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environment while maintaining uninterrupted access to centrally located data. With wireless PCI and ISA

Adapters,desktop PCs can bequickly added toaLAN without expensive, time-consuming,and often impractical

cable runs and drops. With wireless, as an organization grows, reorganizes, oreven changes location, clients can

be quickly relocated without a loss of productivity.

Now with 11 Mbps of bandwidth, the beneﬁts of wireless do not come at the expense of the data rate and

throughputrequired by data-intensive applications. Withthe Cisco Aironet PC CardClientAdapters, users don't

sacriﬁce anything; they experience the network performance they have come to expect - without the constraints

and inﬂexibility of a wired connection.

All Cisco Aironet 340 Series PC Card Client Adapters feature antennas that provide the range and reliability

required for data transmission and reception in larger indoor facilities. The internal dual diversity antennas of

the PC Card Client Adapter automatically toggle to select the antenna receiving the strongest signal as the user

moves within a facility. The ﬁxed, integrated antenna is rugged enough to withstand the rigors of mobile

computing and compact enough to stay out of the way, extending only an inch outside the PC card slot. The

external antenna, standard with the PCI and ISA Adapters, is optimized for transmission from a stationary

system and ﬁts neatly behind the PC.

Up to 128-bit wired equivalent privacy (WEP) encryption security is available to provide data security that is

comparable to traditional wired LANs. Cisco includes a complete set of device drivers to make installation

trouble-free in a full range of systems. Easy-to-use site survey tools produce graphical information, including

signal strength. To further facilitate installation, Cisco provides a suite of integrated utilities for Windows-based

conﬁguration, management, and diagnostics.

Cisco Aironet 340 Series Access Points

Main Features

• Manageability

• Easy integration and conﬁguration

• Multiple conﬁguration options

• Fully compliant with 802.11b standard

Cisco Aironet 340 Series Access Points perform functions similar to a hub in a wired network; in addition, they

add the vital price/performance beneﬁts ofsecurity, management features and mobility services. For example, the

innovative roaming functionality provided by Cisco Aironet Access Points enable users equipped with wireless

PC Card Client Adapters to freely move throughout a facility while maintaining seamless, uninterrupted access

to the network. The Cisco Aironet 340 family of Access Points features easy integration to a wired network

backbone, ﬂexible conﬁguration, management capabilities and a wide range of product conﬁgurations.

TheCisco Aironet 340 Series AccessPoints integrate easily into 10- and100-Mbps Ethernet networks via asingle

autosensing RJ-45 port. The Access Point acts as a bridge, forwarding at media speed between the Ethernet

CSMA/CD protocol and the wireless CSMA/CA protocol, seamlessly integrating wireless functionality into a

wired infrastructure. The Cisco Aironet 340 Series Access Points may be conﬁgured locally via serial port or

remotely over the LAN; they provide the option of a Web browser or console management interface.

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