Feature |
Specifications |
Radio Module Form Factor |
With 802.11a radio installed:
CardBus (32-bit)
With 802.11g radio installed:
Mini-PCI (32-bit)
With both 802.11a and 802.11g radio installed:
- 802.11a: CardBus (32-bit)
- 802.11b or 802.11g: Mini-PCI (32-bit)
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Data rates supported |
With 802.11a radio installed:
6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54 Mbps
With 802.11g radio installed:
- 802.11b: 1, 2, 5.5, 11 Mbps
- 802.11g: 1, 2, 5.5, 6, 9, 11, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 54 Mbps
With both 802.11a and 802.11g radio installed:
- 802.11a: 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54 Mbps
- 802.11g: 1, 2, 5.5, 6, 9, 11, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 54 Mbps
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Network standard |
With 802.11a radio installed:
IEEE 802.11a
With 802.11g radio installed:
IEEE 802.11b or IEEE 802.11g
With both 802.11a and 802.11g radio installed:
- IEEE 802.11a
- IEEE 802.11b or IEEE 802.11g
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Uplink |
Autosensing 802.3 10/100BaseT Ethernet |
Frequency band |
With 802.11a radio installed or with both 802.11a and 802.11g radio installed:
802.11a:
- 5.15 to 5.35 GHz (FCC UNII 1 and UNII 2)
- 5.15 to 5.25 GHz (TELEC)
- 5.15 to 5.25 GHz (Singapore)
- 5.25 to 5.35 GHz (Taiwan)
With 802.11g radio installed or with both 802.11a and 802.11g radio installed:
802.11b:
- 2.412 to 2.462 GHz (FCC)
- 2.412 to 2.472 GHz (ETSI)
- 2.412 to 2.484 GHz (TELEC)
- 2.432 to 2.447 GHz (Israel)
802.11g:
- 2.412 to 2.462 GHz (FCC)
- 2.412 to 2.472 GHz (ETSI)
- 2.412 to 2.484 GHz CCK: (TELEC)
- 2.412 to 2.472 GHz OFDM: (TELEC)
- 2.432 to 2.447 GHz (Israel)
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Network architecture type |
Infrastructure, star topology |
Wireless medium |
With 802.11a radio installed:
Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM)
With 802.11g radio installed:
- 802.11g: Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) and Direct sequence spread spectrum (DSSS)
- 802.11b: Direct sequence spread spectrum (DSSS)
With both 802.11a and 802.11g radio installed:
- 802.11a: Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM)
- 802.11b or 802.11g: Direct sequence spread spectrum (DSSS); Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM)
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Media access protocol |
Carrier sense multiple access with collision avoidance (CSMA/CA) |
Modulation |
With 802.11a radio installed:
(OFDM subcarrier)
- BPSK @ 6 and 9 Mbps
- QPSK @ 12 and 18 Mbps
- 16-QAM @ 24 and 36 Mbps
- 64-QAM @ 48 and 54 Mbps
With 802.11g radio installed:
802.11b
DSSS:
- DBPSK @ 1 Mbps
- DQPSK @ 2 Mbps
- CCK @ 5.5 and 11 Mbps
- 802.11g
OFDM:
- BPSK @ 6 and 9 Mbps
- QPSK @ 12 and 18 Mbps
- 16-QAM @ 24 and 36 Mbps
- 64-QAM @ 48 and 54 Mbps
DSSS:
- DBPSK @ 1 Mbps
- DQPSK @ 2 Mbps
- CCK @ 5.5 and 11 Mbps
With both 802.11a and 802.11g radio installed:
OFDM:
- BPSK @ 6 and 9 Mbps
- QPSK @ 12 and 18 Mbps
- 16-QAM @ 24 and 36 Mbps
- 64-QAM @ 48 and 54 Mbps
DSSS:
DBPSK @ 1 Mbps
DQPSK @ 2 Mbps
CCK @ 5.5 and 11 Mbps
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Operating channels |
With 802.11a radio installed or with both 802.11a and 802.11g radio installed:
5 GHz Band:
- FCC: 8
- Japan (TELEC): 4
- Singapore: 4
- Taiwan: 4
With 802.11g radio installed or with both 802.11a and 802.11g radio installed:
2.4 GHz Band:
- 802.11b: ETSI: 13; Israel: 4; Americas: 11; TELEC (Japan): 14
