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Innovative Business Systems, Inc.
Copyright © 2000, 2006 [Innovative
Business Systems, Inc.]
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Revised: March 01, 2006
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WS 2000 Wireless Network
Switch
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WS 2000 builds on the success of the WS 5000 - the first 'wireless
switch' system in the market offering unparalleled wireless LAN
networking, wired LAN overlay, scalability, network policy control, and
management for enterprise customers. Similar to the WS 5000, the WS 2000
centralizes wireless networking intelligence that was previously
distributed throughout a wireless network via traditional 'access
points'. In the wireless switch architecture, access points are replaced
by low cost media access devices called Access Ports that merely
encapsulate and send traffic to the Switch for processing.
Access Ports, in combination with the Wireless Switch,
replace traditional distributed intelligence access points on a typical
WLAN architecture. The functionality of a traditional access point is
centralized in the Wireless Switch along with additional features that
are unattainable in a distributed model, resulting in a low-cost Access
Port passed at the edge. By using the Wireless Switch to manage Access
Ports, the Symbol Wireless Switch System is able to realize a number of
benefits that reduce the total cost of ownership of a WLAN:
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Key Features
Comparison |
Symbol WS 2000 |
Cisco
AP 1200 |
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Wireless Features |
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Media Independence
for Ease of Radio Technology Migration |
Yes |
No |
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Voice QoS |
Yes |
Yes |
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Transmit Power
Control |
Yes |
Yes |
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Pre-emptive
Roaming/Load Balancing |
Yes |
No |
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Proxy ARP |
Yes |
Yes |
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“Virtual AP” for
True Wireless VLANs for Broadcast Domain Segmentation |
Yes |
No |
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Security Features |
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Access Control
Lists
40/128-bit WEP
802.1x EAP Authentication
WPA-TKIP
WPA2 (802.11i) |
Yes |
Yes |
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KeyGuard-MCM™ for
Mobility-Optimized Dynamic WEP Key Rotation |
Yes |
No |
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Kerberos for
Mobility-Optimized Authentication |
Yes |
No |
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IPSec VPN
(Site-to-site) |
Yes |
No |
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Integrated
Stateful Packet Inspection Firewall |
Yes |
No |
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Wired Features |
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Built-In Ethernet
Switch
– 6
Ports (4 Ports providing PoE)
– 1
WAN Port |
Yes |
No |
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Integrated 802.3af
PoE Support |
Yes |
No |
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Routing, including
RIP v1, v2, Static Routes |
Yes |
No |
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Gateway with DHCP
and NAT Services |
Yes |
No |
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Management
Features |
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SNMP v1, v2, v3 |
Yes |
Yes |
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Centralized
Management |
Yes |
No |
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For more information on wireless systems, contact IBS
Email -
customer_service@ibs-madison.com
Phone - (608)662-1122
Toll Free - (800)345-8861 |
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