1©2006CiscoSystems,Inc.Allrightsreserved.CiscoPublicAGG-201312476_04_2006_c2NetworkManagementfortheWirelessLANsAGG-20132©2006CiscoSystems,Inc.Allrightsreserved.CiscoPublicAGG-201312476_04_2006_c2Agenda•OverviewofCisco’sDistributedWLANSolution•SimplifiedManagement•DistributedWLANRadioManagementExplained•DistributedWLANIntrusionDetectionExplained•QuestionsandAnswers3©2006CiscoSystems,Inc.Allrightsreserved.CiscoPublicAGG-201312476_04_2006_c2ApplicationsCiscoCompatibleClientDevicesCiscoWirelessLANProductPortfolioCiscoCatalyst6500SeriesWLSMControlCiscoWorksWLSEManagementCiscoWorksWLSEExpressCisco1100,1130,1200,1230,1300AccessPointsToday:AutonomousFuture:HybridAccessToday’sDistributedSolutionCiscoWorksMWSM4©2006CiscoSystems,Inc.Allrightsreserved.CiscoPublicAGG-201312476_04_2006_c2Cisco’sWirelessLANStrategy:DistributedWLANSystems•Synergywithwiredfunctions•Performance,securityandscalability•Seamlessmanagementofwiredandwireless•Futureproofyourtechnologyinvestment•FunctionalitySeamlesslyIntegrateandExtendWiredandWirelessNetworksBenefitsofIntegratingWiredandWirelessDrivingtoMinimizeTCO5©2006CiscoSystems,Inc.Allrightsreserved.CiscoPublicAGG-201312476_04_2006_c2SimplifiedManagement6©2006CiscoSystems,Inc.Allrightsreserved.CiscoPublicAGG-201312476_04_2006_c2Agenda•SimplifiedWLANOperations/Deployment•FaultMonitoring,NMS/OSSIntegration•Reports•Integration/XMLAPI•Redundancy7©2006CiscoSystems,Inc.Allrightsreserved.CiscoPublicAGG-201312476_04_2006_c2SimplifiedWLANOperations•Out-of-boxdeployment•AutodiscoveryandgroupingofAPsCDPandfileimportforAPdiscoveryUniqueperAPsettingautodownloadAutomaticgroupingbasedonsystemdefinedattributes(subnet,devicetype,CiscoIOSSWversion,SSID,etc.)•CentralizedconfigurationofAPs/bridgesTemplatebasedconfigurationofAPs/bridgesOn-demandandscheduledconfigurationsArchivalofuptofourpriorversionsofAPs/bridges(view,searchandcompareconfigurations)•CentralizedAP/bridgefirmwareimageupdate8©2006CiscoSystems,Inc.Allrightsreserved.CiscoPublicAGG-201312476_04_2006_c2SimplifiedAPDeploymentAPConfig1.WhenAPsareinitiallypoweredup,theywillfindandcommunicatewiththeWLSE2.TheWLSEloadseachAPwithitsconfiguration-basedonadmindefinedconfigurationpolicies3.Customerscanchoosetooff-loadAPconfigtoWLSE9©2006CiscoSystems,Inc.Allrightsreserved.CiscoPublicAGG-201312476_04_2006_c2In-DepthWLANReports•Summaryreportswithchannelandpower,andradiotype•Securitysettingsreport•Associatedclients•Usage,RFutilizationandtrafficstatsreports•RFpathlossandchannelloadingreports•Trendreportsforusageandnumberofclients•RealtimereportsformonitoringspecifiedWLANattributes•AllreportsexportableinCSV,PDF,XML10©2006CiscoSystems,Inc.Allrightsreserved.CiscoPublicAGG-201312476_04_2006_c2FaultMonitoringandNMS/OSSIntegration•WLSEmonitorsthehealthofWLAN(errors,usageandclients)•Generatesfaultalertsbasedonuser-definedthresholds•ForwardsalertstoNMSsystemsviaSNMPTrapandSYSLOGmessages•ProvidesXMLAPIforexporting:FaultsDeviceinventoryReportsPolleddata11©2006CiscoSystems,Inc.Allrightsreserved.CiscoPublicAGG-201312476_04_2006_c2IntegrationwithCiscoWorksLMSandAPIs•CiscoWorks®LMSintegrationWLSEcanbelaunchedfromCiscoWorksdesktopWLSEandCiscoWorksLMS(RME)cansharedeviceinventoryWLSEcanbescheduledtoimportdevicesperiodically•WLSESoapXMLAPIWLSEdatacanbeexportedusingthisAPIfor3rdpartyintegrationExample:Faults,deviceinventory,reports,polleddata12©2006CiscoSystems,Inc.Allrightsreserved.CiscoPublicAGG-201312476_04_2006_c2WLSERedundancy•Warm-standbyredundancy•TransparenttoAPsandWDS•Keepalive(60sec)monitorsforWLSEexpressstatus•Whenprimaryfails,backuptakesover•Scheduleddatasyncbetweenprimary/backupDefault:1hrMinimum:15min•LeveragesVIPPrimary/backuphavetobeonthesamesubnetActiveWLSE192.1.1.15(VIP)192.1.1.11192.1.1.12RouterAStandbyWLSE13©2006CiscoSystems,Inc.Allrightsreserved.CiscoPublicAGG-201312476_04_2006_c2CiscoDistributedWLANRFManagementExplained14©2006CiscoSystems,Inc.Allrightsreserved.CiscoPublicAGG-201312476_04_2006_c2Agenda•OverviewofCisco’sDistributedWLANSolution•SimplifiedManagement•DistributedWLANRadioManagementExplained•DistributedWLANIntrusionDetectionExplained•QuestionsandAnswers15©2006CiscoSystems,Inc.Allrightsreserved.CiscoPublicAGG-201312476_04_2006_c2WirelessLANSolutionEngine•CentralizedmanagementforAironetdistributedAPsolutionSupportsAironetdistributedAPsandbridgesAPandWLSMbasedWDS•SSH,HTTPs,CDP,SNMPhostresourcesMiB•ScalestodifferentnetworksizesWLSEformed-largeenterpriseandwirelessverticals(upto2500)WLSEexpressforSMB,commercialandbranchoffices(upto100)•Warmstandby(1:1)redundancy•IntegrateswithCiscoWorkswiredmanagementtoolsand3rdpartyNMSsystemsSOAPXMLAPIfordataexportSNMPtrapandSYSLOGforwardingforfaults16©2006CiscoSystems,Inc.Allrightsreserved.CiscoPublicAGG-201312476_04_2006_c2All-in-OneSolution(For50–100APs)WLSEExpressIntegratedWLANSecurityAuthenticationandManagementServicesRFCoverageVisibilityandDynamicOptimizationsWirelessLANVoiceSupportIntegratedWLANSecurityAuthenticationServicesSimplifiedWLANOperationsSimplifiedWLANAPDeploymentFeatureParitywithWLSEWirelessLANIDSFeatures17