siliconindia | | December 20179ment for customers and employees' productivity, small to midsize busi-nesses are challenged to deploy a reliable wireless network within a limited budget and almost negligible technical support team. Unleashing a Controller-less Wireless LAN SolutionS. Bradley Noblet, an IT veteran ac-knowledges in his white paper `Wire-less Best Practices' that the cost and complexity of installing and main-taining a mission-critical WLAN can be overwhelming for the budget con-scious, resource limited SMB. While setting up a standalone Wi-Fi access point (AP) is deceptively simple, building a mission critical IT infra-structure out of these APs can be a whole new challenge.An SMB for their business need an intuitive and easy to understand user interface which allows a highly resilient Wi-FI network to be setup in less than five minutes without the need of a networking expertise. And what better if businesses can manage their multi-site Wi-Fi network seam-lessly via the mobile phone or a web browser. Small businesses can focus on their core business rather than worries about IT. With the Ruckus Unleashed, the total cost of owner-ship does not burden the business. A controller-less Wi-Fi archi-tecture not only reduces ownership costs but can deliver up to 50 per-cent higher Wi-Fi performance is the quintessential business enabler for a small business environment. A con-troller-less wireless LAN solution also curbs the operational hazard of acquiring separate controllers and access point licenses; significantly reducing upfront costs. With no stringent infrastructure pre-requisites entrepreneurs/SMBs can turn their space into a workspace with dependable Wi-Fi coverage. Easily set up different types of secure guest networks on the fly to engage with customers, partners, suppliers, and contractors.Equipped with self-service inter-face, the new no controllers attached wireless infrastructure provides business owners with insights on Wi-Fi usage, so that they can easi-ly optimize the Wi-Fi experience of employees and visitors without the need for dedicated IT staff. As needs grow, the businesses can easily plug-and-play more Wi-Fi access points ­ boosting performance without need-ing to re-configure the network.In summary· Controller-less Wi-Fi keeps costs down by eliminating the need for on-premises controllers and reducing dependence on expensive IT resourc-es. It's up to 50 percent lower than a Controller base solution. · Controller-less Wi-Fi can be set up and configured in less than 5 minutes, end to end, so no burden on IT· Implement controller less AP that come with performance inno-vations no matter how tough the environment is· APs deployed across multiple small sites can use a multi-site manager which should be intuitive and easy to use with secure monitoring and be to be able to be managed from anywhere in the world with a single sign-on· The investment made in controller less AP should be such that when the SMB decides to switch to another ar-chitecture like, on-premise controller or even cloud managed WLAN, the controller-less APs should be able to be part of the enhanced network.As India's ambitious entrepre-neurs are raring to take their next leap, let's unleash their real potential through simply better connections. Srikanth NatarajanAs needs grow, the businesses can easily plug-and-play more Wi-Fi access points ­ boosting performance without needing to re-configure the network
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