Full Part Number: AIR-CT3504-K9
Manufacturer Company: Cisco Systems, Inc.
Overview: The AIR-CT3504-K9 is a wireless LAN controller designed to provide centralized management and control for Cisco Aironet wireless access points (APs). It offers advanced features and scalability to meet the demands of modern wireless networks, ensuring high performance, reliability, and security.
Key Features:
Centralized Management: Provides centralized management and control for Cisco Aironet wireless access points (APs), enabling easy configuration, monitoring, and troubleshooting of wireless networks.
High Scalability: Supports up to 1500 APs and 20,000 clients, allowing for scalability to accommodate growing network demands and user requirements.
Advanced Security: Includes built-in security features such as integrated wireless intrusion prevention system (wIPS), rogue AP detection, and client exclusion policies to protect against unauthorized access and mitigate network threats.
Enhanced Visibility: Offers comprehensive visibility into wireless network performance and client behavior through advanced analytics and reporting tools, facilitating network optimization and troubleshooting.
Quality of Service (QoS): Provides QoS capabilities to prioritize traffic and ensure optimal performance for voice, video, and data applications, enhancing user experience and productivity.
High Availability: Supports redundant power supplies and controller clustering for high availability and fault tolerance, minimizing downtime and ensuring continuous operation.
Flexible Deployment Options: Can be deployed in centralized, distributed, or hybrid architectures to suit various deployment scenarios and network architectures.
Integration with Cisco DNA Center: Seamlessly integrates with Cisco Digital Network Architecture (DNA) Center for unified network management and automation, streamlining network operations and enhancing agility.
Applications:
Enterprise Networks: Deployed in enterprise networks, including corporate offices, campuses, and branch locations, to provide reliable and scalable wireless connectivity for employees, guests, and IoT devices.
Education: Used in educational institutions such as schools, colleges, and universities to support wireless learning environments, campus-wide Wi-Fi access, and digital learning initiatives.
Healthcare: Deployed in healthcare facilities, hospitals, and clinics to provide secure and reliable wireless connectivity for medical devices, patient monitoring systems, and electronic health records (EHR) systems.
Hospitality: Used in hotels, resorts, and hospitality venues to offer guest Wi-Fi access, location-based services, and mobile guest engagement solutions, enhancing the guest experience and operational efficiency.
Retail: Deployed in retail environments to enable wireless point-of-sale (POS) systems, inventory management solutions, and customer engagement platforms, enhancing retail operations and customer service.
Specifications:
Part Number: AIR-CT3504-K9
AP Support: Up to 1500 access points
Client Support: Up to 20,000 clients
Security Features: Integrated wIPS, rogue AP detection, client exclusion policies
QoS Support: Quality of Service (QoS) capabilities
High Availability: Redundant power supplies, controller clustering
Deployment Options: Centralized, distributed, or hybrid architectures
Why Choose:
Scalability: The AIR-CT3504-K9 offers high scalability, supporting up to 1500 access points and 20,000 clients, ensuring flexibility to accommodate growing network requirements and user demands.
Advanced Security: With built-in security features such as integrated wIPS, rogue AP detection, and client exclusion policies, the controller provides robust protection against unauthorized access and network threats, ensuring data confidentiality and integrity.
Enhanced Visibility: Comprehensive visibility into wireless network performance and client behavior enables efficient network optimization and troubleshooting, enhancing overall network reliability and user experience.
High Availability: Redundant power supplies and controller clustering capabilities ensure high availability and fault tolerance, minimizing downtime and ensuring continuous operation for mission-critical applications.
Flexibility: The controller supports flexible deployment options, including centralized, distributed, or hybrid architectures, allowing for customization to meet specific deployment requirements and network designs.
Integration with Cisco DNA Center: Seamlessly integrates with Cisco DNA Center for unified network management and automation, providing a single pane of glass for network operations and simplifying network management tasks.