NETGEAR Launches Dual-Band Wireless Solution For SMBs

NETGEAR, Inc. has announced the launch of the ProSafe 802.11n Dual Band Wireless Access Point (WNDAP330), a dual-band wireless solution for SMBs.

The NETGEAR ProSafe 802.11n Dual Band Wireless Access Point (WNDAP330) supports devices based upon the 5GHz 802.11a and 802.11n (draft 2.0 specification), or 2.4GHz 802.11b/g and 802.11n (draft 2.0 specification) technologies. The SNMP-manageable WNDAP330 incorporates 802.3af Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) support to eliminate power cables and simplify installation. The WNDAP330 secures the wireless network and includes features such as WPA, WPA2, rogue AP detection, and 802.1x with RADIUS support.

“The promised benefits of wireless N networks are not being realised in many companies due to the existence of 11b and 11g clients in the network. The backward compatibility of the N standard has the consequence of lowering network performance while there are older laptops with integrated G adapters, wireless hand-held scanners, WiFi phones, wireless print servers, or any of the many wireless B or G clients around. To achieve full wireless N performance, companies are moving APs and clients to the uncongested 5 GHz band where there are fewer legacy devices,” explained Peter Newton, NETGEAR Director of Product Marketing for SMB Security and Wireless Products.

“The ProSafe 802.11n Dual Band Wireless Access Point, which supports both 2.4 GHz and 5.0 GHz frequency bands, is the first in its class to offer 5 GHz 802.11n support and provides businesses with an easy-to-manage solution for seamlessly transitioning the network infrastructure from 802.11g to 802.11n,” he added.