Cisco offers a rich catalog of wireless connectivity products and technologies engineered to increase employee output, facilitate teamwork, and sharpen interactions among workers, associates, and customers. This technology enables fast business-critical applications and establishes a secure, mobile, interactive environment so that organizations can exceed customer expectations, outpace their competitors, and profit from a substantial payback on investment. Cisco wireless technologies supported by Progent include access points, wireless bridges, wireless LAN controllers, and wireless adapters.

The Cisco Unified Wireless infrastructure offers economical wireless networks for strategic mobility. Cisco's products enables the same level of security, expandability, and ease of management for wireless networks that organizations demand for their wired LANs. This encompasses integrated advanced security that identifies, blocks, and responds to familiar and new security threats. Unified wireless solution includes unified mobility services such as voice services, location services, guest connectivity, and expanded security. Cisco wireless technology has the versatility and scalability to meet the needs of networks of any size, from small companies to global corporations, for wireless LAN campus deployments or branch offices. Cisco's Unified Wireless Network platform enables customers to exploit the wireless environment to streamline their business and enhance efficiency through a mobile workforce. Cisco's wireless product families reduce operational costs and facilitate network deployment, management, and maintenance.

Aironet Access Points (WAPs
Aironet access points (WAPs) offer protected, manageable, and reliable connectivity with outstanding coverage and efficiency. Lightweight WAPs work together with Cisco's wireless LAN controllers and Wireless Control System. Cisco provides wireless access points with either one WiFi transceiver for as high as 54 Mbps of capacity or dual 802.11g wireless transceiver LAN access points supporting both 802.11g and 802.11a to deliver up to 108 Mbps of throughput. The Cisco Aironet line features access points designed for workplaces and similar sites, for noisy RF situations such as factories and warehouses, and for outside areas. These WAPs can be installed on desks, on walls, on ceilings, above ceilings, and on towers. Cisco Wireless Mesh devices enable economical, expandable installation of protected outdoor wireless LANs using Mesh networking.

All Cisco Aironet wireless LAN access points support the Cisco SWAN network, a framework for wired/wireless integration that provides enhanced levels of protection, operational control, and functionality.

Cisco Aironet 1000 or 1130AG family wireless access points are designed for conventional workplaces and similar environments which have minimal environmental instability. These devices have built-in antennas that provide predictable omnidirectional coverage patterns. The 1130G Series WAP is offered for regulatory locations that do not permit 5GHz transmission.

Aironet 1230AG/1240AG Series wireless access points are ideal for more problematic RF situations such as manufacturing plants and warehouses or above suspended ceilings which typically require adjustable protruding antennas and durable enclosures. The Aironet 1240G Series device is intended for restricted locations that do not permit 802.11a transmission.

Cisco Aironet 1500 family lightweight outside mesh access points provide an economical, expandable, secure outdoor wireless network solution for enterprise campus and public connectivity for portable devices in outside areas.

Cisco Wireless Bridges
Cisco Aironet wireless bridges offer a high-performance and multi-featured solution for integrating numerous local area networks in a metropolitan situation or public wireless environment. Cisco Aironet wireless bridges offer a versatile, manageable solution that meets the protection demands of WAN professionals. These bridges support both P2P and P2MP configurations with excellent coverage and the ability to handle data throughput up to 54 Mbps.

Cisco Aironet wireless bridges offer data rates substantially higher than E1/T1 connections for far less expense, doing away with the need for expensive leased lines when linking separate offices. Because wireless bridges require no periodic costs, the expenses saved on connection services rapidly pay for the initial hardware investment. Self-installed private lines and in some cases leased lines made of copper or optical cable often require high initial costs in cases where they are impeded by barriers such as freeways, train tracks, or lakes and rivers. Cisco wireless LAN bridges can be deployed quickly with an excellent ROI.

Aironet 1300 outdoor access points/bridges can be implemented as independent access points, wireless bridges, or wireless group bridges. These devices have a ruggedized cover and offer fast, cost-effective wireless interfaces between numerous stationary or mobile networks and clients.

