Cisco Aironet CAP3502e User Manual

Cisco Aironet 3500 Series Access Point

Indoor Access Points Cisco Aironet® 3500i Model

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Sleek design with internal antennas

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Ideal for carpeted offices

Cisco Aironet 3500e Model

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Rugged metal housing and extended operating temperature

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Ideal for factories, warehouses, and other indoor industrial environments

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Versatile RF coverage with external antennas

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UL 2043 plenum-rated for above-ceiling installation options or suspended from drop ceilings

Self-Healing and Self-Optimizing Wireless

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Classify over 20 different types of interference, including non-Wi-Fi interference within 5 to 30 seconds

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Automatic remedial action and less manual intervention

Secure Interoperability

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Controller-based Deployment Only

Troubleshooting Forensics for Faster Interference Resolution and Proactive Action

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Spectrum Expert Connect provides real-time, raw spectrum data to help with difficult-todiagnose interference problems

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Air Quality Index provides a snapshot of network performance and the impact of interference

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Historic interference information for back-intime analysis and faster problem solving

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24 x 7 monitoring with remote access reduces travel and speeds resolution

Robust Security and Policy Enforcement

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Industry’s first access point with non-Wi-Fi detection for off-channel rogues

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Supports rogue access point detection and detection of denial-of-service attacks

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Management frame protection detects malicious users and alerts network administrators

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Set policies to prohibit devices that interfere with the Wi-Fi network or jeopardize network security

Cisco® Aironet® 3500 Series Access Points with Cisco CleanAir technology are the industry’s first self-healing, self-optimizing wireless network. CleanAir technology is a systemwide feature of the Cisco Unified Wireless Network that improves air quality by detecting RF interference that other systems can’t recognize, identifying the source, locating it on a map, and then making automatic adjustments to optimize wireless coverage. These innovative access points provide the highest-performance

802.11n connectivity for mission-critical avoiding interference, the 3500 Series offers performance protection for 802.11n networks to help ensure reliable application delivery.

RF Excellence

Building on the Cisco Aironet heritage of RF excellence, the 3500 Series delivers industry-leading performance for secure and reliable

wireless connections. Enterprise-class silicon and optimized radios

deliver a robust mobility experience using Cisco M-Drive technology, which includes:

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ClientLink improves reliability and coverage for legacy clients

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BandSelect improves 5-GHz client connections in mixed

client environments

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VideoStream uses multicast to improve rich-media

applications

All of these features help ensure the best possible end-user experience on the wireless network

802.11n access points to create a

mobility. By intelligently

Data Sheet

Cisco also offers the industry’s broadest selection of 802.11n antennas delivering optimal coverage for a variety of deployment scenarios

Scalability

The Cisco Aironet 3500 Series is a component of the Cisco Unified Wireless Network, which can scale up to 18,000 access points with full Layer 3 mobility across central or remote locations on the enterprise campus, in branch offices, and at remote sites. The Cisco Unified Wireless Network is the industry’s most flexible, resilient, and scalable architecture, delivering secure access to mobility services and applications and offering the lowest total cost of ownership and investment protection by integrating seamlessly with the existing wired network.

Product Specifications

Table 1 lists the product specifications for Cisco Aironet 3500 Series Access Points.

Table 1. Product Specifications for Cisco Aironet 3500 Series Access Points

Item Specification

Part Numbers Cisco Aironet 3500 Series Access Point

Controller-Based Access Point The Cisco Aironet 3500i mode - Indoor environments, with internal antennas

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AIR-CAP3502I-x-K9 - Dual-band controller-based 802.11a/g/n

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AIR-CAP3501I-x-K9 - Single-band controller-based 802.11g/n

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AIR-CAP3502I-xK910 - Eco-pack (dual-band 802.11a/g/n) 10 quantity access points

The Cisco Aironet 3500e mode - Indoor, challenging environments, with external antennas

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AIR-CAP3502E-x-K9 - Dual-band controller-based 802.11a/g/n

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AIR-CAP3501E-x-K9 - Single-band controller-based 802.11g/n

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AIR-CAP3502E-xK910 - Eco-pack (dual-band 802.11a/g/n) 10 quantity access points

Cisco SMARTnet® Services for the Cisco Aironet 3500i model with internal antennas

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CON-SNT-CAP352Ix - SMARTnet 8x5xNBD 3500i access point (dual-band 802.11 a/g/n)

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CON-SNT-CAP351Ix - SMARTnet 8x5xNBD 3500i access point (single-band 802.11 g/n)

