User guide

Applications
1-2 Introduction
Applications
TheEnterasysWirelessStandalone802.11nAPoffersahighspeed,reliable,cost‐effectivesolution
forwirelessclientaccesstothenetworkinenvironmentssuchas:
•Remoteaccesstocorporatenetworkinformation
•Difficult‐to‐wireenvironments
•Frequentlychangingenvironments
• Retailers,manufacturers,andbanksthatfrequentlyrearrangetheworkplaceorchange
location
• TemporaryLANsforspecialprojectsorpeaktimes
•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
Features
TheEnterasysWirelessStandalone802.11nAPprovidesthefollowingfeatures:
StandalonesolutionAPfortheSmalltoMediumEnterprise(SME)market
•End‐to‐endsolutionforwirelessreal‐timeIPcommunicationandintegration
•Best‐in‐classvoicequality,multimediaenabled
•Automaticchannelselection
• SeamlessroamingwithintheIEEE802.11a/b/g/nWLANenvironment
•(AP3640only)Threeexternalantennaconnectorsforusewithbothindoorandoutdoor
antennas
Easeofmanagement
• Manageablethroughsecurewebmanagement,CLI interface,andSNMP
• SupportforadvancedmanageabilitythroughEnterasysNetSightConsoleandNetSight
InventoryManager
Standardscompliance
• StrongSMElevelsecurity,supportingWEP,WPAv1,andWPAv2
• IEEE802.11a,802.11b,802.11g,and802.11ncompliance
• Backwardcompatiblewithexisting802.11a/b/gnetworks