User Guide Part 1

Wi-Fi Array
Table of Contents i
Table of Contents
List of Figures.................................................................................... xiii
Introduction ......................................................................................... 1
The Xirrus Family of Products ............................................................................... 2
Nomenclature .................................................................................................... 4
About this User’s Guide .......................................................................................... 4
Organization ...................................................................................................... 4
Notes and Cautions .......................................................................................... 6
Screen Images .................................................................................................... 6
Your User’s Guide as a PDF Document ........................................................ 6
Hyperlinks ......................................................................................................... 7
Window or Page? .............................................................................................. 7
Why Choose the Xirrus Wi-Fi Array? ................................................................... 7
Wi-Fi Array Product Overview ............................................................................. 9
Enterprise Class Security ................................................................................. 9
Wi-Fi Array Product Family ......................................................................... 10
XN Family of Arrays ............................................................................... 10
XS Family of Arrays ................................................................................ 11
Deployment Flexibility .................................................................................. 12
Power over Gigabit Ethernet (PoGE) (Optional) ................................ 13
Enterprise Class Management ...................................................................... 14
Key Features and Benefits ..................................................................................... 16
High Capacity and High Performance ........................................................ 16
Extended Coverage ......................................................................................... 17
Flexible Coverage Schemes .................................................................... 18
Non-Overlapping Channels .......................................................................... 18
Secure Wireless Access .................................................................................. 18
Applications Enablement .............................................................................. 19
SDMA Optimization ...................................................................................... 19
Fast Roaming ................................................................................................... 19
Easy Deployment ............................................................................................ 19
Product Specifications—XN16, XN12, and XN8 ............................................... 20
Product Specifications—XN4 ............................................................................... 27