| Cisco Aironet 802.11n G2 Series Indoor Access Points | 600 Series | 1600 Series | 2600 Series | 3600 Series |
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| Ideal for | Remote worker | Small or midsize enterprises, midmarket | Small, midsize, large enterprises and mid-market | Midsize or large enterprises |
| Site type | Home | Indoor office, small warehouse | Indoor office, medium-sized warehouse | Large office, midsize or large warehouse |
| Application performance profile | Consumer data Deployment flexibility |
Enterprise-class performance Voice/video/multimedia |
Any Device/BYOD optimized Client scalability RF interference mitigation |
High client density HD Video/VDI 802.11ac* migration Comprehensive security |
| Future-proof modularity | - | - | - | Yes 802.11ac* Module or WSSI (Wireless Security and Spectrum Intelligence) Module or Cisco 3G Small Cell Module* |
| Crowded areas | - | - | Yes | Yes |
| Number of radios | Dual (2.4GHz and 5.0GHz) | Dual (2.4GHz and 5.0GHz) | Dual (2.4GHz and 5.0GHz) | Dual (2.4GHz and 5.0GHz) |
| Max data rate per radio | 300 Mbps | 300 Mbps | 450 Mbps | 1.3 Gbps (with 802.11ac module) |
| MIMO radio design: spatial streams | 2x3:2 | 3x3:2 | 3x4:3 | 802.11n: 4 x 4:3 802.11ac: 3 x 3:3 |
| Client count/ClientLink client count | 15 No ClientLink support |
128/32 | 200/128 | 802.11n: 4 x 4:3 200/128 |
| Autonomous access point option | - | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| ClientLink 2.0 | - | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| CleanAir | - | CleanAir Express* | Yes | Yes |
| VideoStream | - | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| BandSelect | - | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Rogue access point detection | - | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Adaptive wireless intrusion protection system (wIPS) | - | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| OfficeExtend (Integrated- antenna models only) |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| FlexConnect | - | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Power | 100 to 240 VAC, 50-60 Hz |
802.3af, AC adapter | 802.3af, AC adapter | 802.11n: 802.3af, AC adapter 802.11ac*: Enhanced PoE, 802.3at or Universal PoE (UPoE) |
| Temperature range | 0 to 40°C | 1600i: 0 to 40°C 1600e: -20 to 50°C |
2600i: 0 to 40°C 2600e: -20 to 55°C |
3600i: 0 to 40°C 3600e: 0 to 55°C |
| Antennas | Internal | 1600i: Internal 1600e: External |
2600i: Internal 2600e: External |
3600i: Internal 3600e: External |
| Wi-Fi standards | 802.11a/b/g/n | 802.11a/b/g/n | 802.11a/b/g/n | 802.11a/b/g/n/ac* |
| Government certifications | ||||
| FIPS | In plan | In plan | In process | In process |
| Limited lifetime warranty | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
*Planned for future support
| Cisco Aironet Outdoor Access Points | 1552E/EU | 1552C/CU | 1552I | 1552H | 1552S |
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| Type | External antennas | Cable modem | Internal antennas | Hazardous | Sensor networks |
| Antennas | E: Ext. dual-band EU: Ext. single band |
C: Internal CU: External, single-band |
Internal | External dual-band | External dual-band |
| CleanAir | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| ClientLink | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Fiber SPF optics | Yes | - | - | Yes | Yes |
| PoE out port 802.3af |
Yes | - | - | Yes | Yes |
| Cable modem DOCSIS/EuroDOCIS 3.0 |
- | Yes | - | - | - |
| Haz-Location (Class 1 Div2/Zone2) |
- | - | - | Yes | Yes |
| Battery backup | Yes | - | - | - | |
| Power options | AC, DC, PoE | 40-90 VAC Power over cable |
AC, DC | AC, DC, PoE | AC, DC |
| Data rate | 300 Mbps | 300 Mbps | 300 Mbps | 300 Mbps | 300 Mbps |
| Radio design Tx-Rx:SS |
2x3:2 | 2x3:2 | 2x3:2 | 2x3:2 | 2x3:2 |
| BandSelect | Yes/wired AP | Yes/wired AP | Yes/wired AP | Yes/wired AP | Yes/wired AP |
| VideoStream | Yes/wired AP | Yes/wired AP | Yes/wired AP | Yes/wired AP | Yes/wired AP |
| Rogue AP detection | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| FlexConnect | Yes/wired AP | Yes/wired AP | Yes/wired AP | Yes/wired AP | Yes/wired AP |
| Wireless mesh | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Data uplink (Mbps) | 10/100/1000 | 10/100/1000 | 10/100/1000 | 10/100/1000 | 10/100/1000 |
| Temperature range °C | -40 to 55 | -40 to 55 | -40 to 55 | -40 to 55 | -40 to 55 |
| Wi-Fi standards | 802.11a/b/g/n | 802.11a/b/g/n | 802.11a/b/g/n | 802.11a/b/g/n | 802.11a/b/g/n |
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| FIPS | In Process | In Process |
