Linksys Pro Series Wireless Access Point for SMB Now Available

Linksys yesterday announced the Pro series of wireless access points aimed at SMB customers. The new Pro Series access point offers advanced features to equip Small and Medium Businesses (SMB) with more management capabilities and better performance at an affordable price point. The new model supports cluster management to simplify management of multiple access points from one single interface and a fully customizable captive portal for businesses to welcome visitors in a branded environment.

The implemented Captive Portal feature enables secure guest Wi-Fi access that is fully customizable to the company needs. The hotspot welcome page can be fully branded in company livery, company logo and background image for a more professional look and feel. The new Linksys Pro Series access point includes two Gigabit Ethernet ports – one especially built for link aggregation which helps to combine multiple network connections to help increase throughput and provide redundancy in case one of connections fail.

Other Features of the new Wireless-AC Dual Band Access Point include: 

  • 2nd Gigabit Ethernet port for link aggregation = 2Gbps backbone
  • VLAN Mapping and 802.11 Supplicant
  • Wi-Fi Spectrum analysis & RF optimization
  • Simplified management with AP Clustering
  • 3×3 802.11ac Dual Band technology with data rates up to 1750Mbps
  • Support as Powered Device with 802.3at (PoE+)
  • Client Quality of Service (QoS)
  • WDS Bridge and Workgroup Bridge Support
  • Bandwidth Utilization
  • Support for up to 16 different SSID’s
  • Dual Image Support
  • Designed for ceiling or wall mounting
  • Industrial-strength Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA, WPA2) security and data encryption
  • Set-up and management through the Web Interface or Simple Network Management Protocol
  • IPv6 support
  • Limited Lifetime Warranty

The Linksys Pro Series Wireless-AC Access Point is available now through major Distributors and Resellers for an MSRP $499.99. SMBs and resellers can find a participating distributor at: http://www.linksys.com/en-ca/business/find-a-distributor

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