Zoneflex , Ruckus Wireless

Introducing the Ruckus ZoneFlex System Industrial-Strength Wireless Made Simple

Announcement Details
First multimedia WLAN system purpose-built for SMB and hot zone markets
Three new products
ZoneFlex 802.11g, n access points
ZoneDirector central control system
FlexMaster remote management
Three unique breakthroughs
Network BeamFlex
Minute Config
Unmatched price/value solution
ZoneDirector 1000 ZoneFlex 2942

What’s the Problem? No Real WLAN Solution Exists for the Middle Market
SOHO
Price sensitive
Optimized for
Single AP
<10 users
ENTERPRISE
OPEX sensitive
Optimized for
Multiple switches
Elaborate security
100s to 1000s of users
SMB and Hot Zone
Value sensitive
Optimized for
Little or no IT staff
Multiple APs
100s users
Increasing need for multimedia

Introducing ZoneFlex
Effortless everything
Pluggable, meshable, easy to install/expand
Wizard-based configuration
Automatic client administration
Advanced security simplified
Best Wi-Fi on the planet
WLAN-wide optimum signal path selection
WLAN-wide interference avoidance
WLAN-wide automatic RF coordination
Unmatched price/value
Unprecedented CAPEX savings
Lowest OPEX
Breakthrough feature/functionality
Simple-to-Use, Industrial-Strength WLANs

Important Breakthroughs Network BeamFlex™ Minute Config™ Unmatched price/value

First-of-its-Kind Smart Wi-Fi
Patented BeamFlex™ beam-steering antenna
Directional elements add range, reject interference
Combined elements to provide extended coverage
Self-learning software selects best combo in real time
Maximizes performance
Placement/orientation indifferent
Completely compatible with all 802.11 devices
Proven in over 1 million AP installations
Already deployed by 200 service providers worldwide
Acclaimed for superior coverage, video-worthy performance
N antenna elements 2 N -1 unique beam patterns Self Learning, Self Optimizing, Self Healing Wi-Fi Antenna System

How BeamFlex Works
BeamFlex antenna directs Wi-Fi signals to clients
Automatically rejects Interference
Metal Wall
Steers signals around impenetrable obstacles
Automatically adapts to moves, adds and changes
BeamFlex antennas make “good neighbors”
ZoneFlex AP Fewer APs reach farther, faster, for more users AUTOMATICALLY!

Network BeamFlex
Add capacity and coverage as needed
No new Ethernet cables to APs
Auto topology with BeamFlex path selection algorithm
Self-organizing/self healing
Auto RF: beam-steering, centralized channel and power coordination
Hotel ZoneFlex Mesh Simplifies WLAN Deployment and Expansion
Secure encrypted backhauls
10 APs per wireless cluster
Three hop max in a tree-structured mesh
802.11g, n support

Effortless Configuration In 5 Minutes or Less

Simplified Robust Security
The Problem: Provisioning secure wireless access
Single pre-shared key is not secure (e.g. employee leaving requires changing key for all employees)
802.1x is an overkill and not affordable for SMBs
No IT resource to administer unique key per employee
The Solution: Auto administered dynamic PSK
Automatic provisioning of unique encryption key to each user/device
No manual client configuration
Highly secure: unique 63-byte pass-phrase per user
Easily deactivated when employee leaves
New key can be generated periodically
Configurable per WLAN

How Dynamic PSK Works RADIUS/AD ZoneDirector IDS Router 1. First time user connects to Ethernet port
User can now connect securely to the WLAN
3. Once authenticated, ZoneDirector auto-provisions the requisite WLAN settings and a unique, dynamic PSK in user’s wireless settings Internet 2. User specifies URL to be automatically configured for WLAN access ZoneFlex 2942 4. Key is bound to both user and device until invalidated

The ZoneDirector 1000
First centralized multimedia WLAN control platform
Built for simplicity and robustness
Network, RF, security and location management all-in-one
Internal authentication database, seamless AD & RADIUS integration
Customizable management dashboard
AP heat map
Controls up to 50 APs
Standards-based CAPWAP
Automatic redundancy

ZoneFlex 2942 11b/g Multimedia AP
Business class BeamFlex
High density of mobile users
Optimum performance with variety of client devices
Advanced multimedia business QoS
Per-user rate limiting enables tiered services
Precision per-user, per-traffic class queues
Automatic traffic classification and tagging
QoS policies configurable per WLAN (SSID)
20 concurrent VoIP calls, 50+ data clients
Supports Network BeamFlex meshing
12 antenna elements provide 4000+ unique antenna patterns Up to 7dBi gain, 18 dB interference rejection

Unprecedented Price/Value
Purpose-built for SMB and hot zones
Simple, IT-Lite
Complete feature set
Competitors simply re-package complex enterprise bundles
Entry level solution starts at under $2K
Channel friendly
More budget for value-added services
Hooks for application integration
Multimedia, eg: video conferencing, surveillance, ad insertion
Tiered access
Reduced integration time and resources

ZoneFlex At a Glance INTERNET ZoneFlex 2942 11g AP FlexMaster ZoneFlex 11n AP Mesh Cluster ZoneDirectors (Active/Redundant) ZoneFlex AP LAN ● ● ● ● ● ●

Pricing and Availability Q3, 2007 $6,000 ZoneDirector 1050 TBA TBA $1,200 $2,000 $3,500 $349 PRICE Q4, 2007 FlexMaster System Management Q3, 2007 ZoneFlex 7942 802.11n APs June, 2007 ZoneDirector 1006, 1012, 1025 June, 2007 ZoneFlex 2942 802.11g APs AVAILABILITY PRODUCT

ZoneFlex Summary
Easy to install, manage, deploy and expand
Simplified robust security
Support for delay sensitive traffic (multimedia)
Extended range and reliability
Low cost
Graceful migration to 802.11n

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