Firetide - Reliable Connectivity Anywhere
5
February 2009
HotPoint AP Common Features
Firetide’s HotPoint family shares a common architecture, and most features are supported on all
models. The HotPoint 4100/4200 has a more limited functionality than Firetide’s 4500/4600, un-
less used with the Firetide WLAN Controller. The WLAN Controller offers a wide range of features
needed by enterprise-class users for all types of APs. Please refer to the HotView Pro Reference
Guide for more information on the WLAN Controller. Key features are summarized in Table 1.
Table 1. Firetide HotPoint AP Family Products & Features
Feature
4100
4200
alone
with
WLAN
ctlr
4500
4600
alone
with
WLAN
ctlr
Radio Features
400 mW transmitter
√
√
√
√
Manual xmit power control
√
√
√
√
Auto channel select
√
√
√
√
2.4 GHz band
√
√
√
√
4.9 GHz band
√
√
-
-
5.0 GHz band
√
√
-
-
802.11d
√
√
√
√
802.11b/g
√
√
√
√
802.11a
√
√
-
-
Turbo mode (for supported clients)
√
√
√
√
WMM QoS
√
√
√
√
WDS server
-
-
√
-
WDS client
√
-
√
-
Security Features
Rogue AP Detection
-
- *
√
√
802.11i; 40/128 WEP, 128/256 AES, TKIP
√
√
√
√
WPA/WPA2 encryption
√
√
√
√
AES encryption
√
√
√
√
802.1X authentication
-
√
√
√
Login-based authentication
-
- *
√
-
URL re-direction
-
- *
√
-
IP walled garden
-
- *
√
-
802.11f IAPP security handoff
-
-
√
-
802.11r fast handoff
-
√
√
√
Layer 2 / Layer 3 Roaming
-
√
-
√
Intercell blocking
√
√
√
√
Intracell blocking
√
√
√
√
MAC address access control
√
√
√
√
SSID suppression
√
√
√
√
VLANs
4
4
16
16
Network Features
DHCP client
√
√
√
√
DHCP server
1/VAP
1/VAP
1/VAP
1/VAP
NAT
√
√
√
√
Firewall
√
√
√
√
VPN Tunneling / Filtering
-
-
√
-
Virtualized APs
4
4
16
16
AP Management Groups
-
√
√
√
Virtualized AP Management Groups
-
√
√
√
Fairness among connected STAs (to client level)
-
√
√
√
Per-user rate limiting
√
√
√
√
Per-VAP rate limiting
√
√
√
√
Maximum clients per AP
32
32
64
64
Management Features
HTTPS access for management
√
√
√
√
SNMP v2/v3
-
√
√
√
Supports pre-configured 2100/2200 HotClients
√
√
√
√
Supports auto-configured 2100/2200 HotClients
-
-
√
√
* Available in a later software release.
