Contents
Phone Models ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Requirements .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Site Survey .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Call Control ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 8
Wireless LAN ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 8
Protocols ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 12
Wi-Fi ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 12
Regulatory ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 15
Bluetooth ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 16
Languages ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 17
Cisco 8865 Video Calls ........................................................................................................................................................................ 18
Accessories ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 18
Wireless LAN Design .............................................................................................................................................................................. 19
802.11 Network ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 19
5 GHz (802.11a/n/ac) ....................................................................................................................................................................... 19
2.4 GHz (802.11b/g/n) ...................................................................................................................................................................... 20
Signal Strength and Coverage .......................................................................................................................................................... 21
Data Rates ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 24
Rugged Environments ...................................................................................................................................................................... 25
Security ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 27
EAP and User Database Compatibility ............................................................................................................................................ 31
Quality of Service (QoS) ....................................................................................................................................................................... 31
Call Admission Control (CAC) ........................................................................................................................................................ 32
Traffic Classification (TCLAS) ........................................................................................................................................................ 32
QoS Basic Service Set (QBSS) ........................................................................................................................................................ 33
Wired QoS ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 33
Roaming ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 34
Fast Secure Roaming (FSR) ............................................................................................................................................................. 35
Interband Roaming ........................................................................................................................................................................... 36
Power Management .............................................................................................................................................................................. 36
Call Capacity ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 37
Multicast ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 39
Configuring the Cisco Wireless LAN .................................................................................................................................................... 40
802.11 Network Settings .................................................................................................................................................................. 41
WLAN Settings ................................................................................................................................................................................ 51
Controller Settings ............................................................................................................................................................................ 57
Call Admission Control (CAC) ........................................................................................................................................................ 59
RF Profiles ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 62
FlexConnect Groups ......................................................................................................................................................................... 64
Multicast Direct ................................................................................................................................................................................ 65
QoS Profiles ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 66
Advanced Settings ............................................................................................................................................................................ 70
Cisco IP Phone 8861 and 8865 Wireless LAN Deployment Guide
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