Cisco Aironet 3700 Series A ccess Points
With the industry’s only enterprise class 4x4 MIMO, three-spatial-stream access points that support the IEEE’s new 802.11ac specification, the Cisco® Aironet® 3700 Series delivers industry-leading performance and a High Density Experience (HD Experience) for both the enterprise and service provider markets. The Aironet 3700 Series extends support to a new generation of Wi-Fi clients, such as smartphones, tablets, and high-performance laptops that have integrated 802.11ac support.
In its first implementation, 802.11ac wave 1 provides a rate of up to 1.3 Gbps, roughly triple the rates offered by today’s high-end 802.11n access points. This provides the necessary foundation for enterprise and service provider networks alike to stay ahead of the performance and bandwidth expectations and needs of their wireless users.
Due to its convenience, wireless access is increasingly the preferred form of network connectivity for corporate users. Along with this shift, there is an expectation that wireless should not slow down user’s day-to-day work, but should enable a high-performance experience while allowing users to move freely around the corporate environment.
By Utilizing a Purpose-built Innovative Chipset with the
Best-in-class RF Architecture for a High Density Experience
(HD Experience).
High Density Experience (HD Experience)
Building on the Cisco Aironet heritage of RF excellence, the 3700 Series utilizes a Purpose-built Innovative Chipset with the Best-in-class RF Architecture. This chipset provides a High Density Experience for enterprise network designed for mission critical, high performance applications. The 3700 is a series of flagship access points, delivering industry-leading performance for highly secure and reliable connections and delivers a robust mobility experience that includes:
● 802.11ac with 4x4 multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) technology with three spatial streams, offering sustained 1.3-Gbps rates over a greater range for more capacity and reliability than competing access points.
● Cross AP Noise Reduction[1] is a Cisco innovation that enables Access Points to intelligently collaborate in real-time to allow more users to connect with optimized signal quality and performance.
● Optimized AP Roaming ensures clients will associate with the best AP offering the best data rate available.
● Cisco ClientLink 3.0 technology to improve downlink performance to all devices, including one-, two-, and three-spatial-stream devices on 802.11ac while improving battery life on devices such as smartphones and tablets.
● Cisco CleanAir® technology enhanced with 80-MHz Channel Support, provides proactive, high-speed spectrum intelligence across 20-, 40-, and 80-MHz-wide channels to combat performance problems due to wireless interference.
● Modular architecture design that is carried forward from the Series, enabling flexible add-on options in the form of the Cisco Aironet , and Cisco Universal Small Cell , or, all of which are tightly integrated with the Aironet 3700 Series Access Point platform and are completely field-upgradable. MIMO equalization optimizes uplink performance and reliability by reducing the impact of signal fade.
The new Cisco Aironet 3700 Series sustains reliable connections at higher speeds farther from the access point than competing solutions, resulting in up to three times more availability of 1.3-Gbps rates and optimizing the performance of more devices. The 3700 Series carries forward the modular architecture first introduced with the Aironet 3600 Series and offers unparalleled investment protection, with support for a series of modular solutions providing customers the ability to add significant value to their wireless network to meet new demands within their business environment.
All of these features help ensure the best possible end-user experience on the wireless network.
Cisco also offers the industry’s broadest selection of , delivering optimal coverage for a variety of deployment scenarios.
Scalability
The Cisco Aironet 3700 Series is a component of the Cisco Unified Wireless Network, which can scale to as many as 18,000 access points with full Layer 3 mobility across central or remote locations on the enterprise campus, in branch offices, and at remote sites. The Cisco Unified Wireless Network is the industry’s most flexible, resilient, and scalable architecture, delivering highly secure access to mobility services and applications and offering the lowest total cost of ownership and investment protection by integrating smoothly with the existing wired network.
Product Specifications
Table 1 lists the specifications for the Cisco Aironet 3700 Series Access Points.
