Aironet Wireless Communications, Inc. was an American manufacturer of

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equipment. It was started by ex- Marconi Wireless employees in 1986 as Telesystems SLW in Canada, right after the United States

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opened up the

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s 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.

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acquired Aironet in 1999 and kept it as a subsidiary for several years. One of its pre-acquisition direct competitors was NCR and its successors (

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and

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), 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 ** Simultaneous dual band radio, 802.11n based, wall-plate-mountable, BandSelect, VideoStream, 4

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ports, one PoE port, requires a controller. * Aironet 1000 Series - 802.11 a/b/g dual-band- Light weigh only (from the Airespace acquisition) * Aironet 1100 Series (2009) ** 1120 - 802.11g (2.4 GHz only) ** 1130 - 802.11g (2.4 GHz) and 802.11a (5 Ghz) ** 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 ** 1210/1220/1230 - 2.4 GHz 802.11b with optional 802.11a (5 GHz) "flappy" antenna module. ** 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

Aironet-compatible Cisco 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.

References

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