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Centrally Managed Mesh Network
Central management and troubleshooting of the Cisco outdoor wireless access points prevent costly maintenance
service calls to outdoor locations. The Cisco Prime Infrastructure (CPI) works in conjunction with the Cisco Aironet
Access Points and Cisco Wireless LAN Controllers to configure and manage the wireless networks. With CPI,
network administrators have a single solution for RF prediction, policy provisioning, network optimization,
troubleshooting, security monitoring, and wireless LAN systems management. Cisco CleanAir technology is
integrated into the CPI to provide real-time information on your outdoor network. Wireless network security is also a
part of a unified wired and wireless solution. Cisco wireless network security offers the highest level of network
security, which helps ensure that data remains private and secure and that the network is protected from
unauthorized access.
Cisco Aironet 1572EAC External Antenna Access Points
The Cisco Aironet 1572EAC Outdoor Access Points are the standard models, dual-radio system with external
antenna ports that are compliant with IEEE 802.11b/g/n standards (2.4 GHz) and 802.11a/n/ac (5-GHz). The
1572EAC has four (4) external antenna connections which can be configured as a) four double-band 2/5GHz ports,
or b) two pairs of single-band (2.4 & 5 GHz). They have Ethernet and fiber Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP)
backhaul options. These models also have a PoE-out (802.3at) port that can power a video surveillance camera or
other devices. A Highly flexible AP, the Cisco Aironet 1572EAC is well equipped for municipal and campus
deployments, video surveillance applications, mining environments, and data offload.
Cisco Aironet 1572IC/1572EC Cable Modem Access Points
Where service providers have already invested in a broadband cable network, the Cisco next-generation outdoor
wireless mesh can seamlessly extend network connectivity with the Cisco Aironet 1572IC/1572EC access points
by connecting to its integrated cable modem interface. The Cisco Aironet 1572IC/1572EC Outdoor Mesh Access
Points are dual-radio systems with DOCSIS 3.0/EuroDOCSIS/JapanDOCSIS 3.0 (16x8 HFC) compliant cable
modem for power and backhaul. They have dual-band radios that are compliant with IEEE 802.11b/g/n (2.4 GHz)
and 802.11a/n/ac (5 GHz) standards. The 1572IC has an integrated, four-element, dual-band antenna and easily
fits within the 30 cm height restriction for service providers. The 1572EC has four external antenna connections,
that can be configures as 2/5 GHz dual-band or two 2.4 GHz plus two 5 GHz ports that support Omni and
directional antennas.
External and Integrated Antennas
The Cisco Aironet 1572E Outdoor Access Points can also use four Cisco AIR-ANT2568VG-N or four
AIR-ANT2547VG-N Antennas. These dual-band, omnidirectional, stick antennas have a gain of 6/8 dBi or 4/7 dBi
on bands 2/5 GHz respectively. The 1572 can also utilize a number of single or dual band antenna. A summary of
those antennas is listed in the below table.