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Access Point 8500—
Creates a high-performance enterprise-class wireless
LAN supporting up to 250 simultaneous users. The single wireless interface
802.11a 5 GHz, 54-Mbps access point upgrades to 802.11b-802.11a dual
mode with optional upgrade kit.
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Access Point 8700
—Creates a high-performance enterprise-class dual-mode
802.11a and 802.11b wireless LAN supporting up to 250 simultaneous users
up to 100 meters (328 feet).
S
ECURITY
3Com offers one of the most robust suite of standards-based security on the
market today. To protect sensitive data broadcast over the wireless LAN, 3Com
supports Wireless Equivalent Privacy (WEP) RC4 40/ 64-bit, 128-bit and 152-bit
shared-key encryption. 3Com strengthens this basic security mechanism with
additional security features, including MAC address access control lists, IEEE
802.1x per-port user authentication with RADIUS server authentication support,
Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP), Wireless Protected Access and Extensible
Authentication Protocol (EAP) support: EAP-MD5, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, and PEAP.
In addition to standards-based security, 3Com 128-bit Dynamic Security Link
offers the highest level of security, requiring a user name and password to access
the wireless LAN.
P
ERFORMANCE
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R
ELIABILITY
3Com wireless access point performance features ensure reliable and seamless
connections for users wherever they roam. Automatic channel selection
automatically finds the least loaded channel for interference-free communication.
Auto network connect and dynamic rate shifting keep users connected through a
wide variety of conditions by changing to the optimum connection speed as they
move through the network.
M
ANAGEABILITY
3Com offers a wide range of standards-based management support, from SNMP
to 3Com Network Supervisor and HP OpenView for seamless integration with
your wired network.
Wireless Infrastructure Device Manager and Wireless LAN Device Discovery tools
let you configure parameters, run diagnostics, and monitor performance from
anywhere on the network using an embedded web server browser. You can also
update wireless device software on multiple devices using 3Com Network
Supervisor to simplify bulk updates.
