Cisco 8500 Series Wireless Controller, Dual AC PSU, 500 Access Points

35.10 lb(s)

Scalability: Supports 300, 500, 1000, 3000, and 6000 access points Supports 64,000 clients Supports up to 6000 branch locations (up to 2000 Cisco FlexConnect groups) with 100 access points per branch Supports up to 4096 VLANs RF Management: Provides both real-time and historical information about RF interference impacting network performance across controllers, through systemwide Cisco CleanAir technology integration. Cisco FlexConnect, Centralized Switching, and Mesh AP Support: Centralized control, management, and client troubleshooting. Seamless client access in the event of a WAN link failure (local data switching). Secure guest access. Indoor and outdoor mesh access point support. Efficient access point upgrade that optimizes the WAN link utilization for downloading access point images. Cisco OfficeExtend technology that supports corporate wireless service for mobile and remote workers with secure wired tunnels to Cisco Aironet 1130 or 1140 Series Access Points. Rogue detection for Payment Card Industry (PCI) compliance. Service Provider Wi-Fi: Wi-Fi Certified Passpoint (Hotspot 2.0) certified facilitating hotspot operation for mobile data offloads. Network-based mobility management with Proxy Mobile IPv6 Mobility Access Gateway (MAG) support for integration with cellular data networks. Access Point Support: Cisco Aironet 600 Series Access Points, Cisco Aironet 1040 Series Access Points, Cisco Aironet 1130 Series Access Points, Cisco Aironet 1140 Series Access Points, Cisco Aironet 3600 Series Access Points, Cisco Aironet 3500 Series Access Points, Cisco Aironet 2600 series Access points, Cisco Aironet 1250 Series Access Points, Cisco Aironet 1260 Series Access Points, Cisco Aironet 1240 Series Access Points, Cisco Aironet 1550 series Access points, and Cisco 891 Series Integrated Services Router and Cisco 881 Series Integrated Services Router Comprehensive End-to-End Security: Offers control and provisioning of wireless access points (CAPWAP)-compliant Datagram Transport Layer Security (DTLS) encryption on the control plane between access points and controllers across remote WAN links. End-to-End Voice: Supports Cisco Unified Communications for improved collaboration through messaging, presence, and conferencing. Supports all Cisco Unified Communications wireless IP phones for cost-effective, real-time voice services. Fault Tolerance and High Availability: Access points continue to provide seamless services when a controller fails; provides failover to another backup controller for centralized control and management. SSID high availability with sub second access point failover from primary to standby controller. Redundant power supply helps to ensure maximum availability. 10 Gigabit Ethernet connectivity support: 2 x 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports for redundancy. Enterprise Wireless Mesh: Allows access points to dynamically establish wireless connections without the need for a physical connection to the wired network. Available on select Cisco Aironet access points, Enterprise Wireless Mesh is ideal for warehouses, manufacturing floors, shopping centers and any other location where extending a wired connection may prove difficult or aesthetically unappealing.

Controller, documentation

1.7"h x 17.3"w x 28"d

48.3 lbs

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