Cisco Aironet 3802E User Manual

Data Sheet

Cisco Aironet 3800 Series Access Points

The Cisco® Aironet® 3800 Series Wi-Fi access points are highly versatile and deliver the most functionality of any access points in the industry.

Product Overview

For organizations paving the way for the new 802.11ac Wave 2 standard, the Cisco Aironet 3800 Series is the perfect solution. The access points go beyond getting ready for the new standard, providing the ultimate in flexibility and versatility.

For large enterprise organizations that rely on Wi-Fi to engage with customers, the 3800 Series is a hands-off product that’s intelligent enough to make decisions based on end-device activities and usage. This automation allows you to devote time to other pressing matters, secure in the knowledge that your Wi-Fi network is performing to its utmost potential.

The Aironet 3800 Series is packed with the features and capabilities that have made Cisco the industry leader, at a price point that is ideal for managing wireless growth, capacity, and coverage gaps in dense indoor environments.

Features and Benefits

	Feature	Benefit
	802.11ac Wave 2 support	Provides a theoretical connection rate of up to 2.6 Gbps per radio—roughly double the rates offered by today’s high-
		end 802.11ac access points.
	High-density experience	Best-in-class RF architecture that provides high-performance coverage for a high density of client devices, giving the
		end user a seamless wireless experience. Features include custom hardware in 802.11ac Wave 2 radios, Cisco
		CleanAir®, Cisco ClientLink 4.0, cross-access point noise reduction, and an optimized client roaming experience.
	Multiuser multiple-input	Supporting three spatial streams, MU-MIMO enables access points to split spatial streams between client devices,
	multiple-output (MU-	to maximize throughput.
	MIMO) technology

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	Feature	Benefit
	Multigigabit Ethernet	Providing multiple gigabit uplink speeds of 2.5 Gbps and 5 Gbps in addition to 100-Mbps and 1-Gbps speeds. All
	support	speeds are supported on Category 5e cabling for an industry first, as well as 10GBASE-T cabling.
	Flexible Radio	Allows the access points to intelligently determine the operating mode of serving radios based on the RF
	Assignment	environment. The access points can operate in the following modes:
		● 2.4-GHz and 5-GHz mode: One radio serves clients in 2.4-GHz mode, while the other serves clients in 5-GHz
		mode.
		● Dual 5-GHz mode: Both radios inside the access point operate on the 5-GHz band, maximizing the benefits of
		802.11ac Wave 2 and increasing client device capacity.
		● Wireless Security Monitoring and 5-GHz mode: One radio serves 5-GHz clients while the other is scanning
		the full spectrum for attackers, RF interference, and rogue devices.
	Dual 5-GHz radio support	Enables both radios to operate in 5-GHz client serving mode, allowing an industry-leading 5.2 Gbps (2 x 2.6 Gbps)
		over-the-air speed while increasing client capacity.
	Smart antenna connector	An intelligent second physical antenna connector is included on 3800 Series models with an external antenna. This
		connector provides advanced network design flexibility for high-density and large open-area environments such as
		auditoriums, convention centers, libraries, cafeteria, and arenas/stadiums, allowing two sets of antennas to be
		connected and active on a single access point.
	Modular architecture	Second-generation modular architecture first introduced by the 3600 Series access points. New side-mount
		connection allows companies to add and remove modules as needed without having to dismount the access point
		from the ceiling, further simplifying the customer’s time and dollars when performing network upgrades.
		The new side-mount architecture allows for additional flexibility in the form factor of a 3800 Series module, and in
		the choice of solutions with integrated or even external antennas of their own.
		We have doubled the amount of power available to 3800 Series modules from 9W to 18W, broadening the potential
		module applications and solutions.
	160-MHz channel support	Supporting channels up to 160 MHz wide, Dynamic Bandwidth Selection allows the access point to dynamically
		switch between 20-, 40-, 80-, and 160-MHz channels, depending on the RF channel conditions, providing the
		industry’s best-performing wireless network.
	Zero-impact Application	Uses dedicated hardware acceleration to improve the performance of line-speed applications such as Cisco
	Visibility and Control*	Application Visibility and Control.
	Cisco ClientLink 4.0	Cisco ClientLink 4.0 technology improves downlink performance to all mobile devices, including one-, two-, and
		three-spatial-stream devices on 802.11a/b/g/n/ac while improving battery life on mobile devices such as
		smartphones and tablets.
	Cisco CleanAir 160 MHz*	Cisco CleanAir technology, enhanced with 160-MHz channel support, provides proactive, high-speed spectrum
		intelligence across 20-, 40-, 80-, and 160-MHz-wide channels to combat performance problems due to wireless
		interference.
	Cross-access point noise	A Cisco innovation that enables access points to intelligently collaborate in real time about RF conditions so that
	reduction	users connect with optimized signal quality and performance.
	Optimized access point	Helps ensure that client devices associate with the access point in their coverage range that offers the fastest data
	roaming	rate available.
	Automatic link	802.3ad (Link Aggregation Control Protocol [LACP]) compliant, allowing both Ethernet interfaces to automatically
	aggregation (LAG)	enable LAG, increasing overall throughput to the access point.
	support

