BlueSecure™ Access Points are the next-generation, "thin" access point (AP) that works in conjunction with BlueSecure Controllers for enterprise wireless LAN (WLAN) deployments. The BlueSecure Access Point features dual radios supporting 802.11 a/b/g with high performance MIMO antennas (BSAP-1700)

BlueSecure Access Points extend and complement the industry-leading, enterprise-class WLAN security and management capabilities provided by BlueSecure Controllers. While providing industry-standard radio and security functions, role-based policy management and universal authentication functions are offloaded to centralized BlueSecure Controllers, making BlueSecure APs cost-effective and simple to deploy and manage.

A Wi-Fi Certified, Centrally Managed WLAN Solution
BlueSecure Access Points have achieved Wi-Fi certification from the Wi-Fi Alliance, guaranteeing interoperability with all client devices, and work in conjunction with all BlueSecure Controller models to provide a high performance, centrally managed wireless LAN solution for enterprises. BlueSecure Access Points automatically configure across any L2/L3 network using the Bluesocket® Discovery Protocol. This allows easy upgrades when new features, capabilities or standards emerge, and ensures longer life span without any physical intervention.

High Performance Wireless – Enterprise MIMO
Bluesocket’s new BlueSecure Access Point 1700 (BSAP-1700) is the first enterprise-class 802.11a/b/g Wi-Fi certified AP to use MIMO technology. This approach achieves more than 30 percent better range and overall performance, using your existing standard 802.11a/b/g clients, than APs using legacy 802.11 technologies. The BSAP-1700 integrates a sophisticated internal six antenna array– instead of the usual one or two antennas found in most APs– that combines multiple signal paths to create one “super signal,” providing significantly better in-building wireless coverage.

Additionally, the BSAP-1700’s innovative modular design allows end users to easily upgrade radio cards in the field to support 802.11n when the standard is formally ratified. This gives enterprises the ability to deploy higher performance MIMO wireless technology today without compromising interoperability, requiring extensive network changes, or requiring “forklift” replacement of deployed APs.

Zero Touch, Plug-and-play Deployment
BlueSecure Access Points are completely plug-and-play, requiring no manual configuration. The Access Points can be directly attached to any existing Ethernet switch or IP router, and across any subnet boundary. Once connected, BlueSecure Access Points “auto-configure” by associating with a BlueSecure Controller. The BlueSecure Controller automatically configures each BlueSecure Access Point based on the policies and configuration set by the administrator. All Secure Mobility® roaming features are handled centrally within the BlueSecure Controller. Network administrators can configure and manage multiple WLAN Access Point deployments from a central location using Bluesocket’s BlueViewTM Management System.

Unmatched Security
Bluesocket delivers one of the most robust suites of standards-based security on the market today on all of its enterprise-class BlueSecure Access Points and Controllers. AP-specific security features include basic Wireless Equivalent Privacy (WEP) RC4 40/64-bit, 128-bit and 152-bit shared-key encryption. Bluesocket strengthens this basic security mechanism with additional security features, including local MAC authentication, 802.1x port-based authentication, Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP), Wireless Protected Access (WPA), and 802.11i (WPA v2) with multiple Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) methods for user authentication such as PEAP, FAST, TTLS and TLS. Your wireless link receives the highest available protection with Advanced Encryption Service (AES)-encryption built into the Bluesocket hardware.

Several other “clientless” authentication and privacy methods are supported using BlueSecure Controllers for ease-of-use and transparency, without compromising the level of security deployed.

DynamicRF™
Bluesocket’s DynamicRF™ technology automatically adjusts the AP based on the wireless environment to ensure optimal performance. DynamicRF™ constantly monitors the RF spectrum for RF noise, interference, coverage holes, and optimizes power and channel settings to maintain availability under all conditions. Should an access point fail or be removed from service, Bluesocket APs utilize a self-healing algorithm to increase transmit power in the surrounding APs, compensating for the gap in RF coverage. Additionally, BlueSecure Access Points provide client load balancing and fast roaming (802.11i key caching) to ensure the WLAN will support low latency applications such as VoIP.

RF IDS
Built-in RF IDS allows Bluesocket Access Points to find and contain Rogue APs that threaten the security of your network. By scanning the airwaves, BlueSecure APs can also detect and alarm on rogue clients, ad-hoc networks and a host of WLAN DoS and spoofing attacks to extend your visibility into the RF spectrum.