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Cisco Wireless LAN Solution Product Guide
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Chapter 1 Overview
Cisco Wireless Control System
The Cisco Wireless Control System runs on Windows 2000 or 2003 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES
servers. The Windows Cisco WCS can run as a normal Windows application, or can be installed as a
service, which runs continuously and resumes running after a reboot. The Linux Cisco WCS always runs
as a normal Linux application.
The WCS User Interface allows Cisco WCS operators to control all permitted Cisco WLAN Solution
configuration, monitoring, and control functions through Internet Explorer 6.0 on a Windows
workstation (or other) web browser window. The Cisco WCS operator permissions are defined by the
Cisco WCS administrator in the Cisco WCS User Interface using the Cisco WCS User Interface Admin
tab, which allows the Cisco WCS administrator to administer user accounts and schedule periodic
maintenance tasks.
Cisco WCS simplifies Cisco Wireless LAN Controller configuring and monitoring while decreasing data
entry errors with the Cisco WCS Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Autodiscovery algorithm. The Cisco
WCS uses industry-standard SNMP protocol to communicate with Cisco Wireless LAN Controllers.
The Cisco WCS also includes the Floor Plan Editor, which allows you to vectorize bitmapped campus,
floor plan, and outdoor area maps, add and change wall types, and import the resulting vector wall format
maps into the Cisco WCS database. The vector files allow the Cisco WCS RF Prediction Tool to make
much better RF predictions based on more accurate wall and window RF attenuation values. Refer to the
“Using Maps” section on page 9-4 for more information on maps in WCS.
Cisco WCS Base
The Cisco WCS Base version supports wireless client data access, rogue access point detection and
containment functions, Cisco WLAN Solution monitoring and control, and includes graphical views of
the following:
• Auto-discovery of access points as they associate with controllers.
• Auto-discovery, and containment or notification of rogue access points.
• Map-based organization of Access Point coverage areas, helpful when the enterprise spans more
than one geographical area. (Refer to Chapter 9, “Using Cisco WCS,” and “Checking the Network
Summary Page” section on page 9-2 for more information.)
Radio Resource Management (real-time detecting and avoiding
interference, controlling transmit power, assigning channels, managing
client mobility, distributing client load, and detecting coverage holes)
Yes Yes
Automated Software and Configuration Updates Yes Yes
Wireless Intrusion Protection Yes Yes
Global and Individual AP Security Policies Yes Yes
Controls Cisco Wireless LAN Controllers Yes Yes
Supported Workstations:
• Windows 2000 or Windows 2003 Yes Yes
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES Server Yes Yes
Table 1-3 WCS Base and WCS Location Features
Features
Cisco WCS
Base
Cisco WCS
Location
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