Cisco Wireless Enterprise-Class Wireless LAN for Anywhere Network Access

Cisco Systems® now offers several new wireless LAN (WLAN) products that expand and accelerate the delivery of important WLAN features and capabilities for the Cisco® Integrated Wireless Network. These new products, based on the recently acquired Airespace product portfolio, include the Cisco Aironet 1000 Series Lightweight Access Points, the Cisco 2000 Series, 4100 Series, and 4400 Series Wireless LAN Controllers, the Cisco Wireless Control System (WCS) and the Cisco Wireless Location Appliance. These new Cisco Systems and Airespace co-branded products deliver the control, scalability, and reliability that organizations need to build secure, enterprise-scale wireless networks—from branch offices to main campuses.

The Cisco Integrated Wireless Network is an evolution of the Cisco Structured Wireless-Aware Network (SWAN) available from Cisco since 2003. The Cisco Integrated Wireless Network includes two secure, enterprise-class WLAN solutions: the Cisco Distributed WLAN Solution and the Cisco Centralized WLAN Solution. These new products are available as components of the Cisco Centralized WLAN Solution.

The Cisco Integrated Wireless Network cost-effectively addresses the WLAN security, deployment, management, and control issues facing enterprises. This framework integrates and extends wired and wireless networks to deliver scalable, manageable and secure WLANs with the lowest total cost of ownership. The Cisco Integrated Wireless Network provides the same level of security, scalability, reliability, ease of deployment, and management for wireless LANs that organizations expect from their wired LANs.

Cisco offers the most innovative and comprehensive suite of WLAN solutions in the industry, addressing a wide variety of customer deployment scenarios and requirements. Customers can confidently deploy Cisco wireless products knowing that their Cisco WLAN investment is protected. Cisco has designed a smooth migration plan for all Cisco wireless products that includes a variety of deployment options, software enhancements, scalability features, security capabilities, hardware advances, and wired + wireless integration enhancements. Cisco will continue to lead the industry in the integration of wired and wireless networking with best-in-class secure WLAN solutions.

Cisco Aironet 1130AG Series Dual-band 802.11a/b/g enterprise-class access point with integrated antennas for easy deployment in offices and similar facilities	Cisco Aironet 1230AG Series Dual-band 802.11a/b/g enterprise-class access point with antenna connectors for flexible coverage capabilities in challenging RF environments.
Cisco Aironet 1100 Series Single-band 802.11b/g enterprise-class access point with integrated antennas for easy deployment in offices and similar facilities.	Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Single-band 802.11b/g enterprise-class access point with antenna connectors for flexible coverage capabilities in challenging RF environments.
Cisco Aironet 1000 Series Lightweight Access Point Dual-band 802.11a/b/g enterprise-class access point designed for environments and deployments that require coverage flexibility. Works in conjunction with a Cisco Wireless LAN Controller.	Cisco Aironet 1300 Series Single-band 802.11b/g enterprise-class outdoor access point/bridge. Ideal for outdoor areas, network connections within a campus area, or outdoor infrastructure for mobile networks.
Cisco 4400 Series Wireless LAN Controllers Ideal for large enterprise wireless LAN deployments and provide system-wide wireless LAN functions for better security and management of enterprise-scale wireless networks.	Cisco 4100 Series Wireless LAN Controllers Designed for medium-to-large enterprise deployments, this controller provides the control, scalability, and reliability that IT managers need to build secure, enterprise-scale wireless networks.
Cisco 2000 Series Wireless LAN Controllers Ideal for small to medium sized enterprise deployments, this controller provides the control and reliability that IT managers need to build secure, enterprise wireless networks.	Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Wireless LAN Services Module (WLSM) The industry’s only enterprise class wireless and wireline switching system, enabling secure, easily managed unified networking deployments.
Cisco Wireless Control System (WCS) provides a powerful foundation for WLAN systems management. Cisco WCS allows IT managers to design, control, and monitor enterprise wireless networks from a centralized location, simplifying operations and reducing total cost of ownership.	CiscoWorks Wireless LAN Solution Engine (WLSE) The CiscoWorks WLSE is a specialized turnkey daily operational solution for managing the entire Cisco Aironet wireless LAN infrastructure.
Cisco Wireless Location Appliance The industry's first easy to deploy 802.11 based location tracking solution for cost effective asset tracking, IT management and location based security. A rich and open API is included.	CiscoWorks WLSE Express The CiscoWorks WLSE Express is a complete solution for managing small to medium-office and enterprise branch-office Cisco Aironet WLANs.

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