Aironet

Aironet Wireless Communications, Inc. was an American manufacturer of wireless networking equipment. 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,^[1] and Aironet Wireless Communications was spun off from Telxon's RF Division in 1994. Cisco Systems acquired Aironet in 1999 and kept it as a subsidiary for several years.

Aironet Wireless Communications, Inc.

Company type	Private
Industry	Computer networking
Founded	1986; 39 years ago (1986), in the United States
Fate	Acquired by Cisco Systems
Headquarters	United States

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

Products

Pre-acquisition

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

Post-acquisition

• Aironet AP340 - 2.4 GHz 802.11b - Access point (VxWorks Based OS)
• Aironet AP350 - 2.4 GHz 802.11b - Access point (VxWorks Based OS)
• Aironet BR350 - 2.4 GHz 802.11b - Wireless bridge (VxWorks Based OS)
• Aironet 700W Series^[2]
  • Simultaneous dual band radio, 802.11n based, wall-plate-mountable, BandSelect, VideoStream, 4 Gigabit Ethernet ports, one PoE port, requires a controller.^[2]
• Aironet 1000 Series - 802.11 a/b/g dual-band- Light weigh only (from the Airespace acquisition)
• Aironet 1100 Series (2009)^[3][4]
  • 1120 - 802.11g (2.4 GHz only)^[5]
  • 1130 - 802.11g (2.4 GHz) and 802.11a (5 Ghz)^[6]
  • 1140 - 802.11n (2.4 GHz only), PoE, single port, ClientLink beam forming technology.^[7]
    • End of Life: October 1, 2013.^[8]
    • End of Software Updates: October 1, 2014.^[8]
• Aironet 1700 Series
• Aironet 1850 Series
• Aironet 1200 Series
  • 1210/1220/1230 - 2.4 GHz 802.11b with optional 802.11a (5 GHz) "flappy" antenna module.^[9]
  • 1240^[6]
  • 1250^[6]
  • 1250^[6]
• Aironet 1300 Outdoor Access Point/Bridge^[6]
• Aironet 2600 Series
• Aironet 2700 Series
• Aironet 2800 Series
• Aironet 3500 Series
• Aironet 3600 Series
• Aironet 3700 Series
• Aironet 3800 Series
• Aironet 4800 Series

Aironet-compatible Cisco wireless controllers

• Cisco 8540 Wireless LAN Controller^[10]
• Cisco 5520 Wireless LAN Controller^[11]
• Cisco 3504 Wireless LAN Controller^[12]
• Cisco 2500 Wireless LAN Controller^[13]
• Cisco Virtual Wireless Controller.^[14]

See also

• List of acquisitions by Cisco