- 802.11g: ETSI: 13; Israel: 4; Americas: 11; Japan (TELEC): 14 CCK, 13 OFDM
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Nonoverlapping channels |
With 802.11a radio installed:
- Eight (FCC only)
- Four (Japan, Singapore, Taiwan)
With 802.11g radio installed:
Three
With both 802.11a and 802.11g radio installed:
Eleven (FCC only)
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Receive sensitivity |
With 802.11a radio installed or with both 802.11a and 802.11g radio installed:
- 6 Mbps: -85 dBm
- 9 Mbps: -84 dBm
- 12 Mbps: -82 dBm
- 18 Mbps: -80 dBm
- 24 Mbps: -77 dBm
- 36 Mbps: -73 dBm
- 48 Mbps: -69 dBm
- 54 Mbps: -68 dBm
With 802.11g radio installed or with both 802.11a and 802.11g radio installed:
802.11b:
- 1 Mbps: -94 dBm
- 2 Mbps: -91 dBm
- 5.5 Mbps: -89 dBm
- 11 Mbps: -85 dBm
802.11g:
- 1 Mbps: -95 dBm
- 2 Mbps: -91 dBm
- 5.5 Mbps: -89 dBm
- 6 Mbps: -90 dBm
- 9 Mbps: -84 dBm
- 11 Mbps: -88 dBm
- 12 Mbps: -82 dBm
- 18 Mbps: -80 dBm
- 24 Mbps: -77 dBm
- 36 Mbps: -73 dBm
- 48 Mbps: -72 dBm
- 54 Mbps: -72 dBm
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Available transmit power settings |
With 802.11a radio installed:
802.11a:
- 40 mW (16 dBm)
- 20 mW (13 dBm)
- 10 mW (10 dBm)
- 5 mW (7 dBm)
With 802.11g radio installed:
802.11b:
- 100 mW (20 dBm)
- 50 mW (17 dBm)
- 30 mW (15 dBm)
- 20 mW (13 dBm)
- 10 mW (10 dBm)
- 5 mW (7 dBm)
- 1 mW (0 dBm)
802.11g:
- 30 mW (15 dBm)
- 20 mW (13 dBm)
- 10 mW (10 dBm)
- 5 mW (7 dBm)
- 1 mW (0 dBm)
With both 802.11a and 802.11g radio installed:
802.11a:
- 40 mW (16 dBm)
- 20 mW (13 dBm)
- 10 mW (10 dBm)
- 5 mW (7 dBm)
802.11g:
CCK:
- 100 mW (20 dBm)
- 50 mW (17 dBm)
- 30 mW (15 dBm)
- 20 mW (13 dBm)
- 10 mW (10 dBm)
- 5 mW (7 dBm)
- 1 mW (0 dBm)
OFDM:
- 30 mW (15 dBm)
- 20 mW (13 dBm)
- 10 mW (10 dBm)
- 5 mW (7 dBm)
- mW (0 dBm)
Maximum power setting will vary according to individual country regulations.
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Range |
With 802.11a radio installed:
Indoor (distance across open office environment):
802.11a (40 mW with 6dBi gain patch antenna):
- 45 ft (13 m) @ 54 Mbps
- 50 ft (15 m) @ 48 Mbps
- 65 ft (19 m) @ 36 Mbps
- 85 ft (26 m) @ 24 Mbps
- 110 ft (33 m) @ 18 Mbps
- 130 ft (39 m) @ 12 Mbps
- 150 ft (45 m) @ 9 Mbps
- 165 ft (50 m) @ 6 Mbps
Outdoor:
802.11a (40 mW with 6 dBi gain patch antenna) :
- 100 ft (30m) @ 54 Mbps
- 600 ft (183 m) @ 18 Mbps
- 1000 ft (304 m) @ 6 Mbps
With 802.11g radio installed:
Indoor (distance across open office environment):
802.11g (30 mW with 2.2 dBi gain diversity dipole antenna):
- 90 ft (27 m) @ 54 Mbps
- 95 ft (29 m) @ 48 Mbps
- 100 ft (30 m) @ 36 Mbps
- 140 ft (42 m) @ 24 Mbps
- 180 ft (54 m) @ 18 Mbps
- 210 ft (64 m) @ 12 Mbps
- 250 ft (76 m) @ 9 Mbps
- 300 ft (91 m) @ 6 Mbps
Outdoor:
- 802.11g (30 mW with 2.2 dBi gain diversity dipole antenna)
- 250 ft (76m) @ 54 Mbps
- 600 ft (183 m) @ 18 Mbps
- 1300 ft (396 m) @ 6 Mbps
With both 802.11a and 802.11g radio installed:
Indoor (distance across open office environment):
802.11b (100 mW with 2.2 dBi gain diversity dipole antenna):
- 160 ft (48 m) @ 11 Mbps
- 220 ft (67 m) @ 5.5 Mbps
- 270 ft (82m) @ 2 Mbps
- 410 ft (124 m) @ 1 Mbps
Outdoor:
802.11b (100 mW with 2.2 dBi gain diversity dipole antenna):
- 1000 ft (304 m) @ 11 Mbps
- 2000 ft (610 m) @ 1 Mbps
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SNMP compliance |
MIB I and MIB II |
Antenna |
With 802.11a radio installed:
Integrated 6 dBi diversity patch (55 horizontal, 55 vertical beamwidths, 5 dBi diversity omnidirectional with 360 horizontal and 40 vertical beamwidths.
