Cisco 2500 Series Wireless Controllers

Deploy the Cisco 2500 Series Wireless Controller to manage wireless functions in your small to medium-sized business. The Cisco 2500 Series Wireless Controller helps Cisco Aironet access points communicate in real time to simplify the deployment and operation of wireless networks.

Delivering 802.11n reliability, this wireless controller lowers total cost of ownership and gives you the flexibility to scale as your business network requirements grow. Additional benefits of the Cisco 2500 Series Wireless Controller include:

Connections for up to 50 access points and 500 clients
Support for 802.11n wireless up to 500 Mbps
Centralized security policies to detect rogue access points and protect against denial-of-service attacks
Layer 2 and Layer 3 mobility and quality of service for voice and video, highly secure wireless guest access
Integrated Cisco CleanAir technology for a self-healing, self-optimizing network that avoids RF interference

Licensing and Advanced Services for Productivity

Base access-point licensing starts with 5, 15, 25, or 50 access points. Advanced services include:

OfficeExtend for highly secure mobile teleworking
Enterprise Wireless Mesh solutions for wireless dynamic access-point connections in hard-to-connect locations

Product Specifications for the Cisco 2500 Wireless Controller

Item	Specification
Wireless Standards	IEEE 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11d, WMM/802.11e, 802.11h, 802.11n.
Wired/Switching/Routing	IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T, IEEE 802.3u 100BASE-TX specification, 1000BASE-T, and IEEE 802.1Q VLAN tagging.
Data Request for Comments (RFCs)	• RFC 768 UDP • RFC 791 IP • RFC 2460 IPv6 (pass through Bridging mode only) • RFC 792 ICMP • RFC 793 TCP • RFC 826 ARP • RFC 1122 Requirements for Internet Hosts • RFC 1519 CIDR • RFC 1542 BOOTP • RFC 2131 DHCP • RFC 5415 CAPWAP Protocol Specification
Security Standards	• WiFi Protected Access (WPA) • IEEE 802.11i (WPA2, RSN) • RFC 1321 MD5 Message-Digest Algorithm • RFC 1851 The ESP Triple DES Transform • RFC 2104 HMAC: Keyed Hashing for Message Authentication • RFC 2246 TLS Protocol Version 1.0 • RFC 2401 Security Architecture for the Internet Protocol • RFC 2403 HMAC-MD5-96 within ESP and AH • RFC 2404 HMAC-SHA-1-96 within ESP and AH • RFC 2405 ESP DES-CBC Cipher Algorithm with Explicit IV • RFC 2406 IP Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP) • RFC 2407 Interpretation for ISAKMP • RFC 2408 ISAKMP • RFC 2409 IKE • RFC 2451 ESP CBC-Mode Cipher Algorithms • RFC 3280 Internet X.509 PKI Certificate and CRL Profile • RFC 3602 The AES-CBC Cipher Algorithm and Its Use with IPsec • RFC 3686 Using AES Counter Mode with IPsec ESP • RFC 4347 Datagram Transport Layer Security • RFC 4346 TLS Protocol Version 1.1
Encryption	• WEP and Temporal Key Integrity Protocol-Message Integrity Check (TKIP-MIC): RC4 40, 104 and 128 bits (both static and shared keys) • Advanced Encryption Standard (AES): CBC, CCM, Counter Mode with Cipher Block Chanining Message Authentication Code Protocol (CCMP) • DES: DES-CBC, 3DES • Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TLS): RC4 128-bit and RSA 1024- and 2048-bit • DTLS: AES-CBC
Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA)	• IEEE 802.1X • RFC 2548 Microsoft Vendor-Specific RADIUS Attributes • RFC 2716 PPP EAP-TLS • RFC 2865 RADIUS Authentication • RFC 2866 RADIUS Accounting • RFC 2867 RADIUS Tunnel Accounting • RFC 3576 Dynamic Authorization Extensions to RADIUS • RFC 3579 RADIUS Support for EAP • RFC 3580 IEEE 802.1X RADIUS Guidelines • RFC 3748 Extensible Authentication Protocol • Web-based authentication • TACACS support for management users
Management	SNMP v1, v2c, v3 RFC 854 Telnet RFC 1155 Management Information for TCP/IP-Based Internets RFC 1156 MIB RFC 1157 SNMP RFC 1213 SNMP MIB II RFC 1350 TFTP RFC 1643 Ethernet MIB RFC 2030 SNTP RFC 2616 HTTP RFC 2665 Ethernet-Like Interface types MIB RFC 2674 Definitions of Managed Objects for Bridges with Traffic Classes, Multicast Filtering, and Virtual Extensions RFC 2819 RMON MIB RFC 2863 Interfaces Group MIB RFC 3164 Syslog RFC 3414 User-Based Security Model (USM) for SNMPv3 RFC 3418 MIB for SNMP RFC 3636 Definitions of Managed Objects for IEEE 802.3 MAUs Cisco private MIBs
Management Interfaces	• Designed for use with Cisco Wireless Control System • Web-based: HTTP/HTTPS individual device manager • Command-line interface: Telnet, SSH, serial port
Interfaces and Indicators	• Console port: RJ-45 connector • Network: Four 1 Gbps Ethernet (RJ-45) Note: Access point directly connected to the controller is not currently supported. • LED indicators: Link Activity (each 1G port), Power, Status, Alarm
Physical and Environmental	Dimensions: 1.73 x 8.00 x 6.75 in. (43.9 x 203.2 x 271.5mm) Weight: 3.5 lbs (with power supply) Temperature: • Operating: 32 to 104 °F (0 to 40°C) • Storage: -13 to 158°F (-25 to 70°C) Humidity: • Operating humidity: 10 to 95 percent, noncondensing • Storage humidity: Up to 95 percent Power adapter: Input power: 100 to 240 VAC; 50/60 Hz Heat dissipation: 72 BTU/hour
Regulatory Compliance	Safety: • UL 60950-1, 2nd Edition • EN 60950:2005 EMI and susceptibility (Class B): • U.S.: FCC Part 15.107 and 15.109 • Canada: ICES-003 • Japan: VCCI • Europe: EN 55022, EN 55024