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Meru Access Point Models
end-to-end QoS. Meru Access points deliver a 5-fold increase in voice carrying capacity from the
current 5-8 calls per access point to over 30 calls per Meru Access Point with no change to the
802.11 client.
Over five times the scalability of alternate Access Points
Meru Access Points are unique in their ability to dramatically increase performance over alternate
APs, even as client density increases. Meru Access Points, can serve over 100 standard 802.11
active data and voice clients per access point, whereas today's systems are limited to about 10-15
data-only clients. This scalability allows corporations to plan for a wireless usage growth without
forklift upgrades to the WLAN infrastructure.
Zero-loss handoff means applications are not interrupted
Multiple Access Points can be aggregated into a Virtual AP, creating a single wireless network
with a wide coverage area that can encompass the entire enterprise campus and provide
unparalleled performance and manageability. This breakthrough technology works with any
standard 802.11 client device and enables application and security policy persistence while
roaming, without requiring the user to re-login or re-authenticate throughout the network coverage
area.
Embedded RF monitor for enhanced security
Traditional approaches to wireless security involve separate devices to monitor the air or legacy
APs, or access points that periodically become air monitors. Meru Access Points provide
continuous RF monitoring, as well as capture information about all devices that the AP can hear,
including clients associated with the access point. Meru WLAN Radar—a third generation rogue
AP detection software, provides rogue detection and suppression continuously and without any
interruption to the VPN sessions and time-sensitive voice applications that operate on the
converged wireless LAN in an enterprise. This constant monitoring enables enhanced security
with rogue device detection and prevention that is less disruptive and more cost effective than
traditional approaches.
Meru Access Point Models
The Meru Radio Access Point is available in two model families: the Access Point 200 and the Access
Point 100.
The Meru Dual Radio Access Point 200 family (AP200) provides models that conform to the
specifications provided by the IEEE 802.11a and 802.11g protocols and also provide backward
compatibility for the 802.11b protocol. The AP200 works with most standard WiFi clients. The
Access Point houses two radio devices: one supplying 802.11a, b, g, or bg service and the other
serving as an RF monitor to the Meru controller, providing real-time status of RF activity to optimize
the wireless network.
The AP200 is housed in a metal case with a plastic removable cover. As such, it can be used for
plenum installations when the plastic cover is removed.
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