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Applications
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:
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Remote access to corporate network information
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Difficult‐to‐wire environments •
Frequently changing environments
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Retailers, manufacturers, and banks that frequently rearrange the workplace or change location
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Temporary LANs for special projects or peak times
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Auditors who require workgroups at customer sites
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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
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End‐to‐end solution for wireless real‐time IP communication and integration
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Best‐in‐class voice quality, multimedia enabled
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Automatic channel selection
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Seamless roaming within the IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n WLAN environment
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(AP 3640 only) Three external antenna connectors for use with both indoor and outdoor antennas
Ease of management
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Manageable through secure web management, CLI interface, and SNMP
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Support for advanced manageability through Enterasys NetSight Console and NetSight Inventory Manager
Standards compliance
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Introduction
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Strong SME level security, supporting WEP, WPAv1, and WPAv2
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IEEE 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11n compliance
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Backward compatible with existing 802.11a/b/g networks