© 2011 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. This document is Cisco Public Information. Page 1 of 1Data SheetCisco 2100 Series Wireless LAN ControllersProduct OverviewCisco® Wireless LAN Controllers work in conjunction with Cisco Aironet access points and the Cisco WirelessControl System (WCS) to provide systemwide wireless LAN functions. As a component of the Cisco UnifiedWireless Network, the Cisco 2100 Series enables administrators to securely manage WLANs and mobilityservices, such as enhanced security, voice, guest access, and location services.Cisco 2100 Series Wireless LAN Controllers (Figure 1) supports up to 6, 12, or 25 access points and up to 256clients, making it a cost-effective solution for retail, enterprise branches, and small and medium-sized businesses.These controllers come with eight Ethernet ports, two of which can provide power directly to Cisco lightweightaccess points.Figure 1. Cisco 2100 Series Wireless LAN ControllerThese controllers are part of a Payment Card Industry (PCI) certified architecture, and are well suited for retailcustomers who deploy transactional data applications such as scanners and kiosks. With performance up to 100Mbps, the Cisco 2100 Series Wireless LAN Controllers also enable small and medium branch offices to deploycollaboration applications such as guest access and mobile voice.While Cisco 2100 Series Wireless LAN Controllers support transaction-oriented wireless environments such ashandheld scanners in retail, the Cisco 5500 Series Wireless Controllers are recommended for high-data-rate andmulticast-intensive applications such as large data files, video, push-to-talk.Cisco 2100 Series Wireless LAN Controller ModelsThe Cisco 2100 Series includes the models shown in Table 1.Table 1. Cisco 2100 Series Models and Number of Access Points Supported2100 Series Controllers # of Access Points SupportedCisco 2106 6Cisco 2112 12Cisco 2125 25