Chapter 1 Overview - Cisco 1232AG - Aironet - Wireless Access Point Hardware Installation Manual

Overview
Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Points (hereafter called access points) provide a secure, affordable,
and easy-to-use wireless LAN solution that combines mobility and flexibility with the enterprise-class
features required by networking professionals. With a management system based on Cisco IOS software,
the 1200 series is a Wi-Fi certified, 802.11b-compliant, and 802.11a-compliant wireless LAN
transceiver.
The 1200 series access point can contain two radios: a 2.4-GHz radio in an internal mini-PCI slot and a
5-GHz radio module in an external, modified cardbus slot. The access point supports one radio of each
type, but it does not support two 2.4-GHz or two 5-GHz radios. You can configure the radios separately,
using different settings on each radio.
The access point serves as the connection point between wireless and wired networks or as the center
point of a stand-alone wireless network. In large installations, wireless users within radio range of an
access point can roam throughout a facility while maintaining seamless, uninterrupted access to the
network.
You can configure and monitor the access point using the command-line interface (CLI), the
browser-based management system, or Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP).
This chapter provides information on the following topics:
• Hardware Features, page 1-2
Network Configuration Examples, page 1-5
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