Ruckus Networks – Smart Wired and Wireless Solutions

The Ruckus Approach to Wireless

Ruckus noticed a lot of the common complaints with wireless technology were that people couldn’t get a signal in the area they wanted, and sometimes even when they did, it was flaky.

Ruckus developed a series of patented technologies to remedy the problems people were experiencing with their Wi-Fi; they called this combination of technologies ‘Smart Wi-Fi’.

The Ruckus ‘Smart Wi-Fi’ portfolio consists of both indoor and outdoor solutions that can operate independently or be managed by the ZoneDirector, or Smartzone controller solution.

Key features of the Ruckus wireless Solution

• Seamless Interoperability
• Advanced Wi-Fi Security
• Massive Scalability
• Best-in-class Performance
• Robust WLAN Management

Ruckus ZoneFlex Wireless Access Points

Ruckus ZoneFlex portfolio provides wireless solutions for both the indoor and outdoor environment. The Ruckus ZoneFlex system can be configured in minutes and combines a variety of advanced ‘Smart Wi-Fi’ features including BeamFlex, Channel Fly, State-of-the-art Security, Smart Meshing and many more.

The ZoneFlex Access points are centrally managed through the Ruckus ZoneDirector, or SmartZone outlined below; however, the ZoneFlex series can be deployed as stand-alone devices. This provides the user with a secure robust wireless system that will give you better coverage and fewer APS than the competition. Ruckus also has a line of controller-less Access Points that make up their Unleashed portfolio.

Taking Ruckus ZoneFlex Outdoors

Create a whole new, and much improved, outdoor wireless experience with the Ruckus outdoor ZoneFlex solution range. Combining many of the features of the brilliant indoor ZoneFlex system and able to withstand the harshest of conditions all for a low total cost of ownership. The Ruckus outdoor wireless system overcomes more obstacles than other solutions on the market face by providing an advanced interference mitigation system to ensure the highest level of resilience.

The Ruckus ZoneFlex outdoor solutions are able to be used as standalone access points, or as managed devices connecting with the same ZoneDirector or SmartZone solution that your internal ZoneFlex series connects to. You can also add a select few outdoor Access Points to the controller-less Unleashed solution.

No external Ethernet available? No problem, your external ZoneFlex access points can mesh seamlessly with your internal system. The Ruckus external wireless system provides customers with a simple but incredibly powerful wireless system, that will change the way you work outdoors.

Ruckus ZoneDirector and SmartZone Platforms

Unleash the full capabilities of your ZoneFlex access points by deploying the Ruckus ZoneDirector or SmartZone management platforms, both come with the Ruckus Smart/OS software and applications that bring a whole host of features to the party including:

• Adaptive Wireless Meshing
• Automatic Traffic Redirection
• Excellent Guest Networking Functionality
• Advanced Wi-Fi Security
• Plus many more….

Ruckus ZoneDirector – wireless controller for up to 1,000 wireless APs

The Ruckus Wireless ZoneDirector is Ruckus’ centrally managed Smart Wireless LAN (WLAN) system developed specifically for small-to-medium sized wireless deployments.

With simplicity and ease of use in mind, the Ruckus ZoneDirector is purpose-built to address the gap between standalone, feature-deficient access points (APs) that must be individually managed and the costly, complex high-end enterprise systems that are overkill for most small business environments.

The ZoneDirector is also perfect for organisations who want to offer services such as voice over Wi-Fi, IP-based video and secure enterprise access.

Ruckus SmartZone – wireless controller for up to 30,000 wireless APs

Building or expanding complex multi-site or multi-geo WLANs? Delivering single or multi-tier managed Wi-Fi services? Ruckus make it easy.

The SmartZone wireless LAN controller is available in both appliance and virtual appliance form and will simplify network set-up and management, enhance security, minimise troubleshooting and ease upgrades.

Use SmartZone WLAN controllers to:

• Overcome scale limitations associated with single, centrally managed WLANs, with support for physical or virtual deployments of up to 30,000 APs and 300,000 clients.
• Deploy virtual appliances without compromising the scalability, redundancy or performance associated with their physical counterparts.
• Eliminate the need for separate mobility controllers or DHCP servers.
• Reduce the risk associated with shared compute and storage by supporting containerized, multi-tenant domains.
• Visually troubleshoot and quickly pinpoint client connection issues.
• Easily deliver all client, AP, WLAN and controller statistics and key performance indicators to third party analytics platforms.

Controller-less Access Point Solution

Smart devices are playing a critical role in influencing customer decisions and behaviours. While Wi-Fi devices have become an absolute requirement for pupils, customers and employees, small to midsize businesses (SMBs) and education sites with both challenged to deploy a reliable wireless network within a limited budget and little to no
IT staff.

Ruckus Unleashed is a controller-less wireless LAN solution that enables an optimal wireless experience at an affordable price point. Configured in 60 seconds and deployed in minutes, Ruckus Unleashed eliminates the complexity pitfall of a controller-based WLAN. With easy migration options to the Ruckus ZoneDirector, SmartZone or future Ruckus platforms, Ruckus Unleashed scales with your business. Now SMBs can deliver a Wi-Fi user experience with high RF performance and network resiliency.