| Wireless Controllers | Virtual Controller | Controller for ISR G2 | 2500 Series | 5500 Series | 5760 Series | 3850 Series | WiSM2 | Flex 7500 Series | 8500 series |
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| Target deployments | Small or midsize business branch | Small or midsize business branch | Small or midsize business branch | Midsized to large enterprise | Midsized to large enterprise | Small to large enterprise | Midsized to large enterprise | Large number of branches | Large enterprise and service provider |
| Form factor | Virtual Machine Software | ISR SRE | Desktop | 1RU appliance | 1RU appliance | 1RU switch | Catalyst 6500 Module | 1RU appliance | 1RU appliance |
| Deployment Modes | |||||||||
| FlexConnect | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Central mode (aka Local Mode) | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | Yes |
| Mesh | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - | Yes | Yes (without MAP connected to RAPs) |
Yes |
| OfficeExtend | - | - | Yes | Yes | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Scale | |||||||||
| Minimum access points | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 1 | 100 | 300 | 300 |
| Maximum access points | 200 | 50 | 75 | 500 | 1000 | 50 | 1000 | 6000 | 6000 |
| Maximum client support | 3000 | 500 | 1000 | 7,000 | 12,000 | 2,000 | 15,000 | 64,000 | 64,000 |
| Maximum RF tag support | 3000 | 500 | 500 | 5,000 | 10,000 | 1,000 | 5,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 |
| Maximum throughput | 500 Mbps | 500 Mbps | 1 Gbps | 8 Gbps | 60 Gbps | 20 Gbps and 40 Gbps | 20 Gbps | 1 Gbps | 10 Gbps |
| Maximum number of access point groups | 200 | 30 | 30 | 500 | 1000 | 50 | 1000 | 6000 | 6000 |
| Maximum number of Flex groups | 100 | 30 | 30 | 100 | NA | NA | 100 | 2000 | 2000 |
| Maximum access points per group | 100 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 100 | 100 |
| Maximum WLANs | 512 | 16 | 16 | 512 | 512 | 64 | 512 | 512 | 512 |
| Maximum VLANs | 512 | 16 | 16 | 512 | 4096 | 4096 | 512 | 4096 | 4096 |
| PLATFORM DETAILS | |||||||||
| Interfaces or network I/O | 2 vNICs | ISR G2 backplane | Four 1 GE | Eight 1 GE | 6 * 1/10 GbE | 4 * 1 G/10 G uplink 2 * 1 G/10 G uplink 4 * 1 G uplink 24 and 48* 10/100/1000 Mbps data / PoE+ |
Catalyst 6500 backplane | Two 10 GE | Two 10 GE |
| Redundant power | NA | Yes (option) |
No | Yes (option) |
Yes (option) |
Yes (option) |
Yes | Yes (installed) |
Yes (installed) |
| Redundant fans | NA | Yes | Built-in Fan | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Maximum power consumption | - | Refer to SRE | 80W | 125W | Refer to 3850 Datasheeet | 220W | 675W | 675W | |
| Standard hardware warranty | NA | 90 days | 90 days | 90 days | 90 days | E-LLW | 90 days | 90 days | 90 days |
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| Workgroup bridge | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Link Aggregation Group (LAG) | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | NA | Yes | Yes |
| Radio Resource Management (RRM) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Datagram Transfer Layer Security (DTLS) | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Cisco Compatible Extensions Call Admission Control (CAC)/Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Cisco VideoStream | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | Yes |
| Guest services (wireless) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Guest services (wired) | - | - | - | Yes | - | Yes | Yes | - | - |
| Guest anchor | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | Yes | - | - |
| Access control lists (ACLs) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| HA with AP SSO | vSphere HA | - | - | Yes | In plan | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Application Visibility and Control (AVC) | - | - | Yes* | Yes* | In plan | In plan | Yes* | - | Yes* |
| Bonjour Gateway | Yes** | Yes** | Yes** | Yes** | In plan | In plan | Yes** | Yes** | Yes** |
| Mobility | L2 | L2 and L3 | L2 and L3 | L2 and L3 | L2 and L3 | L2 and L3 | L2 and L3 | L2 | L2 and L3 |
| Bi-directional rate limiting | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Government certifications | |||||||||
| FIPS | In plan | In plan | Certified | In plan | In plan | Certified | In plan | In plan | |
| Common Criteria | In plan | In plan | Certified | In plan | In plan | Certified | In plan | In plan | |
| DISA UCAPL | In plan | In plan | Certified | In plan | In plan | Certified | In plan | In plan | |
'*' - Denotes supported in central mode (formerly local mode) deployment
'**'- Denotes supported in central mode and FlexConnect (centrally switched) mode of deployments