User Guide

Wireless Array
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Table of Contents
List of Figures...................................................................................... xi
Introduction ......................................................................................... 1
The Xirrus Family of Products ............................................................................... 1
Nomenclature .................................................................................................... 3
Why Choose the Xirrus Wireless Array? .............................................................. 3
Wireless Array Product Overview ........................................................................ 5
XR Wireless Array Product Family ................................................................ 6
XR-1000 and XR-2000 Series Arrays ....................................................... 6
XR-4000 Series Arrays ............................................................................... 7
XR-6000 Series Arrays ............................................................................... 8
Enterprise Class Security ................................................................................. 9
Deployment Flexibility .................................................................................... 9
Power over Gigabit Ethernet (PoGE) .................................................... 10
Enterprise Class Management ...................................................................... 10
Key Features and Benefits ..................................................................................... 12
High Capacity and High Performance ........................................................ 12
Extended Coverage ......................................................................................... 12
Non-Overlapping Channels .......................................................................... 13
SDMA Optimization ...................................................................................... 13
Fast Roaming ................................................................................................... 13
Easy Deployment ............................................................................................ 13
Secure Wireless Access .................................................................................. 13
Applications Enablement .............................................................................. 14
Advanced Feature Sets .......................................................................................... 14
Xirrus Advanced RF Performance Manager (RPM) .................................. 14
Xirrus Advanced RF Security Manager (RSM) .......................................... 15
Xirrus Advanced RF Analysis Manager (RAM) ......................................... 16
About this User’s Guide ........................................................................................ 17
Organization .................................................................................................... 17
Notes and Cautions ........................................................................................ 19
Screen Images .................................................................................................. 19
Your User’s Guide as a PDF Document ...................................................... 19