Cisco launches full 802.11n Aironet 1140 Series Access Point

Cisco launches full 802.11n Aironet 1140 Series Access Point

Cisco has announced Aironet 1140 Series Access Point , which is supposedly the industry’s first next-generation wireless access point that gives full 802.11n cost-effective performance.

The series is available worldwide with a list price of $1,299 while the 10-unit Eco-Pack is available for a list price of $12,990.

The Aironet 1140 Series Access Point is a Wi-Fi certified 802.11n draft 2.0 access point which has been designed to be a solution for high-quality voice and video rich media across wireless networks combination that delivers a performance great by nine times and throughput than prior 802.11a/g-based wireless networks. Cisco will be using beam forming for enhanced throughput for existing 802.11a/g devices.

It ensures security with performance and employs the standard 802.3af Power over Ethernet. The key features of this access point are that it easily integrates into any enterprise network and offers low total cost of ownership and investment protection.

It is the only dual-radio platform and has built-in security features using standard PoE. It can be ordered in a new Eco-Pack which is a 10-access point bulk pack which packaging that is reduced by 50 percent packaging.

Incorporated in is the Cisco M-Drive Technology with features of Cisco Unified Wireless Network and Cisco’s RF superiority. The technology improves the wireless coverage and capacity, optimizes device connections and simplifies wireless management, it claims.
Also bundled along with the Cisco Aironet 1140 series will be ClientLink feature which will be introduced in the first half of this year as a part of Cisco SMARTnet support agreements.