Cisco Mobility Express is part of the Cisco Smart Business Communications System, a complete unified communications solution for SMBs that provides voice, data, video, security, and wireless capabilities while integrating with existing desktop applications like calendar, e-mail, and customer relationship management (CRM). As customer needs grow, the Cisco Mobility Express solution offers the versatility to evolve and scale from a solid mobile foundation, delivering business-grade wireless features to a sophisticated yet cost-effective wireless network capable of supporting leading mobility services and applications.
The Cisco 526 Wireless Express Mobility Controller harnesses the power of Cisco Lightweight Access Point Protocol (LWAPP) technology, best-in-class automatic radio optimization, mobility performance, and multi-access-point management. On top of the basic transport layer, the controller supports Cisco Secure Guest Access and voice-over-WLAN advanced mobility services. As part of the Smart Business Communications System, this controller is managed by the Cisco Configuration Assistant, easing deployment and decreasing the cost of ongoing maintenance. A single mobility controller supports up to six wireless express access points, and up to two controllers can be deployed per network, delivering the capacity, simplicity, and price point appropriate for small and medium-sized businesses.
With Cisco 521 Wireless Express Access Points, the Cisco Mobility Express solution is an ideal fit for the SMB environment. Table 2 highlights the main architectural feature differences between consumer-grade, business-grade, and enterprise-grade WLAN solutions
Features and Benefits
Features
Benefits
Enables Cisco Secure Guest Access
With Cisco Secure Guest Access, organizations can easily create and manage a virtual guest network with a login portal page for users such as customers, vendors, and contractors. Visitors can have Internet access while safely partitioned from the sensitive corporate LAN.
Supports Cisco voice-over- WLAN Optimization
Voice over WLAN optimization is a package of features that delivers quality of service, call admission control, and fast, secure inter-access-point hand-off to improve the quality of a wireless voice infrastructure.
Streamlined Management Tool
Includes Cisco Configuration Assistant, a GUI-based management software which automatically discovers and dynamically configures Cisco Wireless Express access points to simplify and accelerate wireless network setup.
Supports Cisco Lightweight Access Point Protocol (LWAPP)
Uses Cisco LWAPP for communication between Cisco Wireless Express access points and mobility controllers to simplify deployment and follow-on management, and to automate functions required for a pervasive WLAN end-user experience.
Supports Up to Six Cisco Wireless Express Access Points per Controller and Up to Two Controllers per Network for a Total of 12 Access Points
The wireless network easily expands as business requirements for additional wireless coverage and mobility services increase.
Multi-Access-Point Radio Resource Management (RRM)
RRM automatically optimizes radio coverage and capacity while working around potential points of interference. This real-time radio coordination simplifies deployment of multiple access points.
Secure Authentication Mechanism Support
Support for a wide range of authentication mechanisms to enable scalable security architectures and minimize security interoperability issues, including Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP), MAC Filtering, Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA), WPA2, WebAuth, and Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP).
Wired/wireless Network Virtualization
Supports the use of up to eight secure set identifier (SSID)/VLANs so that one physical WLAN infrastructure can be safely shared by different users, applications, or organizations as virtual wired/wireless networks.
Wireless Component of the Cisco Smart Business Communications System
Part of a portfolio of switching, routing, security, wireless, and voice products designed to work both individually and together as a system to maximize the value of each product in the network.
Architectural Feature Comparison
Features
Consumer-Grade Access Points
Cisco 500 Wireless Express Access Point (Standalone Mode)
Cisco 500 Wireless Express Access Point (Controller Mode)
Cisco Enterprise Unified WLAN Architecture
Part of the Cisco Smart Business Communications System
Advanced-Mobility-Services-Ready: Voice Over WLAN Optimization
1The Cisco Unified Wireless Network Architecture uses Cisco Wireless Control System (WCS) Software or the command-line interface instead of the Cisco Configuration Assistant.
2The Cisco 500 Series Wireless Express Access Points can use LWAPP technology for a controller-based deployment but these access points cannot be used in a Cisco Unified Wireless Network.
Product Specifications
Item
Specification
Physical Interfaces
• Two 10/100 Ethernet ports for uplink and management
• Command-line interface for troubleshooting (SHO/DEBUG only) using Telnet, SSH, or console port access
Security/Authentication Standards
None/Open, WEP/Open, MAC Filtering, WPA/Open with EAP, WPA/Network EAP, WPA-Pre-Shared Key (WPA-PSK)/Open with EAP, WPA-PSK/Network EAP, WPA2/Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) CCMP. Supported EAP types include Protected EAP (PEAP), Cisco LEAP, EAP- Transport Layer Security (TLS), EAP-Generic Token Card (GTC), and EAP-Subscriber Identity Module (SIM)
Radius Authentication
IEEE 802.1x Radius authentication. External Radius server required.
Multiple SSIDs
• Eight SSIDs supported (each access point may support multiple SSIDs)
• One service set identifier (SSID) broadcast in SSID beacon
Support for Cisco Secure Guest Access
Allows for creation of guest SSID/VLAN through Cisco Configuration Assistant, and creation of guest user accounts and configuration of login page using Cisco Configuration Assistant
Support for Voice-Over- WLAN Optimization
Delivers quality of service, call admission control, fast inter-access point hand-off, and other optimization features to improve the quality of a wireless voice infrastructure.
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