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Feature Benefit

Cisco Wireless Security Suite

Support

• Provides award-winning WLAN security features

• Defends against passive and active security attacks

• 802.1X and EAP-based authentication leverages user access lists

• Supports RADIUS server for user login registry

• Includes TKIP and AES encryption enhancements

• Supports Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA), and Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2), the Wi-Fi Alliance

specifications for interoperable, standards-based wireless LAN security

Scalability

Range of management and

security options

• Autonomous management and security features scale with evolving architecture

• Requires minimal initial investment

Configurable transmit power • Facilitates cell-size management

• Coverage can be decreased as deployment density requirements to optimize bandwidth increase

Availability

Hot standby • Fails over seamlessly to standby access point

Load balancing • Distributes user connections across available access points

• Optimizes Aggregate Throughput

Auto rate scaling • Sustains connectivity at outlying distances

Investment Protection

802.11g and 802.11b-

compliant

• Support newer-high speed 802.11g clients as well as installed base of 802.11b clients

• Mature technology incorporates generations of enhancements

8 MB Flash memory for

firmware

• Provides extra capacity for follow-on feature releases

Anti-theft security slot and

security hasp

• Supports standard security cables or padlocks (not included)

• Locks can be single- or master-keyed for simplified inventory management

Simplified Deployment

Flexible mounting

orientations

• Supports installation for a wide range of locations including walls, ceilings, desktops, and cubicle partitions

Integrated diversity dipole

antennas

• Compact antenna profile

• Spherical coverage pattern is optimized for any orientation

• Diversity antennas improve reliability in high multipath environments such as offices

Auto-channel selection • Determines and selects least congested channel