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3Com® Wireless LAN Switch WX1200

Features & Benefits

Lets Users Connect Securely to the Wireless LAN and Roam
An integral part of the 3Com Wireless LAN Mobility System, the 3Com Wireless LAN Switch WX1200, together with 3Com Wireless Switch Manager software, centrally manages and controls up to 12 3Com Wireless LAN Managed Access Points (MAPs), and is ideally suited for moderate sized, but complex, wireless environments with the strictest security requirements.
Control MAP configuration and optimize radio-frequency (RF) coverage and performance using the wireless controller managed from the 3Com Wireless Switch Manager accessed anywhere on the network. With a few keystrokes, change parameters for multiple MAPs, eliminating the time-consuming task of individually configuring each device, and providing simple setup.
Because wireless clients are mobile, 3Com uses innovative Identity-Based Networking™ to deliver network services based on user identity instead of ports or devices. Multiple controllers and switches, grouped into a Mobility Domain™, share user databases to support mobility and security across the entire network infrastructure, including remote offices.
The 3Com Wireless LAN Mobility System significantly enhances 3Com's existing foundation of wireless security with centralized security management. The exchange of user-based information within the Mobility Domain adds an entirely new level of control for user and group access to network resources. Once more, sharing user-specific security policies between WLAN controllers and switches results in a consistent enforcement of user and group attributes across the WLAN as the user roams.
The WX1200 wireless switch comes configured to support a maximum of 12 MAPs. The WXR100 Remote Office Wireless LAN Switch (able to support up to three MAPs), the WX4400 wireless controllers (which can be configured to support up to 96 MAPs), and WX1200 wireless switches can be mixed and matched together within a Mobility Domain to manage and control thousands of MAPs for unparalleled scalability.

By providing a Layer 2 path for Layer 3 traffic, 3Com wireless controllers, switches and MAPs operate as an integrated infrastructure separated by L2/L3 devices even in distributed remote networks, making it easy to expand or modify the WLAN as needed
Quick handoff of user information and authorizations within the Mobility Domain enables seamless fast roaming with session integrity and mobility robust enough to support voice traffic
Per-user encryption assignment enforces different security policies on a per-user or per-group basis for flexible, in-depth security control and management
Local or RADIUS server 802.1X authentication helps ensure that only authorized users access the network, and centralizes authentication control and management of all network users
Virtual Private Group™ support enables IT staff to assign policies that control per-user or per-group network access throughout the WLAN for secure seamless roaming, and keeps user traffic separate and secure
Mobility Profile™ specifies which MAP or LAN authentication ports a user or group can use, allowing IT staff to dynamically apply access permissions based on attributes returned by the AAA server
Wireless controllers can shoulder backend encryption key generation and authentication tasks, reducing the processing load and increasing the scale and efficiency of central AAA RADIUS servers while reducing AAA traffic over the WLAN
User, MAC, and VLAN "globbing" allows IT staff to assign AAA policies to user, subnet, or device groups for convenient, efficient, cost-effective WLAN administration
Bonded authentication helps make sure only trusted users and client devices access the network, by bonding 802.1X machine authentication with 802.1X user authentication
RF scans measure signal strength and usage; software tools dynamically adjust traffic loads, power, RF footprint, or channel assignments to maximize coverage with capacity
Support for Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM) and SpectraLink provide Wireless IP Telephony (VoIP) capabilities today
With PoE support, the WX1200 wireless switch supplies both data and power to MAPs over Ethernet cabling for installation flexibility

Product Specifications

Total Ports: Six 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX integrated PoE ports, two 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX ports; auto-negotiation on all ports; serial console port
MAP Support: Ships with support for up to 12 MAPs per switch depending on the capacity and coverage requirements of the wireless installation.
Aggregate Switching Capacity: Up to 200 Mbps
Power: 200W max. power supply; Operating voltage: 90-132/180-264V, 47-63 Hz
Amperage draw maximum: 8 Arms at 120 Vrms ; 3.5 Arms at 230 Vrms
Power over Ethernet: Voltage output: 48 VDC, 15.4W per port
LEDs: Link status (10 Mbps and 100 Mbps), AP/ PoE, Power
Dimensions and Weight:
Height: 4.4 cm (1.7 in), or 1U
Width: 44.1 cm (17.4 in)
Depth: 25.6 cm (10.8 in)
Weight: 3.8 kg (8.5 lbs)
Environmental Ranges:
Operating temperature: -10 to 50°C (14 to 122 °F)
Storage temperature: -20 to 70°C (-4 to 158 °F)
Humidity: 10 to 95% non-condensing
Regulatory/Agency Approvals:
Safety: UL 60950 2000 +ZB & ZC deviations; EN60950 1999 and all national deviations,; CSA 22.2 No. #60950 3rd Edition, 1995; UL 60950 3rd edition; NOM-119 SCFI; AS/NZS 60950 2000
EMC/EMI: EN55024 1998, EN 61000 (4-2 to 4-6, and 4-11), EN 61000-3-2 1195+A14, ICES-003 Class A, FCC Part 15 Class A, EN55022 1998 Class A, VCCI Class A, CISPR 22 Class A, Korean EMI Class A
Management: Web interface management via access via local console or remotely over SSL or HTTPS; command line interface access via local console or remotely via SSH v2 or Telnet; SNMP MIB II; 3Com Wireless Switch Manager (separately ordered required product) ; interoperates with 3ND and HP OpenView