Cisco Aironet 2600 Series Access Point
An All-in-One Security Solution to Secure Your Small Business

Overview:

The new Cisco Aironet 2600 Series Access Point delivers the most advanced features in its class - with great performance, functionality, and reliability at a great price. The 802.11n based Aironet 2600 Series includes 3x4 MIMO, with three spatial streams, plus Cisco CleanAir™, ClientLink 2.0™, and VideoStream technologies, to help ensure an interference-free, high-speed wireless application experience. Second only to the Cisco Aironet 3600 Series in performance and features, the Aironet 2600 Series sets the new standard for enterprise wireless technology.

Designed with rapidly evolving mobility needs in mind, the Aironet 2600 Series access point is packed with more Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)-enhancing functionality than any other access point at its price point. The new Cisco Aironet 2600 Series sustains reliable connections at higher speeds farther from the access point than competing solutions resulting in more availability of 450-Mbps data rates. Optimized for consumer devices, the Aironet 2600 Series accelerates client connections and consumes less mobile device battery power than competing solutions.

The Cisco 2600 Series RF Excellence:

The Cisco Aironet 2600 Series is ideal for enterprise networks of any size that need high-performance, secure, and reliable Wi-Fi connectivity for consumer devices, high-performance laptops, and specialized industry equipment such as point-of-sale devices and wireless medical equipment. Enterprise-class silicon and optimized radios deliver a robust mobility experience that includes:

• 802.11n with 3x4 multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) technology with three spatial streams, which sustains 450-Mbps rates over a greater range for more capacity and reliability than competing access points.
• Cisco ClientLink 2.0 technology to improve downlink performance and range for all mobile devices, including one-, two-, and three- spatial stream devices on 802.11n, while improving battery life on mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets.
• Cisco CleanAir technology, which provides proactive, high-speed spectrum intelligence to combat performance problems due to wireless interference for a self-healing, self-optimized network.

All of these features help ensure the best possible end-user experience on the wireless network.

Scalability

The Cisco Aironet 2600 Series is a component of the Cisco Unified Wireless Network, which can scale to up to 18,000 access points with full Layer 3 mobility across central or remote locations on the enterprise campus, in branch offices, and at remote sites. The Cisco Unified Wireless Network is the industry’s most flexible, resilient, and scalable architecture, delivering secure access to mobility services and applications and offering the lowest total cost of ownership and investment protection by integrating seamlessly with the existing wired network.

Features:

Industrial Design

• Sleek design with internal antennas, ideal for office environments
• Rugged metal housing and extended operating temperature, ideal for factories, warehouses, and other indoor industrial environments
• Versatile RF coverage with optional external antennas
• UL 2043 plenum-rated for above-ceiling installation options or suspended from drop ceilings

Cisco ClientLink 2.0™ Beamforming

• Faster mobile client connections
• Support for all client types without any client requirements or dependencies
• More efficient use of mobile device batteries
• Accelerates one-, two-, and three spatial stream devices

Cisco CleanAir™ Spectrum Intelligence

• Classifies over 20 different types of interference, including non-Wi-Fi interference, within 5 to 30 seconds
• Automatic remedial action and less manual intervention
• 24/7 monitoring with remote access reduces travel and speeds resolution
• Locates and visualizes interference and zone of impact
• Historic interference information for back-in-time analysis and faster problem solving
• Air Quality Index provides a snapshot of network performance and the impact of interference

Cisco VideoStream Technology

• Efficient multicast-to-unicast conversion
• Video call admission control to prevent oversubscription
• Queue prioritization to ensure best user experience for corporate videos
• Perfect 5.0 mean opinion scores (MOS scores) in testing
• Double the client session scalability of competitors

Features

• RF Excellence
• Based on 802.11n with 3 x 4 MIMO technology with three spatial streams to sustain 450 Mbps rates over a greater range for more capacity and reliability than competing access points
• Cisco ClientLink 2.0 technology for better downlink performance and range for all mobile devices and better battery life on mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets
• Cisco CleanAir technology for proactive, intelligent spectrum intelligence to combat performance problems due to RF interference
• Limited Lifetime Hardware Warranty, including 10-day advance hardware replacement
• Both controller based and standalone version available.

