In today’s dynamic business environment, employees are becoming more mobile & collaborative than ever. To stay productive, they need dependable, business-class access to network applications throughout the office. The Cisco Small Business 500 Series Wireless Access Points provide a simple, cost-effective way to extend secure, high-performance mobile networking to your employees & guests, so they can stay connected anywhere in the office. This flexible solution lets you connect dozens of employees, & can scale to accommodate additional users & changing business needs. The Cisco 500 Series access points use selectable or concurrent dual-band radios for enhanced coverage & user capacity. Gigabit Ethernet LAN interfaces with Power over Ethernet (Po E) support flexible installation & reduce cabling & wiring costs. Intelligent quality-of-service (Qo S) features let you prioritize bandwidth-sensitive traffic for voice over IP (Vo IP) & video applications. Smart Signal Antenna technology enables you to extend the reach of your wireless network by optimizing coverage, reception, & performance. To provide secure guest access to visitors & other users, the Cisco 500 Series access points support a captive portal with multiple authentication options & the ability to configure rights, roles, & bandwidth. A customized guest login page lets you present a welcome message & access details, & reinforces your brand with company logos. The Cisco 500 Series access points are easy to set up & use, with intuitive wizard-based configuration to get you up & running in minutes. An attractive design with flexible mounting options enables the access points to smoothly blend into any small business environment. To enhance reliability & safeguard sensitive business information, the Cisco 500 Series access points support both Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) Personal & Enterprise, encoding all your wireless transmissions with powerful encryption. In addition, 802.1X RADIUS authentication helps keep unauthorized users out. Designed to scale smoothly as your organization grows, the access points feature controllerless Single Point Setup that simplifies the deployment of multiple access points without additional hardware. With the Cisco 500 Series access points, you can extend business-class wireless networking to employees & guests anywhere in the office, with the flexibility to meet new business needs for years to come. Features Works right out of the box with easy installation & simple web-based configuration & wizard Single Point Setup requires no controller, for easy cost-effective deployment of multiple access points Selectable or concurrent dual-band radios support up to 450 Mbps per radio to maximize capacity & coverage. Single Point Setup, a controllerless technology, simplifies the deployment & management of multiple access points – without requiring additional hardware. The Gigabit Ethernet LAN interface enables a high-speed uplink to the wired network. Robust security, including WPA2, 802.1X with RADIUS secure authentication, & rogue access point detection, helps protect sensitive business information. Captive portal support enables highly secure, customized guest access with multiple rights & roles. Smart Signal Antenna increases the wireless coverage area by automatically optimizing the antenna pattern. Simple installation & intuitive web-based configuration & wizard enable fast, simple deployment & setup in minutes. Support for Po E enables easy installation without expensive additional wiring. Sleek design with 5 internal antennas on the WAP551 & 10 antennas on the WAP561, with a versatile mounting kit that enables installation on a ceiling or wall. Intelligent Qo S prioritizes network traffic to help keep critical network applications running at top performance. Power-saving sleep mode & port control features help maximize energy efficiency. Workgroup Bridge mode lets you expand your network by wirelessly connecting to a second Ethernet network. Support for IPv 6 lets you deploy future networking applications & operating systems without costly upgrades. Limited lifetime hardware warranty provides peace of mind.