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Chapter 7 Controlling Lightweight Access Points
Lightweight Access Point Overview
Lightweight Access Point Overview
This section describes Cisco lightweight access points.
Cisco 1000 Series IEEE 802.11a/b/g Lightweight Access Points
The Cisco 1000 series lightweight access point is a part of the innovative Cisco Wireless LAN Solution
(Cisco Wireless LAN Solution). When associated with controllers as described below, the Cisco 1000
series lightweight access point provides advanced 802.11a and/or 802.11b/g Access Point functions in a
single aesthetically pleasing plenum-rated enclosure. Figure 7-1 shows the two types of Cisco 1000
Series IEEE 802.11a/b/g lightweight access point: without and with connectors for external antennas.
Figure 7-1 1000 Series Lightweight Access Points
The Cisco WLAN Solution also offers 802.11a/b/g Cisco 1030 Remote Edge Lightweight Access Points,
which are Cisco 1000 series lightweight access points designed for remote deployment, Radio Resource
Management (RRM) control via a WAN link, and which include connectors for external antennas.
The Cisco 1000 series lightweight access point is manufactured in a neutral color so it blends into most
environments (but can be painted), contains pairs of high-gain internal antennas for unidirectional
(180-degree) or omnidirectional (360-degree) coverage, and is plenum-rated for installations in hanging
ceiling spaces.
In the Cisco Wireless LAN Solution, most of the processing responsibility is removed from traditional
SOHO (small office, home office) access points and resides in the Cisco Wireless LAN Controller.