Ruckus Wireless, the Wi-Fi equipment supplier, has unveiled new products and technology to address critical scalability and reliability issues faced by enterprise that are now dealing with a deluge of smartphone and other wireless-only devices hitting their networks.
The company introduced its newest high capacity ZoneDirector 5000 Wi-Fi controller and a collection of advanced features in a new version of its ZoneFlex Smart/OS software. The new ZoneDirector 5000 (ZD5000) Wi-Fi controller delivers reliable and secure high-speed wireless access for up to 20,000 clients distributed across multiple locations.
“Given the unstoppable move to mobile Internet devices and applications, dealing with user density and scalability is quickly becoming a point of contention for enterprises and service providers,” said Selina Lo, President and CEO of Ruckus Wireless. “Ruckus is tackling this problem by combining patented adaptive antenna technology that enables more consistent performance and client connectivity with a powerful new hardware platform and software enhancements that take away the complexity historically associated with managing large-scale Wi-Fi infrastructure,” added Lo.
The ZoneDirector 5000 is a Smart Wi-Fi controller-based system that can be flexibly deployed according to the requirement of the organisations, supporting up to 20,000 clients, 1,000 access points (APs) and 2048 wireless LANs (WLANs) within a single, easy-to-use and highly resilient platform.
In addition to the ZD5000 platform, Ruckus has introduced a new version of its ZoneFlex Smart/OS software system (version 9.2) for all of its Smart WLAN controllers with important enhancements including IPv6 support, AP groups for bulk configuration and WLAN administration, remote packet capture, automatic proxy configuration, and configurable timeouts.


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