Enabling rapid deployment with minimal configuration, it allows large enterprises to manage their wireless networks without ever worrying about upgrading the management platform as the network scales over time. Unlike software-only management solutions that must be loaded on a general-purpose server, and require constant operating system maintenance upgrades and security patches, the RM-200 is a full-turnkey solution. It includes the award-winning RingMaster application and features enterprise-class hardened hardware with an optimized Linux-based operating system. Because of these optimizations, the RM-200 is virtually maintenance free and dramatically reduces operational cost.

Unprecedented Scalability

With support for 250 Access Points out of the box, the RM-200 scales to support as many as 5000 indoor or outdoor Access Points including 802.11n Access Points. For maximum flexibility additional licenses are available in conveniently sized increments ranging from 10 to 1000 Access Points. And with fully redundant dual RAID storage, the RM-200 offers ample capacity to support over twelve months of history, as well as daily backups of the configuration.

Flexible Remote Management

The RM-200 supports standard MIBs to allow remote management of the appliance using third party element managers such as HP OpenView or IBM Tivoli. In addition, the Webstart client feature lets network managers remotely download a RingMaster client and instantly begin managing the network from anywhere. The RM-200 also allows network managers to manage multiple-site wireless networks through a single RingMaster remote console. Alternatively, multiple network managers can each securely manage local networks by allowing multiple consoles simultaneously.

WLAN Lifecycle Management

RingMaster goes far beyond basic configuration and monitoring, extending to full-lifecycle enterprise WLAN management. It enables network managers to perform all critical functions necessary for planning, configuring, deploying, monitoring, and optimizing business Wi-Fi networks. RingMaster’s intuitive interface and easy to use wizards provide extensive monitoring and reporting capabilities at device, user and network levels. While its award-winning, unique 3D predictive RF planning module takes the guess work out of planning and then configuring and deploying a wireless network, that is optimized for the capacity requirements and application demands of the business.