Optimized for high-performance wireless networking, the Cisco 5500 Series Controller offers improved mobility and prepares the business for the next wave of mobile devices and applications. The 5500 Series supports a higher density of clients and delivers more efficient roaming, with at least nine times the throughput of existing 802.11a/g networks.
The 5500 Series automates wireless configuration and management functions and allows network managers to have the visibility and control needed to cost-effectively manage, secure, and optimize the performance of their wireless networks. With integrated Cisco CleanAir®technology, the 5500 Series protects 802.11n performance by providing cross-network access to real-time and historic RF interference information for quick troubleshooting and resolution.
AIR-CT5508-12-K9 Specifications | |
Access points | 12 licenses include (500 licenses max) |
Device Type | Wireless controller |
Ports | 8 * SFP uplinks |
Console ports | 10/100/1000 RJ-45 |
Wireless standards | 802.11a/b/g/d/e/h/k/n/r/u/w/ac |
License | ● 5 AP licese: L-LIC-CT5508-5A |
● 25 AP licese: L-LIC-CT5508-25A | |
● 50 AP licese: L-LIC-CT5508-50A | |
● 100 AP licese: L-LIC-CT5508-100A | |
● 250 AP licese: L-LIC-CT5508-250A | |
● DTLS License: L-LIC-CT55-LPE-K9 | |
Security standards | ● Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) |
● IEEE 802.11i (WPA2, RSN) | |
● RFC 1321 MD5 Message-Digest Algorithm | |
● RFC 1851 The ESP Triple DES Transform | |
● RFC 2104 HMAC: Keyed Hashing for Message Authentication | |
● RFC 2246 TLS Protocol Version 1.0 | |
● RFC 2401 Security Architecture for the Internet Protocol | |
● RFC 2403 HMAC-MD5-96 within ESP and AH | |
● RFC 2404 HMAC-SHA-1-96 within ESP and AH | |
● RFC 2405 ESP DES-CBC Cipher Algorithm with Explicit IV | |
● RFC 2406 IP Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP) | |
● RFC 2407 Interpretation for ISAKMP | |
● RFC 2408 ISAKMP | |
● RFC 2409 IKE | |
● RFC 2451 ESP CBC-Mode Cipher Algorithms | |
● RFC 3280 Internet X.509 PKI Certificate and CRL Profile | |
● RFC 3602 The AES-CBC Cipher Algorithm and Its Use with IPsec | |
● RFC 3686 Using AES Counter Mode with IPsec ESP | |
● RFC 4347 Datagram Transport Layer Security | |
● RFC 4346 TLS Protocol Version 1.1 | |
Encryption | ● WEP and Temporal Key Integrity Protocol-Message Integrity Check (TKIP-MIC): RC4 40, 104 and 128 bits (both static and shared keys) |
● Advanced Encryption Standard (AES): CBC, CCM, Counter Mode with Cipher Block Chaining Message Authentication Code Protocol (CCMP) | |
● DES: DES-CBC, 3DES | |
● Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TLS): RC4 128-bit and RSA 1024- and 2048-bit | |
● DTLS: AES-CBC | |
● IPSec: DES-CBC, 3DES, AES-CBC | |
Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA) | ● IEEE 802.1X |
● RFC 2548 Microsoft Vendor-Specific RADIUS Attributes | |
● RFC 2716 PPP EAP-TLS | |
● RFC 2865 RADIUS Authentication | |
● RFC 2866 RADIUS Accounting | |
● RFC 2867 RADIUS Tunnel Accounting | |
● RFC 3576 Dynamic Authorization Extensions to RADIUS | |
● RFC 3579 RADIUS Support for EAP | |
● RFC 3580 IEEE 802.1X RADIUS Guidelines | |
● RFC 3748 Extensible Authentication Protocol | |
● Web-based authentication | |
● TACACS support for management users |
The Cisco 5508 Wireless Controller supports Cisco Application Visibility and Control(AVC), the technology that includes the Network-Based Application Recognition 2 (NBAR-2) engine, Cisco’s deep packet inspection (DPI) capability. The NBAR-2 engine can classify applications, applies quality of service (QoS) setting to either drop or mark the traffic, and prioritizes business-critical applications in the network. Cisco AVC uses NetFlow Version 9 to export the flows to Cisco Prime™ Infrastructure or a third-party NetFlow Collector. The 5508 also supports Bonjour Services Directory to enable Bonjour Services to be advertised and utilized in a separate Layer 3 network. Wireless Policy engine is a wireless profiler and policy feature on the Cisco 5500 Series Wireless Controller that enables profiling of wireless devices and enforcement of policies such as VLAN assignment, QoS, ACL and time-of-day-based access.
As a component of the Cisco Unified Wireless Network, this controller provides real-time communications between Cisco Aironet® access points, the Cisco Wireless Control System (WCS), and the Cisco Mobility Services Engine to deliver centralized security policies, wireless intrusion prevention system (IPS) capabilities, award-winning RF management, and QoS.