Cisco Cisco 2700 Series Wireless Location Appliance Information Guide
Q&A
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Cisco Wireless Location Appliance
2710 Model Information
Q.
What is the difference between the Cisco
®
Wireless Location Appliance model numbers
2700 and 2710?
A.
The Cisco Wireless Location Appliance 2710 (AIR-LOC2710-L-K9) model is the successor to
the 2700 (AIR-LOC2700-L-K9) model.
Q.
Are both the 2700 and 2710 models of the Cisco 2700 Series Wireless Location
Appliance?
A.
Yes. Both the 2700 and 2710 are models of the Cisco 2700 Series Wireless Location
Appliance.
Q.
Is there a functional difference between the 2700 and 2710 models?
A.
There is no functional difference between the 2700 and 2710 models. Both models support
the same features and functionality.
Q.
When was the 2700 model End-of-Sale (EOS) and when was the 2710 model orderable?
A.
The 2700 model was EOS on May 24, 2006. The 2710 model was orderable on May 1, 2006.
Learn more by reading the
End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco 2700
Wireless Location Appliance
.
Overview
Q.
What is the Cisco Wireless Location Appliance?
A.
The Cisco Wireless Location Appliance is a component of the
Cisco Unified Wireless
Network
. It is the industry’s first location solution that simultaneously tracks thousands of
802.11 devices from directly within the WLAN infrastructure—bringing the power of a cost
effective, high-resolution location solution to critical applications such as high-value asset
tracking, network location services such as RF capacity management, troubleshooting, and
location based security, and business policy enforcement. By providing the ability to integrate
tightly with a spectrum of technology and application partners through a rich and open
application programming interface (API), this innovative appliance facilitates the deployment
of new and important business applications.
Q.
Why do customers need the Cisco Wireless Location Appliance?
A.
In a highly mobile business environment where people and assets are constantly on the
move, insight into the location of resources is playing an
increasing role in streamlining
operations, raising customer satisfaction, enforcing security, and even saving lives. There is
also an urgent need to more accurately identify the location of rogue (unauthorized) access
points and rogue client devices within the WLAN. Customers who need to track Wi-Fi enabled
devices and tags to improve asset visibility, enhance WLAN capacity management, increase
WLAN security, and integrate their WLAN with business applications that take advantage of
wireless location information need the Cisco Wireless Location Appliance.