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Together, the 3600 and 3700 Series access points and WSM enable the customer to concurrently provide state-of-

the-art security and spectrum analysis functions for Wi-Fi clients on all channels, in both the 2.4- and 5-GHz bands.

Once deployed, the module is constantly scanning all channels to help ensure the most secure and robust wireless

experience available in the industry.

Modular Flexibility and Efficiency

Building on the Cisco Aironet heritage of award-winning and robust access point design, both the 3700 and 3600

Series Access Points deliver extreme flexibility with their modular design. The WSM is the first module to take

advantage of this flexibility by delivering unparalleled security mitigation and spectrum analysis while enabling

customers to dramatically reduce the infrastructure costs that would be required to deploy the same capability.

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Reduce network costs and operations. By integrating the WSM into the Aironet 3700 or 3600 Series

Access Points, customers have the ability to replace up to three separate access points and their separate

functions into a single, multipurpose access point (Figure 1).

Figure 1. Integrating Three Separate Functions into a Single WSM with Either the 3700 or 3600 Series Access Point

Customers can now use a single Ethernet connection (cable and port) into their wired network, in place of what

would typically require up to three separate Ethernet cables and access ports into their wired network, significantly

reducing their capital expenditures (CapEx).

By integrating all these features into a single access point, customers also simplify the day-to-day management

and monitoring of their wireless infrastructure and network with a greatly reduced number of access points. The

WSM appears to the wireless LAN controller and management systems as an additional radio, supporting all

channels in both the 2.4- and 5-GHz spectrums within any 3700 or 3600 Series access point.