Overview of the Cisco WMIC
Table 1
Differences Between the 2.4-GHz WMIC and the 4.9-GHz WMIC
Feature
2.4-GHz WMIC
Universal
Supported
workgroup
bridge mode
VLAN
16 unencrypted VLANs,
16 static key VLANs, or
16 dynamic key VLANs
Wireless
WEP-40, WEP-128, TKIP,
encryption/cipher
CKIP, CMIC, and
suites
CKIP-CMIC, AES-CCM
Maximum
255
number of
stations with
WEP
Maximum
256
number of
stations with
TKIP
Maximum
256
number of
stations with
AES-CCM
Channelization
Statically declared as defined
by IEEE 802.11b/g.
Scanning
All Scanning Enhancements
enhancements for
for Faster Roaming are
faster roaming
available.
Simple Network
Supported
Management
Protocol (SNM)P
MIB IDs
Dot11 MIB
Supported
parameters
4.9-GHz WMIC
Not supported
16 unencrypted VLANs,
1 static key VLANs, or
4 dynamic key VLANs
WEP-40, WEP-128, TKIP,
and AES-CCM
116
26
116
Channel spacing selected by
using the CLI.
All Scanning Enhancements
for Faster Roaming are
available except "Use First
Better Access Point."
Supported for new values
The dot11 parameters are
returned through the dot11
MIB interface.
Cisco 3200 Series Wireless MIC Software Configuration Guide
Comment
Enables operation with non-Cisco Aironet
access points.
CKIP, CMIC and CKIP-CMIC are not part
of 802.11 standard cipher suites.
Synthesizer tuning time
•
Start on Current Channel
•
Only Probe Current SSID
•
Shorten Wait time for Probe Response
•
•
Automatically Limiting Frequencies
Scanned
Time out the Scan
•
Use First Better Access Point
•
•
Save Best Probe Response
The platform-dependent SNMP code was
modified to return new values
(entPhysicalVendorType, System OID, and
Chassis ID).
Features
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