Mitel Wireless Lan Adapter - Mitel 6915 User Manual

Mitel Wireless LAN Adapter

This chapter contains the following sections:
• Installing and Configuring a WLAN Adapter
The Wi-Fi option in the Settings menu of 6900 Series SIP phones allows you to connect the phone to a Wi-Fi
network. The 6915 SIP Phone can be connected to a wireless network using the optional Wireless LAN Adapter.
When connected to the Wireless LAN Adapter, the wireless connection can be configured through the phone
settings.
The Mitel WLAN Adapter is a wireless bridge that can add wireless connectivity functionality to your Mitel 6915
IP phone. It allows your Ethernet-enabled phone to join a secure, high-speed network. It is software-transparent,
that is, no changes to drivers, management tools, or applications are needed to use this adapter.
Feature highlights include:
• Easily add robust and secure wireless capabilities to Ethernet devices
The Mitel Wireless LAN Adapter is a high-performance wireless network adapter that enables any Ethernet
device to function as an 802.11a/b/g/n dual-band wireless network device, giving you the freedom to place it
anywhere in your facility.
• Dual band IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n support
The Mitel Wireless LAN Adapter is designed to communicate in the 2.4-GHz and 5-GHz bands. Radio
interference in the commonly used 2.4-GHz band can be avoided by utilizing the 5-GHz band.
Gigabit Ethernet support
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The wired LAN port supports 10/100/1000BASE-T (auto-recognition).
• Simple to setup and use
The Mitel Wireless LAN Adapter is easy to set up using the enclosed network setup cable. No special drivers
or software are required.
• Enterprise security
The Mitel Wireless LAN Adapter supports the following security functions and standards:
• WEP (64 Bit/128 Bit)
• WPA-PSK (TKIP/AES)
• WPA2-PSK (AES)
• IEEE 802.1X EAP-PEAP, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, EAP-FAST, EAP-LEAP
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