AirWave Wireless Introduces Wi-Fi Management Software for the Global Enterprise
San Mateo, CA - March 28, 2006 - AirWave Wireless, the leader in Wi-Fi network management and security, today announced the release of the AirWave Management Platform (AMP) v4.2 software. The new software gives IT staff in large enterprises and organizations the features they need to centrally manage and control large, distributed Wi-Fi networks.
Reflecting AMP’s objective of simplifying wireless management and enabling enterprises to reduce Wi-Fi operating costs, Airwave’s new release is designed to support an efficient division of labor among the IT staff.
“Many proprietary management solutions are designed for a small or medium-sized single-campus Wi-Fi network, where one person is responsible for all network management, security, and user support,” said AirWave CEO Gary Hegna. “A ‘one-size-fits-all’ solution cannot work in a large IT organization with hundreds of individuals who may need information about the wireless network in order to do their job,” he added.
One of the new software’s key features is its support for both ‘role-based’ and ‘responsibility-based’ network management. Role-based management allows the IT staff to assign different levels of permission to users, so that Helpdesk Support staff can access real-time monitoring information to troubleshoot user problems but cannot change network configurations or security policies.
‘Responsibility-based’ management allows the organization to assign a network engineer control of the Wi-Fi network in one location without giving him any administrative privileges elsewhere. The AMP software even integrates with an organization’s existing TACACS servers to manage these complex levels of permissions in a large IT staff.
For customers subject to Sarbanes-Oxley, Payment Card Industry (PCI), HIPAA and other regulations, the software provides a new set of compliance reports that help IT ensure that all managed devices are accounted for and configured properly, and that any unauthorized devices are detected immediately.
“One of the critical new features of the AMP software is the availability of an automated, many-to-one failover server,” said Bill Rubin of Connect Technologies, an AirWave distribution partner who recently fielded the software with a Fortune 500 financial services company. “When major organizations install mission-critical Wi-Fi networks, the management solution needs to be available to IT 24x7,” he noted.
The new software also delivers an enhanced Master Console, which consolidates performance and user information from global networks with thousands of access points into a single, integrated console. With the Master Console, IT’s Helpdesk support staff can take a call from a network user connected anywhere in the world and immediately view local performance and operational data to diagnose potential problems.
The AirWave software manages both ‘thin’ centralized wireless access points as well as ‘stand-alone’ devices from the same user interface, reducing operating costs and complexity in large organizations with increasingly diverse Wi-Fi infrastructures. The software is available this month from AirWave and its network of distribution partners.
About AirWave
AirWave Wireless, Inc. is the leading developer of network management software solutions that provide administrators a single point of intelligent control to monitor, analyze, and configure their wireless network infrastructure. The privately held company is headquartered in San Mateo, California, and is backed by investors Westbury Equity Partners, Ignition Partners and Idealab. The company's patent-pending AirWave Management Platform™ software is sold through a global network of value-added resellers and systems integrators. For more information, visit the company's website at www.airwave.com.