High Performance

HotPort wireless mesh networks combine high throughput with low latency at broadband data

rates up to 25 Mbps.

High Quality of Service

HotPort deliver high quality of service in combined data, voice and video ("triple play") applications through:

• Traffic prioritization by class of service (CoS) designation

• Multi-Hop Optimization for reduced contention in large mesh networks

• Virtual LANs that direct traffic along specific VLAN routes

Scalable

MeshBridge feature enhances scalability by allowing multiple mesh networks to be interconnected

into a single, integrated mesh environment with up to 1000 nodes.

Extensible

The HotPort product architecture is fully modular with most features implemented in upgradeable software.

This design allows existing features to be enhanced for and new capabilities added to existing platforms.

Multiple Spectrums

HotPort nodes operate in 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz spectrums. A special HotPort Public Safety nodes

are available for use in the U.S.-licensed 4.9 GHz spectrum.

Easy to Deploy and Operate

Firetide's advanced AutoMesh protocol makes the HotPort mesh network fully self-forming

and self-managing. The effort requires only moderate technical expertise and planning.

Ethernet Connectivity

Standard 10/100 Mbps Ethernet ports on all HotPort nodes provide "plug-and-play" connectivity

with virtually any equipment, including wireless access points, digital video surveillance cameras,

PCs, servers, printers, RFID systems, network switches or routers, and more.

Indoor/Outdoor Operation

The HotPort High Performance Mesh Network operates seamlessly in an indoor-outdoor

environment using any combination of HotPort indoor and HotPort outdoor wireless mesh nodes.

LAN/WAN Integration

A HotPort mesh can be internetworked with any other LAN, MAN or WAN domain,

including the Internet, via any node designated as a Network Gateway Interconnect.

Gateway Server node can be used to consolidate the multiple NGIs into a single, high-bandwidth link.

Reliable

Firetide's advanced AutoMesh protocol makes the HotPort mesh network fully self-healing to achieve

 mission-critical reliability. Any problem, whether caused by outages, obstructions or RF interference,

is immediately detected and automatically corrected by routing via an alternate mesh path.

Secure

HotPort mesh networks provide end-to-end traffic encryption using Advanced Encryption Standard

at 128 or 256 bits. Access control is provided by MAC address filtering on either an explicit Allow

or Deny basis. VLANs, which segment traffic within the mesh, add yet another layer of security.

Mobile

Because the AutoMesh protocol adapts automatically in real-time to changes in the mesh topology,

HotPort nodes can be installed in moving vehicles or vessels to accommodate mobile applications.

Ease of Management

HotView and HotView Pro Mesh Management Software provide real-time monitoring and management

of one or more HotPort mesh networks. An intuitive graphical user interface affords "point-and-click"

control settings for security, traffic prioritization, radio behavior and internetworking.

Affordable

Industry-leading low capital/operational expenditures (CapEx/OpEx) and full investment protection

combine to yield the lowest available total cost of ownership (TCO), placing a HotPort High

Performance Mesh Network within reach of just about any IT budget.