CISCO WAP200 Wireless-G Access Point
What are the advantages of this model?
- Boost wireless performance and range for reduced wireless dead spots with RangeBooster technology.
- Connects to power via Ethernet devices, simplifying installation and eliminating the need and cost of external power supplies.
- Protect network traffic to secure business information with enhanced security, including encryption and advanced security monitoring for added visibility.
- Provide network performance with quality of service features to support voice and video applications.
- Simplify installation and configuration with an easy-to-use web interface.
- Price.
Product Description
RangeBooster technology is a Wireless-G standard-compliant add-on that can nearly double the range of your wireless network and boost its performance by up to 35 percent. Unlike wireless technologies that are confused by signal reflections, RangeBooster uses two smart receivers at each end to detect and decode reflected signals at distances where standard technologies give up. You’ll find that «dead spots» in wireless coverage area are reduced as well. Cisco Wi-Fi access points.
Advanced security features make this solution ideal for your business. Advanced wireless security using Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA2) with up to 256-bit encryption, and wireless security monitoring give your business the visibility and protection it needs. Used when Cisco® WUSB 200, WMP200, or WPC200 wireless adapters are present, wireless security monitoring alerts you to potential wireless intruders and vulnerable points in your network deployment and gives you visibility into denial-of-service attacks.
The Cisco WAP200 Wireless-G WiFi Access Point (Figure 1) allows you to connect Wireless-G (802.11g) or Wireless-B (802.11b) devices to your wired network, so you can add PCs to the network without worrying about cables. Power over Ethernet (PoE) makes installation easy—you can mount the access point anywhere, even without access to a power outlet. With proper PoE support at the other end, you need only run a single cable to the Cisco WiFi access point to provide both data and power. Of course, you can also use the included AC adapter if power is available nearby.
Quality of Service (QoS) provides voice and video quality services over both wired and wireless networks, enabling the deployment of enterprise-grade voice over IP (VoIP) and video applications.
Where are we going to use these devices?
We will mainly use these devices for installations where an optimal wireless signal coverage is required, and also for installations where there are multimedia PDA devices.
It's an excellent option for its price-quality ratio, to be installed in offices, schools, warehouses…
This model, on an indoor device, the outdoor model can be acquired.
If you want to amplify the signal, you can install one device in Access Point mode and two in repeater mode. I don't recommend linking more than two repeaters to a Cisco WiFi access point, as we will lose quality of service.
Cisco Wi-Fi Access Points
- With Cisco Wi-Fi access points (APs), each frame requires two radio transmissions (unless the destination is on the LAN rather than the WLAN).
- Even if there are hidden stations, communication is always possible, as it's done through the AP, which is always accessible to everyone.
- APs are fixed devices on the network. Therefore:
- Their antennas can be placed strategically, and they can be high-gain.
- Diversity antennas can be provided (to avoid multipath problems)
- They don't have low-power requirements (they don't use batteries).
- When a station turns on, it looks for an AP in its cell. If it receives a response from several, it attends to the one that sends it the strongest signal.
- The station registers with the chosen AP. As a consequence of this, the AP includes it in its MAC table.
- The AP behaves like a wireless hub for the stations in its cell. In the connection between its cell and the distribution system, the AP acts as a bridge.
Handover
- Access Points regularly (10 times per second) send beacon messages to announce their presence to stations within their area.
- If a device moves and switches cells, it will detect another, stronger access point and switch to it. This allows for seamless handover without interrupting the connection.
- 802.11 standards do not detail how roaming should be performed, so interoperability in this regard is not always possible.
- To correct this, several manufacturers have developed IAPP (Inter-Access Point Protocol).
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