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The Need for a Fortified Wireless LAN
Enterprises are looking to increase productivity through uninterrupted access to
applications and resources, without compromising security and agility. You want to
increase visibility and control of your wireless network traffic by enforcing the same
policies as your wired network and eliminate potential blind spots. You also need a
solution that helps you meet compliance by proactively blocking unauthorized access
all while providing tools for business continuity by following industry best practices.
Integrated Wireless Security and Access Solution
Fortinet’s FortiAP wireless thin access points deliver secure, identity-driven WiFi client
access that creates a fortified WLAN network. Centrally managed by a FortiGate® or
FortiWiFi™ platform with its integrated Wireless Controller, FortiAPs allow you to deploy
a comprehensive, integrated security solution for your wireless and wired networks. By
acting as a Wireless Controller, FortiGate or FortiWiFi security platforms enable you to
deploy the comprehensive protection of the industry leader in enterprise unified threat
management (UTM) in overlay architecture, thus leveraging your current investment.
Industry-Leading Wireless Technology
FortiAP wireless access points are IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n standards-based, and
operate on both 2.4 GHz b/g/n and 5 GHz a/n spectrums. They utilize industry
leading wireless chip technology that takes advantage of 2x2 MIMO (multiple input
multiple output) with dual transmit streams. This MIMO technology allows the FortiAP
to reach wireless association rates as high as 300Mbps per radio and enables the
coverage to extend twice as far as legacy 802.11a/b/g. Each FortiAP can support
up to eight SSIDs per radio--seven for client access and one for scanning for rogue
access points. They also use multiple discovery techniques to find available FortiGate
controllers over L2 or L3 networks.
FortiAP™ Wireless Access Points
Integrated Wireless Security and Access
High Performance Secure
Thin Access Points
FortiAP Deployment Example
• Leverage existing FortiGate
or FortiWiFi platforms as
controllers for low TCO
• Simultaneous security
monitoring and client services
• Full range of authentications
and access for all use cases
• Integration with FortiManager
and FortiAnalyzer for unied
control and reporting
• Fast Roaming for
uninterrupted data access
• Automatic Radio Resource
Provisioning (ARRP) for
optimized throughput
• Flexible deployment options
with simple per device pricing
• Layer 7 application QoS
for maximum business
productivity
• Rogue AP control for PCI DSS
compliance
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