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Cisco IOS Software Configuration Guide for Cisco Aironet Access Points
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Overview
Cisco Aironet Access Points (hereafter called access points) provide a secure, affordable, and
easy-to-use wireless LAN solution that combines mobility and flexibility with the enterprise-class
features required by networking professionals. With a management system based on Cisco IOS software,
Cisco Aironet access points are Wi-Fi certified, 802.11a-compliant, 802.11b-compliant,
802.11g-compliant, and 802.11n-compliant wireless LAN transceivers.
n access point serves as the connection point between wireless and wired networks or as the center
point of a stand-alone wireless network. In large installations, wireless users within radio range of an
access point can roam throughout a facility while maintaining seamless, uninterrupted access to the
network.
You can configure and monitor the wireless device using the command-line interface (CLI), the
browser-based management system, or Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP).
Each access point platform contains one or two radios:
• The 1040 series access point has dual-band (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz), integrated 802.11n radios and
integrated antennas.
• The 1100 series access point uses a single, 802.11b, 2.4-GHz mini-PCI radio that can be upgraded
to an 802.11g, 2.4-GHz radio.
• The 1130 series access point has integrated 802.11g and 802.11a radios and antennas.
• The 1140 series access point has integrated antennas for its pre-802.11n radios operating on the 2.4-
or 5-GHz frequency bands.
• The 1200 series access point can contain two radios: a 2.4-GHz radio in an internal mini-PCI slot
and a 5-GHz radio module in an external, modified cardbus slot. The 1200 series access point
supports one radio of each type, but it does not support two 2.4-GHz or two 5-GHz radios.
• The 1230 series access point is pre-configured to include both an 802.11g and an 802.11a radio. It
has antenna connectors for externally attached antennas for both radios.
• The 1240 series access point uses two externally connected antennas for each band instead of
built-in antennas.
• The 1250 series access point uses three external connected antennas for its pre-802.11n radios
operating on the 2.4- or 5-GHz frequency bands.
• The 1260 series access point uses three external connected antennas for its pre-802.11n radios
operating on the 2.4- or 5-GHz frequency bands.