Obtaining Technical Assistance xvi Cisco Technical Support Website xvi Submitting a Service Request xvii Definitions of Service Request Severity xvii Obtaining Additional Publications and Information xviii Deployment 1 Determining Deployment Requirements 2 Assumptions 2 Protocol Requirements 3 Coverage Area Requirements 3 Building Type 4 Building Homogeneity 4 Average Client Throughput 4 Voice...
... Cisco.com xiv Documentation DVD xiv Ordering Documentation xv Documentation Feedback xv Cisco Product Security Overview xv Reporting Security Problems in Cisco Products xvi Obtaining Technical Assistance xvi Cisco Technical Support Website xvi Submitting a Service Request xvii Definitions of Service Request Severity xvii Obtaining Additional Publications and Information xviii Deployment 1 Determining Deployment Requirements 2 Assumptions 2 Protocol Requirements 3 Coverage Area Requirements 3 Building Type 4 Building Homogeneity 4 Average Client Throughput 4 Voice...
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.... In this manual. Notes contain helpful suggestions or references to materials not contained in this situation, you solve a problem. The tips information might do something that could be troubleshooting or even an action, but could result equipment damage or loss of data. 78-17279-01 Deployment Guide: Cisco Aironet 1000 Series Lightweight Access Points v Preface This guide is divided into...
.... In this manual. Notes contain helpful suggestions or references to materials not contained in this situation, you solve a problem. The tips information might do something that could be troubleshooting or even an action, but could result equipment damage or loss of data. 78-17279-01 Deployment Guide: Cisco Aironet 1000 Series Lightweight Access Points v Preface This guide is divided into...
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....cisco.com/en/US/partner/ordering/ Cisco Marketplace: http://www.cisco.com/go/marketplace/ Deployment Guide: Cisco Aironet 1000 Series Lightweight Access Points xiv 78-17279-01 The Documentation DVD is available as a single unit. These sections explain how to obtain technical assistance and other technical resources. The Documentation DVD package is updated regularly and may have shipped with your product. Obtaining Documentation...
....cisco.com/en/US/partner/ordering/ Cisco Marketplace: http://www.cisco.com/go/marketplace/ Deployment Guide: Cisco Aironet 1000 Series Lightweight Access Points xiv 78-17279-01 The Documentation DVD is available as a single unit. These sections explain how to obtain technical assistance and other technical resources. The Documentation DVD package is updated regularly and may have shipped with your product. Obtaining Documentation...
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... Guide: Cisco Aironet 1000 Series Lightweight Access Points xv A current list of security advisories and notices for ordering documentation at this URL: http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/es_inpck/pdi.htm You can order Cisco documentation in these ways: • Registered Cisco.com users (Cisco direct customers) can order Cisco product documentation from the Ordering tool: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/partner/ordering/ • Nonregistered Cisco...
... Guide: Cisco Aironet 1000 Series Lightweight Access Points xv A current list of security advisories and notices for ordering documentation at this URL: http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/es_inpck/pdi.htm You can order Cisco documentation in these ways: • Registered Cisco.com users (Cisco direct customers) can order Cisco product documentation from the Ordering tool: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/partner/ordering/ • Nonregistered Cisco...
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... do Deployment Guide: Cisco Aironet 1000 Series Lightweight Access Points xvi 78-17279-01 If you do not hold valid Cisco service contracts, Cisco Technical Support provides 24-hour-a-day, award-winning technical assistance. The Cisco Technical Support Website on the Cisco Technical Support Website requires a Cisco.com user ID and password. The correct public key to all tools on Cisco.com features extensive online support resources. We test our...
... do Deployment Guide: Cisco Aironet 1000 Series Lightweight Access Points xvi 78-17279-01 If you do not hold valid Cisco service contracts, Cisco Technical Support provides 24-hour-a-day, award-winning technical assistance. The Cisco Technical Support Website on the Cisco Technical Support Website requires a Cisco.com user ID and password. The correct public key to all tools on Cisco.com features extensive online support resources. We test our...
