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CISCO AIRONET 1100 SERIES ACCESS POINT - Datasheet

The Cisco Aironet® 1100 Series Access Point provides a high-speed, secure, affordable, and easy-to-use wireless LAN solution that combines the freedom and flexibility of wireless networking with the features and services required in enterprise networks (Figure 1). The Cisco Aironet 1100 Series supports a single radio and is available in an IEEE 802.11g version or IEEE 802.11b version. The IEEE 802.11b version is field upgradable to 802.11g.

The access point offers flexibility and investment protection for wireless networks. With the IEEE 802.11g version, users can enjoy up to 54 Mbps data rates while maintaining full backward compatibility with legacy 802.11b devices. Administrators can configure the access point to support both 802.11g and legacy 802.11b clients for investment protection or, for higher performance, it may be configured to support only 802.11g clients. The Cisco Wireless Security Suite provides the strongest enterprise security solution available while the Cisco IOS® Software operating system delivers enterprise-class services with a familiar user interface. The Cisco Aironet 1100 Series also features integrated diversity dipole antennas and an innovative mounting system for easy installation and reliable coverage in a variety of locations and orientations.

Figure 1.

An access point either is the center point in an all-wireless network or serves as a connection point between a wired and wireless network. Multiple access points can be placed throughout a facility to give users with 802.11b or 802.11g wireless LAN client adapters the ability to roam freely throughout an extended area while maintaining uninterrupted access to all network resources.

Intelligent Networking Features For A Scalable, Manageable Solution

The Cisco Aironet 1100 Series extends end-to-end intelligent networking to the wireless access point. Cisco command-line interface (CLI) allows customers to quickly and consistently implement the extended capabilities available in Cisco IOS Software. Customers can manage and standardize their networks using tools they have developed internally for their Cisco routers and switches.

An ideal choice for enterprise installations, the Cisco Aironet 1100 Series supports enterprise-class virtual LANs (VLANs), quality of service (QoS) and access control lists (ACLs). The Cisco Aironet 1100 Series can manage up to 16 VLANs (Figure 2), which allows customers to differentiate LAN policies and services, such as security and QoS, for different users. For example, enterprise customers can use different VLANs to segregate employee traffic from guest traffic, and further segregate those traffic groups from high-priority voice traffic. Traffic to and from wireless clients with varying security capabilities can be segregated into VLANs with varying security policies. Another example would be educational institutions that use VLANs to secure faculty and administrator traffic from student traffic traveling over the same infrastructure. Implementing VLAN segmentation increases wireless LAN manageability and security.

CISCO AIRONET 1200 SERIES ACCESS POINTS - Datasheet

Product Overview

Cisco® Aironet® 1200 Series access points deliver the investment protection, versatility, and enterprise-class features demanded by wireless LAN customers. It is designed specifically for challenging environments like factories, warehouses, and large retail establishments that require the antenna versatility associated with connectorized antennas, as well as a rugged metal enclosure and a broad operating temperature range.

Supporting Cisco IOS® Software, the Cisco Aironet 1200 Series is a component of the Cisco Structured Wireless-Aware Network (SWAN) framework, a comprehensive framework that delivers an integrated, end-to-end wired and wireless network. Using the radio and network management features of the Cisco SWAN framework for simplified deployment, the Cisco Aironet 1200 Series extends the security, scalability, reliability, ease of deployment, and manageability available in wired networks to the WLAN.

The Cisco Aironet 1200 Series meets the needs of today's applications and protects future network infrastructure investments. The modular design of the 1200 Series provides a high-performance 802.11g configured access point that allows for either single- or dual-radio configuration. While the 802.11g-configured access point meets the needs of most customers and applications that may not have a current need for 802.11a, an easy 802.11a upgrade kit is available, to increase scalability and performance with complete backward compatibility for legacy clients.

The Cisco Aironet 1200 Series is part of the award-winning Cisco Wireless Security Suite, which supports 802.11i, Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2), WPA, and numerous Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) types. WPA and WPA2 are the Wi-Fi Alliance certifications for interoperable, standards-based wireless LAN security. These certifications support IEEE 802.1X for user-based authentication, Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) for WPA encryption, and Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) for WPA2 encryption. These certifications help to ensure interoperability between Wi-Fi-certified wireless LAN devices from different manufacturers.

The Cisco Aironet 1200 Series hardware-accelerated AES encryption supports enterprise-class, government-grade secure encryption over the wireless LAN without compromising performance. IEEE 802.1X authentication helps to ensure that only authorized users are allowed on the network. The series also provides backward compatibility and support for WPA client devices running TKIP, the RC4 encryption algorithm.

Benefits And Features

• Investment Protection for Future Network Needs
  With large storage capacity and support for Cisco management tools, the Cisco Aironet 1200 Series provides the capacity and the means to upgrade firmware and deliver new features as they become available. For additional investment protection, the Cisco Aironet 1200 Series comes complete with an integrated mounting system that secures the device using the customer's choice of laptop security cables or standard padlocks. The reliability of the 802.11g solution makes the Cisco Aironet 1200 Series a wise investment for enterprise customers. It provides field-proven reliability, featuring a Cisco Aironet fifth-generation 2.4 GHz radio. An available 802.11a radio module upgrade maximizes capacity and performance, delivering up to 54 Mbps data rates on all 12 available channels and allowing the wireless network to scale to accommodate a large number of users. With the Cisco Aironet 1200 Series, a single access point can operate one radio for 802.11b/g clients, while supporting new users by adding a second 802.11a radio to scale network performance and capacity.

