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3/11/05 Cisco 1000 Series IEEE 802.11a/b/g Lightweight Access Points
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About Cisco 1000 Series IEEE 802.11a/b/g Lightweight Access PointsCisco
1000 Series IEEE 802.11a/b/g Lightweight Access Points
The Cisco 1000 Series lightweight access point is a part of the innovative Product Guide. When associ-
ated with an 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 aestheti-
cally pleasing plenum-rated enclosure. The following figure shows the two types of Cisco 1000 Series
lightweight access point: without and with connectors for external antennas.
Note that Cisco also offers 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 includes connectors for external antennas.
Figure - Cisco 1000 Series Lightweight Access Point
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 SWAN, most of the processing responsibility is removed from traditional SOHO (small
office, home office) APs and resides in the Cisco Wireless LAN Controllers.
Refer to the following for more information on Cisco 1000 Series lightweight access points:
Cisco 1030 IEEE 802.11a/b/g Remote Edge Lightweight Access Points
Cisco 1000 Series Lightweight Access Point Models
Cisco 1000 Series Lightweight Access Point External and Internal Antennas
Cisco 1000 Series Lightweight Access Point LEDs