With 802.11g radio installed:
Two RP-TNC connectors:
- 802.11b approved with AIR-ANT1728; AIR-ANT1729; AIR-ANT1949; AIR-ANT2012; AIR-ANT2506; AIR-ANT3213; AIR-ANT3549; AIR-ANT4941; AIR-ANT5959; AIR-ANT2410Y-R.
- 802.11g approved with AIR-ANT1728; AIR-ANT1729; AIR-ANT2012; AIR-ANT2506; AIR-ANT3213; AIR-ANT3549; AIR-ANT4941; AIR-ANT5959; AIRANT2410Y- R.
With both 802.11a and 802.11g radio installed:
5 GHz:
Integrated 6 dBi diversity patch (55 horizontal, 55 vertical beamwidths, 5 dBi diversity omnidirectional with 360 horizontal and 40 vertical beamwidths.
2.4 GHz:
Two RP-TNC connectors:
- 802.11b approved with AIR-ANT1728; AIRANT1729; AIR-ANT1949; AIR ANT2012; AIR-ANT2506; AIR-ANT3213; AIR-ANT3549; AIR-ANT4941; AIR-ANT5959; AIR-ANT2410Y-R.
- 802.11g approved with AIR-ANT1728; AIR-ANT1729; AIR-ANT2012; AIR-ANT2506; AIR-ANT3213; AIR-ANT3549; AIR-ANT4941; AIR-ANT5959; AIR-ANT2410Y-R.
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Security Architecture Client Authentication |
Cisco Wireless Security Suite including:
Authentication:
- 802.1X support including LEAP, PEAP, EAP-TLS, EAPTTLS, and EAP-SIM to yield mutual authentication and dynamic, per-user, per session encryption keys.
- MAC address and by standard 802.11 authentication mechanisms.
Encryption:
- Support for static and dynamic IEEE 802.11 WEP keys of 40 bits and 128 bits.
- TKIP encryption enhancements: key hashing (per-packet keying), message integrity check (MIC) and broadcast key rotation via WPA TKIP or Cisco TKIP AES ready with full support in 2004 (802.11g version) (with 802.11g radio installed and with both 802.11a and 802.11g radio installed only).
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Status LEDs |
Three indicators on the top panel report association status, operation, error/warning, firmware upgrade, and configuration, network/modem and radio status. |
Software Image Network and inventory support |
CiscoWorks RME, CiscoWorks SWIM |
Remote configuration support |
BOOTP, DHCP, Telnet, HTTP, FTP, TFTP, and SNMP |
Local configuration |
Direct console port (RJ-45 interface) |
Dimensions |
6.562 in. (16.67 cm) wide; 7.232 in. (18.37 cm) deep; 1.660 in. (4.22 cm) high.
Mounting bracket adds 0.517 in. (1.31 cm) to the height. |
Weight |
With 802.11a radio installed:
6 oz (737g) add 6.4 oz (181g) for mounting bracket
With 802.11g radio installed:
25.6 oz (724g) add 6.4 oz (181g) for mounting bracket
With both 802.11a and 802.11g radio installed:
27.6 oz (783g) add 6.4 oz (181g) for mounting bracket |
Environmental |
With 802.11a radio installed and with both 802.11a and 802.11g radio installed:
-4–122 F (-20–50 C), 10–90% humidity (noncondensing)
With 802.11g radio installed:
-4–131 F (-20–55 C), 10–90% humidity (noncondensing) |
Processor |
IBM PowerPC405 200 MHz |
System memory |
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Input power requirements |
- 90 to 240 VAC 10% (power supply)
- 48 VDC 10%
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Power Draw |
With 802.11a radio installed:
8 watts, RMS
With 802.11g radio installed:
6 watts, RMS
With both 802.11a and 802.11g radio installed:
11 watts, RMS |
Warranty |
One year |
Wi-Fi Certification |
Wi-Fi certified |