Secure Wireless for Higher education
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Ruckus Wireless is a publicly traded company that provides carrier-class smart Wi-Fi solutions. It began operations in 2004 and has seen strong revenue growth in recent years. Ruckus' patented BeamFlex adaptive antenna technology allows its access points to significantly outperform competitors in delivering reliable wireless coverage and performance. The company targets the higher education market with its affordable and easy to manage smart Wi-Fi products that provide reliable connectivity across large campus environments.
Secure Wireless for Higher education
- 1. RUCKUS WIRELESS PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL Smarter Wi-Fi for Higher Ed Date: January 25, 2012 Time: 3:00 PM to 3:40 PM EST
- 2. 2RUCKUS WIRELESS PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL Fast and Fierce INTRO TO RUCKUS WIRELESS2 Began Operations 2004, Sunnyvale, CA Status Publicly held (NYSE: RKUS) CEO Selina Lo Innovation Carrier class Smart Wi-Fi R&D Centers Sunnyvale, China, Taiwan, India, Israel 2011 Revenue $120 million 3Q12 revenue $59 million CAGR 64% (2009-2011) Customers 18,000+ Employees 600+ in 24 countries Patents 60 granted (82 pending) Markets Carrier/enterprise wireless infrastructure
- 3. 3RUCKUS WIRELESS PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL Critically Acclaimed Everywhere 2012 best breakthrough technology vendor 2011 fastest growing of top 5 WLAN vendors 2011 best performing wireless system 2011 top Wi-Fi channel company 2011 best mobile broadband technology
- 4. 4RUCKUS WIRELESS PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL Market Leadership ▪ Ruckus is a good solution for enterprises in hospitality, education and other industries requiring a cost-effective WLAN network. ▪ It has a broad offering with an aggressive pricing model that enables users to deploy WLAN inside and outside … including enterprise, branch and teleworkers. ▪ Clients gave Ruckus very high marks for its service and support experience across all its target markets, and solid performance for small and large installations. “ ” 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 57.4% 43.7% 37.7% 52.7% 82.4% HP Aruba Cisco Motorola Source: Sept. 2011 Ruckus Q2, 2010 to Q2, 2011 WW WLAN Growth Top 5 WLAN Vendors by Quarterly Revenue
- 5. RUCKUS WIRELESS PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL Wi-Fi Required Learning 2.0
- 6. 6RUCKUS WIRELESS PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL The World is Changing…Fast 14,275MB30 MB 1050MB Potential Data Traffic Growth from Single User ▪ New devices/applications redefining wireless landscape ▪ Video estimated to account for 66 percent of global mobile data traffic by 2014 ▪ Wi-Fi is now front and center but MUST change to be helpful
- 7. 7RUCKUS WIRELESS PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL 1. Wi-Fi is undependable, signal strength erratic 2. Performance is inconsistent 3. Signals don’t reach, coverage is spotty 4. WLAN systems are costly, cumbersome and complex What’s the Problem(s)? CONSISTENT PERFORMANCE AT ANY RANGE
- 8. 8RUCKUS WIRELESS PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL Higher Ed ▪ Feature-rich ▪ Simple to install ▪ Affordable ▪ Reliable ▪ Multiple APs ▪ 100s-1000s users ▪ Little IT staff Limited Choices for Colleges CONSUMER/SOHO ▪ Cheap ▪ No features ▪ Hard to manage ▪ Single AP ▪ <10 users FORTUNE 500 ▪ Costly ▪ Cumbersome ▪ Complex ▪ Designed for 10,000+ users
- 9. 9RUCKUS WIRELESS PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL What’s Driving Wireless? ▪ Collaboration between students, teachers, and parents ▪ Online instruction and testing ▪ BYOD is happening every day and highly encouraged ▪ Increasingly reliant on Web-based applications ▪ Supporting Wi-Fi capable devices district wide ▪ Role-based SSID for administrator, professor, student, and guest access
- 10. 10RUCKUS WIRELESS PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL Higher Ed Under Pressure ▪ Limited budget and IT staff ▪ Wi-Fi coverage needed EVERYWHERE ▪ Stable and powerful client connectivity ▪ Lot of physical space (indoors and out) ▪ Migrating to higher speeds (802.11n) ▪ Video/voice support essential (IPTV, CCTV) ▪ Flood of new Wi-Fi-enabled devices to school (BYOD = 3 to 4x devices per user) ▪ Guest access ranging from all access to restricted
- 11. 11RUCKUS WIRELESS PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL Educators’ Wi-Fi Top 10 List 1. Higher speeds (802.11n) 2. Lower TCO 3. No new cabling 4. Simplified security 5. More reliable client connectivity 6. Make high density client environments better 7. Complete indoor/outdoor coverage – with fewer AP’s 8. Adaptive to changes without human intervention 9. Work well in a multi-vendor network 10.Flexible deployment options
- 12. 12RUCKUS WIRELESS PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL Enter Smart Wi-Fi from Ruckus Robust and ultra-simple to use applications Smarter WLAN applications 1.Half the deployment time at half the cost 2.100% performance increase over any other 802.11n WLANs Dual-Band 802.11n indoor/outdoor APs with adaptive antenna technology Unmatched performance at range Complete remote control over remote APs and WLANs Remote Wi-Fi systems manager Scalable Smart WLAN controllers Flexible, scalable, feature-rich WLANs
