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Cisco Unified Wireless Network
Introducing the Cisco Unified Wireless Network
The Cisco
®
Unified Wireless Network is the industry’s only unified wired and wireless solution that
increases employee productivity, enhances collaboration, and improves responsiveness to
customers while cost-effectively addressing the security, deployment, management, and control
issues facing large-scale enterprise and commercial wireless LAN rollouts.
This award-winning solution is a fulfillment of
Cisco Motion
, a holistic approach to business
mobility that combines applications, devices, and the network as the platform to deliver industry-
relevant mobility while simplifying deployment and reducing the burden on IT resources.
The Cisco Unified Wireless Network is designed for corporate and branch offices, hospitals, retail
stores, manufacturing sites, warehouse environments, educational institutions, financial
institutions, local and national government organizations, and any other location where mobile
connectivity is needed. Designed as a multiservice solution, the Cisco Unified Wireless Network
supports general wireless-enabled business applications such as e-mail, voice communications,
and Internet access, as well as specialized applications such as nurse call systems, inventory
management, retail point-of-sale, video surveillance, and many others. To facilitate integration with
mobile business processes, the Cisco Unified Wireless Network supports a variety of mobility
services to enhance security, voice, guest, client and context-aware services. In addition, Cisco
works with a wide variety of tested and proven technology partners to deliver an even broader
range of specialized applications targeted to different industries.
Solution Components
Based on industry standards such as IEEE 802.11, the Cisco Unified Wireless Network is an
integrated end-to-end solution that addresses all layers of the wireless LAN, from client devices
and access points to the network infrastructure, network management, delivery of advanced
wireless services, and award-winning, worldwide, 24-hour product support.
The Cisco Unified Wireless Network includes the following primary components:
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Client devices: PC cards, Wi-Fi tags, and other client adapters that connect desktops,
assets such as equipment or retail goods, and mobile devices to the wireless network.
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The Cisco Compatible Extensions program enables mobile client devices and Wi-Fi tags
to simply and securely connect to a Cisco Unified Wireless Network for optimal
performance.
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The Cisco Secure Services Client is a software supplicant that enables businesses of all
sizes to deploy a single authentication framework across multiple device types to access
both wired and wireless networks, delivering simplified management, robust security, and
lower total cost of ownership.
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Access points: Cisco Aironet
®
access points and bridges that connect wireless devices to
wired networks, providing ubiquitous network access.