Wireless Management Suite
Wireless Management with Integrated Intrusion Prevention
The Enterasys Wireless Management Suite (WMS) is a powerful centralized management platform for the Enterasys Wireless portfolio, consolidating management information from across the entire WLAN to provide a global network perspective. The solution is enhanced by the WMS Wireless Intrusion Prevention System (WIPS) option which provides sophisticated wireless intrusion prevention and location assessment capabilities.
Enterasys WMS aggregates network and usage data from multiple Enterasys Wireless Controllers and Access Points to provide IT managers with an extensive set of historical reports. Thresholds can be defined for easy identification and resolution of pending scalability or performance issues. Events and alerts are consolidated in a dashboard, complemented by easy-to-read charts, statistics, and reports that detail information about users, devices, and traffic.
The Wireless Management Suite WIPS centralizes all WLAN security events detected by access points and optional sensors. With WIPS, the same access points that provide wireless service can be used as permanent RF scanning sensors, or be configured for periodic scans, adding even more efficiency to network operations. WIPS can take automatic action upon detecting security events to immediately block and accurately identify the location of rogue access points and clients, allowing their prompt removal while the threat is contained through RF countermeasures.
Successful WLAN deployments require optimum placement of access points and RF sensors in order to ensure maximum performance. WIPS greatly facilitates this task by providing visual "heat maps" that enable network managers to assess signal strength and identify weak spots. In addition, built-in troubleshooting capabilities offer step-by-step instructions on how to detect and address bottlenecks and failures.
Many business environments must comply with government or industry regulations. The WIPS Reporting option automates this task by generating comprehensive pre-defined compliance and custom reports.
The Enterasys Wireless Management Suite ensures that the deployment of any Enterasys Wireless network is easy and consistent with the business objectives of the enterprise.
- Centralized management of Wireless LAN infrastructure
- Aggregated view of network performance and utilization
- Integrated wireless intrusion prevention and detection
- Powerful troubleshooting capabilities including live heat maps and packet capture
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