So next week I will be attempting to upgrade our Cisco Wireless Lan Controllers to what Cisco is calling the Enterprise Wireless Mesh (EWM). It is now possible to convert indoor Access Points (AP1131AG and AP1242AG) into Mesh Access Points and with this, I am going to be using a few 1242's as my wired connection for a few Cisco Mesh 1522's outside the building.
The design is rather simple. I'm adding an antenna to the existing A-radio on these access points that will provide connectivity to external Mesh Access Points. The initial design, which lacks any redundancy, called for a 1522 to be installed to the roof of the building. My design not only saves the cost of an additional 1522 Mesh Access Point, the installation cost-savings more than covers a few antennas on existing Access Points.
I'm really thinking this Enterprise Wireless Mesh system has good marketing potential. Cisco must not be pushing the technology yet since I was the first to tell my reseller about it.
Sunday, June 22, 2008
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