• Installation Options Increase Flexibility
  As the popularity of wireless LANs increases, enterprises are installing access points in more types of facilities, locations, and orientations. The Cisco Aironet 1200 Series is designed with this in mind. With its broad operating temperature range and cast-aluminum housing, this device provides the ruggedness required in factories, warehouses, and the most challenging environments. Support for inline power over Ethernet (PoE) and local power maximizes powering option flexibility. The access point and integrated mounting system are designed for installation on walls, below ceilings, and, with its plenum ratable metal case, above suspended ceilings.

Figure 1. Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Points 802.11a Radio Modules

All available radios (802.11a, 802.11b, and 802.11g) provide a variety of transmit power settings to adjust coverage area size. To extend the flexibility of deployments, the 802.11a radio module is available in two versions (Figure 1). Both versions provide up to 12 nonoverlapping channels in the 5 GHz band (subject to local regulations); an additional 11 will become available in 2005 with a field firmware upgrade. One version offers dual antenna connectors for use with a wide variety of Cisco antennas to achieve extended range and application-specific coverage. The second has an integrated antenna design that incorporates diversity omnidirectional (5 dBi) and patch antennas (9 dBi). For ceiling, desktop, or other horizontal installations, the integrated omnidirectional antenna provides an optimal coverage pattern and maximum range. For wall-mount installations, the patch antenna provides a hemispherical coverage pattern that uniformly directs the radio energy from the wall and across the room. Both the omnidirectional and patch antennas provide diversity for maximum reliability, even in high-multipath environments such as offices and other indoor environments. Coupled with the broadest selection of 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz antennas in the industry, this provides users with unparalleled flexibility in cell size and coverage patterns.

Cisco Aironet 1400 Series Wireless Bridge - Datasheet

The Cisco Aironet® 1400 Series Wireless Bridge creates a new benchmark for wireless bridging by providing a high-performance and feature-rich solution for connecting multiple LANs in a metro area. Building a metropolitan area wireless infrastructure with the Cisco Aironet 1400 Series Wireless Bridge provides deployment personnel with a flexible, easy to use solution that meets the security requirements of wide area networking professionals. Designed to be a cost-effective alternative to leased lines, it is engineered specifically for harsh outdoor environments, yet also works well in indoor deployments. The Cisco Aironet 1400 Series Wireless Bridge is the premier high-speed, high-performance outdoor bridging solution for line-of-sight applications.

Features:

• Support for both point-to-point or point-to-multipoint configurations (Figure 1)

• Industry leading range and throughput, supporting data rates up to 54 Mbps

• Enhanced security mechanisms based on 802.11 standards

• Ruggedized enclosure optimized for harsh outdoor environments with extended operating temperature range

• Integrated or optional external antennas for flexibility in deployment

• Designed specifically for ease-of-installation and operation

• Bridging Fixed Networks

• The Cisco Aironet 1400 Series Wireless Bridge can be used to provide either: 1) the sole connection, 2) the primary connection with an additional technology such as a T1 line providing redundancy, or 3) as a back up solution for additional resiliency in conjunction with other technologies such as fiber optics.

Applications include:

• Local Government—Backbone (backhaul) portion of community-based municipal networks such as public safety networks, or any fixed network location

• Education—Higher education campus building interconnects and K-12 schools within a metropolitan area

• Healthcare—Hospital campuses and physician offices

• Enterprise campus—Building-to-building links (point-to-point or point-to-multipoint), or any situation where a company needs to expand across an area where right-of-way is not possible

• Service provider—Backhaul to aggregate multiple lower-speed links into a higher speed link

Cisco Aironet 350 Wireless Bridge - Datasheet

Cisco Aironet 350 Series Access Points

Cisco Aironet 350 Series Wireless Bridge

Cisco Aironet 350 Series Workgroup Bridge Data Sheet

Cisco Aironet Antenna Reference Guide

Cisco Secure Access Control Server

Overview

The Cisco Aironet® 350 Series Wireless Bridge enables high-speed long-range outdoor links between buildings and is ideal for installations subject to plenum rating and harsh environments. It is designed to meet the requirements of even the most challenging applications

Features

• High-speed (11-Mbps), high-power (100-mW) radios, delivering building-to-building links of up to 25 miles (40.2 km)

• A metal case for durability and plenum rating and an extended operating temperature rating for harsh environments

• Supports both point-to-point and point-to-multipoint configurations

• Broad range of supported antennas

• Simplified installation, improved performance, and upgradeable firmware, ensuring investment protection

Fixed Wireless Solution

Designed to connect two or more networks (typically located in different buildings), the Cisco Aironet 350 Series Wireless Bridge delivers high data rates and superior throughput for data-intensive, line-of-sight applications. The bridges connect hard-to-wire sites, noncontiguous floors, satellite offices, school or corporate campus settings, temporary networks, and warehouses. They can be configured for point-to-point or point-to-multipoint applications (see Figures 1 and 2) and allow multiple sites to share a single, high-speed connection to the Internet. For functional flexibility, the wireless bridge may also be configured as an access point.

The high-speed links between the wireless bridges deliver throughput several times faster than E1/T1 lines for a fraction of the cost—eliminating the need for expensive leased lines or difficult-to-install fiber-optic cable. Because bridges have no recurring charges, savings on leased-line services quickly pay for the initial hardware investment. Wireless bridges connect discrete sites into a single LAN, even when they are separated by obstacles such as freeways, railroads, and bodies of water that are practically insurmountable for copper and fiber-optic cable. Combining powerful 100-mW radios, industry-leading receive sensitivity, installation tools to assist in bridge placement, delay spread capabilities, and a broad array of directional and omnidirectional antennas, Cisco provides a complete solution for a wide variety of fixed wireless applications.