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AP-4000/4000M/4900M User Guide
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Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following:
• Products Covered in this User Guide
• Introduction to Wireless Networking
• Mesh Networking
• Guidelines for Roaming
• Management and Monitoring Capabilities
Products Covered in this User Guide
This User Guide details functionality of the following products:
NOTE: Unless otherwise noted, screen captures in this User Guide are from the AP-4000.
Introduction to Wireless Networking
An Access Point extends the capability of an existing Ethernet network to devices on a wireless network. Wireless
devices can connect to a single Access Point, or they can move between multiple Access Points located within the same
vicinity. As wireless clients move from one coverage cell to another, they maintain network connectivity.
In a typical network environment (see Figure 1-1), the AP functions as a wireless network access point to data and voice
networks. An AP network provides:
• Seamless client roaming for both data and voice (VoIP)
• Easy installation and operation
• Over-the-air encryption of data
• High speed network links
Product Description
AP-4000 Tri-mode AP that supports:
• 802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11a clients simultaneously
• Mesh networking
AP-4000M Tri-mode AP that supports:
• 802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11a clients simultaneously
• Mesh networking
AP-49000M Quad-mode AP that supports: 802.11b, 802.11g, and either 802.11a or 4.9 GHz clients
simultaneously
• Mesh networking
• Operation in the 4.9 GHz Public Safety band