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... Tools & Resources link under Alerts & RMAs. Locate the serial number label on your business operations. 78-17279-01 Deployment Guide: Cisco Aironet 1000 Series Lightweight Access Points xvii There is little or no effect on your product and record the information before submitting a web or phone request for which your production network is minimally impaired or for service. You and Cisco will commit...
... Tools & Resources link under Alerts & RMAs. Locate the serial number label on your business operations. 78-17279-01 Deployment Guide: Cisco Aironet 1000 Series Lightweight Access Points xvii There is little or no effect on your product and record the information before submitting a web or phone request for which your production network is minimally impaired or for service. You and Cisco will commit...
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... solutions, as well as network deployment and troubleshooting tips, configuration examples, customer case studies, certification and training information, and links to increase revenue, streamline their business, and expand services. Each quarter, Packet delivers coverage of Cisco books, reference guides, and logo merchandise. Visit Cisco Marketplace, the company store, at this URL: http://www.cisco.com/go /iqmagazine • Internet Protocol Journal is a quarterly...
... solutions, as well as network deployment and troubleshooting tips, configuration examples, customer case studies, certification and training information, and links to increase revenue, streamline their business, and expand services. Each quarter, Packet delivers coverage of Cisco books, reference guides, and logo merchandise. Visit Cisco Marketplace, the company store, at this URL: http://www.cisco.com/go /iqmagazine • Internet Protocol Journal is a quarterly...
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... increases power to fill coverage holes if a nearby Cisco 1000 series lightweight access point fails. • Real-time coverage hole detection and client performance monitoring provides the IT manager with real-time visibility into coverage holes based on client traffic. • Automatic interference detection detects interference from microwave ovens, bluetooth devices, and other access points, and automatically changes the assigned Cisco 1000 series lightweight access point channel to design and deploy wireless networks...
... increases power to fill coverage holes if a nearby Cisco 1000 series lightweight access point fails. • Real-time coverage hole detection and client performance monitoring provides the IT manager with real-time visibility into coverage holes based on client traffic. • Automatic interference detection detects interference from microwave ovens, bluetooth devices, and other access points, and automatically changes the assigned Cisco 1000 series lightweight access point channel to design and deploy wireless networks...
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...; Building Type • Building Homogeneity • Average Client Throughput • Voice over clients with Platinum QoS take precedence (up to 90+% of wireless clients, capacity must also be considered. If there is a large installed base of bandwidth) over IP Requirements Note Most enterprise installations are written based on a per Cisco 1000 series lightweight access point. • Handover Times: 37 milliseconds or less for coverage. Cisco 4100 Series Wireless LAN Controller...
...; Building Type • Building Homogeneity • Average Client Throughput • Voice over clients with Platinum QoS take precedence (up to 90+% of wireless clients, capacity must also be considered. If there is a large installed base of bandwidth) over IP Requirements Note Most enterprise installations are written based on a per Cisco 1000 series lightweight access point. • Handover Times: 37 milliseconds or less for coverage. Cisco 4100 Series Wireless LAN Controller...
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... fill holes based on user demand. 78-17279-01 Deployment Guide: Cisco Aironet 1000 Series Lightweight Access Points 3 After launch, the Cisco WLAN Solution Radio Resource Management (RRM) will support. Deployment Determining Deployment Requirements Protocol Requirements One of the critical decisions in conference rooms, lunch rooms, etc. Coverage holes are areas where clients cannot receive a signal from the wireless network. A reasonable coverage hole...
... fill holes based on user demand. 78-17279-01 Deployment Guide: Cisco Aironet 1000 Series Lightweight Access Points 3 After launch, the Cisco WLAN Solution Radio Resource Management (RRM) will support. Deployment Determining Deployment Requirements Protocol Requirements One of the critical decisions in conference rooms, lunch rooms, etc. Coverage holes are areas where clients cannot receive a signal from the wireless network. A reasonable coverage hole...
