3Com 3950 Brochure & Specs - page 3
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Wireless LAN Managed Access Point 3950
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FEATURES
CONVERGENCE-OPTIMIZED WIRELESS NETWORKING
Distributed forwarding›
Optimize traffic flow, reducing latency and improving performance.
IEEE 802.11i PMK cached roaming›
For real-time applications like voice, security credentials do not need
complete reauthentication when roaming between access points, reducing dropped voice sessions.
Session-based bandwidth reservation›
Voice QoS can be assured with IEEE 802.11e TSPEC Call
Admissions Control (CAC).
Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM)›
WMM grants preference to high-priority traffic like voice.
Neighbor Report advertisement›
Load balancing using IEEE 802.11k directs traffic to a neighbor AP that
has a lighter load or offers enhanced services.
Queuing›
Determine which user or session needs traffic priority with priority queuing.
SECURITY
Strong, multiple encryption›
IEEE 802.11i WPA2
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Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), WPA
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dynamic
Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) and Wi-Fi Equivalent Privacy (WEP) packet encryption help ensure strong
data security.
Virtual private group support›
Administrators can independently encrypt and isolate subnets or VLANs
using the same SSID; up to 32 different SSIDs per radio can be configured
Intrusion Detection and Protection›
Multi-band sweeps scan the RF environment, searching for rogue
access points, denial-of-service (DoS) attacks, ad-hoc users and sources of RF interference and takes action to
mitigate the intrusion.
Theft- and hacker-safe›
No local data store of sensitive network data; if a MAP is stolen, no secure information
goes with it. Integrated Kensington security lock helps deter theft and other unauthorized device removal.
INSTALLATION EASE AND FLEXIBILITY
Simple installation›
No pre-staging or pre-configuration is required for new MAPs; replacement MAPs inherit
configuration information from its WLAN switch or controller.
Flexible deployment topologies›
MAP can directly or remotely connect to its WLAN switch or controller, offering
a wide variety of flexible deployment scenarios.
PoE support›
Power is supplied by a 3Com wireless switch, or through any other 802.11af-compliant device
or any 802.3af+ (pre-standard 802.3at) device over standard Cat5 cabling, eliminating the need for power
adapters, power cords, or AC outlets.
All client operation›
The MAP 3950 supports IEEE 802.11a, .11b, .11g and .11n simultaneously for user flexibility.
3x3 MIMO›
The MAP 3950 supports 3 transmit and 3 receive chains with two spatial streams, making it an
ideal configuration for typical WLAN environments and providing a great cost/performance advantage over 2x2
and 2x3 MIMO solutions.
Re-use mounting hardware›
The MAP 3950 snaps onto existing 3Com MAP 3850/3750 mounting brackets.
SCALABILITY AND RESILIENCY
Scales to hundreds of users›
Supports up to 500 simultaneous clients.
Intelligent switching›
Enables distributed forwarding of user traffic through the MAP.
PoE and data port redundancy›
If
the MAP loses either the LAN or PoE connection on either port, it will
automatically failover to the other port, increasing network uptime.
Always-on networking›
Ubiquitous communications between 3Com wireless LAN switches and controllers in a
Mobility Domain with clustering allows automatic 3Com MAP load balancing, zero downtime and hitless network
upgrades.
Client load balancing›
Band steering seamlessly moves 5 GHz-capable clients to the higher capacity 5 GHz band.
COMPREHENSIVE MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL
Automated transmit power and radio channel assignment›
Transmit power settings and radio channel
assignments can be set to optimize the RF cell size and to support international requirements.
Remote management›
Channel number, power level, SSIDs and security settings are all handled by the
wireless LAN switch or controller for additional security; MAPs are not operational in stand-alone mode.