eWEEK Labs Walk-Through: ZoneFlex Smart WLAN

eWEEK Labs Walk-Through: ZoneFlex Smart WLAN

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by Andrew Garcia

eWEEK Labs Walk-Through: ZoneFlex Smart WLAN – 2942 Access Point

Ruckus access points have 12 integrated antennas and use beamforming technologies to focus the AP on active clients.

eWEEK Labs Walk-Through: ZoneFlex Smart WLAN – ZoneDirector

The ZoneDirector 1000 series supports up to 50 APs.

eWEEK Labs Walk-Through: ZoneFlex Smart WLAN – Wizard Configuration

The Wizard allowed me to configure a production WLAN (wireless LAN) and a guest network. I was able to add two more networks later.

eWEEK Labs Walk-Through: ZoneFlex Smart WLAN – Dashboard

I could add or remove a widget from the default screen in order to customize the intial view.

eWEEK Labs Walk-Through: ZoneFlex Smart WLAN – Security Options

ZoneFlex offers the full gamut of wireless security options, including an integrated authentication database for companies that want to provide per-user access controls.

eWEEK Labs Walk-Through: ZoneFlex Smart WLAN – Guest Pass

Users (with the right permissions) can create guest passes, which visitors can use to join the WLAN for a predefined period of time.

eWEEK Labs Walk-Through: ZoneFlex Smart WLAN – Map View

The map feature can be used to predict coverage areas of existing APs or locate detected rogue devices.

eWEEK Labs Walk-Through: ZoneFlex Smart WLAN – Rogue Detection

The rogue detection feature identifies all WLANs detected over the air. To filter out the noise, I could classify neighbor devices as “known.”

eWEEK Labs Walk-Through: ZoneFlex Smart WLAN – Zero IT Certificate

The Zero IT feature let us create and deploy certificates for a full EAP-TLS implementation. Users will need to import the certificate into their computer’s store.

eWEEK Labs Walk-Through: ZoneFlex Smart WLAN – AP Approval

By default, the ZoneDirector will pull every detected Ruckus AP under management.

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