WS 5100 Wireless Switch
High Performance Overlay Wireless Switch
The Wireless Switch WS 5100 from Symbol Technologies delivers
security and scalability, manageability, availability, reliability
and total cost of ownership (TCO) savings.
End-to-End Layered Security
Our comprehensive security mechanisms including access-control,
authentication, and encryption can be deployed at various locations
in the enterprise network: the perimeter, the network, the servers,
and client devices. With support for the wireless security
standards of today and the ability to easily upgrade to tomorrow's
standards, the WS 5100 is the wireless gatekeeper for your
enterprise network.
Centralized Management
The WS 5100 provides unified management of hardware, software
configuration, and network policies. Centralized management also
enables the automatic configuration of all Access Ports eliminating
the need and the associated costs to configure and manage each
access point.
Scales and Grows Easily
Adding capacity and new functionality is easier and less
expensive than an access point-based wireless LAN. The slim 1RU
form factor fits easily into any standard network equipment rack.
Each WS 5100 supports up to 48 Access Ports and 32 WLANs.
Reliability
The low risk and high business value of multi-layer network
designs is extended to wireless networks with the flexible overlay
architecture of Symbol's Wireless Switch WS 5100. The WS 5100 is
designed to be integrated with the reliable approach of multi-layer
networking to enable predictable and high performance wireless
networks, while preserving network integrity. In addition, the WS
5100 can be implemented using the standard networking best
practices of modularity.
Lower Total Cost of Ownership
The WS 5100 removes the overhead and complexity of first
generation access point-based wireless LANs. Extensive
functionality, expandability, and centralized management eliminate
time and management costs associated with access point-based
solutions, providing a lower total cost of ownership and
outstanding investment protection. Symbol Enterprise Mobility
Services offers comprehensive support and technical expertise to
design, deploy and maintain successful mobility solutions.
Features
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Benefits
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Secure architecture: Designed for maximum network security
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A single point of entry that can be easily secured
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Security with mobility: 802.11i and Symbol's mobility features
ensure security and performance
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Highest level of data and network protection without sacrificing
fast roaming
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Encryption: WEP, WPA-TKIP, KeyGuardTM MCM, WPA2 and WTLS VPN
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Complete encryption suite ensures privacy of data during
transmission
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Authentication: Access Control Lists (ACLs), 802.1X, Kerberos
and Certificate Based Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
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Complete authentication suite validates user identity and
authorizes network access
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Upgradeable Access Ports: Add new functionality quickly and
easily via the WS 5100
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Cost-effective implementation of the latest features
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Automatic Channel Selection: Automatically selects the best
channel based on noise and signal properties
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Reduces installation costs by eliminating the need for manual
configuration of Access Ports
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Load Balancing and Pre-emptive Roaming: Ensures devices roam
before connection quality erodes
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Ensures loads are balanced between Access Ports to ensure
quality application performance
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Per Device, Bandwidth Allocation-Weighted Fair Queing: "Virtual
AP", Power Save Protocol and more
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Enables multiple mobile and wireless applications with quality
of service when network is congested
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Virtual AP: VLAN support provides complete control of broadcast
traffic
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Ensures broadcast traffic reaches only intended devices
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Flexible software architecture: Supports a heterogeneous device
environment
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Delivers secure application-specific wireless network access
with quality of service
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Radio support: 2.4 GHz/5 GHz frequencies, frequency hopping,
direct sequence, OFDM encoding techniques and 802.11a/b/g
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Supports the broadest and most flexible radio technology;
ability to accommodate new coverage, radio types, channels and
spectrum
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Upgradeable standards support: Ability to easily and
cost-effectively support future 802.11 standards
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Delivers outstanding investment protection no forklift upgrade
required to implement new standards and expanding
infrastructure
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WS 5100 Specification Highlights
Packet Forwarding
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802.1D-1999 Ethernet Bridging; 802.11-.802.3 Bridging ; 802.1Q
VLAN Tagging & Trunking; Proxy ARP; IP packet
steering-redirection
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Wireless LAN:
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Supports 32 WLANs; Multi-ESS/BSSID traffic segmentation; VLAN to
