To meet the needs of businesses of all sizes, wireless infrastructure developer Firetide has readied two new wireless LAN (WLAN) controllers; FWC 1000 and FWC 2000. While expanding the company’s wireless portfolio, the WLAN controllers are designed to fit the needs of all businesses, said Firetide.
According to Firetide, the new WLAN controllers enable customers to easily manage and secure their wireless networks from a centralized application. Additionally, this new family of controllers provides end users the flexibility to choose the size of their wireless network, as well as they allow the administrators the ability to quickly and easily expand their networks as their needs grow, stated the manufacturer.
In a statement, Bo Larsson, CEO of Firetide said, “This new family of wireless controllers rounds out our current offerings and expands our portfolio to meet the needs of our customers regardless of the size of their business today or at any time in the future.” He added, “These high-performance solutions tie back to the commitment of Firetide in bringing the best available technology to market in a flexible and easy-to-deploy package.”
Firetide said that FWC 1000 controller is tailored for small deployments such as retail strips, hospitality hotspots or school buildings. It provides a cost-effective solution for organizations that need enterprise-grade features, like radio frequency management and security. Plus, the controller comes with 50 built-in access point (AP) support, said the maker.
Likewise, the FWC 2000 is designed for larger deployments such as mid-sized enterprises and school campuses. Rack mountable, it is designed to support the management and mobility of up to 50 APs. Plus, with stacking, the FWC is expandable up to 150 APs, stated Firetide.
To eliminate any single point of failure in the network, and ultimately increase wireless availability and reliability, the manufacturer recommends 1:N redundancy on the controller, where one controller can serve as a backup.
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Ashok Bindra is a veteran writer and editor with more than 25 years of editorial experience covering RF/wireless technologies, semiconductors and power electronics. To read more of his articles, please visit his columnist page.Edited by
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