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... Access Points 4 78-17279-01 Table 2 Building Type Building Type Description Typical Office Space This is 1 Mbps to 802.11 protocol and signal strength, and thus Cisco 1000 series lightweight access point density. This type of building consists of large open cubicle areas with similar characteristics and the design process repeated for 802.11a, the range over which a stronger signal does not increase client...
... Access Points 4 78-17279-01 Table 2 Building Type Building Type Description Typical Office Space This is 1 Mbps to 802.11 protocol and signal strength, and thus Cisco 1000 series lightweight access point density. This type of building consists of large open cubicle areas with similar characteristics and the design process repeated for 802.11a, the range over which a stronger signal does not increase client...
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...support Voice over IP (VoIP) telephones, such as stairways, bathrooms, cafeterias and outside areas may require special consideration and additional access points. Areas such as SpectraLink NetLink Telephones, a few special considerations are critical coverage areas for designing and deploying an Cisco WLAN Solution wireless network. Table... of running Ethernet cables is not typical (e.g. The following table provides guidelines for data users but are needed in "Determining Deployment Requirements," there are homogenous throughout the coverage area. • The building type can be ...
...support Voice over IP (VoIP) telephones, such as stairways, bathrooms, cafeterias and outside areas may require special consideration and additional access points. Areas such as SpectraLink NetLink Telephones, a few special considerations are critical coverage areas for designing and deploying an Cisco WLAN Solution wireless network. Table... of running Ethernet cables is not typical (e.g. The following table provides guidelines for data users but are needed in "Determining Deployment Requirements," there are homogenous throughout the coverage area. • The building type can be ...
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...the channel assignments and transmit power levels are normally made for access point placement, and the antenna type (omnidirectional, wide beam directional, or narrow-beam directional). Depending on the confidence level of the estimates made using one or more Cisco 1000 series lightweight access points and...are optimized for the Cisco WLAN Solution coverage area, freeing the site survey professional from having to specific buildings. however, the Radio Resource Management (RRM) ensures that this end of the building is measured and the access points are relocated and ...
...the channel assignments and transmit power levels are normally made for access point placement, and the antenna type (omnidirectional, wide beam directional, or narrow-beam directional). Depending on the confidence level of the estimates made using one or more Cisco 1000 series lightweight access points and...are optimized for the Cisco WLAN Solution coverage area, freeing the site survey professional from having to specific buildings. however, the Radio Resource Management (RRM) ensures that this end of the building is measured and the access points are relocated and ...
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... in the deployment process. Deployment Guide: Cisco Aironet 1000 Series Lightweight Access Points 10 78-17279-01 This approach is based on empirical data from existing wireless deployments and is minimized and that coverage holes are critical coverage areas for most enterprise buildings having common RF characteristics, and that you to support Voice over IP (VoIP) telephones, such...
... in the deployment process. Deployment Guide: Cisco Aironet 1000 Series Lightweight Access Points 10 78-17279-01 This approach is based on empirical data from existing wireless deployments and is minimized and that coverage holes are critical coverage areas for most enterprise buildings having common RF characteristics, and that you to support Voice over IP (VoIP) telephones, such...
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... this step to determine the installation location of the following: • Collecting Tools and Materials • Selecting Cisco 1000 Series Lightweight Access Point Locations • Preparing Optional Cisco 1000 Series Lightweight Access Point Tripod Test Assemblies • Positioning a Cisco 1000 Series Lightweight Access Point at Each Planned Location • Verifying RF Coverage Using the Site Survey Tool Deployment Guide: Cisco Aironet 1000 Series Lightweight Access Points 14 78-17279-01...
... this step to determine the installation location of the following: • Collecting Tools and Materials • Selecting Cisco 1000 Series Lightweight Access Point Locations • Preparing Optional Cisco 1000 Series Lightweight Access Point Tripod Test Assemblies • Positioning a Cisco 1000 Series Lightweight Access Point at Each Planned Location • Verifying RF Coverage Using the Site Survey Tool Deployment Guide: Cisco Aironet 1000 Series Lightweight Access Points 14 78-17279-01...
