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1 About this Guide
This Guide provides instructions on how to install and configure your Cisco Aironet 1600 Series
Access Point. The 1600 Series Access Point is referred to as the 1600 series or the access point in this
document.
2 Introduction to the Access Point
The 1600 series offers dual-band radios (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz) with integrated and external antenna
options. The access points support full inter-operability with leading 802.11n clients, and support a
mixed deployment with other access points and controllers.
The 1600 series access point is available in controller-based mode and in cloud-enabled mode and
supports:
•Simultaneous single-band or dual-band (2.4 GHz/5 GHz) radios
•Integrated antennas on 1602I access point models (AIR-CAP1602I-x-K9)
•External antennas on 1602E access point models (AIR-CAP1602E-x-K9)
Note The ‘x’ in the model numbers represents the regulatory domain. Refer to “Regulatory
Domains” section on page 6 for a list of supported regulatory domains.
The features of the 1600 series are:
•Processing sub-systems (including CPUs and memory) and radio hardware which supports:
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Network management
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ClientLink 2.0—BeamForming to 802.11n clients as well as legacy 802.11a/g OFDM clients
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VideoStream
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Location
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WIDS/WIPS
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Security
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Radio Resource Management (RRM)
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Rogue detection
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Management Frame Protection (MFP)
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Cloud-based mode (on AIR-CLD1602I-x-K9 models)
•32 MB flash size