Product specifications

Streamlined management
tool
Uses Cisco Configuration Assistant management software instead of a
command-line interface for configuration to accelerate new and
incremental deployments.
Supports Cisco LWAPP Uses Cisco LWAPP for communication between access points and
controllers to simplify deployment and follow-on management, and to
automate functions required for a pervasive WLAN end-user experience.
Multi-access-point Radio
Resource Management
(RRM)
In builds with more than one access point, RRM coordinates access
points in real time to optimize radio coverage/capacity while working
around potential points of interference.
Secure authentication
mechanism support
Support for a wide range of authentication mechanisms to enable scalable
security architectures and minimize security interoperability issues
(WEP, MAC Filtering, WPA, WPA2, WebAuth, and EAP).
Wired/wireless network
virtualization
Supports the use of up to eight SSID/VLANs so that one physical
WLAN infrastructure can be safely shared by different users,
applications, or organizations as virtual wired/wireless networks.
Supports Cisco Secure
Guest Access
With Secure Guest Access, organizations can create a virtual guest
network with a login page for non-employees to get Internet access while
safely partitioned from the sensitive corporate LAN.
Supports Cisco voice-over-
WLAN optimization
Voice over WLAN optimization is a package of features that deliver
quality of service, call admission control, and fast inter-access point
hand-off to improve the quality of a wireless voice infrastructure.
Architectural Feature Comparison
With Cisco 521 Wireless Express Access Points, the Cisco Wireless Mobility Solution is an ideal fit for the SMB environment. Table
5 highlights the main architectural feature differences between consumer-grade, business-grade, and enterprise-grade WLAN
solutions.
Table 5. WLAN Architectural Feature Comparison
Features Consumer-
Grade
Access Points
Cisco 500
Wireless
Express Access
Point
(Standalone
Mode)
Cisco 500
Wireless
Express Access
Point
(Controller
Mode)
Cisco
Enterprise
Unified WLAN
Architecture
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