Specifications

Features and Benefits
1-2 Introduction
Features and Benefits
ThefeaturesandbenefitsoftheAccessPoint3000include thefollowing:
•Localnetworkconnectionvia10/100MbpsEthernetportsor54Mbpswirelessinterface
(supportingupto250mobileusersperradio)
• IEEE802.11a,802.11b,and802.11gcompliant
•RogueAPDetectionprovidestheabilitytoscantheairwavesandcollectinformation
about
accesspointsinthearea.Thisfeaturedetectsneighboringaccesspointsandaccesspointsnot
authorizedtoparticipateinthenetwork
• Advancedsecuritythrough64‐bit(40‐bit),128‐bit,152‐bitWiredEquivalentProtection(WEP)
encryption,IEEE802.1xportauthentication,Wi‐FiProtectedAccess(WPA),AES(802.11i
ready),SSID
broadcastdisable,remoteauthenticationviaRADIUSserver,andMACaddress
filteringfeaturestoprotectyoursensitivedataandauthenticateonlyauthorizeduserstoyour
network
•ProvidesseamlessroamingwithintheIEEE802.11a,802.11b,and802.11gWLAN
environment
• Automaticallyselectstheavailablechannelatpower‐up
•Allowsyoutoconfigureuptoseven
VirtualAccessPoints(VAPs)oneachradiointerfaceeach
withitsownsetofauthenticaionandsecurityparameters
• SupportsCabletronDiscoveryProtocol(CDP)
• SupportsSpectralinkVoicePriority(SVP)
Applications
TheWirelessproductsofferahighspeed,reliable,cost‐effectivesolutionfor10/100Mbpswireless
Ethernetclientaccesstothenetworkinapplicationssuchas:
•Remoteaccesstocorporatenetworkinformation
•E‐mail,filetransfer,andterminalemulation
•Difficult‐to‐wireenvironments
•Historicaloroldbuildings,asbestosinstallations,andopenareaswhere
wiringisdifficultto
employ
•Frequentlychangingenvironments
• Retailers,manufacturers,andbanksthatfrequentlyrearrangetheworkplaceorchange
location
• TemporaryLANsforspecialprojectsorpeaktimes
•Tradeshows,exhibitionsandconstructionsiteswhichneedtemporarysetupforashorttime
period
• Retailers,airlineandshipping companiesthatneedadditionalworkstationsfor
apeakperiod
•Auditorswhorequireworkgroupsatcustomersites
• Accesstodatabasesformobileworkers,forexample:doctors,nurses,retailers,orwhite‐collar
workerswhoneedaccesstodatabaseswhilebeingmobileinahospital,retailstore,oran
officecampus