Cisco Wireless LAN Hardware
Cisco has a complete band of wireless LAN accouterments that addresses the needs of enterprises, public
networks, and homes. The afterward account identifies anniversary of these devices, by category, that integrate
into SWAN:
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Access points
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Cisco Aironet 1300 Series
—A multifunctional basic that provides access
point and arch functionality for arrangement admission aural an alfresco campus
area. The 1300 Series supports the 802.11b/g standards.
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Cisco Aironet 1230AG Series
—Has bifold antenna connectors for extending range,
with alternative antennas for action solutions.
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Cisco Aironet 1200 Series
—Includes a dual-slot architectonics that allows flexibility
when configuring radio cards for action solutions. For example, it can include
any aggregate of radio agenda technology, such as 802.11a and 802.11g.
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Cisco Aironet 1130AG Series
—Includes chip antennas and bifold 802.11a/g
radios for action solutions.
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Cisco Aironet 1100 Series
—Offers an easy-to-install, single-band, 802.11b/g
access point for action solutions.
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Cisco Aironet 350 Series
—Designed for baby and medium-sized businesses,
provides an ideal band-aid for barter who admiration a non-upgradeable IEEE 802.11b
solution. Supports the 802.11b standard.
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Wireless bridges and workgroup bridges
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Cisco Aironet 1400 Series Wireless Bridge
—Connects assorted LANs in a
metropolitan area. Supports both point-to-point and point-to-multipoint configurations,
with abstracts ante up to 54 Mbps.
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Cisco Aironet 1300 Series Alfresco Admission Point/Bridge
—A multifunctional
component that provides admission point, bridge, and workgroup arch functionality
for arrangement admission aural an alfresco campus area. Supports the 802.11b/g
standards.
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Lightweight admission points
—Formerly an Airespace product, the Cisco 1000 Series
Lightweight Admission Point is an 802.11a/b/g, zero-touch agreement and management
access point for action solutions. Works in affiliation with a Cisco Wireless LAN
Controller and alternative Cisco Wireless Control System (WCS) to abutment real-time
intrusion ecology in accession to abstracts traffic.
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Cisco wireless LAN applicant adapters
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Cisco Aironet 802.11a/b/g Wireless CardBus Adapter
—Designed for laptops
and book PCs.
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Cisco Aironet 802.11a/b/g Wireless PCI Adapter
—Designed for desktop and
point-of-sale devices.
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Cisco Aironet 350 Wireless LAN Applicant Adapter—Available in both PC Card
(PCMCIA) and PCI anatomy factors and supports 802.11b connections.
— Cisco Aironet 5-GHz 54-Mbps Wireless LAN Applicant Adapter (CB20A)—
Compliant with 802.11a and supports CardBus standards.
■ Wireless LAN controllers:
— Cisco 4100 Series Wireless LAN Controller—Works in affiliation with the
Cisco 1000 Series Lightweight admission credibility and Cisco WCS to accommodate systemwide
functions, such as advance detection, RF management, and aegis policy
management. Ideal for medium-to-large action facilities.
— Cisco 2000 Series Wireless LAN Controller—Similar to the 4100 Series, but is
best for small-to-medium action accessories because they abutment beneath admission points.
NOTE While the accepted CCIE Routing and Switching accounting assay adapt does not
typically account products, wireless is the alone such case in which the adapt does mention
products. Obviously, the artefact mix will change over time, with accelerated changes in the Cisco
WLAN artefact mix acceptable amid the achievement date of this chapter, advertisement date,
and into the aboriginal activity of this book. You may appetite to focus added on the types of features
implemented by types of products. You can additionally accredit to http://www.cisco.com/en/US/partner/
products/hw/wireless/index.html for added advice on artefact changes (requires a CCO
username/password).