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Summit WM Controller, Access Points and
Software system
This chapter describes the essential concepts of Summit WM Controller, Access Points and Software
system.
The topics in this chapter are organized as follows:
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“Conceptual model” on page 7
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“Collecting information for installation” on page 16
Conceptual model
The Summit WM Controller, Access Points and Software system is an enterprise WLAN solution that
consists of the following components:
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Summit WM Controller (WM)
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Wireless AP
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Summit WM Controller, Access Points and Software system
Summit WM Controller
The Summit WM Controller is a high-performance server that provides several functions, including
centralized management and configuration of Wireless APs, user authentication, and advanced radio
frequency management.
The Summit WM Controller is driven by Summit WM Controller, Access Points and Software system.
The software resides on the Summit WM Controller and provides an intuitive web-based interface —
Summit WM Graphical User Interface (GUI)— to enable you to manage the entire wireless network
from a wired laptop, or a PC connected to the network. A command line interface is also available to
manage the wireless network.
The Summit WM Controller is a full-functioning dynamic router that aggregates and coordinates all
Wireless APs and manages client devices.
Some key features of the Summit WM Controller are provided in the following sections:
Web-based centralized management of Wireless APs
The Summit WM Controller enables you to monitor and manage Wireless APs from a centralized webbased interface called the Summit WM GUI. You can separately configure, enable, or disable each
Wireless AP from the Summit WM Controller using the Summit WM GUI.
The Summit WM GUI also allows you to group the APs of similar attributes into one of ten upgrade
profiles for the purpose of deploying software upgrades.You can initiate the software updates on a
profile and the updates will be deployed to each AP in the profile. This saves you from the cumbersome
task of deploying the updates to each AP individually.
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