- 13. 13RUCKUS WIRELESS PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL Smarter Wi-Fi in Higher Ed SmartCast QOS enables unprecedented support for multimedia distribution Smart Meshing extends Wi-Fi services to portables and remote building without Ethernet Adaptive antennas and band steering are ideal for high-capacity, dense user enviroments Outdoor Wi-Fi allows service extension to public areas such as school quads and sports fields Open/DPSK simplifies security with unique encryption keys for each user Centralized Remote Management eliminates controllers at every site and the need for all traffic to flow through a single point 5GHz Wi-Fi Backhaul eliminates recurring fixed-line, fiber to extend broadband connectivity Flexible Deployment Options provide the right tool for the job Zero IT automatic end user device security configuration for school issued and BYOD
- 14. RUCKUS WIRELESS PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL Technology Simple Better Connections
- 15. 15RUCKUS WIRELESS PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL More Than Just Smarter Radios ▪ More users and usable capacity ▪ More video streams; better voice quality ▪ Differentiated policies SmartCast QoS Smart Meshing FlexMaster ▪ Service provider targeted statistics ▪ Multi-tenant support for managed services ▪ Scalable to 100,000s APs ▪ Scalable coverage and capacity ▪ Self-organizing; flexible deployment ▪ Lowest cost Wi-Fi backhaul for small cell sites FlexConnect Zero-IT Client Activation ▪ Improves user experience ▪ Simplifies device management ▪ Simple, robust security with Dynamic PSK
- 16. 16RUCKUS WIRELESS PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL What’s the Big Difference? THEM US Fixed 1:1 relationship between Wi-Fi radios and antennas Dynamic 1:many relationship between Wi-Fi radios and antennas
- 17. 17RUCKUS WIRELESS PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL Unmatched Real-World Performance ▪ Years of customer experiences attest ▪ In the messy real world of day-to-day wireless network operation... ▪ Ruckus gear consistently outperforms conventional reference designs ▪ 2x better range, capacity, reliability, and self-adapting autonomy ▪ 1/2 the capex and operating costs Patented BeamFlex Adaptive Antenna Technology Optimized packet-by-packet selection from among 2n possible patterns digital switch Large number (n) of small, inexpensive antenna elements with directional and polarization diversity BeamFlex™ optimization engine on host processor Off-the-shelf 802.11 chipset and RF front end Them Us
- 18. 18RUCKUS WIRELESS PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL Interference What’s Smart Wi-Fi? ▪ Patented technology that combines ▪ Smart antenna arrays ▪ Best path selection algorithms ▪ Advanced quality of service engine ▪ Smart mesh RF routing ▪ Centralized Wi-Fi management ▪ Adapts to real-time changes in environmental conditions ▪ Extends signal range (Wi-Fi coverage) 2 to 4 times with fewer APs ▪ Delivers predictable performance ▪ Radically simplifies deployment and administration
- 19. 19RUCKUS WIRELESS PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL Reliable Performance AP models: Ruckus 7363, Cisco 3500, Aruba 125, HP 460, Meraki 24, Apple Extreme. Ruckus Meraki HP Cisco Aruba Apple Downlink Mbps 0 20 40 60 80 1 client, 100’ 2.4 GHz No interference Non Line of Sight Beating Interference Ruckus Meraki HP Cisco Aruba Apple Uplink Mbps 0 20 40 60 80 1 client, 70’ 5 GHz Line of sight Ruckus HP Aruba Cisco Meraki Apple Aggregate Bi-Directional Mbps 0 60 Clients, Bi-Directional 20 40 60 80 100 Failed to Finish Failed to Finish 5 GHz 75% downlink 25% uplink Ruckus HP Aruba Cisco Meraki Apple Aggregate Uplink Mbps 0 60 Clients, Uplink 20 40 60 80 100 5 GHz
- 20. 20RUCKUS WIRELESS PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL Dealing With Density Dual-band 802.11n • Steers clients to 5GHz by withholding probe and auth responses on 2.4GHz • Doesn’t steer clients below RSSI threshold set per WLAN • Client table in each AP tracks • Client probe requests per band • Avg. RSSI per band over last minute • Dual band support • Table checked before responding to client After Band Steering 5GHz – 14 (82%) 2.4GHz – 3 (18%) Band Steering for High Capacity Environments Before Band Steering 5GHz – 3 (18%) 2.4GHz – 14 (82%) 2.4 Ghz 5.0 Ghz
- 21. RUCKUS WIRELESS PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL ZoneFlex Wi-Fi Family
- 22. 22RUCKUS WIRELESS PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL Introducing the Wi-Fi Wall Switch ▪ The first 802.11n (2.4GHz) integrated wired/wireless wall switch ▪ Ideal for Student Housing ▪ Ubiquitous connectivity ▪ Best Wi-Fi for converged IP services ▪ Lowest TCO ▪ CAPEX ▪ Ethernet connectivity without more wires ▪ Lower cost per room ▪ OPEX ▪ Simple to install/use ▪ Flexible connectivity ▪ Centrally managed Wired/wireless EVERYWHERE to support converged IP services at the highest performance and lowest cost ever!
