Cisco AIR-AP352E2R Data Sheet - Page 3

Intelligent Networking Features for a Scalable, Manageable Solution The Cisco Aironet 350 Series extends end-to-end intelligent networking to the wireless access point with support for enterprise-class virtual LANs (VLANs) and quality of service (QoS). An ideal choice for enterprise installations, the Cisco Aironet 350 Series can manage up to 16 VLANs (Figure 2), which allows customers to differentiate LAN policies and services, such as security and QoS, for different users. For example, enterprise customers can use different VLANs to segregate employee traffic from guest traffic, and further segregate those traffic groups from high-priority voice traffic. Traffic to and from wireless clients with varying security capabilities can be segregated into VLANs with varying security policies. For example, VLANs allow educational institutions to secure faculty and administrator traffic from student traffic traveling over the same infrastructure. Implementing VLAN segmentation increases wireless LAN manageability and security. Figure 2 Indoor Wireless VLAN Deployment SSID = Engineering Access Point #2 Channel 6 SSID = Marketing 802.1Q Trunk Native VLAN = 10 SSID = Guest RADIUS Server Access Point #1 Channel 1 802.1Q Trunk Native VLAN = 10 SSID = Engineering Layer 3 Switch Management VLAN (VLAN-id 10) Enterprise Network SSID = Human Resources SSID = Guest With support for 802.1p QoS, the Cisco Aironet 350 Series provides traffic prioritization for packets traveling to and from the access point over Ethernet. Delay-sensitive traffic, such as voice and video, can be prioritized over data traffic for improved user experience and optimal network utilization. Software and radio firmware upgrades provide the capability to upgrade to future QoS standards such as 802.11e. Supporting the voice prioritization schemes for 802.11b mobile phones, the Aironet 350 Series further enables quality voice-over-wireless-LAN solutions. Cisco Systems, Inc. All contents are Copyright © 2003 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Important Notices and Privacy Statement. Page 3 of 10