Table 1. Product Specifications
Item | Specification |
Part numbers | Cisco Aironet 3700i Access Point: Indoor environments, with internal antennas ● AIR-CAP3702I-x-K9: Dual-band, controller-based 802.11a/g/n/ac ● AIR-CAP3702I-xK910: Eco-pack (dual-band 802.11a/g/n/ac) 10 quantity access points Cisco Aironet 3700e Access Point: Indoor, challenging environments, with external antennas ● AIR-CAP3702E-x-K9: Dual-band controller-based 802.11a/g/n/ac ● AIR-CAP3702E-xK910: Eco-pack (dual-band 802.11a/g/n/ac) 10 quantity access points Cisco Aironet 3700p Access Point: high-density environments, with narrow-beamwidth, high-gain, antennas ● AIR-CAP3702P-x-K9: Dual-band controller-based 802.11a/g/n/ac ● AIR-CAP3702P-xK910: Eco-pack (dual-band 802.11a/g/n/ac) 10 quantity access points Cisco Smart Net Total Care™ for the Cisco Aironet 3700i Access Point with internal antennas ● CON-SNT-3702IA: SNTC-8X5XNBD 802.11ac Ctrlr AP 4x Duration: 12 Month(s) Cisco Smart Net Total Care for the Cisco Aironet 3700e Access Point with external antennas ● CON-SNT-3702EA: SNTC-8X5XNBD 802.11ac Ctrlr AP 4x4:3SS w/Cisco CleanAir; Ex Duration: 12 Month(s) Cisco Smart Net Total Care for the Cisco Aironet 3700p Access Point with external antennas ● CON-SNT-AIR3APAK: SNTC-8X5XNBD 802.11ac Ctrlr AP 4x Duration: 12 Month(s) Cisco Wireless LAN Services ● AS-WLAN-CNSLT: ● AS-WLAN-CNSLT: ● AS-WLAN-CNSLT: 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 by model of Access Point, visit . As regulatory domains are approved, the part numbers will be available on the Global Price List. |
Software | Cisco Unified Wireless Network Software Release with AireOS Wireless Controllers: ● 7.6 or later for the Cisco Aironet 3700 Series Access Point ● 7.6 or later for support of the Wireless Security Module for the 3700 Series Access Point Cisco IOS XE Software Release: ● |
Supported wireless LAN controllers | ● Cisco 2500 Series Wireless Controllers, Cisco Wireless Controller Module for ISR G2, Cisco Wireless Services Module 2 (WiSM2) for Catalyst® 6500 Series Switches, Cisco 5500 Series Wireless Controllers, Cisco Flex® 7500 Series Wireless Controllers, Cisco 8500 Series Wireless Controllers, Cisco Virtual Wireless Controller ● Cisco 5760 Wireless LAN Controller, Cisco Catalyst 3850 Series Switches, Cisco Catalyst 3650 Series Switches |
Module options | Hyperlocation Module with Advanced Security ● Hyperlocation Module provides full-spectrum scanning, both 2.4 and 5 GHz, for comprehensive detection and mitigation of over-the-network attacks, Cisco CleanAir technology to detect devices causing network interference, rogue device detection, context (location) awareness, FastLocate, and radio resource management (RRM) solutions ● BLE Beacon, incorporates five centrally managed virtual BLE beacons with separate Universal Unique Identifiers (UUIDs) and power levels ● FastLocate provides faster updates per Wi-Fi device for a quicker refresh of the device’s location ● One meter of location accuracy of associated Wi-Fi clients, when paired with the Hyperlocation Antenna ● Provides full scanning of all 2.4- and 5-GHz channels while the access point is serving data clients on the integrated radios ● Provides full-spectrum scanning for comprehensive detection and mitigation of over-the-network attacks, Cisco CleanAir technology to detect devices causing network interference, rogue device detection, context (location) awareness, FastLocate, and radio resource management (RRM) solutions ● FastLocate provides faster updates per Wi-Fi device for a quicker refresh of the device’s location ● Provides full scanning of all 2.4- and 5-GHz channels while the access point is serving data clients on the integrated radios (802.11b/g/n and 802.11a/n) Dual-band, switchable multimode module, first band for LTE with 2x50 mw MIMO, one band for 3G with 100 mw transmit and receive diversity ● Software configurable to operate as UMTS and LTE. Band 1/3 (USC8718-M13-K9) ● Software configurable to operate as UMTS and LTE. Band 1/7 (USC8718-M17-K9) ● Software configurable to operate as UMTS and LTE. Band 2/4 (USC8718-M24-K9) ● 3GPP band 1 (2100 MHz), 16 users, voice (R99), packet data (HSPA/HSDPA+) ● 3GPP band 2/5 (band 2 - 1930 and band 5 - 869), 16 users, voice (R99), packet data (HSPA/HSDPA+) |