Technical Specifications:

Item	Specification
Software	Cisco Unified Wireless Network Software Release 7.2.110 or later.
Supported Wireless LAN Controllers	Cisco 2500 Series, Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Module (WLCM) on Cisco Services Ready Engine (SRE) for Integrated Services Router Generation 2 (ISR G2), Cisco Wireless Services Module 2 (WiSM2), Cisco 5500 Series, Cisco Flex 7500 Series
802.11n Version 2.0 (and Related) Capabilities	3x4 multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) with three spatial streams Maximal ratio combining (MRC) 802.11n and 802.11a/g beamforming 20- and 40-MHz channels PHY data rates up to 450 Mbps (40-MHz with 5 GHz) Packet aggregation: Aggregated MAC Protocol Data Unit (A-MPDU) (Tx/Rx), Aggregated MAC Protocol Service Unit (A-MSDU) (Tx/Rx) 802.11 dynamic frequency selection (DFS) Cyclic shift diversity (CSD) support
Integrated Antenna	2.4 GHz, Gain 4 dBi, internal omnidirectional, horizontal beamwidth 360° 5 GHz, Gain 4 dBi, internal omnidirectional, horizontal beamwidth 360°
External Antenna (Sold Separately)	Certified for use with antenna gains up to 6 dBi (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz) Cisco offers the industry's broadest selection of 802.11n antennas delivering optimal coverage for a variety of deployment scenarios
Interfaces	10/100/1000BASE-T autosensing (RJ-45) Management console port (RJ-45)
Indicators	Status LED indicates boot loader status, association status, operating status, boot loader warnings, boot loader errors
Dimensions (W x L x H)	Access point (without mounting bracket): 8.69x8.69x2.11in. (22.1x22.1x5.4)
Weight	2.3 lbs (1.04 kg) (2.7 lbs for external)
Environmental	Cisco Aironet 2600i Nonoperating (storage) temperature: -22 to 158°F (-3 0 to 70°C) Nonoperating (storage) Altitude Test 25°C, 15,000 ft. Operating temperature: 32 to 104°F (0 to 40°C) Operating humidity: 10 to 90% percent (noncondensing) Operating Altitude Test: 40°C, 9843 ft. Cisco Aironet 2600e Nonoperating (storage) temperature: -22 to 158°F (-3 0 to 70°C) Nonoperating (storage) Altitude Test: 25°C, 15,000 ft. Operating temperature: -4 to 131°F (-20 to 55°C) Operating humidity: 10 to 90 % (noncondensing) Operating Altitude Test: 40°C, 9843 ft.
System Memory	256 MB DRAM 32 MB flash
Input Power Requirements	AP2600: 44 to 57 VDC Power Supply and Power Injector: 100 to 240 VAC; 50 to 60 Hz
Powering Options	AP2600: 12.95W Note: When deployed using Power over Ethernet (PoE), the power drawn from the power sourcing equipment will be higher by some amount depending on the length of the interconnecting cable. This additional power may be as high as 2.45W, bringing the total system power draw (access point + cabling) to 15.4W.
Warranty	Limited Lifetime Hardware Warranty
Compliance Standards	UL 60950-1 CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 60950-1 UL 2043 IEC 60950-1 EN 60950-1 EN 50155 Radio approvals: FCC Part 15.247, 15.407 RSS-210 (Canada) EN 300.328, EN 301.893 (Europe) ARIB-STD 66 (Japan) ARIB-STD T71 (Japan) EMI and susceptibility (Class B) FCC Part 15.107 and 15.109 ICES-003 (Canada) VCCI (Japan) EN 301.489-1 and -17 (Europe) EN 60601-1-2 EMC requirements for the Medical Directive 93/42/EEC IEEE Standard: IEEE 802.11a/b/g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11h, IEEE 802.11d Security: 802.11i, Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2), WPA 802.1X Advanced Encryption Standards (AES), Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) EAP Type(s): Extensible Authentication Protocol-Transport Layer Security (EAP-TLS) EAP-Tunneled TLS (TTLS) or Microsoft Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol Version 2 (MSCHAPv2) Protected EAP (PEAP) v0 or EAP-MSCHAPv2 Extensible Authentication Protocol-Flexible Authentication via Secure Tunneling (EAP-FAST) PEAPv1 or EAP-Generic Token Card (GTC) EAP-Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) Multimedia: Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM) Other: FCC Bulletin OET-65C ◦ RSS-102

Documentation:

Download the Cisco Aironet 2600 Series Access Point Datasheet (PDF).