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Cisco Small Business Wireless Access Points
At-A-Glance
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Product Overview
As business applications become more powerful and sophisticated, organizations are
looking for new ways to improve productivity. Mobile computing and communication
devices have become more prevalent, requiring businesses to expand the performance,
security, and reach of their office networks. Delivering secure, high-speed wireless
connectivity with business-class features to employees, partners, and guests anywhere
in the office is critical.
The Cisco Small Business 100, 300 and 500 series wireless access points now support
Single Point Setup controller-less technology. The WAP121 is a simple, affordable
way to improve the performance and reach for your small business network with
advanced 802.11n supporting 2.4 GHz wireless technology. The WAP321 is suitable for
connecting up to 16 users on a single WAP321.
The WAP321 makes it easy to deliver advanced 802.11n, supporting either 2.4 or
5 GHz wireless networking with business-class features, at an affordable price. This
flexible solution is perfect for connecting up to 32 users on a single WAP321.
The WAP551 and WAP561 provide cost-effective selectable or concurrent dual-
radio Wireless-N connectivity for high capacity and support for additional users. This
highly scalable solution lets organizations connect dozens of employees and provides
business-class features.
Single Point Setup
With Single Point Setup deployment is easier and faster. This helps to enable the
wireless LAN to scale up to four WAP121, up to eight WAP321 devices, and up to
16 WAP551 or WAP561 devices in order to provide broader coverage and support
additional users as business needs change and grow.
Cisco Small Business 100, 300 and 500 Series Wireless Access
Points Product Highlights
The primary features and benefits of the WAP121, WAP321, WAP551 and
WAP561 include:
• Access points feature multiple-input, multiple-output (MIMO) technology to deliver
superior performance with the fastest speeds possible to expand range and
coverage. With MIMO technology, Cisco wireless access points multiply the effective
data rate and use the inherent signal reflections to provide a reliable wireless
infrastructure throughout the office, including conference rooms, lobbies, lunch
rooms, and quads for improving staff communications and productivity.
• Single Point Setup controller-less technology can enable multi-access point
setup, configuration, management, and expansion from a single access point.
This allows partners and customers to save time and money both in deployment
and troubleshooting costs. Combined with Single Point Setup, web-based GUI
configuration tools and setup wizard make it more intuitive for customers to install
their Cisco wireless access points and set up their network devices. Setting up
a wireless network through one device with a web-based GUI enables remote
management and monitoring in or out of the office.
• To help protect sensitive business communications and data, advanced security
standards, encryption protocols, rogue device detection, and secure guest access
provide robust protection so that Cisco wireless access points offer the same strong
security that exists in wired networks.
• Captive Portal (for WAP321, WAP551, and WAP561) allows secure guest access in
the office with customized login page.
• Optimized SmartSignal Antenna system (for the WAP551 and WAP561) increases
the wireless coverage area in the office.
• Cisco wireless access points can be powered by either AC power or PoE (WAP551
and WAP561 use PoE only). This flexibility provides convenient options to best suit
your facility and reduce network cabling concerns and costs.
• Cisco wireless access points are backed by a Limited Lifetime Warranty and are
supported by the Cisco Small Business Support Center as well as the Small Business
Support Community.
