Aironet

Aironet
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Computer networking
Founded	1986; 39 years ago, in the United States
Fate	Acquired by Cisco
Headquarters	United States
Parent	Cisco

Aironet is a maker of wireless networking equipment It is a subsidiary of Cisco. It was started by ex-Marconi Wireless employees in 1986 as Telesystems SLW in Canada, right after the United States Federal Communications Commission opened up the ISM bands for spread spectrum license-free use. Telxon acquired Telesystems SLW in 1992,^[1] and Aironet Wireless Communications was spun off from Telxon's RF Division in 1994. Cisco acquired Aironet in 1999.

One of its pre-acquisition direct competitors was NCR and its successors (AT&T and Lucent), who sold the WaveLAN wireless networking technology.

Pre-acquisition Aironet products

ARLAN 900 MHz proprietary wireless networking
ARLAN 2.4 GHz proprietary wireless networking

Cisco Era Aironet products

Aironet 700W Series^[2]
- Simultaneous dual band radio, 802.11n based, wall-plate-mountable, BandSelect, VideoStream, 4 Gigabit Ethernet ports, one PoE port, requires a controller.^[2]
Aironet 1100 Series (2009)^[3]^[4]
- 1130^[5]
- 1140 - 802.11n (2.4 GHz only), PoE, single port, ClientLink beam forming technology.^[6]
  - End of Life: October 1, 2013.^[7]
  - End of Software Updates: October 1, 2014.^[7]
Aironet 1700 Series
Aironet 1850 Series
Aironet 1200 Series
- 1240^[5]
- 1250^[5]
- 1250^[5]
Aironet 1300 Outdoor Access Point/Bridge^[5]
Aironet 2600 Series
Aironet 2700 Series
Aironet 2800 Series
Aironet 3500 Series
Aironet 3600 Series
Aironet 3700 Series
Aironet 3800 Series
Aironet 4800 Series

Cisco Aironet compatible wireless controllers

Cisco 8540 Wireless LAN Controller^[8]
Cisco 5520 Wireless LAN Controller^[9]
Cisco 3504 Wireless LAN Controller^[10]
Cisco 2500 Wireless LAN Controller^[11]
Cisco Virtual Wireless Controller.^[12]

References

^ "Telxon Corporation". fundinguniverse.com. Archived from the original on 2007-11-11. Retrieved 2008-02-08.
^ ^a ^b "Cisco Aironet 700W Series - Products & Services". Cisco. Retrieved 2015-11-12.
^ "Cisco Aironet 1140 Series Access Point Data Sheet". Cisco. Retrieved 2015-11-12.
^ "Miercom Lab Testing Summary Report January 2009" (PDF). Retrieved November 12, 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Cisco IOS Software Configuration Guide for Cisco Aironet Access Points" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-11-12.
^ "Next-Generation Wireless Options" (PDF). Retrieved November 12, 2015.
^ ^a ^b "End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Aironet 1140 Series". Cisco. Retrieved 2015-11-12.
^ "Cisco 8540 Wireless LAN Controller". Cisco. Retrieved 2018-12-11.
^ "Cisco 5520 Wireless LAN Controller". Cisco. Retrieved 2018-12-11.
^ "Cisco 3504 Wireless LAN Controller". Cisco. Retrieved 2018-12-11.
^ "Cisco 2500 Series Wireless Controller". Cisco. Retrieved 2018-12-11.
^ "Cisco Virtual Wireless Controller - Products & Services". Cisco. Retrieved 2015-11-12.

External links

[1] "Telxon Corporation". fundinguniverse.com. Archived from the original on 2007-11-11. Retrieved 2008-02-08.

[:1-2] "Cisco Aironet 700W Series - Products & Services". Cisco. Retrieved 2015-11-12.

[3] "Cisco Aironet 1140 Series Access Point Data Sheet". Cisco. Retrieved 2015-11-12.

[4] "Miercom Lab Testing Summary Report January 2009" (PDF). Retrieved November 12, 2015.

[:2-5] "Cisco IOS Software Configuration Guide for Cisco Aironet Access Points" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-11-12.

[6] "Next-Generation Wireless Options" (PDF). Retrieved November 12, 2015.

[:0-7] "End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Aironet 1140 Series". Cisco. Retrieved 2015-11-12.

[8] "Cisco 8540 Wireless LAN Controller". Cisco. Retrieved 2018-12-11.

[9] "Cisco 5520 Wireless LAN Controller". Cisco. Retrieved 2018-12-11.

[10] "Cisco 3504 Wireless LAN Controller". Cisco. Retrieved 2018-12-11.

[11] "Cisco 2500 Series Wireless Controller". Cisco. Retrieved 2018-12-11.

[12] "Cisco Virtual Wireless Controller - Products & Services". Cisco. Retrieved 2015-11-12.

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