Aironet Wireless Communications

Aironet Wireless CommunicationsType| Division

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Industry| Computer networking
Founded| United States (1986)
Fate| Acquired by Cisco Systems
Headquarters| United States
Parent| Cisco Systems

Cisco Aironet is a maker of wireless networking equipment currently operated as a division of Cisco Systems. It was started by ex-Marconi Wireless employees in 1986 as Telesystems SLW in Canada, right after the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) 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 Systems 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.

## Contents

* 1 Pre-acquisition Aironet products
* 2 Cisco Era Aironet products
* 3 Cisco Aironet compatible wireless controllers
* 4 See also
* 5 References
* 6 External links

## Pre-acquisition Aironet products[edit]

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

## Cisco Era Aironet products[edit]

* Aironet 700W Series[2]
* Simultaneous dual band radio, 802.11n based, wall-plate-mountable, BandSelect, VideoStream, 4x Gb 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[edit]

* 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]

## See also[edit]

* List of Cisco Systems acquisitions

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Telxon Corporation". fundinguniverse.com. Archived from the original on 2007-11-11. Retrieved 2008-02-08.
2. ^ a b "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.
5. ^ a b c d e "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.
7. ^ a b "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.

## External links[edit]

* The WayBack Machine's archive of a page with more info on Aironet's history
* 1999 news release about Cisco acquiring Aironet
* Linux drivers for Aironet ARLAN
* Cisco End-Of-Life announcement about pre-acquisition Aironet devices