Aironet 1400 family bridges offer fast, reliable outside wireless bridging for line-of-sight environments. These devices are housed in a ruggedized cover that is optimized for severe outside environments and function in wide temperature ranges.

Aironet Wireless LAN Client Adapters
Aironet Wireless LAN Client Adapters attach a range of products to a wireless environment either in ad hoc client-to-client mode or in infrastructure mode with LAN access points. Aironet Wireless LAN cards are compatible with Cisco Aironet infrastructure appliances to offer transparent wireless local area network solutions.

Offered in CardBus, PCMCIA and PCI form factors, Aironet Wireless LAN Adapters quickly interface PC and portable computing devices to the wireless network in 802.11x-compatible environments. Thanks to Aironet Wireless LAN cards, you can quickly connect additional workers to a system, create temporary teams, or offer web access in conference rooms.

With a full 100 milliwatts (mW) of transmit power and the top receive sensitivity in the industry, the Aironet 350 wireless Client cards boast the best range and highest dependability in the industry for wireless clients. Sophisticated engineering in the Aironet 350 Series LAN cards helps deal with the destructive interference often found in office environments. Intelligent filtering overcomes RF interference that can decrease system functionality.

The Aironet 350 family Client cards provide high performance so workers can enjoy virtually the identical connectivity they get from wired interfaces. Designed with direct sequence spread spectrum engineering and operating in the 2.4-GHz band, the Aironet 350 family LAN Client cards adhere to the 802.11b specification, which supports interoperability with all other compliant wireless products.

WLAN Controllers
Cisco Wireless Controllers are responsible for system wide wireless LAN functions, including intrusion prevention, real-time RF management, automatic configuration, and N+1 redundancy. WLAN controllers work with lightweight access points and a management device to deliver superior performance and high-end administration functions.

Wireless LAN Controllers provide the manageability, expandability, protection, and reliability that network managers require to create safe, large-scale wireless networks, from satellite locations, to small companies, to headquarter campuses. Cisco Wireless Controllers can be clustered to offer accommodation for up to 2400 wireless access points per roaming domain.

Cisco's WLCM or WLCM-E Wireless LAN Controller Module for Integrated Services (IS) Routers provides small-to mid-size businesses and large corporations a cost effective way to implement and manage protected WLANs at branch offices. These controllers manage up to a dozen Cisco Aironet lightweight wireless access points and are supported on Cisco 2800/3800 Series IS Routers and 3700 Series Integrated Services Routers.

Cisco's 2106 Series WLC works. operates in conjunction with Aironet lightweight access points and the Cisco WCS platform to provide centralized wireless network services. The Cisco 2106 WLC handles up to six Cisco Aironet lightweight wireless access points, representing an affordable solution for multi-controller environments typical of large corporation satellite office deployments. The Cisco 2106 Series Wireless LAN Controller may also be utilized for single device solutions for small and medium-sized business (SMB) systems. The Cisco 2106 controller includes eight 10BASET Ethernet ports, two of which can supply power to Cisco lightweight access points.

Cisco's 4400 WLC provides centralized wireless network services for medium to enterprise environments. The Cisco 4400 Series Wireless LAN Controller works in conjunction with Cisco lightweight access points, the the Cisco Wireless Control System (WCS), and Cisco's Wireless Location Appliance to support business-critical wireless data, voice, and video applications. Cisco's 4400 Series WLC provides instant coordination between Aironet lightweight access points and other wireless controllers to deliver integrated security policies, wireless IPS functions, outstanding RF control, QoS, and mobility.

How Progent's Consultants Can Help Your Business with Cisco Wireless Devices
Progent can provide a Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) or Cisco Certified Network Professional to help you to develop a comprehensive wireless network design and implementation strategy that integrates a wide range of wireless products and technologies and offers the identical protection, scalability, and ease of management you expect from your wired network. Progent can help you to achieve transparent integration between Cisco wireless technology and wireless technology from other suppliers to give your business the functionality you require plus the most secure, dependable, and economical WLAN solution possible. Progent's CISM and CISSP security professionals can show you how to build security into your WLAN and into your company's operations.

For a more in-depth look at Progent's wireless consulting capabilities, see Progent's Wireless Network Consulting.

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