Essential items to create a wireless mesh network

[aapostolakis]

I want to create two independent wireless networks (2 different SSIDs)

with 3 APs each one of the cisco 1552 series (outdoor Accesss Points) in a mesh topology.

The one network will have 3 1552s APs and the other 3 1552e APs

My question is which cisco items I need plus to the APs (except the antennas)

1. Wireless LAN Controller (which type? one or two?)

2. Wireless Control System Software (Is it essential?)

3. Other...

[Scott Fella · Accepted solution]

You would get two wlc to provide redundancy.  You can look at the WLC2504 for smaller environments or else look at the WLC 5508 if think you will be growing.  The WCS is end of sale and you would need to look at Prime Infrastructure 1.3.  This is optional and is not required to have a wireless system up and functional.  It does help in larger environments and for troubleshooting purposes.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps12239/index.html

Thanks,

Scott

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[aapostolakis]

Thank you!

So, with only one wlc (5508 or 2504) I could setup and start both networks but if this wlc fails none network will work and for that case you recommend to have two wlc?

[Scott Fella]

That is correct... you only need one WLC, but that doesn't give you redundancy.

Thanks,

Scott

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