NETGEAR Delivers New Enterprise-Class Wireless Capabilities to Small- and Medium-Sized Businesses.Business Editors NetWorld+Interop 2003 Las Vegas Booth #7369 LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 28, 2003 NETGEAR, Inc.: -- ME103 ProSafe Wireless Access Point and New NETGEAR Antenna Line Provide an Affordable Business-Class Solution Featuring 802.1x Security Support and Enhanced WLAN See wireless LAN. WLAN - wireless local area network Range for Multiple-Floor and Point-to-Point Campus Network Environments NETGEAR, Inc., a worldwide provider of easy-to-use, high performance networking products, today announced the launch of the ME103 ProSafe Wireless Access Point, the first business-class wireless access point from NETGEAR designed to provide enterprise-class capabilities and security features at mid-market pricing attractive to small- and medium-sized businesses. Supporting its business-class wireless networking solutions, NETGEAR also launched a line of directional and omni-directional high-gain smart antennas designed to extend the range of its ProSafe wireless access points and routers including the ME103 ProSafe Wireless Access Point, FM114P Cable/DSL ProSafe 802.11b Wireless Firewall, and FVM FVM Finite Volume Method FVM Fall Vision Meeting (Optical Society of America) FVM Forth Virtual Machine FVM Forward Visibility More Than ____ (Miles) 318 Cable/DSL ProSafe Wireless VPN (Virtual Private Network) A private network that is configured within a public network (a carrier's network or the Internet) in order to take advantage of the economies of scale and management facilities of large networks. Security Firewall. Compatible with the 802.11b and 802.11g wireless networking standards, NETGEAR's ME103 gives businesses the ability to enhance productivity and mobility of the knowledge-based workforce with real-time secure wireless access to corporate data and network resources throughout the office environment. Designed to optimize range, enhance deployment flexibility and reduce WLAN deployment costs, NETGEAR now offers a variety of antennas and accessory options, including the ANT24O5 5dBi Omni-Directional Antenna, directional ANT24D18 18dBi Patch Panel A group of sockets used to connect incoming and outgoing lines in communications and electronic systems. Patch panels allow for manually wiring the connections with small cables (patch cords), rather than automatic switching. Antenna, ANT24BDC (Backup Domain Controller) In a Windows NT server, a copy of the Primary Domain Controller (PDC). The BDC is periodically synchronized with the PDC. See PDC. BDC - Backup Domain Controller DC Power Injector, and ANT24B 500mW Booster. "The introduction of the ME103 and our smart antenna line is designed to give network administrators in small- and medium-sized businesses secure enterprise-class wireless networking capabilities at a price point that makes adoption a reality," explained Kevin Allan, NETGEAR's Director of Business Products. "These business-class solutions allow users to expand their WLAN infrastructures, specifically in multiple-floor and point-to-point campus settings, to meet the mobility needs of their knowledge-based workforces." ME103 ProSafe Wireless Access Point Featuring Wireless Distribution System (WDS Wds Words WDS Wireless Distribution System (Joint Common Database) WDS Wide-area Data Services WDS Wireless Domain Services (Cisco Systems technology) WDS Wavelength Dispersive Spectroscopy ) for bridging and repeater functionality, the ME103 supports five operation modes including: infrastructure, repeater, point-to-point bridging, point-to-multipoint bridging, and client access point (simple bridge). Simple to install and use, the ME103 supports SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) A widely used network monitoring and control protocol. Data are passed from SNMP agents, which are hardware and/or software processes reporting activity in each network device (hub, router, bridge, etc. MIB (1) (Management Information Base) The hierarchical database used by the simple network management protocol (SNMP) to describe the particular device being monitored. MIB objects are identified using ASN.1 syntax. See SNMP, RMON, OID and ASN.1. I and MIB II for the management of both wired and wireless devices. In addition to providing the highest available level of industry-standard 128-bit WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) An IEEE standard security protocol for wireless 802.11 networks. Introduced in 1997, WEP was found to be very inadequate and was superseded by WPA, WPA2 and 802.11i. encryption, the 