Access Points
Similar to a radio card, an admission point accouterments the accepted MAC functions and specific
physical layers. In addition, the admission point contains an Ethernet base and admission point system
functions. With Cisco action admission points, the arrangement functions accommodate enhanced
management, bigger aegis controls, and achievement upgrades. The acceptable admission points
are almost able and apparatus abundant functions to acquiesce the admission point to interconnect
with added admission credibility via accepted Ethernet switches.
Some admission points, such as the Cisco 1200, accommodate assorted radio agenda slots. This enables a company
to arrange collocated wireless LANs. For example, the admission point can accommodate both 802.11a and
802.11b, which can serve altered applications; 802.11b could be committed to acknowledging abstracts traffic,
whereas 802.11a could amuse wireless connectivity for voice-over-WLAN phones.
As an another to the acceptable able admission point, some companies action “thin” access
points that apparatus the basal 802.11 functions. These attenuate admission credibility affix to an intelligent
wireless switch, which provides enhancements for management, security, and performance. With
the accretion of Airespace, Cisco offers a attenuate admission point solution.