Meru System Director Features & Benefits
Performance |
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| User Density | • Up to 128 clients per AP - 5 times higher than traditional APs |
| Simultaneous Voice Calls | • Up to 30 per AP-5 times higher than traditional APs (802.11b) |
Mobility |
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| Handoff | • Virtual AP technology ensures zero loss handoff- no client handoff • Less than 3 ms backend handoff seen at controller • Clients maintain IP address during handoff between different subnets • Infrastructure-controlled zero loss handoff for WiFi standard client devices • Virtual BSSIDs |
| Multi-vendor Handoffs | • Interoperates with 802.11 non-Meru APs |
| Wireless VLANS | • Multiple ESSIDs and multiple VLANs per
AP – administrator configurable • 64 ESSIDs per AP • 512 VLANs per controller • Radius assigned VLAN for each user – up to 512 per controller |
QoS |
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| QoS Rules | • Static and Dynamic QoS rules • Upstream and downstream QoS applied to WiFi standard clients • QoS rules can be based on applications, stations, users, port numbers |
| DiffServ | • DSCP marking by QoS rules |
Security |
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| Authentication – Layer 2 | • 802.1X with EAP-Transport Layer Security (EAP-TLS), Tunneled TLS (EAP-TTLS), Protected EAP (PEAP) • MS-CHAPv2, Smartcard/Certificate, Lightweight EAP (LEAP), and EAP-MD5, with mutual authentication and dynamic, per user, per session unicast and broadcast keys • Open authentication • Combination of 802.1x and open authentication in same AP • Firewall and access control. |
| Encryption – Layer 2/3 | • Static and dynamic 40-bit/64-bit/128-bit WEP keys, WEP slots 1 to 4 • TKIP with MIC, AES • IPSec 3DES, AES, IKE • Combination of encrypted and unencrypted traffic in same AP |
| Filtering | • Access control per user and per AP via MAC address permit/deny • RADIUS MAC filters • Rogue AP permit / deny |
| Accounting | • Extensible for generation of accounting messages upon client signon/signoff (as part of RADIUS client) |
| Physical Location | • Access permit/deny based on physical location policy |
| Rules and Policies | • Source and destination IP addresses, source, and destination ports, protocol |
| RF Spectrum | • Continuous rogue AP detection and suppression / permit |
| Security Management | • Centralized security policies for WLAN • Policies per VLAN • Policies per ESSID |
RF Management |
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| Channel Assignment | • Auto channel assignment on AP bring-up based on RF environment |
| Power Control | • Dynamic power control of the APs to optimize coverage, performance and availability |
| Load-Balancing | • Infrastructure-controlled association of clients to APs based on stateful traffic load and application QoS • Virtual AP technology ensures zero loss handoffs of traffic for wireless clients roaming between APs |
| RF Monitoring | • Integrated monitoring for rogue APs and performance Monitoring |
| Bulk RF Provisioning | • Web GUI RF provisioning for multiple APs • Single click E(z)RF optimization for performance, handoff, coverage, and rogue AP mitigation/suppression |
Application Support |
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| Voice Over IP | • Protocols: SIP, H.323, SVP • Automatic Flow Detectors built-in for SIP, H.323, Cisco SCCP, Spectralink (SVP), and Vocera with support for different codecs • Rule based flow management for Vocera and SCCP • Zero configuration required on client or controller |
| Network Applications | • RADIUS, DHCP relay, Network Time Protocol (NTP) |
| Programmable Services | • Classifier allows packets to be transparently rerouted to configured service |
| Captive Portal | • Integrated customizable interface for simple, secure access to WLAN networks with WebAuthentication utilizing Radius |
Management and Reporting |
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| Web-based GUI | • Integrated web GUI with dashboard and management info for security, configuration, monitoring, E(z)RF planning, and maintenance. Dashboard views include quick status, quick configuration, and Bulk RF Provisioning |
| CLI | • Integrated CLI with help and command completion services • Access via Telnet console and SSH • Cisco-like CLI structure and commands |
| Captive Portal | • Client info per station, VPN statistics |
| SNMP | • SNMPv2c with traps and gets for integration into existing network management platforms |
| MIBs | • MIB II, Meru MIB for specific fault, performance and alarms |
| Statistics | • Top 10, global, security, and topology statistics, alarms, and inventory |
| Diagnostics | • Trace events, logging, packet capture |
| Reports | • Trending reports for diagnostics and system behavior as well as customizable reports |
AP Configuration Options |
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| AP Auto Discovery | • Layer 2 and layer 3 discovery of all APs on the network |
| L2 AP Connection | • Connection of AP and handoff among APs at layer 2 |
| L3 AP Connection | • Connection of AP and handoff among APs at layer 3 |
| Virtual AP Mode | • Single channel configuration of APs for WLAN optimization |
| Traditional AP Mode | • Multiple channel configuration of APs for WLAN optimization |
| Auto-Channel Selection | • Automatic channel selection and configuration |
| Auto-Power Selection | • Automatic power level selection and configuration |
| Remote AP | • AP bridges local traffic • Connection via existing remote WAN link – survives WAN link failure • NAT passthrough |
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