Extreme WiNG Wireless Networks (formerly Zebra Technologies, Motorola Solutions and Symbol Technologies) is a comprehensive portfolio of products for building, operating and managing enterprise Wi-Fi networks of all sizes.
WiNG Network Components
The core components of WiNG wireless networks are access points and Wi-Fi controllers.
Access points can be:- Thin AP: They have less self-intelligence, cannot operate without a Wi-Fi controller, and must tunnel all traffic through the Wi-Fi controller. Examples are Zebra AP100, AP200, AP300 and AP650 ( with WiNG 4 only).
- Dependent AP: They cannot operate without a Wi-Fi controller, but do not have to tunnel network traffic through a Wi-Fi controller. Examples are AP621, AP622 and AP650 ( WiNG 5 only).
- Independent AP: They are able to operate independently without a Wi-Fi controller. However, the Wi-Fi controller can be utilized advantageously to centrally manage them and increase network security.
Examples of Indepent APs:- AP-5131 802.11a/b/g access point (WiNG 3 and 4 only)
- AP-6521, AP-6522, AP-8132 or AP-8163 802.11a/b/g/n access points
- AP-7522 or AP-7532 802.11ac access points
- AP-7632 802.11ac Wave 2 access points.
Extreme Networks offers the following types of Wi-Fi controllers:
- RFS4000 - for smaller networks and branch office installations, can support 6 thin APs and 144 Independent/Dependent APs (no longer in production)
- RFS6000 - for medium-sized Wi-Fi networks, can support up to 48 thin APs or 256 Independent/Dependent APs (no longer in production)
- NX7500 - integrated LAN and WLAN solution with support for up to 2048 APs (locally bridging) with WiNG 7 support
- VX9000 - virtualized controller with WiNG 7 support
Wi-Fi controllers can be clustered together to manage large enterprise Wi-Fi networks that can even extend across multiple country borders.
Services Offered
- Setup of Extreme WiNG (Zebra/Motorola/Symbol) Wi-Fi products. The setup may include:
- Network communication setup (IP addresses, names)
- WLAN settings (SSID, encryption, authentication)
- Integrated services setup (RADIUS, hotspot, DHCP, etc.)
- Advanced security setup (Wireless IDS and IPS)
- Selling discontinued/used Zebra/Motorola/Symbol WiNG devices such as WS5000, WS5100, WS2000, RFS4000 or RFS6000 Wi-Fi controllers, Dependent APs (AP100, AP300, AP621, AP622 and AP650) and Independent access points from Symbol, Motorola, Zebra, including AP-5131, AP-6521, AP-6532, AP-7131, AP-7522 and AP-7532.