Wireless Switch WS5100

High Performance Overlay Wireless Switch

WIRELESS LANS

The Power of Centralized Intelligence

The Wireless Switch WS5100 from Symbol Technologies delivers security
and scalability, manageability, availability, reliability and total cost of
ownership (TCO) savings.

End-to-End Layered Security

Our comprehensive security mechanisms including access-control,
authentication, and encryption can be deployed at various locations
in the enterprise network: the perimeter, the network, the servers,
and client devices. With support for the wireless security standards
of today and the ability to easily upgrade to tomorrow’s standards,
the WS5100 is the wireless gatekeeper for your enterprise network. F E AT U R E S BENEFITS

Secure architecture: Designed for A single point of entry that can be

Centralized Management maximum network security easily secured
The WS5100 provides unified management of hardware, software
Security with mobility: 802.11i and Highest level of data and network
configuration, and network policies. Centralized management also Symbol’s mobility features ensure protection without sacrificing fast
enables the automatic configuration of all Access Ports eliminating security—and performance roaming

the need and the associated costs to configure and manage each Encryption: WEP, WPA-TKIP, KeyGuard
TM
Complete encryption suite ensures
access point. MCM, WPA2 and WTLS VPN privacy of data during transmission

Authentication: Access Control Lists Complete authentication suite

Scales and Grows Easily (ACLs), 802.1X, Kerberos and Certificate
Based Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
validates user identity and
authorizes network access
Adding capacity and new functionality is easier and less expensive
than an access point-based wireless LAN. The slim 1RU form factor Upgradeable Access Ports: Add new Cost-effective implementation of
functionality quickly and easily via the the latest features
fits easily into any standard network equipment rack. Each WS5100 WS5100
supports up to 48 Access Ports and 32 WLANs.
Automatic Channel Selection: Reduces installation costs by
Automatically selects the best channel eliminating the need for manual
configuration of Access Ports
Reliability based on noise and signal properties

The low risk and high business value of multi-layer network designs Load Balancing and Pre-emptive Ensures loads are balanced between
Roaming: Ensures devices roam before Access Ports to ensure quality
is extended to wireless networks with the flexible overlay architecture connection quality erodes application performance
of Symbol's Wireless Switch WS5100. The WS5100 is designed to be
Per Device, Bandwidth Allocation- Enables multiple mobile and wireless
integrated with the reliable approach of multi-layer networking to enable applications with quality of service
Weighted Fair Queing: “Virtual AP”,
predictable and high performance wireless networks, while preserving Power Save Protocol and more when network is congested
network integrity. In addition, the WS5100 can be implemented using
Virtual AP: VLAN support provides Ensures broadcast traffic reaches only
the standard networking best practices of modularity. complete control of broadcast traffic intended devices

Flexible software architecture: Delivers secure application-specific

Lower Total Cost of Ownership Supports a heterogeneous device wireless network access with quality
environment of service
The WS5100 removes the overhead and complexity of first generation
access point-based wireless LANs. Extensive functionality, expandability, Radio support: 2.4 GHz/5 GHz Supports the broadest and most
frequencies, frequency hopping, direct flexible radio technology; ability to
and centralized management eliminates time and management costs sequence, OFDM encoding techniques accommodate new coverage, radio
associated with access point-based solutions, providing a lower total and 802.11a/b/g types, channels and spectrum
cost of ownership and outstanding investment protection. Delivers outstanding investment
Upgradeable standards support:
Ability to easily and cost-effectively protection—no forklift upgrade
Symbol Enterprise Mobility Services offers comprehensive support and support future 802.11 standards required to implement new standards
technical expertise to design, deploy and maintain successful mobility and expanding infrastructure
solutions.

For more information, contact Symbol at +1.800.722.6234 or

+1.631.738.2400, or visit us on the web at: www.symbol.com
WS5100 Specification Highlights Management
Command Line Interface (Serial, Telnet); Secure Web Based GUI (SSL); Telnet Server;
Packet Forwarding SNMP v1/v2; SNMP Traps—40+ user configurable options; Syslog; TFTP Client; Simple
Network Time Protocol (SNTP); Text-Based Switch Configuration Files; DHCP
802.1D-1999 Ethernet Bridging; 802.11-.802.3 Bridging ; 802.1Q VLAN Tagging & (Client/Server/Relay, Switch Auto-Configuration with DHCP options); Authentication
Trunking; Proxy ARP; IP packet steering-redirection (Radius Client, Kerberos Authentication Server); MIBs (MIB-II, Etherstats, Wireless
Wireless Networking Switch specific monitoring and configuration)

