New D-Link Wireless Switch Integrates Trapeze Mobility System Software
Equipped with 802.3af compliant power over Ethernet support to enable strategic placement and enhanced coverage for wireless access points
London,-/20 May, 2005 - Wi-Fi Technology Forum/- D-Link, the leading provider of networking and communication solutions to the consumer, SMB and enterprise markets, today announced product details of its new wireless switch for small to medium business customers - the D-Link AirPremier™ Wireless Switch (DWS-1008).
This powerful appliance is an eight-port Layer 2 10/100Mbps switch that executes and maintains the intelligence of Trapeze Networks’ Mobility System Software (MSS™), enabling businesses to manage, configure and control all aspects of thin access points (APs), such as the Trapeze 300 series Mobility Point™ (MP™), with minimal support resources. Stated for release in Q3, 2005, the D-Link AirPremier Wireless Switch with integrated PoE support enables more robust wireless coverage as access points can be strategically placed based on coverage requirements versus availability of power outlets.
With support for up to twelve simultaneously active, directly or indirectly connected APs or MPs, any switch port can be used for network connectivity, AP or MP connectivity, or both. The new D-Link AirPremier Wireless Switch with PoE is designed to allow easy installation and operation for small to medium businesses while supporting advanced wireless switch features such as secure mobility, policy enforcement, and Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA) Services.
“Our new wireless switch gives SMB’s centralized management for roaming wireless connections, resulting in significantly more flexibility in how networks are deployed and reducing the time required for managing individual APs,” said Richard Lamond, Director for European Alliances and Technology. “We’re happy to have had Trapeze’s influence in the development of the new switch family.”
“We are continuing to leverage the versatility of our Mobility System Software (MSS),” said Jim Vogt, President and CEO of Trapeze Networks. “By combining D-Link’s vast development and manufacturing expertise with MSS we have rapidly co-designed a wireless switch for the SMB market that is easy to deploy with browser based management. D-Link will deliver considerable value to SMB customers with this new best of breed product.”
The D-Link AirPremier Wireless Switch delivers Identity-Based Networking, which provides services such as virtual private group membership, personal firewall filters, time-of-day/day-of-week access, encryption type, authentication, usage tracking, location tracking, and associated network statistics. Multiple D-Link AirPremier Wireless Switches can be installed in any network to increase coverage area and capacity as needed.
Authorizations stay with users wherever they roam because the D-Link AirPremier Wireless Switches share the information, ensuring secure access and connectivity to the right services. The D-Link AirPremier Wireless Switch is specifically designed for distributed deployments in the wiring closet of small or medium offices, allowing for central maintenance and security.
The D-Link AirPremier Wireless Switch also performs Layer 2 forwarding and comes with extensive Layer 3-4 and identity-tracking capabilities. It integrates seamlessly with wired infrastructures and offers redundant load-sharing links, 802.1Q trunking, spanning tree and per-VLAN spanning tree (PVST+). It also supports IGMP snooping, which is vital to supporting IP multicast streams.
About Trapeze Networks:
Trapeze Networks delivers the power of business applications and services to the mobile enterprise workforce. The company's wireless LAN Mobility System enhances productivity, introduces new efficiencies and accelerates business response time by delivering secure mobility for roaming users and sophisticated services for both users and IT, all while offering the lowest total cost of ownership of any WLAN infrastructure provider. Trapeze announced a partnership with D-Link in March, 2005. Trapeze has also been the recipient of nine industry awards, including InfoWorld’s Technology of the Year award for the best WLAN Solution, in recognition of its product and technology strength. Founded in March 2002, Trapeze has raised $67.5 million in venture funding to date and is headquartered in Pleasanton, Calif., U.S.A. For more information, please visit
http://www.trapezenetworks.com.
About D-Link:
D-Link is a worldwide leader and award-winning designer, developer, and true manufacturer of networking, wireless, broadband, digital electronics and voice and data communications products. These products provide the ideal solution for digital home, Small Office/Home Office (SOHO), Small to Medium Business (SMB), and Workgroup to Enterprise environments.
Established in 1986, D-Link is completely committed to technology excellence and quality production. Throughout the years, D-Link has strengthened its position as one of the industry’s leaders in data networking, wireless, broadband and communication solutions. Worldwide revenues reached US$728 million for the year 2003.
D-Link employs over 1,600 people worldwide and has R&D centres in Taiwan, USA, China and India; 1,000,000sq feet of manufacturing facilities in Taiwan, China, and India; 87 worldwide sales offices in 36 countries.
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