3COM 3CRUWX302475-ME

3COM WX3024 UNIFIED CONTROLLER CPNT ML

Enterprise-Class Wireless User Access Control and Management
3Com® Wireless Access Controllers provide wireless networks with expanded system capacity, enhanced performance and powerful control capabilities. Ideal for deployment in branch offices and campus networks where centralized management of wireline and wireless resources is critical, they provide redundancy, quality of service (QoS) in a roaming environment, and enhanced authentication and security features that surpass those of stand-alone wireless networks.

The 3Com Wireless Unified LAN Controller WX3024 has twenty-four 10/100/1000BASE-T ports (supporting PoE+), four of which are combo ports, supporting SFPs (for use with selected gigabit and 10/100 transceivers). The WX3024 offers 10G Ethernet uplinks, with two XENPAK slots standard, or optional XFP-based 10G modules can be used instead . It ships with support for up to twenty-four managed access points and 1,024 wireless users— excellent for small-sized deployments and remote offices.

Expands Wireless Control over the Growing Enterprise
3Com wirelss controllers employ an innovative authentication mechanism based on user identities, rather than ports or devices, to guarantee network mobility and security. During authentication, an authentication server assigns a user profile to a device. If the user passes authentication, the device uses the configuration contents in the user profile to restrict the accessible resources of the user. When this user goes offline, the device disables the user profile. As a result, user profiles are applicable to online users rather than offline users. This includes users who did not pass authentication.

Information exchanged through access controllers in the WLAN network enables consistent access and security policies across the entire network. In addition, Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) and Wired Equivalency Protocol (WEP) encryption functions based on a combination of Wi-Fi® Protected Access (WPA™)/(WPA2™) and 802.1X authentication enhance network security.