Sputnik Partners with Gemtek Systems
Sputnik has presented the Sputnik AP 220, a carrier-grade access point based on Gemtek Systems model P-520. The Sputnik AP 220 is designed for maximum coverage for large wireless venues such as hotels, multi-tenant dwellings, dormitories, and businesses.
A Sputnik-Powered network using the Sputnik AP 220 was demonstrated in the Gemtek Systems booth 533 at Wi-Fi Planet Conference and Expo in San Jose, CA.
The Sputnik AP 220, like all Sputnik-Powered access points, can provision itself, authenticate end users, and participate in a centrally managed wireless network. End users who join a Sputnik-Powered network are tracked by Sputnik Control Center server software, which supports a variety of billing and roaming options.
The high-performance Sputnik AP 220 access point with integrated high-gain diversity antennas can easily cover very large hotspots. It is IEEE 802.3.af compliant, enabling it to be powered over standard Ethernet cabling, reducing installation and maintenance costs.
Wireless providers can purchase the Sputnik AP 220 directly from Sputnik's site. Alternatively, they can order P-520 units from Gemtek Systems distributors, and re-flash them with the Sputnik Agent, available for free from Sputnik and Gemtek Systems Web sites.
Sputnik is a fast-growing startup whose Wi-Fi software centralizes the wireless network and subscriber management tasks for a growing list of public-facing business and institutions. Sputnik networks are in place at over 750 hotels, colleges, transportation sites, and commercial locations all over the world.
Sputnik Software Manages Wireless Networks
System integrators, Internet service providers, education institutions and businesses choose Sputnik for building cost-effective wireless networks with full network management features. Sputnik provides these features through its innovative software:
-- Sputnik Control Center software running on an Intel-based server in the operator's data center, or
-- SputnikNet hosted service, which provides all of the features of Sputnik Control Center on an ASP basis, and
-- Sputnik Agent software embedded in wireless access points such as the Gemtek Systems P-520
Together, these software components enable plug-n-play provisioning of new Sputnik APs onto the network, remote configuration and software updates, user authentication, bandwidth tracking, and user policy management. Even a widely dispersed Sputnik network can be managed over the Internet through a secure Web browser. Sputnik support of open, standard interfaces means operators can easily integrate Sputnik into a variety of third-party authentication, billing, roaming, and network management systems. Price and Delivery
The Sputnik AP 220 is available immediately for $199 at Sputnik's online store. Free Sputnik Agent software for the Gemtek Systems P-520 can be downloaded from both Sputnik and Gemtek Systems Web sites. Sputnik Control Center software licenses and SputnikNet subscriptions, either of which is necessary to operate a Sputnik-Powered Network, can be purchased from Sputnik at www.sputnik.com.
Source: press release
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