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Cisco's Small Business series of access points are Linux-powered units designed as value-priced wireless APs for small offices. Many versions in the Cisco Small Business portfolio of APs support Cisco's Single Point Setup system, which makes it possible to set up, control and troubleshoot a group of wireless access points from one device via a simple web browser interface. All versions include Power over Ethernet (POE) and provide QoS, rogue AP detection, and bridge mode for wirelessly connecting to a second Ethernet LAN.
Progent's Cisco CCIE-certified Wi-Fi network experts can provide online or on-premises configuration and troubleshooting services to assist you to plan, configure, update, tune, manage and debug Cisco Small Business Wi-Fi AP environments of any scale or architecture. Progent's Cisco Wi-Fi controller experts can also assist you to combine your wireless ecosystem with your wired network infrastructure and cloud-hosted resources to build a seamless enterprise-wide connectivity solution that is easy to administer and scale. Progent also offers affordable Wi-Fi site surveys to assist you to decide the most efficient selection, placement and setup of Cisco Small Business Wi-Fi APs to accommodate your specific workplace layout, building structure, and expected workloads.
Cisco's Small Business WAP121 AP is a wall-mountable, single-radio 2.4GHz unit able to support 16 802.11n wireless clients, includes a 10/100 Ethernet interface, permits up to 4 access pointss and 40 wireless clients per cluster, and can handle throughput of up to 300 Mbps. The Cisco WAP125 is an entry-level desktop 802.11ac wireless AP that includes a one Gbit LAN port with Power over Ethernet (PoE), delivers performance as high as 867 Mbps, handles 10 active clients, and works with Cisco's FindIT Network Management platform for simple configuration and control. The Cisco Small Business WAP131 is a desktop dual-band 2.4/5 GHz 802.11a/b/g/n access point that can support 16 active wireless clients per radio for a total of up to 32 clients, features a 10/100/1000 Ethernet port, and delivers sustained data rates of up to 300 Mbps for each radio. The WAP131 does not allow AP clustering. The Cisco WAP150 is a general-purpose Wave 1 dual-radio AC/n wireless access point that includes a one Gbit Power over Ethernet (PoE) port and can support 16 clients per radio with 867 Mbps performance for 802.11ac clients and 300 Mbps for 802.11n devices. The Cisco Small Business WAP150 supports 4 access points for each cluster.
Cisco's Small Business WAP321 Access Point is a wall-mountable selectable-band (either 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz) 802.11a/b/g/n device that can handle up to 80 active clients sharing an 8-device cluster. The WAP321 has a 10/100/1000 Ethernet interface and can deliver a data rate of 300 Mbps for the selected radio. The Cisco WAP351 is a dual-radio 2.4/5 GHz 802.11a/b/g/n AP with a 5-port Gigabit Ethernet switch and can support 32 active clients per radio for up to 64 clients, and support a data rate of 300 Mbps for each radio. The WAP351 AP does not allow clustering. Cisco's WAP361 is a dual-radio 802.11ac wireless access point that features a 5 x Gb Ethernet LAN switch, can support 32 active WLAN clients on each radio, and offers 867 Mbps throughput for 802.11ac clients and 300 Mbps for 802.11n devices. The Cisco WAP361 supports eight access points for each cluster. Cisco's wall-mountable WAP371 Wireless-AC/N is a dual-radio AP that works with 802.11a/b/g/n and the new 802.11ac IEEE Wi-Fi specification. The WAP371 Wireless-AC/N has a GE interface, can handle 32 wireless clients per radio, and 8 APs for each cluster.
Cisco's Small Business WAP561 802.11n Selectable Band AP features one Gigabit Ethernet port and two radios (2.4 and 5.0 GHz) that deliver 450 Mbps throughput for each radio, can handle 64 clients for each radio, and allow up to 16 APs for each cluster. Cisco's WAP551 is similar to the WAP 561 but features a single radio selectable band. Cisco's WAP571 and WAP571E (a ruggedized outside version) are dual-radio Wireless-AC/N APs that feature two fixed 10/100/1000 Ethernet LAN interfaces with link aggregation, and up to 1.9 Gigabit/sec throughput with 1300 Mbps over 802.11ac and 600 Mbps on 802.11n. Both APs support 32 clients per radio and 16 APs on each cluster.
Cisco's WAP581 Wireless-AC Dual Radio Wave 2 Access Point complies with the Wi-Fi 5 specification and features 4x4 and 3x3 MU-MIMO technology to provide 2.8 Gbps data rates on the 5.0-Ghz radio and 600 Mbps at 2.4 GHz for an aggregate max throughput of 2.4 Gbps. The Small Business WAP581 has a fixed 2.5G Ethernet interface and a 10/100/1000 Ethernet interface with 802.3at Power over Ethernet. The WAP581 Wave 2 Wi-Fi 5 AP supports as many as 200 connective client users, up to 50 active client users per radio, 16 access points per cluster, and 960 active users for each cluster.
How Progent Can Help You with Cisco Small Business Wi-Fi Access Points
Progent can provide affordable online or on-premises help from a certified CCIE network consultant to help your organization to plan, install, administer, optimize, update or repair a wireless network that incorporates Cisco Small Business Wi-Fi APs. Progent can help you manage and debug legacy Cisco Small Business devices or migrate smoothly to Cisco's latest lineup of Wave 2 wireless APs based on 802.11ac technology. Progent's certified Cisco Wi-Fi controller consultants can assist you to see whether your wireless deployment should include Cisco Wi-Fi controller hardware or can be managed with software-based tools.
Progent's remote and onsite Wi-Fi site surveys can help your organization to determine the most appropriate selection and location of Cisco Small Business Wi-Fi access points to support your user density, provide the RF coverage you need, and keep up with your most demanding applications. Progent's certified cybersecurity consultants can assist your organization to design, implement and test a compliant security strategy that covers policy enforcement, remote network monitoring, and streamlined management. Progent's disaster preparedness experts and business continuity planning experts can help you to incorporate availability and recoverability into your Cisco product implementations to maximize the productivity of your converged wired/wireless infrastructure.
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