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If you’re looking for a wireless access port, it’s hard to go past the Cisco Aironet 1231G Wireless Access Point with 54 mps, or the AIR-AP1231G-A-K9 for those who find product numbers a little more convenient and less of a mouthful. It’s quite possibly one of the best PC compatible wireless access points on the market, but what makes it so great?

The Cisco 1231G Access Point has a few technical things you should know before you think about buying it. It’s localized to both North and South America, is compatible with only PCs and consumes 6 watts of power on average. With the boring things out of the way, let’s talk about what this member of the Cisco Sironet 1230 series can really do. In terms of range, which is the main thing to consider in a product like this, it has a massive 410 ft indoor and 700 ft outdoor range. And it has a whole bundle of extra features, including auto-sensing per device, power over Ethernet, DHCP support, ARP support, VLAN support and BOOTP support. That is an impressive range of features in a device with such small dimensions, measuring roughly 7 inches square with a height of 1.7 inches. Also keep in mind that it has a generous maximum RAM of 16 MB and a Flash Memory of 8 MB.

With such a huge range and an impressive speed of 54 mps, you can certainly do worse and seldom better than the Cisco 1231G Access Point. Whether your needs are for one system or several, indoors or outdoors, this product should easily fulfill your needs.