NETWORKS
Quatech Expands Networking Product Line with Industrial Grade Access Point Products for Device Centric M2M Applications
Quatech announced the
expansion of their Device Networking product line with the availability of its
new Industrial grade Airborne 802.11 b/g Access Points. The new product
offering includes options for embedded modules for integration into original
equipment manufacturer (OEM) designs and external metal enclosure units for
industrial markets requiring ruggedized solutions.
Quatech's AirborneAP Access
Point technology enables M2M equipment to become the center of a self
sufficient WiFi network, allowing easy access to equipment data or resources
from WiFi-enabled devices, including laptops, tablets and handhelds powered by
Android, iOS, or Windows. AirborneAP Access Point technology includes secure
authentication using WPA2 (AES-CCMP) and a fully functional DHCP server to
provide unique addresses for each authenticated client.
Utilizing Quatech's
expertise in highly secure and reliable device networking firmware, AirborneAP
Access Points have been designed specifically to address the functional and
packaging demands of M2M solutions providers. As an example, an integrated
AirborneAP Access Point can turn an isolated piece of equipment in a service
truck into a wireless gateway; this creates a WiFi network around the vehicle
that enables multiple handhelds and tablets to talk to each other. This local
WiFi network can also enable access to other equipment with embedded WiFi
capability in the truck, and even provide access to the internet using a
cellular modem.
AirborneAP Access Points
support Ethernet and serial interfaces. The Ethernet interface can be placed in
bridge mode to support connection to an existing network of devices, effectively
extending access to the network for wireless devices. Alternatively, the
Ethernet interface can be set to wireless router mode, enabling advanced
networking to wide area network (WAN) and internet connections. Utilizing the
serial interfaces, wireless clients can access the serial devices using the
wireless network.
AirborneAP Access Points
can be switched from access point to client mode through the web or command
line interfaces. In client mode, the device provides WPA2-Enterprise Class
Extensible Authentication Protocols (EAP) with support for authentication
Certificates. Advanced security including WEP, WPA (TKIP), WPA2 (AES -- FIPS
197), WPA2 Enterprise, 802.11i and 802.1x (EAP) are standard over the entire
product family. The units include support for EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, PEAP, EAP-FAST
and LEAP with AES-CCMP supported in the hardware. The embedded AirborneAP
modules and external ruggedized Access Points are designed to meet extended
operating temperature range (-40 deg C to +85 deg C).
The embedded Airborne Model
APMG-Q551 module allows OEM customers to incorporate AirborneAP technology into
their 802.11 wireless design solutions.
The ruggedized external
Airborne Access Point Model APXG-Q5420 includes a 10/100 Ethernet port and up
to two serial ports. The Airborne adapters have the most flexible port
configuration options of any device in the market. The Ethernet port supports
both bridged and router modes. The serial interfaces provide compatibility with
RS232/422/485 devices and allow simultaneous use of all the ports in any serial
data configuration. The external AirborneAP Access Point also includes a wide
range power supply input (5-36 VDC) with terminal block and barrel jack
connections packaged in a rugged metal enclosure.
All Quatech Airborne 802.11
b/g Access Point products offer an integrated remote web browser based
configuration and administration interface software (
Quatech offers the
industry's most extensive line of wireless device networking solutions for both
external and embedded applications. The company's upgraded industrial-grade
wireless devices provide superior power, increased data bandwidth, reduced
latency, and greater reception sensitivity over previous models. With the
advanced 802.11g radio, Quatech's Airborne Access Points, Wireless Routers,
Wireless Device Servers and