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Q. Who Should Migrate to the Cisco Unified Wireless Network?
A. Organizations that are currently using legacy wireless networks, Cisco Aironet standalone (autonomous) access points, or a CiscoWorks Wireless LAN Solution Engine (WLSE) are encouraged to migrate to the Cisco Unified Wireless Network.

Q. What type of wireless network is the right network to support your business needs?
A. The right network to meet the requirements of today's mobile workers combines the Cisco Unified Communications infrastructure, which manages multimedia communications processing between endpoints, applications, and voice over IP (VoIP) gateways, with the Cisco Unified Wireless Network, a fully integrated wired and wireless solution that delivers critical features to support unified communications, including: (1) Quality of service, (2) Fast secure roaming within a wireless network, (3) Battery power management, (4) Centralized RF planning and voice optimization tools, and (5) Cisco Services.

Q. What is the Cisco Unified Wireless Network?
A. The Cisco Unified Wireless Network is a unified wired and wireless network solution that cost-effectively addresses the wireless network security, deployment, management, and control issues your enterprise faces. It combines the best elements of wireless and wired networking to deliver secure, scalable wireless networks with a low total cost of ownership.

Q. Why choose Cisco infrastructure-integration of comprehensive wireless security features?
A. Cisco reduces capital costs while streamlining security operations. The Cisco Secure Wireless solution delivers (1) Proactive threat and intrusion detection capabilities that don't just detect wireless attacks but prevent them, (2) Comprehensive protection to safeguard your company's confidential data and communications, (3) Simplified user management with a single user identity and policy, which also protects against unauthorized access, and (4) Collaboration with wired security systems that enables a superset of wireless security functionality and protection.

Q. How can your business extend communications with mobile solutions?
A. Mobilize your workforce by extending communications to create a unified workspace so that employees can do their jobs from everywhere. To meet the needs of the mobile workforce, Cisco offers a comprehensive set of mobile solutions that are integral to Cisco Unified Communications products. Mobile solutions offer a variety of intelligent endpoints, including wireless IP phones, mobile phones, and smartphones. People communicate the way they want to, whether they are in the office, on the road, or at home. Cisco Unified Communications enable all phones and devices to operate from a secure, enterprise-managed platform . With mobile solutions you can combine the convenience, flexibility, and reach of mobile communications with the benefits of Cisco Unified Communications. The combination of unified communications and mobility greatly enhances employee effectiveness by: (1) Reducing complexity, (2) Supporting the use of a single business number and voice mailbox, (3) Allowing communications to shift more easily between voice calls, voicemail, e-mail, and instant messaging, and (4) Improving the ability to make the right connection, or find the appropriate information the first time.

Q. Why choose Cisco Wireless Security for your business?
A. With Cisco, you get all the components required for secure deployment and operation of a wireless network as part of the Cisco Unified Wireless Network infrastructure. Cisco wireless controllers, access points, and wireless management system, deliver comprehensive protection against wireless attacks with infrastructure-integrated threat protection, advanced visibility into the RF environment, and wired network security collaboration.

Q. What is a wireless bridge?
A. A wireless bridge is a data communications device used to connect two LAN segments via a wireless link. The two segments will be in the same IP subnet and perform just like two Ethernet switches connected by a cable to all computers on the subnet. Since the computers are on the same subnet, broadcasts will reach all machines, allowing DHCP clients in one segment to get their addresses from a DHCP server in a different segment. You can use a Wireless Bridge to transparently connect computer(s) in one room to computer(s) in a different room if you could not, or did not want to run an Ethernet cable between the rooms.