The Cisco Aironet 1300 Series Outdoor Access Point/Bridge is an 802.11g access point and bridge that provides high-speed and cost-effective wireless connectivity between multiple fixed or mobile networks and clients. Building a metropolitan-area wireless infrastructure with the Cisco Aironet 1300 Series provides deployment personnel with a flexible, easy-to-use solution that meets the security requirements of wide-area networking professionals.

The Cisco Aironet 1300 Series supports the 802.11g standard - providing 54-Mbps data rates with a proven, secure technology while maintaining full backward compatibility with legacy 802.11b devices. Cisco Systems makes the maintenance and installation of the Cisco Aironet 1300 Series easy by integrating it with your wired network via the Cisco Structured Wireless-Area Network (SWAN) solution. Based on Cisco IOS Software, the Cisco Aironet 1300 Series provides advanced features such as Fast Secure Roaming, quality of service (QoS), and VLANs.

The flexibility of the Cisco Aironet 1300 Series allows it to operate as a wireless bridge, access point, or a workgroup bridge.