Wireless LAN: Supports 32 WLANs; Multi-ESS/BSSID traffic Physical Characteristics

segmentation; VLAN to ESSID mapping; Power Save Form Factor: Standard 1RU
Protocol Polling; Pre-emptive Roaming; Congestion control
with bandwidth allocation Dimensions: 1.73 in. H x 16.89 in. W x 15.93 in. D
43.9 mm H x 429 mm W x 404.6 mm D
Access Port Radios: Supports 1-48 Access Ports; Automatic Access Port
Adoption with ACLs; Access Port Load Balancing; Frequency Weight: 13.75 lbs./6.25 kg
Hopping Access Point-to-Access Port Conversion; Direct
Sequence Access Point-to-Access Port Conversion Physical Interfaces: RS232 serial console port; 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports

Supported Access Access Ports — AP100 (802.11b); AP200 (802.11a/b); AP300 MTBF: >75,000 Hours
Ports and Access Points: (802.11a/b/g ready) Power Requirements
Access Points — AP3021; AP4121
AC Input Voltage: 100-240 VAC
Radio & Frequency Automatic Channel Select (ACS); Transmit Power Control
Management: (TPC); Country Code based RF Configuration; 802.11b – 3 Max AC Input Current: 6A@115 VAC, 3A@230 VAC
Non-overlapping channels; 802.11a—11 Non-overlapping
channels; 802.11g—3 Non-overlapping channels (ready) Max Power Consumption: 100-240 VAC, 50/60 Hz, 3A, 240 VAC, 50/60 Hz, 1.5A

Network Security Input Frequency: 47 Hz to 63 Hz

Packet Filtering: L2/3/4 Stateful Packet Analysis; Network Address User Environment
Translation (NAT) Operating Temperature: 50°F to 95°F/10°C to 35°C
Authentication Access Control Lists (ACLS); Pre-Shared Keys (PSK); Storage Temperature: 40°F to 149°F/-40°C to 65°C
Mechanisms: 802.1x/EAP—Transport Layer Security (TLS), Tunneled
Transport Layer Security (TTLS), Protected EAP (PEAP); Operating Humidity: 5%-85% (w/o condensation)
Kerberos
Storage Humidity: 5%-95% (w/o condensation)
Transport Encryption: WEP 40/128 (RC4), KeyGuard, WPA—TKIP, AES
Operating Altitude: 50 ft. to 10,000 ft./16 m to 3,048 m
Key Exchange and Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP)
Management: Kerberos Storage Altitude: 50 ft. to 35,000 ft./16 m to 10,600 m

Optimized Wireless QoS Regulatory

Per Device Weighted 8 queues per device; Bandwidth management controls; Safety Certifications: FCC (Art.15, part B), Industry Canada, CE, VCCI, C-Tick,
Fair Queuing: Power Save Protocol (PSP) integration BSMI

RF Priority: 802.11 traffic prioiritization and precedence EMI Compliance: UL 1950, cUL (Canada), VDE GS, DENAN (Japan), CB Cert

Classification & Marking: Layer 1-4 Packet Classification; 802.1p VLAN Priority; Part Numbers
DiffServ/TOS WS-5100-R140-06-WW 6 Port WS5100 Wireless Switch
System Resiliency & Redundancy WS-5100-R140-12-WW 12 Port WS5100 Wireless Switch (Z-Pak)
WS-5100-R140-18-WW 18 Port WS5100 Wireless Switch (Z-Pak)
Redundant Warm-Standby Switch ; Access Port Load Balancing; Hardware based WS-5100-R140-24-WW 24 Port WS5100 Wireless Switch (Z-Pak)
watchdog timer WS-5100-R140-30-WW 30 Port WS5100 Wireless Switch (Z-Pak)
WS-5100-R140-RS-WW Redundant WS5100 Wireless Switch
WS-5100-UC-WW 6 Port Upgrade

About Symbol Technologies

Symbol Technologies, Inc., The Enterprise Mobility Company™, is a recognized worldwide leader in enterprise mobility, delivering products
and solutions that capture, move and manage information in real time to and from the point of business activity. Symbol enterprise mobility
solutions integrate advanced data capture products, radio frequency identification technology, mobile computing platforms, wireless
infrastructure, mobility software and world-class services programs under the Symbol Enterprise Mobility Services brand. Symbol
enterprise mobility products and solutions are proven to increase workforce productivity, reduce operating costs, drive operational
efficiencies and realize competitive advantages for the world's leading companies. More information is available at www.symbol.com

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