Product Overview

With more devices attaching to the network and more bandwidth-intensive applications in use, mobile usage continues to rise. How do small and medium-sized businesses with little or no IT staff keep pace with unexpected growth?

The Cisco Mobility Express Solution is specifically designed to help small and medium-sized businesses easily and cost-effectively deliver enterprise-class wireless access to both employees and customers. It is a virtual Wireless LAN controller function embedded on Cisco 1830, 1850, 2800 and 3800 series 802.11ac Wave 2 Access Points. With the Cisco Mobility Express Solution, small and mid-sized networks can now enjoy the same quality user experiences as large enterprises.

Cisco Mobility Express Solution is an on-premise, managed Wi-Fi solution that:

  • Provides an easy, over-the-air deployment in under 10 minutes

  • Is ideal for small and medium-sized deployments of up to 25 access points

  • Removes the need for a physical controller while supporting Cisco’s advanced features

  • Is supported on Cisco Aironet® 3800, 2800, 1850 and 1830 Series Access Points

  • Can control other Aironet® access points, such as the 1700, 2700, and 3700 Series

  • Is the Next Generation Autonomous. 802.11ac Wave 2 Access Point do not support the legacy autonomous mode.

  • Industry-leading Cisco technology allows small and medium-sized networks to reduce the number of devices needed to enjoy enterprise-grade Wi-Fi. Advanced features such as Guest, BYOD and Cisco High Density Experience (HDX) are activated by default for compatible access points, making the deployment process even easier. CMX can be added to gain presence-based services and deep analytics.

Supported Cisco Aironet® Access Points

Mobility Express solution consists of the following components:

  • Primary Access Point–Cisco Aironet® Access Point 1800, 2800, 3800 series running the virtual Wireless LAN Controller function

  • Subordinate Access Points–Cisco Aironet® Access Points which are managed by Primary Access Point similar to how a Wireless LAN Controller manages Access Points


Note

Primary Access Point functions as Wireless LAN Controller, manages Subordinate Access Points and also serves clients at the same time.


Cisco Aironet® Access Points which support the Wireless LAN Controller function and operate as Primary Access points are listed in the table below:

Table 1. Cisco Aironet® Access Points capable of operating as Primary Access Points
Primary Access Points Supported Model Numbers
Cisco Aironet® 1830 Series

AIR-AP1832I-x-K9C

Cisco Aironet® 1850 Series

AIR-AP1852I-x-K9C

AIR-AP1852E-x-K9C

Cisco Aironet® 2800 Series

AIR-AP2802I-x-K9C

AIR-AP2802E-x-K9C

Cisco Aironet® 3800 Series

AIR-AP3802I-x-K9C

AIR-AP3802E-x-K9C

Cisco Aironet® Access Points which operate as Subordinate Access Points are listed in the table below.

Subordinate Access Points Supported Model Numbers
Cisco Aironet® 700i Series AIR-CAP702I-x-K9
Cisco Aironet® 700w Series AIR-CAP702W-x-K9
Cisco Aironet® 1600 Series

AIR-CAP1602I-x-K9

AIR-CAP1602E-x-K9

Cisco Aironet® 1700 Series AIR-CAP1702I-x-K9
Cisco Aironet® 1810 Series AIR-AP1810W-x-K9
Cisco Aironet® 1830 Series

AIR-AP1832I-x-K9C

Cisco Aironet® 1850 Series

AIR-AP1852I-x-K9C

AIR-AP1852E-x-K9C

Cisco Aironet® 2600 Series

AIR-CAP2602I-x-K9

AIR-CAP2602E-x-K9

Cisco Aironet® 2700 Series

AIR-CAP2702I-x-K9

AIR-CAP2702E-x-K9

Cisco Aironet® 2800 Series

AIR-AP2802I-x-K9C

AIR-AP2802E-x-K9C

Cisco Aironet® 3600 Series

AIR-CAP3602I-x-K9

AIR-CAP3602E-x-K9

Cisco Aironet® 3700 Series

AIR-CAP3702I-x-K9

AIR-CAP3702E-x-K9

Cisco Aironet® 3800 Series

AIR-AP3802I-x-K9C

AIR-AP3802E-x-K9C

Supported Software Release and Interoperability

AireOS® Release

  • Cisco Mobility Express solution is supported from AireOS® Release 8.1.121.0 and later.

Cisco Prime Infrastructure
  • PI Release 3.0.1 and later.

Connected Mobility Experiences (CMX)
  • CMX Connect is supported starting AireOS® Release 8.3.100.0 for both On-Prem and CMX cloud deployments.

  • CMX Presence Analytics is supported starting AireOS® Release 8.1.121.0 for On-Prem and CMX Release 10.2 and later. CMX Presence analytics in the cloud is supported starting AireOS® Release 8.3.102.0.

Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)
  • ISE Release 1.4 and later. 802.1x authentication is supported.