Software

Cisco Unified Wireless Network Software Release with AireOS wireless controllers:

• 8.1.121.0 or later for the Cisco Aironet 1830 Series Access Points

Deployment modes

• Centralized, standalone, sniffer**, Cisco FlexConnect, monitor**, OfficeExtend**,mesh**

Supported wireless LAN controllers

• Cisco 2500 Series Wireless Controllers, Cisco Wireless Controller Module for ISR G2, Cisco Wireless Services Module 2 (WiSM2) for Cisco Catalyst® 6500 Series Switches, Cisco 5500 Series Wireless Controllers, Cisco 5520 Series Wireless Controllers, Cisco Flex® 7500 Series Wireless Controllers, Cisco 8500 Series Wireless Controllers, Cisco 8540 Series Wireless Controllers, Cisco Virtual Wireless Controller, Cisco 5760 Wireless LAN Controller,** Cisco Catalyst 3650 and 3850 Series Switches with integrated controller**
• Cisco Mobility Express

802.11n version 2.0 (and related) capabilities

• 3x3 MIMO with two spatial streams
• Maximal ratio combining (MRC)
• 20- and 40-MHz channels
• PHY data rates up to 300 Mbps (40 MHz with 5 GHz)
• Packet aggregation: A-MPDU (Tx/Rx), A-MSDU (Tx/Rx)

802.11 dynamic frequency selection (DFS)

• Cyclic shift diversity (CSD) support
• 802.11ac Wave 1 and 2 capabilities
• 3x3 MIMO with two spatial streams, single-user or multiuser MIMO
• MRC
• 802.11ac beamforming (transmit beamforming)
• 20-, 40-, and 80-MHz channels
• PHY data rates up to 867 Mbps (80 MHz in 5 GHz)
• Packet aggregation: A-MPDU (Tx/Rx), A-MSDU (Tx/Rx)
• 802.11 DFS
• CSD support

Available transmit power settings

• 2.4 GHz
• 22 dBm
• 19 dBm
• 16 dBm
• 13 dBm
• 10 dBm
• 7 dBm
• 4 dBm
• 1 dBm
• 5 GHz
• 23 dBm
• 20 dBm
• 17 dBm
• 14 dBm
• 11 dBm
• 8 dBm
• 5 dBm
• 2 dBm

Integrated antenna

• 2.4 GHz, gain 3 dBi, internal omni, horizontal beamwidth 360°
• 5 GHz, gain 5 dBi, internal omni, horizontal beamwidth 360°

Interfaces

• 1 x 10/100/1000BASE-T autosensing (RJ-45), Power over Ethernet (PoE)
• Management console port (RJ-45)
• USB 2.0 (enabled via future software)

Indicators

• Status LED indicates boot loader status, association status, operating status, boot loader warnings, boot loader errors

Dimensions (W x L x H)

• Access point (without mounting bracket): 8.3 x 8.3 x 2 in. (210.8 x 210.8 x 50.8 mm)

Weight

• 3.12 lb (1.41 kg)

Environmental

• Nonoperating (storage) temperature: -22° to 158°F (-30° to 70°C)
• Nonoperating (storage) altitude test: 25°C, 15,000 ft.
• Operating temperature: 32° to 104°F (0° to 40°C)
• Operating humidity: 10% to 90% (noncondensing)
• Operating altitude test: 40°C, 9843 ft.

System memory

• 1 GB DRAM
• 256 MB flash

Input power requirements

• 44 to 57 VDC
• Power supply and power injector: 100 to 240 VAC; 50 to 60 Hz

Power draw

• 16W
• Note: When deployed using a PoE specification, the power drawn from the power sourcing equipment will be higher by some amount, depending on the length of the interconnecting cable.

Powering options

• 802.3af/802.3at
• Enhanced PoE
• Cisco local power supply, AIR-PWR-C=
• Cisco power injector, AIR-PWRINJ5= (Note: This injector supports 802.3af only)
• Note: If 802.3af PoE is the source of power, the USB port is disabled.

Warranty

• Limited lifetime hardware warranty

Compliance standards

• UL 60950-1
• CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 60950-1
• UL 2043
• IEC 60950-1
• EN 60950-1
• Radio approvals:
• FCC Part 15.247, 15.407 **
• RSS-210 (Canada)
• EN 300.328, EN 301.893 (Europe)
• ARIB-STD 66 (Japan)
• ARIB-STD T71 (Japan)
• EMI and susceptibility (Class B)
• FCC Part 15.107 and 15.109 **
• ICES-003 (Canada)
• VCCI (Japan)
• EN 301.489-1 and -17 (Europe)
• IEEE standards:
• IEEE 802.11a/b/g, 802.11n, 802.11h, 802.11d
• IEEE 802.11ac Draft 5
• Security:
• 802.11i, Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2), WPA
• 802.1X
• Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP)
• Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) types:
• EAP-Transport Layer Security (TLS)
• EAP-Tunneled TLS (TTLS) or Microsoft Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol Version 2 (MSCHAPv2)
• Protected EAP (PEAP) v0 or EAP-MSCHAPv2
• EAP-Flexible Authentication via Secure Tunneling (FAST)
• PEAP v1 or EAP-Generic Token Card (GTC)
• EAP-Subscriber Identity Module (SIM)
• Multimedia:
• Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM)
• Other:
• FCC Bulletin OET-65C
• RSS-102