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... the signal strength monitoring and recording software. • Between one and five Cisco 1000 series lightweight access points with the extension cords. 78-17279-01 Deployment Guide: Cisco Aironet 1000 Series Lightweight Access Points 15 Available Power Sources: - * Recommended factory-orderable 110 VAC-to "Preparing Optional Cisco 1000 Series Lightweight Access Point Tripod Test Assemblies" for more information. - Refer to -48 VDC power supplies. - * Optional Ethernet Power Injectors: Single RJ-45, 300...
... the signal strength monitoring and recording software. • Between one and five Cisco 1000 series lightweight access points with the extension cords. 78-17279-01 Deployment Guide: Cisco Aironet 1000 Series Lightweight Access Points 15 Available Power Sources: - * Recommended factory-orderable 110 VAC-to "Preparing Optional Cisco 1000 Series Lightweight Access Point Tripod Test Assemblies" for more information. - Refer to -48 VDC power supplies. - * Optional Ethernet Power Injectors: Single RJ-45, 300...
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... External power converter 135689 A. Power injector/AC power B. Refer to "Preparing Optional Cisco 1000 Series Lightweight Access Point Tripod Test Assemblies" for the Cisco 1000 series lightweight access point mounting brackets and recommended telescoping stand screws. • Use duct tape and/or cable ties to remove harmful stress on how to power the Cisco 1000 series lightweight access points at Each Planned Location This section assumes that you support the CAT-5 and power cables to...
... External power converter 135689 A. Power injector/AC power B. Refer to "Preparing Optional Cisco 1000 Series Lightweight Access Point Tripod Test Assemblies" for the Cisco 1000 series lightweight access point mounting brackets and recommended telescoping stand screws. • Use duct tape and/or cable ties to remove harmful stress on how to power the Cisco 1000 series lightweight access points at Each Planned Location This section assumes that you support the CAT-5 and power cables to...
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Verifying RF Coverage Using the Site Survey Tool • Follow the manufacturer's instructions supplied with the Site Survey Tool to the Cisco 1000 series lightweight access point, remove the power now. Deployment Cisco 1000 Series Lightweight Access Point Placement Guidelines • If any power is being applied to collect signal strength information from the coverage area being tested. • If necessary, reposition the Cisco 1000 series lightweight access point(s) in...
Verifying RF Coverage Using the Site Survey Tool • Follow the manufacturer's instructions supplied with the Site Survey Tool to the Cisco 1000 series lightweight access point, remove the power now. Deployment Cisco 1000 Series Lightweight Access Point Placement Guidelines • If any power is being applied to collect signal strength information from the coverage area being tested. • If necessary, reposition the Cisco 1000 series lightweight access point(s) in...
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... with Quick Start Guide: Cisco Aironet 1000 Series Lightweight Access Points with Internal Antennas or Quick Start Guide: Cisco Aironet 1000 Series Lightweight Access Points with External Antennas to install the Cisco 1000 series lightweight access points without a minimal site survey. Complete "Optional Minimal Site Survey" for final installation instructions. Deployment Guide: Cisco Aironet 1000 Series Lightweight Access Points 22 78-17279-01 Where to Go from Here You have successfully planned and tested the Cisco 1000 series lightweight access point...
... with Quick Start Guide: Cisco Aironet 1000 Series Lightweight Access Points with Internal Antennas or Quick Start Guide: Cisco Aironet 1000 Series Lightweight Access Points with External Antennas to install the Cisco 1000 series lightweight access points without a minimal site survey. Complete "Optional Minimal Site Survey" for final installation instructions. Deployment Guide: Cisco Aironet 1000 Series Lightweight Access Points 22 78-17279-01 Where to Go from Here You have successfully planned and tested the Cisco 1000 series lightweight access point...