Devicescape Offers Platform for Enterprise-Class Access Points

Devicescape Software released a new version of its Wireless Infrastructure Platform that enables device manufacturers to create full-featured, enterprise-class wireless access points. In addition, vendors of specialized Wi-Fi equipment, such as hotspot and public-safety infrastructure, can now use Devicescape WIP to leverage high-end WLAN features into their products.

Enterprise-class features of Devicescape’s Wireless Infrastructure Platform (WIP) 2.0 include:

• Automatic configuration and management for easy deployment and self-management of access points, and for automatically configuring additional access points as they are added to the network
• Load balancing for detecting the number of users on each access point and redistributing network traffic as necessary for optimal access point utilization
• Channel planning for detecting conflicting channel assignments, and automatically reconfiguring the wireless network to avoid interference
• Embedded enterprise security to enable the most secure forms of wireless authentication and authorization without the need to deploy and manage separate RADIUS servers. In addition, WIP-enabled access points can support multiple virtual networks, allowing organizations to deploy separate networks for guests as well as individual departments, ensuring optimal network utilization and protection of sensitive data.
• Enterprise-class management to allow WIP-enabled access points to be compatible with open network standards, including SNMP, and to integrate seamlessly with existing management platforms, such as HP OpenView and IBM Tivoli.

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