ESSID mapping; Power Save Protocol Polling; Pre-emptive Roaming;
Congestion control with bandwidth allocation
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Access Port Radios:
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Supports 1-48 Access Ports; Automatic Access Port Adoption with
ACLs; Access Port Load Balancing; Frequency Hopping Access
Point-to-Access Port Conversion; Direct Sequence Access
Point-to-Access Port Conversion
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Supported Access Ports and Access Points:
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Access Ports AP100 (802.11b); AP200 (802.11a/b); AP300
(802.11a/b/g ready)
Access Points AP3021; AP4121
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Radio & Frequency Management:
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Automatic Channel Select (ACS); Transmit Power Control (TPC);
Country Code based RF Configuration; 802.11b 3 Non-overlapping
channels; 802.11a 11 Non-overlapping channels; 802.11g 3
Non-overlapping channels (ready)
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Packet Filtering:
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L2/3/4 Stateful Packet Analysis; Network Address Translation
(NAT)
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Authentication Mechanisms:
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Access Control Lists (ACLS); Pre-Shared Keys (PSK); 802.1x/EAP
Transport Layer Security (TLS), Tunneled Transport Layer Security
(TTLS), Protected EAP (PEAP); Kerberos
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Transport Encryption:
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WEP 40/128 (RC4), KeyGuard, WPA TKIP, AES
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Key Exchange and Management:
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Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) Kerberos
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Per Device Weighted Fair Queuing:
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8 queues per device; Bandwidth management controls; Power Save
Protocol (PSP) integration
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RF Priority:
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802.11 traffic prioiritization and precedence
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Classification & Marking:
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Layer 1-4 Packet Classification; 802.1p VLAN Priority;
DiffServ/TOS
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System Resiliency & Redundancy
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Redundant Warm-Standby Switch ; Access Port Load Balancing;
Hardware based watchdog timer
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Management
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Command Line Interface (Serial, Telnet); Secure Web Based GUI
(SSL); Telnet Server; SNMP v1/v2; SNMP Traps 40+ user configurable
options; Syslog; TFTP Client; Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP);
Text-Based Switch Configuration Files; DHCP (Client/Server/Relay,
Switch Auto-Configuration with DHCP options); Authentication
(Radius Client, Kerberos Authentication Server); MIBs (MIB-II,
Etherstats, Wireless Switch specific monitoring and
configuration)
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Form Factor:
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Standard 1RU
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Dimensions:
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1.73 in. H x 16.89 in. W x 15.93 in. D
43.9 mm H x 429 mm W x 404.6 mm D
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Weight:
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13.75 lbs./6.25 kg
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Physical Interfaces:
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RS232 serial console port; 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports
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MTBF:
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>75,000 Hours
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AC Input Voltage:
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100-240 VAC
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Max AC Input Current:
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6A@115 VAC, 3A@230 VAC
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Max Power Consumption:
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100-240 VAC, 50/60 Hz, 3A, 240 VAC, 50/60 Hz, 1.5A
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Input Frequency:
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47 Hz to 63 Hz
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Operating Temperature:
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50°F to 95°F/10°C to 35°C
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Storage Temperature:
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40°F to 149°F/-40°C to 65°C
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Operating Humidity:
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5%-85% (w/o condensation)
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Storage Humidity:
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5% - 95% (w/o condensation)
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Operating Altitude:
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50 ft. to 10,000 ft./16 m to 3,048 m
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Storage Altitude:
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50 ft. to 35,000 ft./16 m to 10,600 m
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Safety Certifications:
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FCC (Art.15, part B), Industry Canada, CE, VCCI, C-Tick,
BSMI
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EMI Compliance:
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UL 1950, cUL (Canada), VDE GS, DENAN (Japan), CB Cert
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