Choosing the Right Access Points for Your Environment

Belgravium understands that different facilities and even different installation locations call for different types of access points. The comprehensive Aironet family is specifically designed to meet the requirements of varied application scenarios.

Office Access Points

Aironet 1130AG Series IEEE 802.11a/b/g Access Point-Packages high capacity, high security, and enterprise-class features delivering wireless LAN access for a low total cost of ownership. Designed for wireless LAN coverage in offices and similar RF environments, this unobtrusive access point features integrated antennas and dual IEEE 802.11a/g radios for robust and predictable coverage, delivering a combined capacity of 108 Mbps. The competitively priced Aironet 1130AG Series is ready to install and easy to manage, reducing the cost of deployment and ongoing maintenance.

Aironet 1100 Series Access Point-Offers customers an affordable, easy-to-install, single-band access point that features enterprise-class management, security, and scalability. Legacy Aironet 1100 Series access points have an 802.11b radio that may be field-upgraded to 802.11g; alternately, the Aironet 1100 Series may be ordered with a single 802.11g radio that is backward-compatible with 802.11b.

Indoor Access Points for Challenging RF Environments

Aironet 1230AG Series IEEE 802.11a/b/g Access Point-Delivers the versatility, high capacity, security, and enterprise-class features required in more challenging RF environments. It is designed for wireless LANs in rugged environments or installations that require specialized antennas, and features dual antenna connectors for extended range, coverage versatility, and more flexible installation options. The Aironet 1230AG Series combines antenna versatility with industry-leading transmit power, receive sensitivity, and delay spread for high multipath and indoor environments, providing reliable performance and throughput for the most demanding requirements.

Aironet 1200 Series Access Point-Offers the same versatility, high capacity, security, and enterprise-class features demanded by industrial wireless LAN customers, but when configured as a single-band IEEE 802.11g access point, provides a cost-effective, single-band solution. The Aironet 1200 Series provides the flexibility to change capabilities as customer requirements and technologies evolve. Customers can confidently deploy 802.11g networks now, and have the option to upgrade to a dual-band 802.11a/g network in the future. CardBus-based 802.11a upgrade modules can be easily installed into Aironet 1200 Series access points originally configured for 802.11g.

The Aironet 1230AG Series and the Aironet 1200 Series are both designed for challenging indoor WLAN applications, support a similar set of enterprise-class IOS® Software features, and are components of the SWAN framework. Both support interoperable Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) and 802.11i/WPA2 enhanced wireless LAN security.

Outdoor Access Points/Bridges

Aironet 1300 Series IEEE 802.11g Wireless Outdoor Access Point/Bridge-Provides access point, bridge, and workgroup bridge capabilities with enhanced WLAN security. For high-speed-cost effective wireless connectivity between multiple fixed or mobile networks and clients, this ruggedised platform is ideal for public access for outdoor areas, network connections within a campus area, or outdoor infrastructures for mobile networks and users. Engineered specifically for harsh outdoor environments, yet also appropriate for indoor deployments, the Aironet 1300 Series is ideal for WLANs requiring external access points.

The following table provides a summary of the Cisco Aironet access points that are best suited for different environments.

Aironet Access Points for Different Environments

* Particularly for deployments above suspended ceilings.
** Can be deployed outdoors when deployed in a weatherproof NEMA-rated enclosure.

The following table summarizes the complete Aironet family of access points.

Aironet Access Points