- 23. 23RUCKUS WIRELESS PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL ▪ Flexible wired connectivity ▪ Requires only 802.3af to power ▪ Low profile and support wall or ceiling mount ▪ Patented adaptive antenna technology ▪ Automatic interference mitigation ▪ Supports standard ZoneFlex software ▪ Supports adaptive meshing and meshes with other ZoneFlex APs ▪ Standalone or centrally managed ▪ Lifetime warranty The ZoneFlex 7300 Series Affordable, Mid-range 802.11n Smart Wi-Fi Access Points ZoneFlex 7363 Dual-band, 2X2 802.11n ZoneFlex 7343 Single-band (2..4GHz), 2X2 802.11n
- 24. 24RUCKUS WIRELESS PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL ZoneDirector Smart WLAN Controllers ▪ Network, RF, security and location management all-in-one ▪ Internal authentication database, seamless AD and RADIUS integration ▪ Super simple guest access ▪ Wireless intrusion detection (WIDS) support ▪ Scales from 6 to 500 APs ▪ Out of datapath ▪ Automatic redundancy ▪ Advanced feature set ▪ Smart Mesh support ▪ Dynamic PSK ▪ L2/L3 support ▪ Rogue AP detection ▪ User policies
- 25. 25RUCKUS WIRELESS PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL A Family of Super Smart APs FEATURE ZF2942 ZF7343 ZF7363 ZF7962 ZF2741 ZF7762 ZF7731 Mounting options Wall, ceiling Wall, ceiling Wall, ceiling Wall, ceiling Wall, Ceiling, Pole Wall, Ceiling, Pole Wall, Ceiling, Pole Wi-Fi technology 802.11g 802.11n (2.4 GHz) 802.11n (2.4/5GHz) 802.11n (2.4/5GHz) 802.11g 802.11n (2.4/5GHz) 802.11n (5GHz) Radio chains 1x1 2x2:2 2x2:2 3x3:2 1x1 3x3:2 2x2:2 Antenna elements 12 8 14 19 12 12 - Antenna combinations 4000+ 256 300+ 4000+ 4000+ 4000+ - Signal gain 9dBi /-17dB 4dBi /-10dB 4dBi /-10dB 7dBi /-15dB 9dBi /-17dB 7dBi / -15dB 14dBi/30° beam width Polarization (vert/horz) Dual Vertical Vertical Dual Dual Dual Dual Smart Mesh support - Ethernet ports 2 3 3 2 2 2 1 802.3af PoE support External connector USB USB MSRP list price (US$) $399 $499 $599 $999 $1,199 $1,999 $2,398 Indoor Outdoor
- 26. 26RUCKUS WIRELESS PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL Introducing FlexMaster™ IP Network FlexMaster Remote Management of ZoneFlex WLANs Administration OfficeAdministration Office Science Hall Library
- 27. 27RUCKUS WIRELESS PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL Flexible Deployment Options ▪ Standalone or centrally-managed smart APs ▪ Mesh or hardwire mesh APs ▪ Centralized or remote controllers ▪ Remote Wi-Fi management over WAN ▪ Seamless integration with existing auth servers ▪ Controllers out of data path One Location, Multiple APs Multiple Locations, One AP Multiple Locations, Multiple APs
- 28. RUCKUS WIRELESS PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL Thanks. Questions?