Linksys has expanded its business networking line-up with the first of its business grade wireless access points, designed for businesses to deploy a fast, secure and reliable wireless network or to upgrade an existing wireless infrastructure.
The new access points can be deployed as an access point or range extender. "Many businesses are facing a rapid increase of connected notebooks, smartphones and tablets and an increase in use of multimedia on their networks," said Steven Lin, director of product management for Linksys Business.
"The Linksys Business Wireless-N Access Points use the widely adopted 802.11n wireless technology to provide a wireless network and support features such as Power over Ethernet for flexible placement, plus Rogue AP Detection and 802.11X supplicant for enhanced security.
"Wi-Fi is far more crucial to businesses these days. Wireless internet allows employees to work anywhere, have fast and free access to the web on mobile devices and enables new experiences such as voice over IP and video conferencing.
"At the same time hotels, retail stores and restaurants use Wi-Fi for hospitality purposes and in production, and logistics facilities it is used to connect handheld devices for real-time inventory control."