User Manual
QuickSpecs
Aruba 501 Wireless Client Bridge Series
Overview
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− Support for DSCP and WMM
− SNMP v2c, SNMP v3, MIB-II with traps, and RADIUS authentication client MIB (RFC 2618)
− Embedded HTML management tool with secure access
− Scheduled configuration and firmware upgrades via a network management station
• Diagnostic
− RSSI logging
− Email alert tool
Connectivity
• IEEE 802.3af PoE support
− Simplifies de
ployment and dramatically reduces installation costs by helping eliminate the time and cost involved
in supplying local power at each client bridge
• Auto-MDIX
− Provides automatic adjustments for straight-through or crossover cables on all 10/100/1000 ports
• IEEE 802.11h with International-Telecommunication-Union (ITU) compliance
− Selects the channel automatically, based on the access point it connects to; and avoids DFS (Dynamic-
Frequency-Selection) issues by following the access point to a clear channel
Mobil
ity
• Anywhere, anytime wireless coverage
− Provides single IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac radio client bridge
− Offers radio software-selectable configuration of frequency bands
− Utilizes IEEE 802.3af PoE or local power supply
• Interoperability
− Meets Wi-Fi Alliance Certification standards, including IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac and WPA2—
to ensure multivendor
interoperability
• Supported devices
− Support Windows-based PCs equipped with Ethernet cards; includes point-of-sale devices, scales, network
printers, thin clients Mac/Apple machines, Linux/Unix workstations, Ethernet-enabled appliances, medical
equipment, or manufacturing machinery
− Connects RS232 asynchronous terminal devices to the wireless network
• Multiple devices
− Connects up to 15 Ethernet-enabled devices via a multiport switch
Security
• IEEE 802.1X support
− Provides user authentication with support for EAP-TLS and PEAP—with choice of Advanced Encryption
Standard (AES), Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP), and Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) encryption for
protecting wireless traffic between authenticated clients and the access point
• Choice of IEEE WPA2, WPA or WEP
− Secures the data integrity of wireless traffic, using robust AES or TKIP encryption
Warranty and support
•
Limited Lifetime Warranty
•
Software releases
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