Network Access - Cisco 2100 Series Configuration Manual

Chapter 8 Controlling Mesh Access Points
Figure 8-1

Network Access

Wireless mesh networks can simultaneously carry two different traffic types: wireless LAN client traffic
and MAP Ethernet port traffic.
Wireless LAN client traffic terminates on the controller, and the Ethernet traffic terminates on the
Ethernet ports of the mesh access points.
Access to the wireless LAN mesh for mesh access points is managed by:
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Simple Mesh Network Hierarchy
Network
WCS
MAP 1
MAP 4
MAP 7
MAC authentication–Mesh access points are added to a reference-able database to ensure they are
allowed access to a given controller and the mesh network. Refer to
the Mesh Network" section on page
External RADIUS authentication–Mesh access points can be externally authorized and using a
RADIUS server such as Cisco ACS (4.1 and later) that supports the client authentication type of
EAP-FAST with certificates. Refer to the
RAP
MAP 2
MAP 5
MAP 8
8-10.
"Configuring RADIUS Servers" section on page
Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Configuration Guide
Cisco Aironet Mesh Access Points
MAP 3
MAP 6
MAP 9
"Adding Mesh Access Points to
8-14.
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