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The Cisco 2500 Series Wireless Controller enables systemwide wireless functions in small to medium-sized enterprises and branch offices. Designed for 802.11n performance, Cisco 2500 Series Wireless Controllers are entry-level controllers that provide real-time communication between Cisco Aironet access points to simplify the deployment and operation of wireless networks.
Key Features:
Mfr. Part #: AIR-CT2504-5-K9
Payment Card Industry (PCI) support enables certification for scanner and kiosk deployments
Full Control and Provisioning of Wireless Access Points (CAPWAP) access point to controller encryption
Supports rogue access point detection and denial-of-service attacks
Management frame protection detects malicious users and alerts network administrators
Secure, simple, cost-effective mobile teleworker solution
Wireless Security: TACACS, RADIUS Authentication, IEEE 802.1X, TLS, EAP-TLS, AES, TKIP, CCMP, SSH, User-Based Security Model (USM), DES, DES-CBC, 3DES
Management: Web Based Management (HTTP/HTTPS), SNMP v1, v2c, v3, Telnet, MIB/II, Syslog, CLI, IEEE 802.1Q VLAN
Interfaces/Ports:
Ethernet Technology: Gigabit Ethernet, Ethernet, Fast Ethernet
Number of Network (RJ-45) Ports: 4
Management Port: Yes
Specification:
Minimum access points
5
Mobililty
L2 & L3
Cisco VideoStream
Yes
Max Number of access point groups
30
Maximum access point
75
Max Power consumption
80W
HA with Client SSO
No - only N+1 HA
Guest anchor
Yes
Max Number of Flex Groups
30
Central Mode (formerly Local Mode)
Yes
Max WLANs
16
Workgroup bridge
Yes
Datagram Transport Layter Security (DTLS)
Yes
Maximum throughput
1 Gbps
QoS
Yes
Max VLANs
16
Maximum RF Tag support
500
Maximum client support
1,000
Form factor
Desktop
HA with AP SSO
No - only N+1 HA
Integrated Wireless Policy Engine
Yes
Radio Resource Management (RRM)
Yes
Max Access Points per Group
25
Bonjour Gateway
Yes
Flexconnect + mesh
Yes
Mesh
Yes
OfficeExtend
Yes
Rendundant power
No
Interfaces or network I/O
Four 1 GE
Access control lists (ACLs)
Yes
FlexConnect
yes
Bi-directional rate limiting
Yes
Guest services (wired)
Yes
Cisco Compatible Extensions Call Admission Control (CAC)/Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM)
Yes
Rendundant fans
Built-in Fan
Link Aggregation Group (LAG)
Yes
Application Visibility and Control (AVC)
Yes
Guest services (wireless)
Yes
