Get up to 30% faster performance for your tablets, smartphones, and high-performance laptops with the industry's first 4x4 multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO), 3-spatial-stream access point. The Cisco Aironet 3600 Series introduces Cisco ClientLink 2.0 to boost performance and range for all 802.11n and 802.11a/g devices, including 1, 2 and 3 spatial stream clients. The 3600 Series builds on Cisco's heritage of proactive interference protection with Cisco CleanAir technology.
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Delivering up to three times more coverage versus competition for tablets, smartphones, and high- performance laptops, the industry's only 4x4 MIMO, three-spatial-stream access point delivers mission- critical reliability. Current solutions struggle to scale to meet demands on the wireless networks from the influx of diverse mobile devices and mobile applications. The new Cisco Aironet¢ç 3600 Series sustains reliable connections at higher speeds further from the access point than competing solutions, resulting in up to three times more availability of 450 Mbps rates, and optimizing the performance of more mobile devices. Cisco¢ç Aironet 3600 Series is an innovative, modular platform that offers unparalleled investment protection with future module expansion to support incoming 802.11ac clients with 870 Mbps rates, or offer comprehensive security and spectrum monitoring and control.
RF Excellence
• 802.11n with 4x4 multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) technology with three spatial streams, which sustains 450-Mbps rates over a greater range for more capacity and reliability than competing access points.
• Cisco ClientLink 2.0 technology to improve downlink performance to all mobile devices including one-, two-, and three-spatial-stream devices on 802.11n while improving battery life on mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets.
• Cisco CleanAir¢â technology, which provides proactive, high-speed spectrum intelligence to combat performance problems due to wireless interference.
• Modular architecture design, enabling flexible add-on options in the form of a Wireless Security & Spectrum Intelligence Module, a Cisco 3G Small Cell Module or an IEEE 802.11ac Module that is tightly integrated with the Cisco Aironet 3600 Series Access Point platform, and is completely field-upgradable.
• MIMO equalization optimized uplink performance and reliability by minimizing the impact of signal fade.
Scalability
Product Specifications
Table 1. Product Specifications for Cisco Aironet 3600 Series Access Points
Item
Specification
Part Numbers
The Cisco Aironet 3600i Access Point: Indoor environments, with internal antennas
The Cisco Aironet 3600e Access Point: Indoor, challenging environments, with external antennas
Cisco SMARTnet¢ç Service for the Cisco Aironet 3600i Access Point with internal antennas CON-SNT-CAP362Ix - SMARTnet 8x5xNBD 3600i access point (dual-band 802.11 a/g/n)
Cisco SMARTnet Service for the Cisco Aironet 3600e Access Point with external antennas
Cisco Wireless LAN Services
Regulatory domains: (x = regulatory domain)
Customers are responsible for verifying approval for use in their individual countries. To verify approval and to identify the regulatory domain that corresponds to a particular country, visit: http://www.cisco.com/go/aironet/compliance.
Not all regulatory domains have been approved. As they are approved, the part numbers will be available on the Global Price List.
Software
Cisco Unified Wireless Network Software Release 7.2 or later
Supported Wireless LAN Controllers
Module Options
Wireless Security and Spectrum Intelligence module
IEEE 802.11ac Wave 1 module (Available Q2CY13)
Cisco 3G Small Cell Module (Available 2HCY13)
802.11n Version 2.0 (and Related) Capabilities
Data Rates Supported
802.11a: 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 54 Mbps
802.11g: 1, 2, 5.5, 6, 9, 11, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 54 Mbps
802.11n data rates (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz):
MCS Index1
GI2 = 800ns
GI = 400ns
20-MHz Rate (Mbps)
40-MHz Rate (Mbps)
0
6.5
13.5
7.2
15
1
13
27
14.4
30
2
19.5
40.5
21.7
45
3
26
54
28.9
60
4
39
81
43.3
90
5
52
108
57.8
120
6
58.5
121.5
65
135
7
72.2
150
8
9
10
11
12
78
162
86.7
180
104
216
115.6
240
14
117
243
130
270
144.4
300
16
17
18
19
20
21
156
324
173.3
360
22
175.5
364.5
195
405
23
216.7
450
Frequency Band and 20-MHz Operating Channels
A (A regulatory domain):
C (C regulatory domain):
E (E regulatory domain):
I (I regulatory domain):
K (K regulatory domain):
N (N regulatory domain):
Q (Q regulatory domain):
R (R regulatory domain):
S (S regulatory domain):
T (T regulatory domain):
Note: Customers are responsible for verifying approval for use in their individual countries. To verify approval and to identify the regulatory domain that corresponds to a particular country, visit: http://www.cisco.com/go/aironet/compliance.
Maximum Number of Nonoverlapping Channels
2.4 GHz
5 GHz
Note: This varies by regulatory domain. Refer to the product documentation for specific details for each regulatory domain.
Receive Sensitivity
2.4-GHz
5-GHz
Maximum Transmit Power
Note: The maximum power setting will vary by channel and according to individual country regulations. Refer to the product documentation for specific details.
Available Transmit Power Settings
Integrated Antenna
External Antenna (Sold Separately)
Interfaces
Indicators
Dimensions(W x L x H)
Weight
Environmental
Cisco Aironet 3600i
Cisco Aironet 3600e
System Memory
Input Power Requirements
Powering Options
AP3600 without add-on module
AP3600 with an add-on module
Power Draw
Note: When deployed using a PoE specification, the power drawn from the power sourcing equipment will be higher by some amount dependent on the length of the interconnecting cable. This additional power may be as high as 2.45W, bringing the total system power draw (access point + cabling) to 15.4W with PoE 802.3af as an example.
Warranty
Limited Lifetime Hardware Warranty
Compliance Standards
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