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Aironet is a maker of wireless networking equipment It is a subsidiary of Cisco. It was started by ex-Marconi Wireless employees in 1986 as Telesystems SLW in Canada, right after the United States Federal Communications Commission opened up the ISM bands for spread spectrum license-free use. Telxon acquired Telesystems SLW in 1992, and Aironet Wireless Communications was spun off from Telxon's RF Division in 1994. Cisco acquired Aironet in 1999.

One of its pre-acquisition direct competitors was NCR and its successors (AT&T and Lucent), who sold the WaveLAN wireless networking technology.

Pre-acquisition Aironet products

• ARLAN 900 MHz proprietary wireless networking
• ARLAN 2.4 GHz proprietary wireless networking

Cisco Era Aironet products

• Aironet 700W Series
  • Simultaneous dual band radio, 802.11n based, wall-plate-mountable, BandSelect, VideoStream, 4 Gigabit Ethernet ports, one PoE port, requires a controller.
• Aironet 1100 Series (2009)
  • 1130
  • 1140 - 802.11n (2.4 GHz only), PoE, single port, ClientLink beam forming technology.
    • End of Life: October 1, 2013.
    • End of Software Updates: October 1, 2014.
• Aironet 1700 Series
• Aironet 1850 Series
• Aironet 1200 Series
  • 1240
  • 1250
  • 1250
• Aironet 1300 Outdoor Access Point/Bridge
• Aironet 2600 Series
• Aironet 2700 Series
• Aironet 2800 Series
• Aironet 3500 Series
• Aironet 3600 Series
• Aironet 3700 Series
• Aironet 3800 Series
• Aironet 4800 Series

Cisco Aironet compatible wireless controllers

• Cisco 8540 Wireless LAN Controller
• Cisco 5520 Wireless LAN Controller
• Cisco 3504 Wireless LAN Controller
• Cisco 2500 Wireless LAN Controller
• Cisco Virtual Wireless Controller.

See also

• List of acquisitions by Cisco

References

1. "Telxon Corporation". fundinguniverse.com. Archived from the original on 2007-11-11. Retrieved 2008-02-08.
2. ^ "Cisco Aironet 700W Series - Products & Services". Cisco. Retrieved 2015-11-12.
3. "Cisco Aironet 1140 Series Access Point Data Sheet". Cisco. Retrieved 2015-11-12.
4. "Miercom Lab Testing Summary Report January 2009" (PDF). Retrieved November 12, 2015.
5. ^ "Cisco IOS Software Configuration Guide for Cisco Aironet Access Points" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-11-12.
6. "Next-Generation Wireless Options" (PDF). Retrieved November 12, 2015.
7. ^ "End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Aironet 1140 Series". Cisco. Retrieved 2015-11-12.
8. "Cisco 8540 Wireless LAN Controller". Cisco. Retrieved 2018-12-11.
9. "Cisco 5520 Wireless LAN Controller". Cisco. Retrieved 2018-12-11.
10. "Cisco 3504 Wireless LAN Controller". Cisco. Retrieved 2018-12-11.
11. "Cisco 2500 Series Wireless Controller". Cisco. Retrieved 2018-12-11.
12. "Cisco Virtual Wireless Controller - Products & Services". Cisco. Retrieved 2015-11-12.

External links

• The WayBack Machine's archive of a page with more info on Aironet's history
• 1999 news release about Cisco acquiring Aironet
• Linux drivers for Aironet ARLAN
• Cisco End-Of-Life announcement about pre-acquisition Aironet devices

• Wireless networking hardware
• Cisco Systems acquisitions
• Computer companies established in 1986
• Networking companies of the United States
• Networking hardware companies
• 1999 mergers and acquisitions
• Defunct computer companies of the United States
• Defunct computer hardware companies
• 1986 establishments in the United States