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Preface
This document provides design and deployment guidelines for the deployment of secure enterprise, campus,
and metropolitan Wi-Fi networks within the Cisco wireless mesh networking solution, a component of the
Cisco Unified Wireless Network (CUWN).
Mesh networking employs Cisco Aironet 1500 Series outdoor mesh access points and indoor mesh access
points (Cisco Aironet 1040, 1130, 1140, 1240, 1250, 1260, 3500e, 3500i, 3600e, and 3600i series access
points) along with the Cisco Wireless LAN Controller, and Cisco Prime Infrastructure to provide scalable,
central management, and mobility between indoor and outdoor deployments. Control and Provisioning of
Wireless Access Points (CAPWAP) protocol manages the connection of mesh access points to the network.
End-to-end security within the mesh network is supported by employing Advanced Encryption Standard
(AES) encryption between the wireless mesh access points and Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2) clients.
This document also outlines radio frequency (RF) components to consider when designing an outdoor
network.
The features described in this document are for the following products:
• Cisco Aironet 1550 (1552) series outdoor 802.11n mesh access points
• Cisco Aironet 1520 (1522, 1524) series outdoor mesh access points
• Cisco Aironet 1040, 1130, 1140, 1240, 1250, 1260, 3500e, 3500i, 3600e, and 3600i series indoor mesh
access points
• Mesh features in Cisco Wireless LAN Controller
• Mesh features in Cisco Prime Infrastructure
This chapter contains the following sections:
• Audience, page xii
• Organization, page xii
• Conventions, page xii
• Related Documentation, page xv
• Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request, page xv
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