Cisco Aironet 1800 Access Points - designed for small and midsize networks. They support older Wi-Fi devices and new Wave 2 devices.
Cisco Aironet 2800 Access Points - comes with flexible technology and is capable of meeting demanding business goals.
Cisco Aironet 4800 Access Points - provides high performance and security.
Besides these models, you have new access points designed for Wi-Fi 6 standard which is the next-generation wireless standard faster than 802.11ac. These access points provide better performance in congested areas. An example of such a module is:
Cisco Catalyst 9100 Access Points - designed for larger enterprises, and offer advanced features. It provides integrated security for mobile clients and IoT devices.
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Exercise 6 - Controllers
The new networking concept - software-defined networking (SDN) is all about centralizing everything. From configuration to monitoring, the aim of SDNs is to improve network control.
Network controllers are mostly devices but can also be implemented as a virtual solution. Whatever form of controller you have, the principal is the same. End devices are registered to the controller, and everything else can be configured from the central point - which is the controller. Everything is defined on the controller, from IP addresses to different routing and policies.
Controllers use application programming interfaces (APIs) to automatically configure and operate networks.
In this exercise, you will learn about network controllers and their functions in a network.