Dell Reveals New SonicPoint Series WAPs

Dell does not only make computers, but the company does dabble with smaller peripherals such as wireless access points in order to offer small- to medium-sized organizations with enterprise-level wireless performance without breaking the bank. Their new offerings would merge SonicPoints with Dell SonicWALL next-generation firewalls, delivering wireless networks that are not only secure when it comes to external threats, but also internal ones to boot.

The Dell SonicWALL firewalls would be able to automatically detect and provision SonicPoints, while it pushes appropriate security updates as well as policies to ensure enterprise-class security, all the while simplifying management and helping to lower TCO. The new Dell SonicPoint AC Series of wireless access points would be able to support the high-performance IEEE 802.11ac wireless standard in order to offer close to three times that of the last wireless standard (802.11n).

SonicPoints will offer industry-leading deep packet inspection security from Dell SonicWALL next-generation firewalls, resulting in a comprehensive wireless network security solution. This opens the door for small- and mid-sized organizations to leverage enterprise-class wireless performance and security, all the while simplifying wireless network setup and management for a low total cost of ownership.

With enterprise-level performance, WiFi-ready devices are able to hook up from greater distances, while making use of bandwidth-intensive mobile apps, including video and voice, working in higher-density environments with virtually no signal degradation. [Press Release]

Edwin Kee
Categories: Gadgets
Tags: access point, Dell