As large organizations transition from pilot and field trials to real enterprise installations, they need to ensure their Wi-Fi infrastructure meets stringent requirements in security, management, performance, and scalability. Trapeze Networks is uniquely qualified to deliver on each of these critical enterprise requirements.
Most Secure Enterprise Wi-Fi System Available Today
Most recently, Trapeze Smart Mobile products were praised by analyst firm ABI Research, which named Trapeze Networks #1 worldwide in enterprise Wi-Fi security in their December 2006 report(1). The recognition put Trapeze ahead of Cisco Systems, Aruba Networks and other firms. This highly coveted award was the result of several Trapeze security initiatives, including the Trapeze integration of AirDefense technology, the award-winning Wireless Intrusion Detection System, and the only one that is Common Criteria certified by the Department of Defense. Trapeze Smart Mobile products protect against 250 types of wireless network attacks compared to just 24 for Cisco and 40 for Aruba. Smart Mobile is the only solution that includes Dynamic Threat Response, which turns every Access Point on the network into an intrusion detection system when a potential threat is identified. The new MP-422 extends this leadership by implementing these security features.
By contrast, Aruba Networks was cited as insecure by a US security watchdog group. According to warning bulletins issued by the US CERT, the United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team which operates in conjunction with the Department of Homeland Security, Aruba Networks WLAN systems have several security vulnerabilities rated as "high severity" including those that allow "remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code," and attacks that allow "remote attackers to gain access to the WLAN or administration interface." Overall, Aruba Networks was cited for five security violations in just the last twelve months versus zero for Trapeze Networks. Details can be found on the US CERT website at: www.us-cert.gov .
The new MP-422 integrates seamlessly with the Trapeze RingMaster management suite, long recognized as the leading software system for managing large enterprise Wi-Fi deployments. As a true enterprise management tool, Ring Master provides a single view of the entire wireless network from the management console. RingMaster is the only management tool that enables large organizations to perform RF planning, client and rogue location, configuration, verification, monitoring, and reporting of the entire Wi-Fi network all from a single management console. RingMaster features Virtual Site Survey(TM) which automates coverage, capacity, and voice planning for both indoor and outdoor areas. By contrast, Aruba and Cisco's software show only pieces of the network and have limited functionality. In the same report that established Trapeze as the leader in Wi-Fi security, ABI also said, "Ring Master remains the gold standard in this area (wireless network management) with its tightly integrated RingMaster software."
Best Enterprise Performance and Scalability
In head to head comparison tests created by the independent research firm VeriWave, the MP-422 with Smart Mobile technology significantly outperformed APs by Aruba Networks, Trapeze's closest competitor. In a 25 AP test designed to simulate real world large enterprise Wi-Fi networking conditions of 500 clients, VeriWave found that the MP-422 performed significantly better in throughput, latency and jitter, making Smart Mobile technology the most scalable, best choice for large deployments.
Smart Mobile Intelligent Switching
The MP-422 is the latest product that implements Smart Mobile, the first and only enterprise Wi-Fi solution with intelligent switching, combining centralized and distributed forwarding for optimized traffic flow. Based on innovative patented and patent-pending technology, Smart Mobile overcomes limitations of current-generation Wi-Fi networks, enabling organizations to deploy massively scalable wireless networks that meet the needs of the most demanding data and voice applications, while providing unlimited reach indoors and outdoors. At the core of Smart Mobile is a breakthrough architecture that combines the benefits of centralized control and management with the performance efficiencies of optimized traffic through intelligent switching.
Better Range and Valuable New Features
The MP-422 Access Point introduces significant improvement in range at all data rates, due to higher output power and an improved antenna design resulting in greater than 40% improvement in rage over prior generations of access points. The MP-422 also features wireless mesh networking, and is draft 802.11s compliant in its implementation. Mesh networking enables the wireless distribution of traffic among access points and is extremely valuable in environments where wire cannot easily be run to the AP such as outdoors and across the campus.
