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Features
The Cisco Aironet 1300 Series access point or bridge provides the following features.
Antenna Alignment Assistance
The autonomous Cisco Aironet 1300 Series provides an autoconfiguration and installation mode for quick
deployment of point-to-point links without the need for configuration through Telnet, FTP, or Simple Network
Management Protocol (SNMP). This mode provides LEDs with signal-strength information used in the installation
and alignment process. As a result, installers are free to perform their installation process and verify the link quality
without knowledge of Cisco IOS Software or data networking.
Automatic RF Configuration
Under the Cisco Unified Wireless Network, radio resource management provides automatic configuration of RF
parameters for access points such as the Cisco Aironet 1300 Series Access Points. The result is a coordinated RF
plan for access points under the span of the Cisco wireless LAN controller, which also recognizes the presence of
other RF emitting devices. This minimizes interference to and from neighboring access points, ensuring optimal
network capacity.
Seamless Layer 2 and Layer 3 Roaming
The Cisco Aironet 1300 Series provides fast secure roaming of wireless clients and autonomous non-root bridges
and workgroup bridges. In both the unified access point and the autonomous access point, the encryption keys for
mobile devices are cached locally, allowing the mobile device to roam between access points while remaining
authenticated to the network. This significantly reduces roaming time by eliminating the need to conduct the four-way
handshake with each roam. Autonomous non-root bridges and workgroup bridges also scan in the background to
search for alternative Cisco Aironet access points and bridges that mobile device may be roaming to, which also
reduces roaming time.
Support for Port Aggregation Protocol and Cisco Fast EtherChannel Technology
Bandwidth can be increased between bridged networks through the aggregation of multiple autonomous bridges at
each site via Cisco Fast EtherChannel
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technology, Port Aggregation Protocol (PAgP), or routing protocols.
Wireless Link-Distance Adjustment
For an autonomous Cisco Aironet 1300 Series device, the link-distance parameter allows the user to tune the
Carrier-Sense Multiple Access/Collision Avoidance (CSMA/CA) parameters for the particular range in use to
maximize performance.
Wireless Packet Concatenation
The concatenation of smaller packets into larger ones allows autonomous Cisco Aironet 1300 Series access point or
bridge to more efficiently use the wireless medium and provide higher overall data throughputs.
Wireless Programmable Clear-Channel Assessment
With a programmable clear-channel assessment, an autonomous Cisco Aironet 1300 Series access point or bridge
can be configured to the particular background-interference level found in your environment. This provides reduced
contention overhead with other wireless systems.
Summary
The Cisco Aironet 1300 Series is a flexible outdoor 802.11b and 802.11g access point or bridge that provides high-
speed and cost-effective wireless connectivity between multiple fixed or mobile networks and clients.
