Meru AP1000i
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Meru AP1000i Access Point
With the AP-1000i 802.11n wireless access point, Meru redefines what's possible in the extended enterprise by taking an uncompromising approach to designing world-class connectivity and performance and meeting aggressive budget requirements.
802.11n for the mass
Meru's unique virtual cell / virtual port architecture is designed to optimize mobility and reliability while delivering per-client, app-aware quality-of-service control. Enterprises often turn to Meru after becoming frustrated with a previously-deployed micro-cell WLAN, or when rolling out new infrastructure to support voice and other demanding real-time applications.
But Meru's flagship AP300 is a relatively sophisticated 3x3 802.11abgn access point that not everyone can justify deploying ubiquitously throughout an enterprise, including branch offices, retail stores, or other low-density venues. Many smaller businesses, hotels and K-12 schools that might otherwise benefit from Meru's reliability don't really need (and cannot afford) app-aware traffic shaping and tagging.
To better serve customers attracted to Meru's unique architecture that don't require ultra-QoS control everywhere, Meru brings a new entry-level product: the AP1000i.
Future and past
Businesses need to rely on connectivity and the AP1000i is engineered to provide the world's most reliable mobile connectivity. Supporting both the 2.4GHz and the 5GHz spectrum and backwards compatible with 802.11a, 802.11b and 802.11g, the AP1000i is an ideal solution to transition your network to 802.11n without leaving your legacy clients behind.
True Meru access points
The AP1010 is a single-radio, dual-band-switchable 2x2 802.11abgn access point, ideal for smaller venues like storefronts or branch offices. The AP1020 is a dual-radio version of the same product, slated for larger or higher user-density sites like schools and hotels.
Both build on Meru's virtual cell / virtual port architecture, which tunes all APs to the same channel(s) to create gap-free "RF blankets." In a Meru WLAN, mobile clients don't waste time scanning for better APs or deciding when to roam. Instead, roaming decisions and AP handoffs are managed by Meru Controllers to satisfy SLAs defined by a Service Assurance Manager.
Remote use
The AP1000i is not a stand-alone autonomous AP. Make no mistake: this is an entry-level, enterprise-class device, tightly integrated into Meru's centralized control and management infrastructure. When appropriate, traffic is securely tunneled through an upstream Controller. However, data path independence is clearly essential in any AP targeted for remote deployment. To that end, AP1000i's can survive loss of Controller connectivity, albeit without some centralized decisions like handoff optimization.
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- Data sheet AP1000i 121.4Kb
- The extended enterprise 2.4Mb
