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Wireless Support—Features and Benefits

The Cisco 2800 Series can provide a complete wireless solution for branch offices, small/medium sized businesses, and Wi-Fi hotspots.

Wireless services enable greater mobility for employees, partners, and customers, resulting in increased productivity.

Table 5. Wireless Support-Features and Benefits

Feature Benefit

WLAN Connectivity

• The 802.11b/g or 802.11a/b/g HWIC access point interface card can be used to provide integrated

WLAN connectivity to mobile clients at sites requiring a single access point, resulting in mobility and

enhanced productivity for users.

• Dual RP-TNC connectors enable diversity and allow for optimum coverage through the use of external

antennas.

Wireless Infrastructure Services

• Telephony support for wired and WLAN IP phones is delivered by Cisco CallManager Express (CCME)

or by Survivable Remote Site Telephony (SRST) with Cisco CallManager. Cordless WLAN IP phones

allow users to be mobile and more productive.

• Integrated switch modules with Power over Ethernet (POE) enable support for Cisco Aironet access

points (for larger sites) as well as wired IP phones.

• Mobility for clients from WLAN to cellular networks is enabled by Mobile IP home agent support.

• IEEE 802.1x local authentication using LEAP provides enhanced reliability through survivable

authentication for WLAN clients during WAN failures.

• Customizable guest access is enabled with the service selection gateway features, along with

the Subscriber Edge Services Manager.

Land Mobile Radio Over IP

• LMR over IP support allows radio users (e.g., security personnel, maintenance personnel, police

officers, etc.) to communicate via IP with phone and PC users, delivering improved communications

and productivity.

Wi-Fi Hotspot Services

• The access zone router and service selection gateway services features can be used to deploy secure

public WLAN access services with an integrated HWIC-AP for small sites or with Cisco Aironet access

points for larger sites. Wi-Fi hotspot services can be offered for additional revenue for public locations

(e.g., restaurants, hotels, airports, etc.) or a value-added service for customer satisfaction.