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Qty(10) CON-SNT-CAP352Ix - SMARTnet 8x5xNBD 10 quantity eco-pack 3500i access point (dual-band

802.11a/g/n)

SMARTnet Services for the Cisco Aironet 3500e model with external antennas

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CON-SNT-CAP3502x - SMARTnet 8x5xNBD 3500e access point (dual-band 802.11 a/g/n)

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CON-SNT-CAP3501x - SMARTnet 8x5xNBD 3500e access point (single-band 802.11 g/n)

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Qty(10) CON-SNT-CAP3502x - SMARTnet 8x5xNBD 10 quantity eco-pack 3500e access point (dual-band

802.11a/g/n)

Cisco Wireless LAN Services

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AS-WLAN-CNSLT -

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AS-WLAN-CNSLT -

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AS-WLAN-CNSLT -

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, please 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.

Software Cisco Unified Wireless Network Software Release 7.0 or later (autonomous IOS not supported)

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802.11n Version 2.0 (and Related) Capabilities

2x3 multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) with two spatial streams

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Maximal ratio combining (MRC)

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Legacy beamforming

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20- and 40-MHz channels

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PHY data rates up to 300 Mbps

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

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802.11 dynamic frequency selection (DFS)

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Cyclic shift diversity (CSD) support

Cisco Wireless LAN Network Planning and Design Service Cisco Wireless LAN 802.11n Migration Service Cisco Wireless LAN Performance and Security Assessment Service

Item Specification

Data Rates Supported

Frequency Band and 20-MHz Operating Channels

Note: 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, please visit http://www.cisco.com/go/aironet/compliance.

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

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

802.11n data rates (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz): GI2 = 800ns GI = 400ns MCS Index1 20-MHz Rate (Mbps) 40-MHz Rate (Mbps) 20-MHz Rate (Mbps) 40-MHz Rate (Mbps)

0 6.5 13.5 7.2 15 1 13 27 14.4 30 2 19.5 40.5 21.7 45 3 26 54 28.9 60 4 39 81 43.3 90 5 52 108 57.8 120 6 58.5 121.5 65 135 7 65 135 72.2 150 8 13 27 14.4 30 9 26 54 28.9 60 10 39 81 43.3 90 11 52 108 57.8 120 12 78 162 86.7 180 13 104 216 115.6 240 14 117 243 130 270 15 130 270 144.4 300

A (A regulatory domain):

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2.412 to 2.462 GHz; 11 channels

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5.180 to 5.320 GHz; 8 channels

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5.500 to 5.700 GHz, 8 channels (excludes 5.600 to 5.640 GHz)

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5.745 to 5.825 GHz; 5 channels

C (C regulatory domain):

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2.412 to 2.472 GHz; 13 channels

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5.745 to 5.825 GHz; 5 channels

E (E regulatory domain):

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2.412 to 2.472 GHz; 13 channels

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5.180 to 5.320 GHz; 8 channels

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5.500 to 5.700 GHz, 8 channels (excludes 5.600 to 5.640 GHz)

I (I regulatory domain):

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2.412 to 2.472 GHz, 13 channels

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5.180 to 5.320 GHz; 8 channels

K (K regulatory domain):

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2.412 to 2.472 GHz; 13 channels

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5.180 to 5.320 GHz; 8 channels

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5.500 to 5.620 GHz, 7 channels

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5.745 to 5.805 GHz, 4 channels

N (N regulatory domain):

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2.412 to 2.462 GHz; 11 channels

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5.180 to 5.320 GHz; 8 channels

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5.745 to 5.825 GHz; 5 channels

Q (Q regulatory domain):

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2.412 to 2.472 GHz; 13 channels

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5.180 to 5.320 GHz; 8 channels

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5.500 to 5.700 GHz; 11 channels

S (S regulatory domain):

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2.412 to 2.472 GHz; 13 channels

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5.180 to 5.320 GHz; 8 channels

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5.745 to 5.825 GHz; 5 channels

T (T regulatory domain):

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2.412 to 2.462 GHz; 11 channels

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5.280 to 5.320 GHz; 3 channels

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5.500 to 5.700 GHz, 11 channels

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5.745 to 5.825 GHz; 5 channels

MCS Index: The Modulation and Coding Scheme (MCS) index determines the number of spatial streams, the modulation, the

coding rate, and data rate values.

GI: A guard interval (GI) between symbols helps receivers overcome the effects of multipath delays.

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