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Meru Access Point Features

Meru Access Points provide the following features:

z Wi-Fi Certified Tri-mode Access Point Delivers Exceptional Performance

A key component of the Meru Wireless LAN System, Meru Access Points deliver

unsurpassed Wi-Fi performance in conjunction with Meru Controllers.

Representing a shift to the fourth generation WLAN architecture using

coordinated intelligent APs at the edge, the Meru Wireless LAN System delivers

toll quality voice over Wi-Fi, a ten-fold increase in client density, intelligent load

balancing, and lowest total cost of ownership.

z The Only Solution to Deliver a Large Scale Voice and Data Wireless Access

Embedded Wi-Fi in laptops are almost ubiquitous and other mobile devices aren't

far behind. In addition, with emerging dual mode Wi-Fi/cellular phones the

number of clients in your enterprise is going to increase exponentially in only a

few short years. Deploy a system that is designed to deal with high densities of

voice and data clients, without sacrificing performance and that works with any

standard Wi-Fi certified client.

z Tri-mode Access Point Provides Investment Protection

Enterprise applications and user density continue to increase. Tri-mode

802.11a/b/g clients are now commonplace in laptops. Ensure your network

supports the full breadth of wireless LAN clients with Meru Access Points.

— Dual 802.11b/g and 802.11a software programmable radios

— Simultaneously support 802.11b, 802.11g and 802.11a clients

Introducing the Meru Access Point AP200 Series

The Meru Access Point AP200 series provides two models that conform to the speci-

fications provided by the IEEE 802.11a and 802.11g protocols and provide backward

compatibility for the 802.11b protocol. An AP200 works with most standard Wi-Fi

clients.

z The AP201 houses a single 802.11a/b/g radio device

z The AP208 supports a maximum of two radio devices that can simultaneously run

two protocols (802.11b, g or b/g on interface 1 and 802.11a on interface 2).

Alternately the second radio can be configured to run as an RF monitor to the Meru

Controller, providing real-time status of RF activity to optimize the wireless

network.

The Meru Access Point AP200 series (referred hereafter as the AP200, unless specif-

ically referring to the AP201 or AP208) is housed in a metal case with a plastic remov-

able cover. As such, it can be used for plenum installations when the plastic cover is

removed.