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Riverbed launches new
Xirrus wi-fi access point
Riverbed is delivering solutions to help companies adapt from traditional hardware to a
modern software-defined and cloud-centric approach to networking. Appropriately, its new
Xirrus Wi-Fi Access Point can be can be managed from the cloud or on premises.
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with unified connectivity and policy-
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network – wireless LAN, WAN, data
centre and into the cloud.
This new AP marks the first expansion
of the Riverbed Xirrus product line since
Riverbed’s acquisition of Xirrus, the
leading provider of next-generation
Wi-Fi networks.
As mobile applications continue to
proliferate the industry, organisations
must ensure their wireless infrastructure
keeps up with demand. Gartner
forecasts 20.4 billion connected things
will be in use worldwide by 2020.
Bruce Miller, Vice President,
Xirrus Product Marketing, Riverbed
Technology
R
iverbed Technology has
announced a new Xirrus Wi-Fi
Access Point (AP), setting a new
standard for wireless price-performance
that enables powerful intelligent
services at the network edge, further
extending the most complete Wi-Fi
solution in the market.
The new Riverbed Xirrus Wave 2 AP
(Model XD2-230) enables organisations
to support business-critical applications
in mobile environments at an extremely
cost-effective price point, with zero-
touch configuration that can be set up
within minutes.
In addition, the new Riverbed Xirrus
Wave 2 AP strengthens the wireless and
wired LAN capabilities of Riverbed’s
market-leading SD-WAN solution,
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Riverbed Xirrus addresses wireless
infrastructure needs from the most basic
small offices to the most demanding
large venue stadiums, providing a
strategic advantage to organisations
that depend on wireless connectivity to
conduct their business.
The new Riverbed Xirrus Wave 2 AP
delivers the performance and advanced
service needed to build an infrastructure
for today that scales and flexes to meet
the future demands of tomorrow.
The new Riverbed Xirrus Wi-Fi solution is
an 802.11ac AP that can be managed
from the cloud or on premise. The AP
is designed with a powerful integrated
controller, providing layer 7 application
visibility to help businesses keep up
with the demands that applications
are putting on Wi-Fi. With three
radios, including Bluetooth Low Energy
(BLE), the XD2-230 model provides
secure access for Wi-Fi users and
Internet of Things (IOT) devices with
an easy-to-use SaaS solution, while
helping enterprises scale and adapt
to evolving demands. The new Wave
AP delivers an unprecedented level of
price-performance at 3.9Gbps total
Wi-Fi bandwidth. A powerful onboard
controller enables application-based
policy control, integrated location
services, and software-defined radios
directly at the network edge, eliminating
the cost and complexity of additional
controllers and service appliances, and
reducing total cost of ownership (TCO)
by 30% or more.
Management and control is provided by
the cloud or an on-premise based Xirrus
Management System (XMS), enabling
complete visibility and control for all
devices and applications from a single
console. Secure access for an unlimited
number of users/devices is delivered by
the EasyPass SaaS solution.
EasyPass simplifies secure Wi-Fi
connectivity with integration to the
Microsoft Azure and Google application
ecosystems, enabling single sign-on to
both user applications and Wi-Fi. Simple
and secure onboarding for BYOD and
IoT devices is supported by unique per-
user security credentials that lock down
access at a device level.
“Operational efficiency and agility are
key to the ability of organisations to
adapt to changing business conditions
to remain competitive,” said Bruce
Miller, Vice President, Xirrus Product
Marketing, Riverbed Technology.
“We believe the new XD2-230 solution
provides the ultimate combination of
performance, flexibility, and value for
delivering wireless service in today’s
business climate. It is designed to
handle the growing and changing
wireless connectivity demands of
today and tomorrow, and yet do
so at a significantly lower TCO vs.
competitive alternatives.” n
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