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About 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 WLAN Solution). When associated with Cisco Wireless LAN 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. The following figure shows the two types of Cisco 1000 Series IEEE 802.11a/b/g lightweight access point: without and with connectors for external antennas.

Note that 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.

Figure - Cisco 1000 Series Lightweight Access Points

Note that 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 unidirec- tional (180-degree) or omnidirectional (360-degree) coverage (Cisco 1000 Series Lightweight Access Point External and Internal Antennas), and is plenum-rated for installations in hanging ceiling spaces.

In the Cisco WLAN 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.

Refer to the following for more information on Cisco 1000 Series lightweight access points:

•Cisco 1030 Remote Edge Lightweight Access Points

•Cisco 1000 Series Lightweight Access Point Part Numbers

•Cisco 1000 Series Lightweight Access Point External and Internal Antennas

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