Company-wide WLAN based on Extreme Networks (Enterasys) Wireless Controller and SCALANCE WLC711 IWLAN controller

The SCALANCE WLC711 IWLAN controller is the optimum solution for IWLAN installations with up to 48 access points (in redundant mode even up to 96 access points). By using SCALANCE W access points and client modules, different applications in the industrial environment or a comparable environment can communicate via a centrally managed IWLAN. SCALANCE W access points for controller operation are available for use both outdoors and for cabinet-free use in an industrial environment (e.g. on the shop floor).

The SCALANCE WLC711 IWLAN controller can be integrated in the corporate WLAN and allows the implementation of a WLAN throughout the office, outdoor and industrial areas. This allows use of mobile WLAN phones, laptops, smart phones and tablets in the same wireless network, while complying with security policies for different user groups, and guaranteeing defined quality of service (QoS) for different devices.

Application examples

With the SCALANCE WLC711 IWLAN controller, the benefits of a controller solution, long-familiar in corporate networks, now also become available for typical industrial and industry-related applications:

• Plant-wide wireless infrastructures in factory automation and process automation, e.g. for mobile operator control or logistics applications
• Industry-related applications, e.g. container terminals, road or underground rail tunnels, where IWLAN is required for transmitting visualization, video, and voice data

SCALANCE WLC711 IWLAN controller in redundancy mode