User guide

2-14 Cisco Aironet 340 Series Product Features/Specifications
The Cisco Aironet 340 Series management system offers IS professionals complete control over Access Point
settings and operational information. Setting security levels, addresses, transmission channels, data rates and
other options can be done quickly through either management interface. The management system captures vital
operational data that may be viewed as an event log within the management system or exported to a
Management Information Base (MIB) for analysis by an SNMP-compliant system.
Every in-building wireless deployment presents different transmission considerations: varying building sizes,
construction materials and interior divisions impact the deployment of a wireless LAN. To ensure maximum
network coverage efficiency in a variety of information systems and facilities, Cisco offers Access Points with
three distinct antenna configurations. For small to medium-sized businesses and similar organizations, Cisco
provides an Access Point with a single, integrated external antenna that combines needed features with more
stringent budget requirements. For larger organizations, Cisco provides Access Points with integrated,
dual-diversity external antennas that address the multipath problems associated withlarger facilities.Finally, for
the most challenging installations, Cisco provides Access Points with dual reverse-polarity TNC connectors.
These connectors allow the planner to select from more than 20 different omnidirectional, patch, yagi and
parabolic antennas to engineer the coverage needed within almost any facility. To meet the security needs of
organizations around the world, Access Points are available with up to WEP-128 encryption.