Wi-Fi Planet Cipherium M-series Network Access Controller
March 29, 2006

Affordable, Scalable Network Access Controllers Delivering Easy Public/Guest Access Management with One Single Point of Control

Cipherium offers advanced M-series Network Access Controllers for effective management of Public/Guest Access, delivering easy-to-use wireless network management tools and centralized architecture. The M-series solution enables painless wireless deployment that is both flexible and scalable, designed to fulfill demands of different network environments: from small-size businesses to large-scale wireless service operations.

Cipherium M-series solution consists of a remote central Network Control System NCS20 and a line of Network Access Controllers ─ M6000, M5000, M3000, M1000 ─ each can work independently and, even better, they can also cooperate as "a flexible team" to accommodate a variety of environments. This advantage allows customers to start off establishing the WLAN with one Network Access Controller in a single location, and easily scale up their network deployments by combining other Controllers to serve users across multiple locations while all the Controllers can be remotely centrally managed by NCS20.

The M-series implements sophisticated management schemes that cover both users and devices. The role-based access control approach defines and enforces network usage policies to control which users are entitled to which service levels. In addition, M-series provides the role-based management for access points (APs) such as scheduled access time and assigned bandwidth to allow efficient network resources allocation. Administrators can remotely configure, update, and monitor all managed APs from a secured Web interface, and from there, gain full control of entire wireless network.

The comprehensive built-in comprehensive sets of service levels of the M-series include Access Control (based on user type, location, and time frame), Accounting (based on time, data volume, and available bandwidth), and Instant Guest Account Generation. Moreover, third-party application servers for multi-media, VoIP, or other services can also be connected to the Controllers to be effectively delivered to the designated clients ─ all are under management of M-series Network Access Controllers.