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CiscoAironetAccessPointDeploymentGuide 
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CiscoAironetSeriesAccessPoints
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CiscoAironet3600,2600,1600,and600SeriesAccessPoints(APs)providehighlysecureandreliable
wirelessconnectionsforbothindoorandoutdoorenvironments.Figure1illustratestheproduct
portfolio,whichrangesfromtheentry‐level600Seriesforbasicconnectivitytothe3600Seriesforbest‐
in‐classperformance.
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Figure1:AccessPointPortfolioPlacement
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InternalandExternalAntennas
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The3600,2600,and1600Seriesoffermodelswithinternalorexternalantennas.Figures2,3,and4
describetheinternalandexternalantennamodelsforeachseries.
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 APswithinternalantennashavean“i”(forexample,AP3600i)inthemodelnumber.Theyhave
capturedantennas,whicharepartofthehousingandnotremovable,andaredesignedfor
indoorenterpriseinstallationswhereofficeaestheticsareaprimaryconcern.
 APswithexternalantennashavean“e”(forexample,AP3600e)inthemodelnumber.Theyare
moreruggedandaredesignedforindustrialuseinlocationssuchashospitals,factories,
warehouses,andotherlocationswherethereisaneedforexternalantennasorextended
operatingtemperatures.TheexternalantennamodelsalsosupportmountinginsideNEMA
enclosuresforuseinthemostdemandingenvironments.
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