 HiPath Wireless portfolio now integrated and available from Enterasys
Every day there are increasing demands put on your network, from new applications such as VoIP and HD video to user requirements for expanded wireless access and mobility. How can you meet the challenge to reliably deliver secure high-performance access across the wired and wireless portions of your network?
 With the integration of the recently acquired HiPath Wireless product family, Enterasys is delivering unified wired and wireless solutions to help customers deploy mobile and secure networks. Highlights of these solutions announced this week include:
- The C20N embedded wireless controller for the Enterasys Matrix® N-Series switch
- End-to-end visibility of HiPath Wireless access points, controllers, and wireless clients from Enterasys NetSight®
- End-to-end wired and wireless intrusion prevention (IPS) with Enterasys Dragon® and HiPath Wireless Manager HiGuard.
With HiPath Wireless, you can realize the full benefits of 802.11n today without costly Power over Ethernet (PoE) infrastructure upgrades. And our unique intelligent architecture lets you define traffic forwarding behavior on a per-application basis for optimal performance.
End-to-end performance, security, and manageability for voice/video/data applications
Workforces are quickly becoming more mobile. Especially within corporate sites, employees expect to work and communicate with equal effectiveness whether they are in meetings, shared workspaces, at their desks, or on the factory floor. Enterprises are challenged to meet these expectations, at least possible cost, while improving business processes, communication speed, and employee productivity.
HiPath Wireless solutions include a wide variety of access points, controllers, management capabilities, security, and planning software, as well as a unique open platform for application integration. Recognized for offering a complete 802.11n solution without loss of coverage or functionality using existing 802.3af PoE (Power over Ethernet) infrastructures, HiPath Wireless is the most energy efficient and cost effective WLAN solution on the market today.
The Enterasys Wireless Controller portfolio includes:
- The C20/C20N supporting up to 64 Access Points (APs)
- The C2400 supporting up to 400 APs
- The C4110 supporting up to 500 APs
- The C5110 supporting up to 1050 APs
The Enterasys Wireless solution:
- Optimizes the distribution of the processing load between the access point and controller to deliver exceptional performance while remaining easy to manage
- Handles complex, time-sensitive functions such as Quality of Service (QoS), encryption, and RF management by the access point (AP), while global functions like configuration, roaming, and policy control are centralized at the controller
- Uses an innovative hybrid architecture to optimize the forwarding of traffic on a per application basis for the best performance and reliability in alignment with the specific business needs
- Delivers a WLAN infrastructure that can easily be expanded over time to support new high-performance technologies and solutions
Enterasys Wifi data sheets
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