CISCO WIRELESS SERVICES MODULE CPNT (WISM)EN CATX EN
The Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Wireless Services Module (WiSM) provides unparalleled security, mobility, redundancy, and ease of use for business-critical wireless LANs (WLANs). It gives network managers the control to scale and manage their wireless networks as easily as they scale and manage their traditional wired networks.
As a member of the Cisco Wireless LAN Controller family, the Cisco WiSM works in conjunction with Cisco Aironet lightweight access points, the Cisco Wireless Control System (WCS) and the Cisco Wireless Location Appliance to support mission-critical wireless data, voice, and video applications. As a key component of the Cisco Unified Wireless Network, the Cisco WiSM provides real-time communication between lightweight access points and other wireless LAN controllers to deliver a secure and unified wireless solution.
The Cisco WiSM smoothly integrates into existing Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series enterprise networks. It scales to deliver secure, enterprise wireless access to main, branch, and remote campuses. It is designed for medium-sized and large enterprise facilities with clustering capabilities of up to 3600 lightweight access points per roaming domain. It scales to 300 lightweight access points per module with support for 10,000+ wireless client devices.
The Cisco WiSM provides network administrators with the visibility and control they need to effectively manage and scale their enterprise-class WLANs. With the Cisco WiSM, customers can realize significant total cost of ownership benefits by streamlining support costs and reducing planned and unplanned network downtime.