Cisco Aironet 1815t User Manual

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Data Sheet

Cisco Aironet 1815t Series Access Points

Perfect for the teleworker or for a micro-branch deployment, this easy-to-install series
of Office Extend access points provides secure wired and wireless access for
organizations with employees who work from home.

Product Overview

The Cisco® Aironet® 1815t Series Access Points (Figure 1) offer a highly secure enterprise wired and wireless
connection to the home, micro-branch, or any type of remote sites. No longer will geography or the elements play a
role in delaying productivity, as the 1815t Series extends the corporate network to teleworkers, mobile workers,
and even micro-sites. The access points connect to the home or on-site broadband Internet access and establish a
highly secure tunnel to the corporate network. This tunnel allows remote employees access to data, voice, video,
and cloud services for a network experience consistent with that at the corporate office. The 1815t Series supports

highly secure access to corporate data and personal connectivity for teleworkers’ home devices, with segmented

home traffic.

Figure 1. Cisco Aironet 1815t Series Access Points

Features and Benefits

The Cisco Aironet 1815t Series helps improve workforce productivity, business resiliency, and job flexibility while
reducing travel costs and carbon emissions. The 1815t Series targets commercial, enterprise, and service provider
networks across all industries. Employees who need reliable and consistent access to networked business
services at home, and micro-branches where remote workers require the same network connectivity as at the
corporate site, are both excellent candidates for the 1815t Series.

In recent years corporate users have increasingly preferred wireless access as their form of network connectivity,
due to its convenience. With this shift, there is an expectation that wireless should not slow down users’ day-to-day
work, but should enable a high-performance experience. The 1815t Series delivers industry-leading performance,
with highly secure and reliable wireless connections that provide a robust, mobile end-user experience.

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Feature

Benefit

MU-MIMO

Multiuser (MU) multiple-input multiple-output (MU-MIMO) allows simultaneous data transmission to multiple 802.11ac
Wave 2–capable clients to improve the client experience. Prior to MU-MIMO, 802.11n and 802.11ac Wave 1 access
points could transmit data to only one client at a time. This was typically referred to as single-user MIMO (SU-MIMO).

Real-time service
extender

Extends real-time services such as voice, wireless, video, and data to remote locations that have no IT staff. No longer
will geography or climate be the reason for lost work hours. Working at home is now like being at the office.

Robust security

Using the same profile as at the corporate office, the Aironet 1815t Series establishes a secure Datagram Transport
Layer Security (DTLS) connection between the access point and the controller to offer remote WLAN connectivity.

Gigabit Ethernet ports

Three local Gigabit Ethernet ports are available to securely connect wired devices to the network. Traffic from wired
devices can be tunneled back to a wireless LAN controller (for compatible controllers) or be locally switched by the
access point. One of these Ethernet ports can also provide Power over Ethernet (PoE) out to power a device such as
an IP phone or a security camera.

Item

Specification

Authentication and
security

●

Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) for Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2)

●

802.1X, RADIUS authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA)

●

802.11r

●

802.11i

Software

●

Cisco Unified Wireless Network Software with AireOS Wireless Controllers Release 8.5 or later

Maximum clients

●

Maximum number of associated wireless clients: 200 per Wi-Fi radio, in total 400 clients per access point

802.11ac ● 2x2 single-user/multiuser MIMO with two spatial streams

●

Maximal ratio combining (MRC)

●

20-, 40-, and 80-MHz channels

●

PHY data rates up to 866.7 Mbps (80 MHz on 5 GHz)

●

Packet aggregation: A-MPDU (Tx/Rx), A-MSDU (Rx)

●

802.11 Dynamic Frequency Selection (DFS)

●

Cyclic shift diversity (CSD) support

Ethernet ports

●

Authentication with 802.1X or MAC filtered

●

Dynamic VLAN or per port

●

Traffic locally switched or tunneled back to wireless LAN controller

Increased Wireless Performance

The Aironet 1815t Series supports the latest 802.11ac Wave 2 standard for higher performance, greater access,
and higher-density networks. With simultaneous dual radios and dual band with 802.11ac Wave 2 MU-MIMO
functionality, this access point can handle the increasing number of high-bandwidth devices that will soon become
a common part of the network.

Wired Access

The 1815t Series allows wired access via a single RJ-45 10/100/1000 auto detection port. The access points come
with three local Gigabit Ethernet ports and one uplink Gigabit Ethernet port, allowing for a variety of connections.

Mounting

The 1815t Series can be configured at the corporate office and shipped, for a simple install at the remote office.
The integrated antennas optimize wireless coverage when resting on a desk.

Product Specifications

Table 1 lists the specifications for the Cisco Aironet 1815t Series Access Points. Table 2 lists the RF specifications.

Table 1. Specifications

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Item

Specification

Data rates supported

802.11a: 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54 Mbps

802.11b/g: 1, 2, 5.5, 6, 9, 11, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54 Mbps

802.11n data rates on 2.4 GHz:

MCS Index1
GI2 = 800 ns

GI = 400 ns

20-MHz Rate (Mbps)

20-MHz Rate (Mbps)

0

6.5

7.2

1

13

14.4 2 19.5

21.7

3

26

28.9

4

39

43.3 5 52

57.8

6

58.5

65

7

65

72.2 8 13

14.4

9

26

28.9

10

39

43.3

11

52

57.8

12

78

86.7

13

104

115.6

14

117

130

15

130

144.4

802.11ac data rates on 5 GHz:

MCS Index

Spatial
Streams

GI = 800 ns

GI = 400 ns

20-MHz Rate
(Mbps)

40-MHz Rate
(Mbps)

80-MHz Rate
(Mbps)

20-MHz Rate
(Mbps)

40-MHz Rate
(Mbps)

80-MHz Rate
(Mbps)

0 1 6.5

13.5

29.3

7.2

15

32.5

1 1 13

27

58.5

14.4

30

65 2 1

19.5

40.5

87.8

21.7

45

97.5

3 1 26

54

117

28.9

60

130

4 1 39

81

175.5

43.3

90

195 5 1

52

108

234

57.8

120

260

6 1 58.5

121.5

263.3

65

135

292.5

7 1 65

135

292.5

72.2

150

325 8 1

78

162

351

86.7

180

390

9 1 –

180

390 – 200

433.3

0 2 13

27

58.5

14.4

30

65 1 2

26

54

117

28.9

60

130

2 2 39

81

175.5

43.3

90

195

3 2 52

108

234

57.8

120

260 4 2

78

162

351

86.7

180

390

5 2 104

216

468

115.6

240

520

6 2 117

243

526.5

130

270

585