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Fiber Option

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The factory-orderable fiber option provides a fiber input and output capability. Fiber data is

transmitted and received over a single-strand fiber cable, which is connected to the access point using

these small-factor pluggable (SFP) modules:

• 100BASE-BX10-U fiber Rugged SFP module

• 1000BASELX single-mode Rugged SFP module

• 1000BASESX multimode Rugged SFP module

SFP modules are not hot-swappable.

Note

One fiber connection is available on both the 1552E and 1552H access points. The fiber connection

is on the bottom of both the 1552E and 1552H access points (shown on Figure 1). Client data is passed

to the network controller through the fiber connection via a fiber capable switch. For detailed

installation information about the fiber option, see the Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh

Access Point Hardware Installation Guide. Configuration information can be found in the controller

configuration guide of the controller you are using.

The access point is a wireless device designed for wireless client access and point-to-point bridging,

point-to-multipoint bridging, and point-to-multipoint mesh wireless connectivity. The access point

provides 5-GHz backhaul capability to link with another access point to reach a wired network

connection or to provide repeater operations for other access points.

The access point plays two primary radio roles: a root access point (hereafter called a RAP) or a mesh

(non-root) access point (hereafter called a MAP), which is the default role of all access points. When

the access point has a fiber or wired Ethernet or cable connector connection to the controller (through

a switch), the radio role is called a RAP. In order to be considered a RAP, the access point must be

configured as a RAP. A RAP is a parent node to any bridging or mesh network. A controller can

support one or more RAPs, each one parenting the same or different wireless networks. There can be

more than one RAP for the same mesh network for redundancy. RAPs and MAPs can support wireless

clients on the 2.4-GHz and 5-GHz band. Client access on 5-GHz is called universal client access.

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