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Industry-Leading WLAN Performance, Range, and Reliability
The 100-mW transmit power and receive sensitivity of the Cisco Aironet 350 Series AP leads the industry in range
and reliability. Antenna diversity and superior delay spread (multipath) characteristics of the Cisco Aironet 350 Series
deliver improved performance even in harsh environments such as warehouses, factories, and metal buildings.
Administrators can configure the radio transmit power (1, 5, 20, 30, 50, and 100 mW) on the Cisco Aironet 350
Series to meet specific coverage requirements and minimize interference. In addition to an AP with two captured 2.2
dBi antennas, an AP with two RP-TNC connectors is offered for more challenging applications, where a broad
portfolio of removable antennas can be used to further increase range and reliability.
Investment Protection
To protect the users’ investment, all Cisco Aironet 350 Series APs and bridges feature sufficient Flash memory to
handle future firmware upgrades.
Enterprise-Class Wireless LAN Security
Wireless LAN security is a primary concern. The Cisco Aironet 350 Series secures the enterprise network with a
scalable and manageable system featuring the award-winning Cisco Wireless Security Suite. Based on the 802.1X
standard for port-based network access, the Cisco Wireless Security Suite takes advantage of the Extensible
Authentication Protocol (EAP) framework for user-based authentication (Figure 6).
Figure 6
The Cisco Wireless Security Suite is an Enterprise-Class Security System Based on the
802.1X Architecture
RADIUS server delivers
key to Access Point
5
Client Adapter and Access Point activate
WEP and use dynamic WEP key for transmission
6
RADIUS server authenticates user;
RADIUS server and client adapter derive WEP key
4
Aironet 350 Series
Access Point
with LEAP
Wireless Computer with LEAP
User performs network logon
(username and password)
3
Access Point blocks
all user requests
to access LAN
2
Client associates
with Access Point
1
Aironet 350 Series
Access Point
with LEAP
Wireless Computer
with LEAP
Access Switch
Campus Network
RADIUS Server
Access Switch
User Database
Campus Network
RADIUS Server
LEAP Authentication
and Dynamic WEP Key Generation
User Database
