Meru OAP180 Rugged Wireless Access Point

Dual-radio, Tri-mode Access Point for Enterprise Networks The Meru OAP180 Rugged Access Point delivers secure, high performance Wi-Fi connectivity to extend enterprise deployments to outdoor locations like campuses, parking lots, and pole tops; or harsh indoor environments including breweries, food processing plants or warehouses. The OAP180 is a part of the Meru SCALE solution, which consists of coordinated Meru access points (APs) at the edge and centralized Meru controllers for management, security, and coordination for over-the-air reliability and Quality of Service (QoS). The Meru OAP180 provides best-in-class security, Voice over WLAN (VoWLAN) support, and reliability essential for enterprise-class Wi-Fi connectivity. For customers planning new outdoor installations or adding capacity and coverage to existing WLANs in harsh environments, the OAP180 is the easiest-to-deploy AP in its class. Like other Meru APs, the OAP180 is a plug-and-play device that needs no configuration and no complex RF channel planning. Centralized configuration with Meru controllers and RF coordination provided by Meru Air Traffic Control™ technology eliminates these costly installation steps. Zero-Configuration Design Streamlines Installation and Reduces Costs Installing a new wireless device outdoors can be expensive due to the high labor costs associated with configuring the network APs. The OAP180, along with the centralized Meru WLAN architecture, is designed to solve this problem. Because the OAP180 requires zero configuration, installation is a simple plug-and-play procedure, which greatly reduces time and costs. Additional Meru OAP180 configuration benefits include: * Wi-Fi Alliance Certified™ for WPA * Automatic AP discovery and configuration * No channel planning required with single channel installations * Intelligent load balancing of clients * No need to extend VLAN trunks to the edge— done centrally at the controller in the distribution layer or core layer Multi-Layered Security Approach Offers Greater Network Protection To help deliver greater security for the WLAN, Meru APs go beyond the basic over-the-air protections by providing multi-layered security policies. * Local and RADIUS MAC Filtering * WPA2, WPA, 802.1x, and WEP * No security information contained within access point * Operates only with Meru controllers * Multiple static or automatic security zones with individual security policies help ensure separation of different user groups or dynamic VLAN assignments per user based on RADIUS credentials — includes guest access captive portal.