Customer Reviews
big name - low rating 
2003-05-28
I purchased the 350 wireless adapter as a second adaptor for a second laptop on my wireless LAN. My first laptop has a Compaq WL110 PCMCIA adaptor which out performs the Cisco hands down on range and connectivity. The Cisco comes with some fancy disgnostic tools which states signal to noise ratios with no loss whereas a simple ping test clearly displays packet loss. I am disappointed as a IT proffessional and someone who thought that a cisco card would be the best. Not the case, buy Compaq or 3com.
Great card, nice config and test utility 
2003-04-01
I purchased this card thru my university for use on their WLAN. The multi-profile configuration utility allows me to use the card at school and on my home Linksys WLAN.
Setup was a breeze, solid equipment.
Great lil card 2003-02-07
I use this card to get online at University of Virginia, its the only card supported, but they make good choices, so I went ahead and got the card. All I had to do to make it work was to plug it in my laptop's designated card slot, and *poof* XP took care of the rest. The connectivity is great, and its very simple to use.
Card's top grade, but slight problem with software 
2002-11-06
I bought my card thru my university which uses this card for the entire system. Since my card has been installed and the drivers and ACU is already running, getting it to work with my Netgear FM114P router at home was breeze, taking just a minute to get it hooked up.
The problem came when i tried to install the driver for my brother and girlfriend's laptop. On one laptop the system hung at the end of the installation and on the other when the computer was trying to detect the hardware.
Cutting the long story short, i figured the system had just managed to install the software before it hang and thus after rebooting the laptop i could get online. whats interesting is that i didn't have to install the ACU or the card's firmware to get it to work. Well, as long as it works.... =P
Compared to linksys or netgear wireless lan cards, this one give a much better 'feel' to its build and looks a whole lot more sturdy than any other cards i've seen. and of course its from a better brand too (if it matters at all).
I guess if you're willing to fork out more than double the price for a somewhat more 'professional' card i guess this is it. if not, i would recommend the netgear MA401 card as i have absolutely no problems setting a couple of them up on my network.
One of the best I have used 2002-09-25
I manage the wlan at work and test numerous cards. The Cisco 350 series is what we rolled of company wide for for employee use. The Client software (ACU) included with the card is straight forward and provides great info on the current connection and link status.
One thing you can do with this card that you can't with others is modify the transmit power for the card. The primary difference between the Cisco 340 and 350 series is the transmit power. On the 350 you can change this from 1mw to 100mw (the 340 series peaks at 30mw). This feature is especially handy, especially when taking my laptop from work to home (you just don't need 100mw of transmit power in a 1200 ft. apartment).
The hardware is great (Cisco acquired Aironet around 97 I think), the software is intuitive, and is fully compatible with many authentication methods other than wep (i.e., TLS, MD5, EAP, LEAP).
So why did I give this card a 4 star rating instead of 5 stars? Three reasons:
Client side software does not roam between discontiguous networks when using advanced authentication
Client side software does not include any kind of sniff feature to see what wireless networks are within range. I have to use third party software for that.
Cisco cards do not do true rfmon passive packet acquisition. Cisco (and I think Lucent) diverged from the prism 2 chip , so i keep my Cisco card for work and keep a linksys wpc11 (prism2 chipset) for "network analysis".
Hope this helps. Peace to all wifi junkies out there.
Old tech, but superior 2006-05-10
I've been using one of these for several years, in 3-4 computers. It's a superb, robust, unstoppable 802.11b card (that means it's only capable of 11 Mbps).
The real value is not just in the card, but in the latest software from Cisco for it. Update to the most recent firmware, the Aironet Client Utility (ACU) 6.6.0.0 (as of this writing), and their separate site survey utility, and you've got more functionality, configurability (including World Mode) than most PC Cards. The ACU is a fantastic location switching program, allows you associate more than one SSID with a profile (say, "CAFE," or "LIBRARIES"), set specific power and sensitivity settings for each, etc. It will also work with IBM's Access Connections if you use a ThinkPad.
If you want the best, you've found it (short of a newer a/b/g card); otherwise, settle for less with the rest.
You can get it cheaper 2005-09-09
I purchased this card because the unique capabilities of our network required it. So I can't speak for it's features...
But I only paid $25.00 for it. If you shop for this item on on-line auctions, you can get a very good deal.
Works with Fedora Core 2 2004-09-22
I got from a friend this card 3 weeks ago. It was very easy to install on Linux Fedora Core 2. I am using it on my Compat Evo N1020v and it works well.
Solid performer 2004-07-09
I have 4 Linksys 54G cards ( 2 desktop and 2 laptop ) and 2 Cisco 11B 350s and I think the 350s are much easier to work with. Especially on the road with a laptop - they always work. Set up a new profile and your are connected.
We use the 350s at work and they are just great, solid, predictable cards. For the price difference, unless you have a homogeneous 54G environment, the 350s are winner.
My choice for ease of use and consistent performance.
Plus, I like the Cisco monitoring software, profiles, etc. When I go out of town, I set up a new profile and almost always can get associated right away with whatever wireless provider ( maybe except for the Spokane airport but that's a different rant ).
Terrific product; but terribly priced 2003-07-11
I have been using Cisco Aironet 350 series for a while, with a netgear wireless router. The range and the quality are pretty decent and I never had a problem with it. Interestingly the product I got was a used one. So, I guess it should work well, for a long time for you.
The software has some good diagnostic tools to test the link status and performance and proves that this is a standard Cisco product. The automatic network detection and switching makes it even better to seamlessly move from the office to home and to Starbucks if you like, without much hassle (I haven't tried it in starbucks personally though).
One small issue. The Aironet Client Monitoring software disables the fast switching capability in the Windows XP and gives the typical Windows 2000 login screen. Though not a big problem for me, it might be a serious issue for some.
Except for the price, the product is very likable. If you are more conscious about price, you might want to try the linksys alternative (from Cisco/Linksys group afterall)