802.11ac Wave 2 and Beyond

The Aironet 3800 Series extends 802.11ac speed and features to a new generation of smartphones, tablets, and high-performance laptops, providing a greater end-user experience. Whether your project involves wholesale changes to your current wireless network or upgrading your legacy Wi-Fi deployments (802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wave 1 deployments), the Aironet 3800 Series can handle the job.

The Aironet 3800 Series supports 802.11ac Wave 2, providing a theoretical connection rate of up to 5.2 Gbps— that’s roughly four times the rate offered by today’s high-end 802.11ac access points. The boost helps you stay ahead of the performance and bandwidth expectations of today’s mobile worker, who usually uses multiple Wi-Fi devices instead of just one. As such, users are adding proportionally larger traffic loads to the wireless LAN, which has outpaced Ethernet as the default enterprise access network.

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High-Density Experience

Building on the Cisco Aironet heritage of RF excellence, the Cisco Aironet 3800 Series Access Points run on a purpose-built, innovative chipset with a best-in-class RF architecture. This chipset provides a high-density experience for enterprise networks designed for mission-critical, high-performance applications. The 3800 Series is part of Cisco’s flagship portfolio of 802.11ac-enabled access points, delivering a robust mobility experience. It features 802.11ac Wave 2 with 4x4 MU-MIMO technology supporting three spatial streams. MU-MIMO enables access points to split spatial streams between client devices, to maximize throughput.

With two radios built into each access point, the Aironet 3800 Series is more versatile than any access point currently on the market. These radios are outfitted with Flexible Radio Assignment, which means that the access points automatically self-optimize to better serve the environment. For example, one of the radios broadcasts its signal on the 5-GHz channel and the other sends out a 2.4-GHz signal. The access point understands the wireless environment and will automatically switch the 2.4-GHz signal to a 5-GHz signal, increasing the reliability of your customers’ Wi-Fi use. This setting automatically works in reverse too: the access point can recognize that the RF environment has changed and revert back to its original configuration.

The 3800 Series also dynamically changes the radio settings based on the wireless environment. The access point will allow one of the radios to operate in WirelessSecurity Monitoring mode, allowing you to detect wireless security threats and interference and combat rogue access. This valuable information can be culled in an easy-to- understand matrix to inform you about your wireless users. Flexible Radio Assignment also allows you to convert a radio into Wireless Service Assurance mode, providing proactive health monitoring of the network.

●Optimized access point roaming helps ensure that client devices associate with the access point in their coverage range that offers the fastest data rate available.

●Cisco ClientLink 4.0 improves downlink performance to all mobile devices, including one-, two-, and three- spatial-stream devices on 802.11a/b/g/n/ac. At the same time, the technology improves battery life on mobile devices.

●Cisco CleanAir is technology enhanced with 160-MHz channel support. It delivers proactive, high-speed spectrum intelligence across 20-, 40-, and 80-, and 160-MHz-wide channels to combat performance problems due to wireless interference.

●MIMO equalization capabilities optimize uplink performance and reliability by reducing the impact of signal fade.

Modular Architecture

The 3800 Series carries forward the modular architecture first introduced with the Aironet 3600 Series, providing unparalleled investment protection for forward-looking modular solutions. The 3800 Series delivers an enhanced second-generation modular architecture by:

●Moving the module connection from the bottom to the side of the access point. This allows for easier addition and removal of a module without having to dismount the access point and also allows for flexibility in module design with respect to size and appropriate antenna placement.

●Increasing the power available to a module to 18W, providing additional flexibility for future module solutions.

