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In this experiment, some APs are far from the switch in the equipment room. Therefore, the WDS relaying
mode is used for wireless backhaul. Five APs are used to provide signal coverage, among which one AP
works as the root AP and the rest four APs as leaf APs on the WDS network. The following figure shows
initial installation positions of APs, which can be adjusted based on the signal simulation effect.

Adjust AP parameters, such as the antenna type, height, and direction based on the following principles:
 If APs used for regular wireless coverage are located in the center of the target coverage area,
omnidirectional antennas can be used and the antenna gain is determined based on the size of the
coverage area.
 If APs used for regular wireless coverage are located on one side of the target coverage area,
directional antennas can be used and the antenna gain is determined based on the size of the coverage
area.
 Root APs on the WDS network use 5 GHz omnidirectional antennas. The antenna gain is determined
according to the wireless backhaul distance.

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 Leaf APs on the WDS network use 5 GHz patch directional antennas for short-distance coverage and 5
GHz satellite antennas for long-distance coverage.
 Root APs and leaf APs must work on the same 5 GHz radio channel.
The following is an adjustment example:
 Right-click the AP icon in the drawing and select Attribute. The AP dialog box is displayed.
 Configure AP attributes and click Save.

 Set signal coverage parameters of the AP:

 Right-click the AP icon and select Draw simulition Area. On the page displayed, set the signal
coverage range of the AP.
 Right-click the AP icon and select Cover Antenna Parameter. The Cover Antenna page is
displayed. Modify the antenna type and related parameters of the AP.

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Draw Network Bridges

 Select Bridge in the toolbar and draw a bridge between sites.

If links become red after bridges are drawn, signals are blocked by obstacles in the first Fresnel zone. To
solve this problem, adjust the antenna installation height.
After the settings are complete, click View Planned Resources to view AP planning information.

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2.8 Simulate Signal Coverage

In the AP Deployment tab, select 2.4G or 5G to view signal simulation diagram of the selected radio. If
there are coverage holes, modify AP parameters, such as AP location, antenna type, installation mode, and
installation height.
The following figure shows the 2.4 GHz signal coverage simulation.

The following figure shows the 5 GHz signal coverage simulation.

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2.9 Export Network Planning Reports

After completing the network planning, export the planning report.

Generate WLAN Planning Report:

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Exercises:
Try to export the AP list and bill of materials (BOM).

2.10 Verify the Result

Open the network planning report, check whether each part of the planning report is correct, whether any
report contents need to be added or modified, and whether the BOM or AP list needs to be modified.

BOM
BOM Item Product Model Quantity Remarks
AP AP6510DN 5
AP AP6610DN 5
27011332 Antenna 2.4G_360deg(H)_45deg(V)_ip_3 10
dBi
27010890 Antenna 5G_15deg(H)_15deg(V)_cp_>18 4
dBi
27011333 Antenna 5G_360deg(H)_45deg(V)_ip_5 dBi 12
27110001 RF load 10
RF cable with 8
type-N male
connectors

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BOM Item Product Model Quantity Remarks

Waterproof Several Use waterproof
and insulation tapes and insulation
tapes tapes to protect
connection joints of
the AC cable
connectors and
feeder cables.
Binding strap Several Route and bundle
cables properly.
Ground cable Several

Example of an AP list

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Experiment 3: WLAN Network Design — Overall Design

Objectives
After completing this experiment, you will be able to:
 Know basic contents of an overall design.
 Make an overall WLAN design for a specific scenario.

Scenario Description
XX company has 800 employees and intends to build a WLAN to deliver mobile office and mobile voice
services. Based on network planning, the WLAN requires 40 APs and one or two ACs. The company's
existing network has a complete campus switching network that uses a hierarchical architecture design and
enough access switches to provide PoE power.
This experiment is to make an overall WLAN design matching the customer's existing network scenario,
which consists of device selection, networking design, redundancy design, security design, and roaming
design.

Configuration Roadmap

Configuration Procedure
Device Selection
Select WLAN devices that are highly available and match customer requirements, with minimum
networking costs. You do not need to select authentication and management servers. Complete the
following table:

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Device Quantity Device Model

AC

PoE switch

AP

Networking Design
Assume that the existing switching network of the company is as follows:

Based on the network topology and devices selected, design the WLAN for the company (design AC and
AP access locations and explain your reasons of the design: AC inline deployment or AC bypass
deployment; Layer 2 networking or Layer 3 networking; direct forwarding or tunnel forwarding)

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Redundancy Design
 WLAN ACs support the following backup modes:
 Dual-link backup (cold backup)
 Dual-link backup + HSB (hot backup)
 VRRP+HSB (hot backup)
 N+1 cold backup
 WLAN APs support service holding upon CAPWAP link disconnection.
Analyze advantages and disadvantages of the preceding technologies, select an appropriate backup
technology for the company, and state your reasons of selection.

Solution Selected Reasons

AC Redundancy

AP Redundancy

Security Design
WLAN security involves border security, access security, and service security.

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