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HiPath Wireless Standalone Access Point V1.0, Getting Started Guide
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About the HiPath Wireless Standalone Access Point
Understanding the Standalone Access Point
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About the HiPath Wireless Standalone Access
Point
The Standalone Access Point provides high quality and reliable wireless communication.
Based on a third generation WLAN topology, the Standalone Access Point makes wireless
practical for small and medium-scale enterprises (SME). This solution provides the security
and manageability required by enterprises and service providers alike.
The Standalone Access Point is a dual-band access point, with IEEE 802.11a+b/g radios,
which implements the following features:
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A standalone access point entry solution for the SME market
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End-to-end solution for wireless real-time IP communication and HiPath integration
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Seamless mobility
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Best-in-class voice quality, multimedia enabled
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Strong SME level security
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Ease of deployment and operation
3.1
Understanding the Standalone Access Point
The Standalone Access Point is a wireless LAN access point. The Standalone Access Point
also provides local processing such as encryption. In addition to the Standalone Access Point,
the solution provides an optional DHCP Server component, which is standard for enterprise
and service provider networks. Standalone Access Points are cost-effective, easy to manage,
and easy to deploy.
Here are some advantages the Standalone Access Point offers:
Enhanced
security
The Standalone Access Point user interface is secured by user IDs and
passwords, as well as forms-based authentication. The Standalone
Access Point also allows the user to select no security, WEP security, or
WPA-PSK security.
Roaming within
the subnet
The Standalone Access Point offers the creation and maintenance of a
roaming cluster, ensuring fast handover of mobile clients within the
roaming cluster.
Troubleshooting
capability
The Standalone Access Point logs system and session activity and
provides reports to aid in troubleshooting analysis.
Table 11
Advantages of the Standalone Access Point
