Radionet Announces RN-610 Wi-Fi Access Point For Outdoor Wi-Fi Hotspots
New RN-610 brings high reliability and advanced security features to outdoor corporate and hotspot WLAN networks
Helsinki, Finland, -/June 8, 2005 - Wi-Fi Technology News/- Radionet Ltd, a leading supplier of Wireless Hotzone technology, today announced the new Wi-Fi compliant RN-610 wireless base station for outdoor WLAN networks. With its weather resistant design, high security and a selection of antennas, the product is ideally suited for building outdoor corporate and Hotspot networks. The product extends Radionet’s product line with a first standalone product that is based on a bridging architecture.
As a stand-alone product, the RN-610 that doesn’t require any additional control hardware and it offers standards-based interfaces to different authentication and accounting systems. The product is based on a bridging architecture, best suited for corporate and Hotspot networks, whereas Radionet’s current product line is based on the routed topology, which is best suited for large-scale Hotzone networks. The product is compliant with the Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g standards and offers connection speed of up to 54 Mbps.
The RN-610E builds on Radionet’s experiences from citywide wireless Hotzone networks and is designed to endure harsh conditions in outdoor use such as moisture and freezing temperatures.
“The product features the same reliability as Radionet’s wireless Hotzone equipment, which has proven its durability in the harsh winters in Finland and several port environments, where moisture and salt are primary concerns. The product extends our portfolio with a bridging architecture, which is popular in many corporate and Wi-Fi Hotspot networks. The new product can be used as an extension of a WiFi Hotzone solution, as a WLAN access point in a Wi-Fi compatible hotspot or as an outdoor extension in an enterprise network.” said Radionet’s VP of Sales and Marketing
Markus Björkqvist.
The product offers the highest level of security for sensitive corporate networks and supports advanced security and authentication features such as VPA , VPA 2 and RADIUS.
Key Product Features
– 2 IEEE 802.11 b/g radios, speeds up to 54 Mbps
– 2 external antenna connectors for a wide variety of antennas
– Access control and authentication based on 802.1x, RADIUS support for (EAP, PEAP, TLS,TTLS)
– Meets IP65 standards for outdoor operation
– WPA (personal), WPA2 (Enterprise)
– Neighboring AP detection
– Load balancing
– WMM (Wireless, Wi-Fi multimedia)
Availability
The Radionet RN-610 is available in June 2005 through Radionet’s direct sales and channel partners. The product is compliant with the European ETSI-standards.
About Radionet
Radionet is one of the leading providers of products and technology for large-scale outdoor Wireless Hotzone networks. The company develops solutions for citywide Wireless Hotzones and community networks, mobile broadband solutions for industrial applications such as ports and mines, and link solutions for wireless backhaul and building-to-building links. Radionet operates in 24 countries in Europe, Middle East and Americas through its network of certified distributors, value added resellers and system integrators.
http://www.radionet.com