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Cisco’s Aironet 1200 Series is a pricey yet impressive wireless access point—a slam dunk for businesses that already use Cisco gear. Because of its strong performance, robust security, and a host of management options, it earns good rating. While the 1200 Series is a rock-solid product, you need to invest in WLSE to take full advantage of its feature set. Large businesses with no budget constraints won’t have a problem paying for this solution. Finally, the overall rating is an aggregate based on analysis by PC Magazine Labs staff and reviewers.
Cisco Aironet 802.11a/b/g Wireless PCI Adapter received thumbs up from its various users. The product features good signal strength and latency is low. But some customers faced troubles while installing Cisco Aironet 802.11a/b/g Wireless PCI Adapter on windows xp 64 bit due to lack of driver support. Many customers have also appreciated the support system of Cisco. This Wireless PCI Adapter works successfully for years. All in all, Cisco Aironet 802.11a/b/g Wireless PCI Adapter is good and very stable product.
Cisco’s Wireless LAN Controllers work in conjunction with Cisco lightweight access points and the Cisco Wireless Control System (WCS) to provide system wide wireless LAN functions. As components of the Cisco Unified Wireless Network, Cisco 2100 Series Wireless LAN Controllers and the Cisco 2106 Wireless LAN Controller present network administrators with the visibility and control necessary to effectively and securely manage business-class WLANs. To maximize the performance of Cisco hardware, Cisco strongly recommends Cisco SMARTnet Support. SMARTnet provides technical support, access to essential information and advanced hardware replacement.
Cisco will launch its first products developed specially for small businesses in January. The new products are for video surveillance, data storage and wireless office communications. Cisco said to reach small and medium businesses (SMBs), the company will embark on a campaign focusing on business capabilities and the benefits of complete solutions rather than on products and technologies. The six-month integrated campaign called “One Voice” comes on the back of Cisco’s recent announcement of a US$100 million investment in its global small business initiative.
Cisco subsidiary Linksys has introduced a new wireless router, tailored to the needs of home digital media content especially high-def video. WRT610N is a simultaneous dual-N band wireless router that operates in both the 5GHz and 2.4GHz spectrums. Users can connect entertainment-oriented devices, such as media center extenders, audio players or personal video recorders via the wider 5GHz band. The 5GHz spectrum is recommended for such high-def content because it provides more than seven times the number of non-overlapping wireless channels, which means clearer transmissions for big media files piped across the wireless network.
