Dap-2590 Wireless N Access Point is a Dual Band POE Dlink wireless access point, the ideal solution for enabling selectable Dual Band Wireless Connectivity in any business. See also the dual-band simultaneous DAP-2690 – the new product designed for business class networks.
Building a wireless local area network either at home or at the office becomes so popular nowadays. Not just for small environments, wireless LAN (WLAN) is also widely adopted by large scale environments for large organizations and enterprise class networks. Therefore the need to deliver reliable wireless performance with maximum wireless signal rates is a must for enterprise class environments. Consider also compact version of D-link DAP-1360 wireless -n range extender.
Dap-2590 Wireless N Access Point is introduced by D-Link as a solution for businesses seeking to deploy next generation draft 802.11n LANs. 802.11n is a wireless standard that is not finalized yet, but this is the next generation of the fastest wireless network available at the market today. Dap-2590 Dlink wireless access point is a Power over Ethernet (POE) Access Point, designed specifically for business-class environments such as large or enterprise corporations to provide secure and manageable dual band wireless LAN options for network administrators.
DAP-2590 AirPremier Dual-Band Wireless-N Access Point
What this product does
Dap-2590 Wireless N Access Point allows network administrators to deploy a highly manageable and extremely robust dual band wireless network. All three dual band antennas are detachable and can provide optimal wireless coverage in either 2.4GHz (802.11g and draft 2.0 802.11n) or 5GHz (802.11a and draft 2.0 802.11n) bands, delivers reliable wireless performance with maximum wireless signal rates of up to 300Mbps (in ideal conditions) in either the 2.4GHz or 5GHz wireless band.
With detachable antennas, Dap-2590 Wireless N Access Point allows you replace the antenna with more powerful external antenna to enhance the coverage of the wireless network. Dap-2590 Wireless N Access Point is enclosed in a plenum-rated metal chassis adheres to strict fire codes for placement in air passageways. For advanced installations, this Dlink wireless access point is integrated 802.3af to support Power over Ethernet (PoE), allowing installation of this device in areas where power outlets are not readily available.
Dap-2590 Wireless N Access Point supports Wi-Fi Multimedia™ (WMM) Quality of Service features, makes it an ideal access point for audio, video, and voice applications. Additionally, the DAP-2590 supports load balancing features to ensure maximum performance by limiting the maximum number of users per Access Point.
Advanced security
To support your business class enterprise security, DAP-2590 AirPremier N Dual Band Access Point provides the latest in wireless security technologies including:
- Supporting both Personal and Enterprise versions of WPA and WPA2 (802.11i)
- Support for RADIUS server backend
- MAC Address Filtering
- Wireless LAN segmentation
- Disable SSID Broadcast, Rogue AP Detection, and Wireless Broadcast Scheduling are also included.
DAP-2590 AirPremier N Dual Band Access Point includes support for up to 8 VLANs for implementing multiple SSIDs to further help segment users on the network. VLANs allow the network to be easily segmented for management and/or security reasons. You can create a separate guest network separate from other business segments. It also includes a wireless client isolation mechanism, which limits direct client-to-client communication.
Additionally, the DAP-2590 AirPremier N Dual Band Access Point supports Network Access Protection (NAP), which is a feature of Windows Server® 2008. NAP allows network administrators to define multiple levels of network access based on individual client’s need. If a client is identified outside of their access area, the client will be automatically brought back to their permitted network access level.
Multiple Operation Modes
To maximize total return on investment, the DAP-2590 AirPremier N Dual Band Access Point can be configured to optimize network performance based on any one of its multiple operation modes:
- Access Point, extending your wired network wirelessly, connecting computers with wireless adapters (such as USB wireless network or CardBus wireless adapters). You can select either 2.4 GHz band for normal file share and internet browsing, Skype phones services. Or you can select 5 GHz band for high definition media transfer, video.
- Wireless Distribution System (WDS) with Access Point, extending the wireless environment with multiple Access points.
- WDS/Bridge (No AP Broadcasting)
- Wireless Client, Ethernet based devices connected to the DAP-2590 are clients to the wireless network.
With WDS support, network administrators can set up multiple DAP-2590s throughout a facility and configure them to bridge with one another while also providing network access to individual clients. Also included are advanced features such as Load balancing, which optimizes high network traffic volume, and redundancy for fail-safe wireless connectivity. Additionally, the DAP-2590 offers Spanning Tree Protocol support for greater efficiency and to avoid broadcast storms when used in WDS mode.
Network Management
DAP-2590 AirPremier N Dual Band Access Point has many options for managing purposes including Web (HTTP), Secure Sockets Layer (SSL, which provides for a secure connection to the Internet), Secure Shell (SSH, which provides for a secure channel between local and remote computers), and Telnet (bi-directional, eight-bit byte oriented communications facility).
Building the wireless network, you should read wireless installation guidelines and the security checklist to assure the maximum utilizations and security. Protecting the computers with robust internet security software is also a plus protection.
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