DrayTek Routers Now with WiFi Access Controller

WiFi is the new norm in offices. A few years back, WiFi usage was limited and businesses could organically build a network with a few non-intelligent access points. A congested and slow network today affects company productivity and creates the impression of a haphazard corporate data infrastructure. In the age of IOT (the Internet of Things), everything from laptops, iPads, to barcode scanners and even thermostats use WiFi.

Widespread WiFi presents formidable challenges to SMBs. The commonly used 2.4 GHz wireless band is getting crowded and is subject to a lot of interference. Multiple non-intelligent access points cause wireless congestion and roaming problems.

Standalone wireless controllers are costly and become another box that needs to be managed. They are typically difficult to integrate with existing SMB infrastructure and require additional training for installation and maintenance. Quite often SMBs opt for manual configuration of each individual access point and SMB networks become a patchwork of different products and vendors.

What's So Different About DrayTek's Wireless Solutions?

If you are already using DrayTek's 2925 or 2860 series routers, we don't have to tell you about its incredibly easy-to-use interface! All the DrayTek access points connected to a DrayTek router can also be managed from the same single intuitive interface. With Access Point Management (APM), you can manage up to 20 DrayTek access points from your router.

APM comes loaded with a lot of cool features such as Plug-and-Play AP configuration, concurrent Dual-Band (2.4Ghz/5Ghz) Management, AP Load Balancing, AP Traffic Graphs, AP Roaming and many more. What's not to love?!

Don't just take our word for it! Research DrayTek routers and you will find the most powerful and complete SMB router in the market, designed to offer small business an easy to manage but highly-secure and sophisticated routing platform, that includes top of the line features such as VoIP QOS, Multi-WAN for Redundancy Guaranteed Internet Access, 4G Failover, Web Content Filter etc to protect company bandwidth and employee productivity. The industry's most respected VPN solution is now an integrated Wireless Access Controller. The industry's most respected VPN solution is now an integrated Wireless Access Controller.

Check out our AP Load Balancing video tutorial for more information.

Offer your customer a complete SMB Wireless Solution by bundling DrayTek's state of the art SMB security routers with DrayTek's competitive Intelligent APs (WiFi Access Points).

Airtime Fairness

The wireless channel can be accessed by one wireless station at a time, older slower stations for e.g. those that use 802.11g data rates can slow down faster stations which use 802.11n data rates. To remedy this, Airtime Fairness has now been implemented in the latest firmware of AP 900. Airtime Fairness feature assigns similar airtime to each station by controlling transmitted traffic. Faster stations have higher probability of sending data packets than slower stations, so wireless networks are no longer a bottleneck.

For more details on Airtime Fairness and the Wireless features that DrayTek offers, please join us at our next webinar on March 3 @ 11:00 AM CST. Simply click on the footer below to register.

Also, ABP and DrayTek will host trainings in Los Angeles (April 20-21) and Dallas (April 28-29). Please stay tuned for more details on these upcoming events on www.DrayTekUSA.com.