Benefits

Manageable and Scalable

Award-winning Cisco management allows from several to thousands of remote access points to be configured and monitored in a simple and efficient way. Automatic recognition of new access points results in correct configuration, ensuring remote offices have the same security protocols as large campuses. Centralized management relieves network administrators of once manual tasks, enabling the wireless LAN network to scale as fast as necessary.

Available and Reliable

The Cisco automatic RF management, tool, the Cisco Wireless LAN Controller clustering for redundancy and intelligent network monitoring ensure highly available wireless LAN solutions. Upon failure of an access point, the adjacent access points automatically compensate, increasing their radio power to avoid a coverage hole. To provide a better end-user experience, the Cisco Unified Wireless Network uses an intelligent algorithm that associates new users with the best access point based on a combination of traffic load and signal strength.

Investment Protection

Many Cisco Systems customers have purchased Cisco Aironet® access points that operate autonomously, that is, without benefit of centralized management from a Cisco Wireless LAN Controller and the Cisco Unified Wireless Network feature set. To protect customers’ investments, autonomous Aironet access points can be upgraded using software to support the Lightweight Access Point Protocol (LWAPP). Autonomous access points are based on Cisco IOS® Software and may be upgraded in the field to lightweight mode, thereby providing customers with a smooth path from core to unified features. The Cisco Unified Wireless Network feature set is delivered by lightweight access points, wireless LAN controllers, and the Wireless Control System (WCS) management solution and delivers the most comprehensive set of capabilities in the industry, including guest access, wireless intrusion detection and intrusion prevention, scalable Layer 3 roaming, and location services. See “Why Migrate to the Cisco Unified Wireless Network?” for more details.

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