Cisco Aironet 1850 Series - 802.11 ac and Legacy Client Recommendations

Revised: January 25, 2017,
802.11ac and Legacy Client Recommendations
Devices such as Samsung Galaxy S4, ZTE’s Grand Memo, HTC One, and new notebooks such as the Apple 2013 Macbook Pro are
the first to market 802.11ac devices. It is expected that integrated notebooks and tablets (those devices often supporting 2 and 3 spatial
streams) will start to become a commonplace.
Currently, Cisco’s test bed for interoperability has the following configuration types.
Table 2: Interoperability Matrix
Hardware/Software Configurations TypeHardware/Software Parameter
8.1Release
Cisco 5500 Series ControllerController
1131, 1142, 1242, 1252, 1850, 3500e, 3500i, 3600, 3702Access Points
802.11ac, 802.11a, 802.11g, 802.11n2, 802.11n5Radio
Open, WEP, PSK (WPA and WPA2), 802.1X (WPA2-AES)
(LEAP, PEAP, EAP-FAST, EAP-TLS)
Security
ACS 4.2, ACS 5.2RADIUS
Connectivity, traffic, and roaming between two access pointsTypes of tests
Interoperability matrix for APs, Clients and security types tested with the below clients.
Table 3: Laptops and Clients Tested for Interoperability
VersionClient Type and Name
Laptop
11.5.1.15 or 12.4.4.5, v13.4Intel 3945/4965
—
Intel 5100/5300/6200/6300
v14.3.0.6Intel 1000/1030/6205
v14.3.0.6Intel 7260(11AC)
16.1.5.2Broadcom 4360(11AC)
XP/Vista: 5.60.18.8
Win7: 5.30.21.0
Dell 1395/1397/Broadcom 4312HMG(L)
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