Cisco Systems C892FSPK9 Wireless LAN Connectivity

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Cisco 860 Series, Cisco 880 Series, and Cisco 890 Series Integrated Services Routers Hardware Installation Guide
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Chapter 1 Product Overview
Hardware Features
Wireless LAN Connectivity
The embedded Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™, 802.11a/b/g/n-compliant wireless AP is preinstalled in the router
as an optional feature. The Cisco 860 series routers support autonomous features and network
configurations. The Cisco 880 series and 890 series routers support both autonomous and unified
features and network configurations.
The wireless AP does not have an external Console port. Use the router’s Console port as described in
Chapter 3, “Connecting a Terminal or PC to the Console Port.” To configure the wireless device, use the
Cisco IOS command-line interface (CLI).
Table 1-14 describes the radios and antennas for the Cisco 860 series, 880 series, and 890 series routers.
Note Cisco 860VAE ISRs do not support wireless LAN connectivity.
The 5-GHz radio operates in the Unlicensed National Information Infrastructure (UNII) 1, 2, 3, 5-GHz
frequency bands.
Table 1-14 Wireless Device Radios and Antennas
Radio Module Platform Radio Band
Maximum Data
Throughput1
1. Actual data rate is highly dependent on your wireless environment.
Mode Antenna
Single-band
802.11b/g/n
draft 2.0 radio
module
Cisco 860 and 880 series
routers
Note Cisco 860VAE
ISRs do not
support wireless
LAN connectivity.
2.4 GHz Up to 100 Mb/s Cisco 860 series:
autonomous only
Cisco 880 series:
autonomous and
unified
Three captive,
omnidirectional dipole
antennas: 2 dBi at
2.4 GHz
Single-band
802.11b/g/n
radio module
Cisco 880 series routers
with embedded WLAN
antennas
2.4 GHz 100 Mb/s per radio,
up to 200 Mb/s
total
Autonomous and
unified
Three embedded,
omnidirectional
antennas: 2 dBi at
2.4 GHz
Dual-band
802.11a/n and
802.11b/g/n
radio modules
2.4 GHz
and
5 GHz
Three embedded,
dual-band,
omnidirectional
antennas: 2 dBi at
2.4 GHz and 5 dBi at
5 GHz
Dual-band
simultaneous
802.11a/n and
802.11b/g/n
radio modules
Cisco 890 2.4 GHz
and 5 GHz
100 Mb/s per radio,
up to 200 Mb/s
total
Autonomous and
unified
Three dual-band,
removable,
2.4-GHz/5-GHz
omnidirectional dipole
RP-TNC antenna2
2. The antennas require some minor installation. They must be screwed onto the RP-TNC antenna connectors on the I/O side of the chassis. See the following
document on Cisco.com for feature information: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/routers/access/wireless/hardware/notes/antdip.html