AIRWAVE MANAGEMENT PLATFORM
Wireless networks
were supposed to be easy, reliable, and affordable. Now
they are. The AirWave Management Platform (AMP) software
gives you complete control over your wireless network from
one integrated, easy-to-use console. The AMP software installs
quickly and easily on a server in your network operations
center, giving you a single web-based console to remotely
manage even a global Wi-Fi network in thousands of geographic
locations. AMP is a vendor-agnostic application that manages
Wi-Fi hardware from most leading vendors, including Avaya,
Cisco (Aironet & Airespace), Colubris Networks, Enterasys,
HP ProCurve, Juniper Networks, LANCOM Systems, Nomadix,
Proxim, Symbol, and others.
FEATURES
+ FUNCTIONALITY
-Automated
device discovery across any network
infrastructure (WAN or LAN)
-Group-based policy
definition for efficient management
of large networks
-Centralized device
configuration to eliminate manual
processes and opportunity for human error
-Compliance audits
to enforce your security policies
at all times
-User-based monitoring
for real-time information and
rapid trouble-shooting
-Diagnostics and
alarms for fast problem resolution
-Integrated reporting
package for intelligent planning
and performance measurement
-Automated RF
management to continuously optimize
Wi-Fi performance
Security
AMP provides a
solid foundation to implement your Wi-Fi security and compliance
strategy. With AMP you can ensure that your entire mobile
infrastructure, including wireless access points and switches,
are always configured in strict accordance with your policies.
Management
With AMP’s
easy-to-use interface, the entire network is visible and
manageable. For instance, you can control the channel, transmission
power, encryption methods and even the firmware version
on thousands of access points simultaneously.
Visibility
AMP’s real-time
monitoring screens tell you exactly who is connected to
your Wi-Fi network, where they are located, and how the
network is performing. AMP’s integrated reporting
package shows you how your network is being used and helps
you intelligently plan for growth.
Wi-Fi ROI
AMP drives down
your wireless support costs by eliminating the root cause
of many Wi-Fi problems and enabling faster trouble-shooting.
Your Help Desk will quickly resolve most end-user ssues,
freeing your highly trained network engineers to handle
more pressing matters.
Device Discovery
• Uses SNMP,
HTTP, CDP, and other discovery protocols to locate all Wi-Fi
devices
• Operates in any network environment
Policy Enforcement
& Audit
-Uses
group-based ‘templates’ for efficient centralized
management of any number of
access points
-Routinely audits
each Wi-Fi device configuration and compares it to policy
-Immediately alerts
of and can automatically ‘repair’ improperly
configured devices
-Provides password-based
login and administrative user permissions for multiple classes
of users
-Maintains user
log files for a year or more
Provisioning
& Configuration
-Enables
group-based policy definition for efficient centralized
management of thousands
of access points
-Automatically
ensures that all devices are using an approved, up-to-date
version of vendor
firmware
-Supports multiple
WLAN architectures (including ‘hybrid’ networks
with both intelligent
APs and WLAN switches)
-Integrates with
AWSP to automatically configure Wi-Fi devices to match site
plan
-Automated RF
channel assignment and management
-Automatically
assigns IP addresses to APs
Monitoring
& Diagnostics
-Monitors every
device and user on the wireless
network in real-time
-Identifies and
searches for users by username
-Graphical views
show current users and throughput
of every device
-User views show
signal strength and roaming history
of each user
-Intelligent diagnostics
and automated alerts when
problems are detected
-Integrates with
network management systems (HP Openview
Network Node Manager) for seamless management
of wired and wireless networks
- Optimized to
use minimal network overhead for
SNMP monitoring
-Supports even
high-latency networks with intermittent connections
Reporting & Visualization
-Integrated reporting
package that includes usage reports, device inventory reports,
client session
reports, device uptime reports, and more
-Exports all reports
(via XHTML)
-Automated email
distribution lists for key reports
-Fully customizable
reports by group, time period, etc
-Integrates with
VisualRF to provide real-time RF monitoring data
Platform Data
-Centralized in
Network Operations Center (no local agents required)
-Installs on standard
PC hardware
-Secure Linux
operating system
-Web-based user
interface via Apache web server
-SSH, Telnet,
SNMPv1, SNMPv2, and SNMPv3 for device communication
-SQL-based databases,
RRD data repositories
-Standard XML
API for third-party applications
-Unlimited unique,
role-based administrative log-ins
-Scalable architecture
to 10,000+ wireless access points
-Integrates with
leading wireless authentication solutions (including Cisco
3030, Cisco ACS,
Bluesocket, HP 700 series, etc.)
Supported Hardware Vendors
-Avaya
-Cisco (Aironet
& Airespace)
-Colubris Networks
-Enterasys
-HP ProCurve
-Juniper Networks
-LANCOM Systems
-Nomadix
-Proxim
-Symbol
-Others
AMP Enterprise
Multiple
AMP servers, integrated via the AMP Master Console. Manages
from 1,000 – 10,000+ wireless APs.
AMP Professional
Single-server
AMP license, with no limit on APs. Manages up to 1,000 APs
in typical environments
AMP-200
Manages
up to 200 APs
AMP-100
Manages
up to 100 APs
AMP-50
Manages
up to 50 APs
AMP-25
Manages
up to 25 APs