802.11b-compliant ME103 wireless access point incorporates a host of enterprise-class security features including VPN pass-through support, and 802.1x support with EAP (Extensible Authentication Protocol) A protocol that acts as a framework and transport for other authentication protocols. EAP uses its own start and end messages, but then carries any number of third-party messages between the client (supplicant) and access control MD5, TLS (1) (Transport Layer Security) A security protocol from the IETF that is based on the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) 3.0 protocol developed by Netscape. TLS uses digital certificates to authenticate the user as well as authenticate the network (in a wireless and TTLS TTLS Tunneled Transport Layer Security TTLS Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (song) TTLS Transportable Transponder Landing System TTLS Trivial Transport Layer Security TTLS Tunneling Two-Level System . Support for PEAP See EAP. and Wi-Fi Protected Access (networking, security) Wi-Fi Protected Access - (WPA) A security scheme for wireless networks, developed by the networking industry in response to the shortcomings of Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP). (WPA WPA: see Work Projects Administration. WPA in full Works Progress Administration later (1939–43) Work Projects Administration U.S. work program for the unemployed. ) will be available with a future firmware upgrade. Backed by a three-year warranty and 24/7 technical support, the NETGEAR ME103 ProSafe Wireless Access Point will be available in May 2003, via value-added resellers, direct marketers, and e-commerce sites, at a list price of $240. ANT24O5 5dBi Omni-Directional Antenna Designed for mid-range, point-to-multipoint connections, the ANT24O5 5dBi Omni-Directional Antenna provides extended wireless range for an existing 802.11b or 802.11g WLAN in an indoor single floor environment. The wall- or ceiling-mountable antenna allows users to optimize range and wireless coverage by selecting the best location for the antenna while allowing users to the place the access point in a closet or other convenient or inconspicuous location. The ANT24O5 will be available in May 2003, via value added resellers, direct marketers and e-commerce sites, at a list price of $70. ANT24D18 18dBi Patch Panel Antenna The high-gain directional ANT24D18 18dBi Patch Panel Antenna is a flexible solution that is ideal for optimizing range and wireless coverage in a variety of indoor and outdoor environments including single floor, multi-floor, and building-to-building connectivity in campus environments. Designed for long-range, point-to-point connections, the ANT24D18 is made of weatherproof, corrosion-resistant materials, and boasts a range of up to 10 miles. The ANT24D18 will be available in May 2003, via value added resellers, direct marketers and e-commerce sites, at a list price of $400. Antenna Accessory Options Optimized for NETGEAR's business-class ME103 ProSafe Wireless Access Point, the ANT24B 500mW Booster and ANT24BDC DC Power Injector accessories enhance the flexibility of antenna placement and increase coverage range. The booster also allows users to conveniently locate the antenna away from the access point without experiencing signal degradation due to antenna cable signal loss. Providing more than 10dB of amplification in both directions, the ANT24B bi-directional booster can dramatically extend the range of a WLAN up to several miles. The ANT24BDC applies DC power to the booster through the antenna cable allowing the booster to be placed in locations not conveniently located near an 110VAC outlet. The ANT24B and ANT24BDC will be available in May 2003, via value added resellers, direct marketers and e-commerce sites, at a list price of $300 (ANT24B) and $75 (ANT24BDC). About NETGEAR Inc. NETGEAR provides branded, easy-to-use, reliable and technologically advanced networking solutions for homes and small businesses. Headquartered in the heart of Silicon Valley, Santa Clara, Calif., NETGEAR designs and develops products that enable home and small business users to share Internet access, peripherals, digital content and applications among multiple personal computers and other Internet-enabled devices. NETGEAR primarily markets and sells its products through distributors based in North America, Europe and the Asia/Pacific region to a network of resellers, including retail stores, mail order catalogs and online retailers. For more information visit the company's Web site at www.netgear.com or call (408) 907-8000. |
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