802.11n version 2.0 (and related) capabilities | ● 4x4 MIMO with three spatial streams ● Maximal ratio combining (MRC) ● 802.11n and 802.11a/g beamforming ● 20- and 40-MHz channels ● PHY data rates up to 450 Mbps (40 MHz with 5 GHz) ● Packet aggregation: A-MPDU (Tx/Rx), A-MSDU (Tx/Rx) ● 802.11 dynamic frequency selection (DFS) ● Cyclic shift diversity (CSD) support |
| 802.11ac Receive Sensitivity |
802.11ac (non HT80) ● -86 dBm @ 6 Mbps ● -76 dBm @ 54 Mbps | |
Note: The maximum power setting will vary by channel and according to individual country regulations. Refer to the product documentation for specific details. | |
Integrated antenna | ● 2.4 GHz, gain 4 dBi, internal omni, horizontal beamwidth 360° ● 5 GHz, gain 4 dBi, internal omni, horizontal beamwidth 360° |
External antenna (sold separately) | ● AP3700E: Certified for use with antenna gains up to 6 dBi (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz) with the AP3700E ● AP3700P: Certified for use with antenna gains up to 6 dBi (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz), similar to the AP3700E and with the addition of support for 13 dBi (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz) ● Cisco offers the industry's broadest selection of, delivering optimal coverage for a variety of deployment scenarios |
Interfaces | ● 10/100/1000BASE-T autosensing (RJ-45) ● Management console port (RJ-45) |
Indicators | ● Status LED indicates boot loader status, association status, operating status, boot loader warnings, boot loader errors |
Dimensions | ● Access point (without mounting bracket): 8.7 x 8.7 x 2.11 in. (22.1 x 22.1 x 5.4 cm) |
Weight | ● 2.5 lb (1.13 kg) |
Environmental | Cisco Aironet 3700i ● Nonoperating (storage) temperature: -22° to 158°F (-30° to 70°C) ● Nonoperating (storage) altitude test: 25˚C, 15,000 ft. ● Operating temperature: 32° to 104°F (0° to 40°C) ● Operating humidity: 10% to 90% percent (noncondensing) ● Operating altitude test: 40˚C, 9843 ft. Cisco Aironet 3700e/3700p ● Nonoperating (storage) temperature: -22° to 158°F (-30° to 70°C) ● Nonoperating (storage) altitude test: 25˚C, 15,000 ft. ● Operating temperature: -4° to 122°F (-20° to 50°C) ● Operating humidity: 10% to 90% (noncondensing) ● Operating altitude test: 40˚C, 9843 ft. |
System memory | ● 512 MB DRAM ● 64 MB flash |
Input power requirements | ● AP3700: 44 to 57 VDC ● Power supply and power injector: 100 to 240 VAC; 50 to 60 Hz |
Warranty | Limited lifetime hardware warranty |
Compliance standards | ◦ UL 60950-1 ◦ CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 60950-1 ◦ UL 2043 ◦ IEC 60950-1 ◦ EN 60950-1 ◦ EN 50155 ● Radio approvals: ◦ FCC Part 15.247, 15.407 ◦ RSS-210 (Canada) ◦ EN 300.328, EN 301.893 (Europe) ◦ ARIB-STD 66 (Japan) ◦ ARIB-STD T71 (Japan) ◦ EMI and susceptibility (Class B) ◦ FCC Part 15.107 and 15.109 ◦ ICES-003 ( ◦ VCCI (Japan) ◦ EN 301.489-1 and -17 (Europe) ◦ EN 6 ● IEEE standards: ◦ IEEE 802.11a/b/g, 802.11n, 802.11h, 802.11d ◦ IEEE 802.11ac Draft 5 ● Security: ◦ 802.11i, Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2), WPA ◦ 802.1X ◦ Advanced Encryption Standards (AES), Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) ● Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) types: ◦ EAP-Transport Layer Security (TLS) ◦ EAP-Tunneled TLS (TTLS) or Microsoft Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol Version 2 (MSCHAPv2) ◦ Protected EAP (PEAP) v0 or EAP-MSCHAPv2 ◦ EAP-Flexible Authentication via Secure Tunneling (FAST) ◦ PEAP v1 or EAP-Generic Token Card (GTC) ◦ EAP-Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) ● Multimedia: ◦ Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM) ● Other: ◦ FCC Bulletin OET-65C ◦ RSS-102 |
Limited Lifetime Hardware Warranty
The Cisco Aironet 3700 Series Access Points come with a limited lifetime warranty that provides full warranty coverage of the hardware for as long as the original end user continues to own or use the product. The warranty includes 10-day advance hardware replacement and ensures that software media are defect-free for 90 days. For more details, visit .
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