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As wireless LAN continues to grow as the dominant method of connecting to private and public networks, the access point becomes a perfect integration point into an enterprise corporate network or carrier service network for a wide variety of solutions. Companies can use a single Ethernet cable drop from their wired network to provide high-speed network access and also typically for Power over Ethernet (PoE) to the access point and solutions that are integrated with and interconnected through the 3800 Series access points.

Product Specifications

Item

Part numbers

Software and supported wireless LAN controllers

Specification

Cisco Aironet 3800i Access Point: Indoor environments, with internal antennas

●AIR-AP3802I-x-K9: Dual-band, controller-based 802.11a/b/g/n/ac

●AIR-AP3802I-xK910: Eco-pack (dual-band 802.11a/b/g/n/ac) 10 quantity access points

Cisco Aironet 3800i Access Point Configurable: Indoor environments, with internal antennas

●AIR-AP3802I-x-K9C: Dual-band, controller-based 802.11a/g/n/ac, configurable

●AIR-AP3802I-xK910C: Eco-pack (dual-band 802.11a/g/n/ac) 10 quantity access points, configurable

Cisco Aironet 3800e Access Point: Indoor, challenging environments, with external antennas

●AIR-AP3802e-x-K9: Dual-band controller-based 802.11a/b/g/n/ac

●AIR-AP3802e-xK910: Eco-pack (dual-band 802.11a/b/g/n/ac), 10 quantity access points

Cisco Aironet 3800e Access Point Configurable: Indoor, challenging environments, with external antennas

●AIR-AP3802E-x-K9C: Dual-band controller-based 802.11a/g/n/ac, configurable

●AIR-AP3802E-xK910C: Eco-pack (dual-band 802.11a/g/n/ac), 10 quantity access points, configurable

Cisco Aironet 3800p Access Point: Indoor, challenging environments, with external antennas

●AIR-AP3802p-x-K9: Dual-band controller-based 802.11a/b/g/n/ac

●AIR-AP3802p-xK910: Eco-pack (dual-band 802.11a/b/g/n/ac), 10 quantity access points

Cisco Aironet 3800p Access Point Configurable: Indoor, challenging environments, with external antennas

●AIR-AP3802p-x-K9C: Dual-band controller-based 802.11a/g/n/ac, configurable

●AIR-AP3802p-xK910C: Eco-pack (dual-band 802.11a/g/n/ac), 10 quantity access points, configurable

Cisco Smart Net Total Care™ for the Cisco Aironet 3800i Access Point with internal antennas

●CON-SNT-AIRPIBK9: SNTC-8X5XNBD 802.11ac Ctrlr AP 4x Duration: 12 Month(s)

Cisco Smart Net Total Care for the Cisco Aironet 3800e Access Point with external antennas

● CON-SNT-AIRPID38E: SNTC-8X5XNBD 802.11ac Ctrlr AP 4x4:3SS w/CleanAir; Ex Duration: 12 Month(s)

Cisco Smart Net Total Care for the Cisco Aironet 3800p Access Point with external antennas

● CON-SNT-AIRAP382: SNTC-8X5XNBD 802.11ac Ctrlr AP 4x Duration: 12 Month(s)

Regulatory domains: (x = regulatory domain)

Customers are responsible for verifying approval for use in their individual countries. To verify approval, and to identify the regulatory domain that corresponds to a particular country, visit http://www.cisco.com/go/aironet/compliance.

Not all regulatory domains have been approved. As they are approved, the part numbers will be available on the Global Price List.

Cisco Smart Net Total Care Service: http://www.cisco.com/go/sntc

Cisco Wireless LAN Services

●AS-WLAN-CNSLT: Cisco Wireless LAN Network Planning and Design Service

●AS-WLAN-CNSLT: Cisco Wireless LAN 802.11n Migration Service

●AS-WLAN-CNSLT: Cisco Wireless LAN Performance and Security Assessment Service

●Cisco Unified Wireless Network Software Release 8.2.MR1 or later

●Cisco 2500 Series Wireless Controllers, Cisco Wireless Controller Module for ISR G2, Cisco Wireless Services Module 2 (WiSM2) for Catalyst® 6500 Series Switches, Cisco 5500 Series Wireless Controllers, Cisco Flex® 7500 Series Wireless Controllers, Cisco 8500 Series Wireless Controllers, Cisco Virtual Wireless Controller

●Cisco IOS® XE Software Release 16.3 – Target Q3 CY2016

●Cisco Catalyst 3850 Series and 3650 Series Switches

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