New cisco aironet 1850 series access points focus on wave 2 wifi...

1. NEW Cisco Aironet 1850 Series Access Points Focus on Wave 2 Wifi
The first 802.11ac Wave 2 access point-Cisco Aironet 1850 Series was
introduced last week in the Cisco Live in San Diego. It is the first Access Point
to support the latest Wi-Fi standard 802.11ac Wave 2.
The introduction of 802.11ac Wave 2 marks the first time that Wi-Fi has the
throughput ability to move beyond the 1Gps barrier. The significance in not
only because this is a nice large number but as the adoption of Wave 2
devices grows, Wi-Fi bandwidth will exceed the capacity of the wired
infrastructure.
That Cisco Aironet 1850 Series Access Point, due to ship in July, can
offer users a data rate of 1.7Gbps using both of the main Wi-Fi frequency
bands. It can also transmit to three users at a time so they don't have to
share time on the network. That's far short of what 11ac Wave 2 will
ultimately deliver, with a theoretical speed of 6.8Gbps, but a big step up from
Wave 1, which tops out at 1.3Gbps.
But the 1850 Series AP doesn't come with the new multigigabit
Ethernet ports that are expected to help make Wave 2 Wi-Fi reach
its potential. Instead of the new interfaces that can operate at 2.5Gbps or
5Gbps, the new Cisco APs come with two regular Gigabit Ethernet ports.
The 1850 Series is designed for medium-size customers or the lower
end of large enterprises. The size of their deployments and the density of
use at their sites isn't likely to generate more than 2Gbps of uplink traffic
through the AP, Cisco said.
The APs will balance the traffic load between the two Gigabit Ethernet ports
to take advantage of their combined capacity, Cisco says. However, making
that work would require two Ethernet cables out to the AP.
What are the main features of the new Aironet 1850 Series? Let’s
check what the Aironet 1850 Series can offer customers:
Flexible deployment modes.
 Controller-based deployments support small and medium networks
 Integrated and external antenna models are available for various
deployment environments
Better Wi-Fi coverage and performance with the latest Wi-Fi technology.
 Supports 802.11ac Wave 2 (dual radio, 80 MHz channel size) and 4X4
MIMO

2. Improved client performance with multi-user multiple input and multiple
output (MU-MIMO).
 Get MU-MIMO with three spatial streams for 802.11ac Wave 2 clients
 Transmit beam-forming for a better client experience
Fast offload to a wired network.
The 1850 Series provides two Gigabit Ethernet ports to support Link
Aggregation Group (LAG).
Specifications at a Glance
Key Features Details
Wi-Fi Standard 802.11ac Wave 2
Radios Dual 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz, up to 80 MHz
maximum bandwidth
Maximum PHY
data rate
Total aggregate maximum PHY rate =
2021 Mbps
 5 GHz: 1733 Mbps
 2.4 GHz: 288 Mbps
MIMO radio
design: spatial
streams
2.4 GHz: 3x4:3SS SU-MIMO
5 GHz: 4x4:4SS SU-MIMO, 4x4:3SS
MU-MIMO
Max. associated
clients
200 per radio, 400 maximum per
access point
Beamforming Transmit beamforming

3. Interfaces  Uplink: 1x 10/100/1000BASE-T
Ethernet (RJ-45, PoE)
 1x 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet
(RJ-45) for Local or Uplink use
(No PoE)
 USB 2.0
 Management console port (RJ-
45)
Cisco Aironet Indoor Access Points
Compare Cisco Aironet 802.11ac G2 Series Indoor Access Points
Cisco Aironet
802.11ac G2
Series Indoor
Access Points
1700
Series
1850
Series
2700 Series 3700 Series
Wi-Fi standards
802.11
a/b/g/n/ac
802.11
a/b/g/n/ac
(Wave 2)
802.11
a/b/g/n/ac
802.11a/b/g/n/a
c

4. Ideal for
Small and
midsize
enterprises
Small and
midsize
enterprises
Midsize or
large
enterprises
that require
advanced
features
Midsize or large
enterprises that
require mission-
critical traffic
Site type
Small and
midsize
offices,
schools,
warehouses
Small,
Midsize
office,
school or
warehouse
Midsize office,
school or
warehouse
Large office,
midsize, or large
warehouse
Application
performance
profile
802.11ac
migration
802.11ac
migration
High client
density
environments
802.11ac
migration
High client
density HD
Video/VDI
802.11ac*
migration
Comprehensive
security
Future-proof
modularity
N/A N/A N/A
Yes
WSM
or 3G Small Cell
or 802.11ac
Wave 2* Module
Crowded areas Yes Yes
Number of
radios
Dual (2.4
GHz and 5.0
GHz)
Dual
(2.4GHz
and
5.0GHz)
Dual (2.4GHz
and 5.0GHz)
Dual (2.4GHz
and 5.0GHz)
Max data rate 867 Mbps 1.7 Gbps 1.3 Gbps 1.3 Gbps
MIMO radio
design: spatial
streams
3 x 3:2
4 x 4:4
(SU-
MIMO),
4 x 4:3
(MU-
MIMO)
3 x 4:3 4 x 4:3
Client
count/ClientLin
200/- 200/(n/a) 200/128 200/128

5. k client count
Autonomous
access point
option
Yes No Yes Yes
ClientLink 3.0
Transmit
beamformin
g with
802.11ac
clients
Transmit
Beam
forming
(Tx BF)
ClientLink 3.0,
adding
802.11ac
support for
enhanced
connectivity
with 802.11
a/g/n/ac
clients ECBF
with 802.11ac
clients
ClientLink 3.0,
adding
802.11ac
support for
enhanced
connectivity
with
802.11a/g/n/a
c clients
ClientLink and
ECBF to 11ac
clients
concurrently
ECBF with
802.11ac clients
ClientLink and
ECBF to 11ac
clients
concurrently
CleanAir 2.0
CleanAir
Express --
with 80 MHz
channel
support
Spectrum
Analysis*
Yes -- with 80
MHz channel
support
Yes - 80 MHz
channel support
GPS
Backhaul
DOCSIS3.0
capability
LTE Coexistence
VideoStream Yes Yes Yes Yes
BandSelect Yes Yes Yes Yes

6. Rogue access
point detection
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Adaptive
wireless
intrusion
protection
system (wIPS)
Yes Yes Yes Yes
OfficeExtend
(Integrated-
antenna models
only)
Yes Yes* Yes Yes
FlexConnect Yes Yes* Yes Yes
Power
802.3af,
802.3at
PoE+,
Enhanced
PoE
802.3at
PoE+,
Enhanced
PoE
802.3af
(reduced
capabilities
)
802.3at PoE+,
Enhanced PoE
4 x 4:3
operation:
802.3at PoE+,
Enhanced PoE,
Universal PoE
(UPOE)
3 x 3:3
operation:
802.3af PoE
Temperature
range
1700i: 0 to
40°C
1850i: 0 to
40° C
1850e: -20
to 50° C
2700i: 0 to 40°
2700e: -20 -
50° C
3700i: 0 to 40°C
3700e: -20 to
55°C
3700p: -20 to
55°C
Antennas
1700i:
Internal
1850i:
Internal
1850e:
External
2700i: Internal
2700e:
External
3700i: Internal
3700e: External
3700p: External
Limited lifetime
warranty
Yes Yes Yes Yes
*Planned for future support
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