Small Business Series of Access Points
Cisco's Small Business 100, 300 and 500 family of APs are Linux-powered devices designed as entry-level wireless solutions for small offices. Most versions in Cisco's Small Business portfolio of access points support Cisco's Single Point Setup system, which allows you to configure, control and troubleshoot a cluster of access points from one AP via an intuitive browser-based interface. All models include POE and feature Quality of Service (QoS), rogue access point detection, and bridging for wirelessly connecting to another Ethernet LAN.

Progent's Cisco CCIE-certified Wi-Fi network infrastructure consultants can provide remote or onsite integration and troubleshooting support to assist you to plan, configure, upgrade, tune, manage and debug Cisco Small Business wireless AP environments of any size or architecture. Progent's Cisco Wi-Fi controller consultants can also help you to combine your wireless environment with your wired network and cloud-based resources to create a seamless enterprise connectivity solution that is easy to administer and scale. Progent also offers affordable wireless site surveys to assist you to decide the most efficient selection, placement and setup of Cisco Small Business wireless access points to accommodate your unique office layout, construction, and expected network traffic.
The Cisco Small Business WAP121 Access Point is a wallmount, single-band 2.4GHz unit that can handle 16 802.11n wireless clients, has a Fast Ethernet port, allows up to four access pointss and 40 wireless clients per cluster, and can handle data rates of 300 Mbps. The Cisco WAP125 is an entry-level desktop 802.11ac wireless AP that features a 0/100/1000 Ethernet port with Power over Ethernet (PoE), delivers performance up to 867 Mbps, supports 10 active clients, and can be used with Cisco's FindIT Network Management software for simple deployment and control. The Cisco Small Business WAP131 is a desktop dual-radio 802.11n wireless access point able to handle 16 active wireless clients on each radio for a total of up to 32 clients, includes a Gigabit Ethernet LAN interface, and can support throughput of up to 300 Mbps per radio. The WAP131 does not allow AP clustering. The Cisco WAP150 is a value-priced Wave 1 dual-radio 802.11ac/n wireless access point that includes a 1xGE Power over Ethernet (PoE) port and can support 16 clients per radio with 867 Mbps throughput for 802.11ac devices and 300 Mbps for 802.11n clients. The Cisco Small Business WAP150 supports 4 access points for each cluster.
Cisco's Small Business WAP321 model is a wall-mountable single-band (either 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz) 802.11a/b/g/n unit that can handle 80 active wireless clients in an 8-device cluster. The WAP321 features a 10/100/1000 Ethernet interface and can support throughput of 300 Mbps for the selected radio. The Cisco Small Business WAP351 is a dual-band 802.11a/b/g/n AP with a 5-port Gigabit Ethernet switch and can handle 32 active clients on each radio for up to 64 clients, and deliver throughput of 300 Mbps per radio. The WAP351 AP does not allow clustering. The Cisco Small Business WAP361 is a dual-radio Wireless-AC/N access point that includes a 5 x Gb Ethernet switch, can support 32 clients on each radio, and offers 867 Mbps performance for 802.11ac devices and 300 Mbps performance for 802.11n clients. Cisco's WAP361 allows 8 WAP361 access points for each cluster. Cisco's wall-mountable WAP371 Wireless-AC/N is a dual-radio AP that supports 802.11n and the new 802.11ac Wi-Fi specification. The WAP371 Wireless-AC/N has a GE port, can support 32 active clients on each radio, and eight access points per cluster.
Cisco's WAP561 Wireless-N Dual Radio Selectable Band AP features one 10/100/1000 Ethernet LAN interface and two radios (2.4 and 5.0 GHz) that deliver 450 Mbps performance for each radio, can handle 64 clients for each radio, and allow up to 16 APs per cluster. Cisco's WAP551 is similar to the WAP 561 but features a single radio selectable band (2.4 or 5.0 GHz). The Cisco Small Business WAP571 and WAP571E (a weather-proof outdoor model) are dual-band 2.4/5 GHz 802.11ac Wave 1 APs incorporating two integrated 10/100/1000 Ethernet interfaces with link aggregation, 3x3 MIMO, and up to 1.9 Gbps throughput with 1300 Mbps over 802.11ac and 600 Mbps on 802.11n. Both access points support 32 clients per radio and 16 APs on each cluster.

The Cisco WAP581 Wireless-AC Dual Radio Wave 2 Access Point supports the 802.11ac Wi-Fi 5 specification and offers 4x4 and 3x3 MU-MIMO technology to deliver 2.8 Gbps throughput at 5 GHz and 0.6 Gbps at 2.4 GHz for an aggregate max data rate of 2.4 Gbps. The Small Business WAP581 includes an integrated 2.5G Ethernet LAN interface and a 10/100/1000 Ethernet LAN interface with 802.3at Power over Ethernet (PoE). Cisco's WAP581 Wave 2 Wi-Fi 5 AP supports as many as 200 connective users, a maximum of 50 active client users for each radio, 16 access points per cluster, and 960 active client users for each cluster.
How Progent Can Help You with Cisco Small Business Wireless Access Points
Progent can provide affordable online or on-premises help from a certified CCIE network infrastructure consultant to help you to plan, install, administer, tune, upgrade or repair a wireless environment that includes Cisco Small Business Wi-Fi APs. Progent can assist you manage and debug legacy Cisco Small Business APs or move smoothly to Cisco's current lineup of Wave 2 Wi-Fi access points based on the 802.11ac specification. Progent's certified Cisco Wi-Fi controller experts can help you to determine whether your wireless deployment should include Cisco wireless controller hardware or can be configured and maintained with software-based tools.
Progent's online and onsite wireless site surveys can assist you to determine the most efficient selection and location of Cisco Small Business wireless access points to handle your client volume, offer the RF coverage you need, and keep up with your critical applications. Progent's cybersecurity consultants can assist your organization to plan, deploy and test a compliant security strategy that includes policy enforcement, remote network monitoring, and centralized management. Progent's disaster recovery experts and business continuity consultants can assist your organization to incorporate availability and recoverability into your Cisco product deployments to maximize the productivity of your converged wired/wireless network infrastructure.
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