Enterasys RoamAbout RBT-4102 User Manual

Applications
RoamAbout RBT-4102 Wireless Access Point Configuration Guide 1-3
ThesupportedfunctionsallowasecurityadministratortoconfiguretheRBT‐4102asfollows:
•Grantrestrictedaccesstoanun‐authenticatedguestuser.
•Grantaccesstoanauthenticateduserwithanassignedrole.
• Supportadefaultroleforun‐authenticatedusersorauthenticateduserswithoutauthoriz ation
information.
• ControlaccessbyIPsubnetor
addressrange.
• ControlaccessbyTCP/UDPportnumber.
•Fiftyroles,withamaximumof50rulesperrole.Bilateralrulescountas2rules.
TherulescanonlybeimplementedontheRBT‐4102bytheEnterasysNetsightPolicyManager,
whichisdescribedonthewebsiteatwww.enterasys.com/products/management.TheRBT‐
4102
managementinterfaces,suchastheconsoleportorwebinterface,cannotconfigureanyaspectof
policysupport.
TheRBT‐4102onlysupportspolicy‐basednetworkinginworkgroupbridgemode,andonlywhen
authenticationisenabled.Inaddition,thewirelessclientsmustbecommunicatingusingIPv4.The
RBT‐4102onlysupports
policyrulesthatapplytoIPv4packetformat.
Applications
TheWirelessproductsofferahighspeed,reliable,cost‐effectivesolutionfor10/100Mbpswireless
Ethernetclientaccesstothenetworkinapplications,suchas:
•Remoteaccesstocorporatenetworkinformation
•E‐mail,filetransfer,andterminalemulation
•Difficult‐to‐wireenvironments
•Historicaloroldbuildings,asbestosinstallations,andopenareaswhere
wiringisdifficultto
employ
•Frequentlychangingenvironments
• Retailers,manufacturers,andbanksthatfrequentlyrearrangetheworkplaceorchange
location
• TemporaryLANsforspecialprojectsorpeaktimes
•Tradeshows,exhibitionsandconstructionsiteswhichneedtemporarysetupforashorttime
period
• Retailers,airlineandshippingcompaniesthatneedadditionalworkstationsfor
apeakperiod
•Auditorswhorequireworkgroupsatcustomersites
• Accesstodatabasesformobileworkers,forexample:doctors,nurses,retailers,orwhite‐collar
workerswhoneedaccesstodatabaseswhilebeingmobileinahospital,retailstore,oran
officecampus

Enterasys RoamAbout RBT-4102 Specifications

General

Brand	Enterasys
Model	RoamAbout RBT-4102
Category	Wireless Access Point
Language	English