Riverstone Networks OAW-AP65 - Manual (Page 8)

8 Alcatel-Lucent | OmniAccess AP
SECURE REMOTE OFFICE DEPLOYMENT
Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess APs can be securely deployed in a
remote office, letting network managers easily extend their
corporate 802.1X framework across the Internet.
Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess APs use the industry standard IPSec
protocol to create secure tunnels that connect APs to a central
OmniAccess WLAN switch. Tunneling traffic inside IPSec
prevents an attacker from intercepting messages between the
switch and AP, allows APs to be deployed across an un-trusted
network, and enables an AP to be deployed with a network
address translation (NAT) device between the AP and switch.
ADVANCED WIRELESS CAPABILITIES
The Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess WLAN system supports a host of advanced
functionality to enable latency-sensitive applications.
For example, Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess APs work in
conjunction with the WLAN switches to support voice-
aware scanning. When a voice session is detected, this
feature ensures that the voice call is given priority service.
The Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess WLAN system offers
many other unique capabilities for optimizing the wireless
environment such as setting user thresholds per AP,
defining and enforcing bandwidth contracts per user or
user group, and the ability to broadcast up to eight
discrete SSIDs per radio. Granular controls over the APs
let administrators enable AP and client DoS protection,
set channel scan times and frequencies and control
beacon periods, RTS thresholds, SSID availability, DTIM
periods, and maximum client levels.