Ruckus rolls high capacity Wi-Fi system

Ruckus Wireless has launched its newest high capacity ZoneDirectorT 5000 Wi-Fi controller and a collection of advanced features in a new version of its ZoneFlex Smart/OST software. The new ZoneFlex Smart Wi-Fi system adds essential hardware and software capabilities to scale, simplify and secure large Wi-Fi networks. The ZoneDirector 5000 is Smart Wi-Fi controller-based system that is believed to be flexibly deployed according to the requirement of the organizations, supporting up to 20,000 clients, 1,000 access points (APs) and 2048 wireless LANs (WLANs) within a single, easy-to-use and highly resilient platform.

In addition to the ZD5000 platform, Ruckus has rolled out a new version of its award-winning ZoneFlex Smart/OS software system (version 9.2) for all of its Smart WLAN controllers with important enhancements including IPv6 support, AP groups for bulk configuration and WLAN administration, remote packet capture, automatic proxy configuration, and configurable timeouts. The ZoneDirector 5000 is immediately available and comes with a lifetime warranty. Available this quarter, ZoneFlex 9.2 software is a free upgrade for existing customers.