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Outdoor Deployment
The WLA522 features external antenna ports, which allows for
outdoor rated antennas to be mounted on a building exterior while
the access point is mounted inside. The WLA632 outdoor access
point comes in a ruggedized, weatherproof enclosure suitable for
extreme outdoor environments and industrial-grade deployments.
The WLA632 complies with NEMA4X and IP67 standards for corrosion
resistance and features built-in lightning protection for antenna ports,
as well as surge protection for Ethernet and power ports. The WLA632
also has automatic thermal management inside the access point and
includes received signal strength indicator (RSSI) meter functions on
LEDs for easy antenna alignment in the field.
Bridging and Mesh
In addition to traditional access point functionality, the WLA
Series may also be deployed as a wireless mesh to extend the
reach of enterprise WLANs where LAN cabling cannot reach or is
not desired. Intelligent switching is supported in all mesh modes,
enabling each mesh node to provide the shortest, least congested
path to the destination over encrypted secure mesh links.
The WLA Series access points also support point-to-point
bridging to provide seamless connectivity between buildings over
a wireless backhaul, to avoid the expense, inconvenience, and
delay of laying new cable.
Optimized Trac Flows
WLA Series Wireless LAN Access Points take advantage of
Juniper Networks highly distributed mobility architecture
known as Smart Mobile, by performing encryption, deep packet
inspection and forwarding locally at the access point. This not
only improves scalability by offloading WLAN controllers, it also
results in optimized traffic flows and radically reduced latency
for real-time applications. Along with a wealth of dynamic load
balancing techniques, this architecture ensures the scalability
and performance to support the most demanding wireless
applications, including voice over WLAN for thousands of users,
video and real-time location services.
Real-Time Location Services
The WLA Series also supports location-based services that
rely on Wi-Fi signal information for accurate three-dimensional
positioning. Common applications include asset tracking, IT
support, and network security based on client location.
Unlike many wireless location systems that rely on tags or client
software on the devices being tracked, the WLA Series can detect
the position of any active Wi-Fi device including smartphones as
well as many medical devices.
Controller A
Voice trac must pass through each
subnet’s WLAN controller
Centralized WLAN - Not Optimized for Voice Smart Mobile - Voice-optimized Trac Flow
Controller B
Subnet
A
Subnet
B
Client A Client B
WLC Series A
Voice trac takes the shortest path –
without having to pass through the controller
WLC Series B
Subnet
A
Subnet
B
Client A Client B
Figure 4: Local forwarding at the access point minimizes latency