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ExtremeWireless™ WiNG NX 5500
Integrated Services Platform
Next-Generation Wireless Services for Small and
Midsize Environments
Product Overview
The ExtremeWireless WiNG NX 5500 brings the next-generation in WLAN
speed, security, reliability, and flexibility to the midsize enterprise, providing
comprehensive management and control of up to 512 network elements
through a single pane of glass. With the NX 5500, all network infrastructure
is empowered with the intelligence to make the best routing decisions, so
you get maximum speed and throughput — the congestion and latency
associated with routing trac through a centralized controller is eliminated.
A Highly cost-eective Platform for Optimized WLAN
Performance
The NX 5500 multi-core network processing platform supports up to 512
access points, well suited for small to midsize deployments. Its rich set of
integrated services — including router, firewall, VPN, AAA/Radius server and
DHCP/DNS server — eliminates the need for any additional hardware without
compromising system performance. And the integrated application visibility
engine provides the necessary intelligence to identify, categorize, and filter/
block/control network bandwidth usage based on your business needs.
Centralized Management and Control From the NOC
Through NX/VX
A distributed, multi-network NX 5500 deployment can be controlled and
managed at the NOC through your NX9XXX/NX75XX/VX9000 — giving
you single-pane-of-glass management for easy provisioning and day-to-day
monitoring and troubleshooting of your entire WLAN infrastructure.
Highlights
Plug-and-Play
Fast and easy zero-touch installation
plus rule-based access point adoption
from all locations automates equipment
discovery and deployment.
Smart Routing
Every piece of infrastructure in your
WLAN has the intelligence required
to work together to route every
transmission as eciently as possible.
Trac is no longer routed through
a centralized controller, eliminating
network congestion and latency.
Comprehensive Integrated Network
Security Services
Wired/wireless firewall, built-in Wireless
Intrusion Protection System (WIPS),
integrated IPSec VPN gateway, AAA
Radius Server and secure guest access
with a captive web portal, and much more.
Smart RF
Smart RF management mitigates the RF
disruption caused by Wi-Fi and non-Wi-
Fi interference, faulty antennas, dynamic
dead spots, or neighboring access
point failures by allowing the WLAN to
automatically and intelligently adapt to
changes in the RF environment.
BYOD Support
The ExtremeWireless WiNG 5 OS
provides the device fingerprinting
and role-based policy required to help
manage and secure user-owned devices.