{"id":18087,"date":"2020-09-21T21:19:24","date_gmt":"2020-09-22T01:19:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.tmcnet.com\/blog\/rich-tehrani\/?p=18087"},"modified":"2022-10-14T18:26:36","modified_gmt":"2022-10-14T22:26:36","slug":"extreme-consolidates-switching-and-wireless-infrastructure-adds-free-apps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.tmcnet.com\/blog\/rich-tehrani\/technology\/extreme-consolidates-switching-and-wireless-infrastructure-adds-free-apps.html","title":{"rendered":"Extreme Consolidates Switching and Wireless Infrastructure, adds Free Apps"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Companies are looking to do more with less and often burden IT with more responsibility with the same or smaller budgets. Meanwhile, CIOs and others, need to manage digital transformation while dealing with the challenges of ever-growing complexity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

None of this was lost on Extreme Networks<\/a> who has announced universal platforms<\/a> for its switching and wireless portfolios which enable simplified ordering, licensing and warranty processes, as well as reduced complexity and flexible operations. This creates a more effortless experience for customers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Customers of the new ExtremeSwitching\u00a05520 Series<\/a>\u00a0and ExtremeWireless AP300C and AP400C Series APs can choose the appropriate OS for their business needs and activate it via automated, zero-touch deployment. They can do this through ExtremeCloud IQ or manually through customized on-premises deployment. The good news is there is only a single hardware\/software SKU to order and that hardware can be applied to multiple use cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We broke the news on the Extreme purchase of Aerohive<\/a> back in June of last year and told you it was done in-part for the cloud management the company offered to Extreme customers. Today’s news validates our analysis and goes further by taking the simplification of central management and adding simplified ordering, licencing, warranty and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is a solid way to differentiate your switching company from the pack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 5520 Series is a family of high-performance, feature-rich universal edge and aggregation switches<\/a>\u00a0designed for organizations seeking greater operational efficiency and capability. It provides end-to-end secure network segmentation, includes 24- and 48-port 1 Gigabit models, 1\/2.5\/5 Gigabit multi-rate models, as well as a 24-port 10 Gigabit model. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A nice bonus – multi-watt PoE makes it an ideal wired backend for wireless APs or support for next-gen powered Ethernet devices, such as digital signage, pan-tilt-zoom cameras, smart lighting, or point-of-sale terminals. The 5520 further supports 10G and 25G modular uplinks for flexible linkage to other switches or devices over a range of media.
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The AP300C and AP400C series universal access points are high-performance, high-efficiency, and deliver next-generation connectivity through\u00a0Wi-Fi 6<\/a>. The AP300C series are indoor enterprise APs based on a new system-on-chip (SoC) featuring two built-in dual-band radios, with options for models with either internal or external antennas. Advanced radio technology delivers Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) data rates up to 2.4 Gbps concurrently on both the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz radios. The AP400C series provides 802.11ax data rates up to 4.8 Gbps in the 5 GHz band and concurrent 2.4 Gbps in the 2.4 GHz band.
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Expect the Extreme Switching 5520 Series family in\u00a0November 2020, and the AP300 and AP400 series will be available in\u00a0January 2021. The universal hardware will come with a limited lifetime warranty, providing platform replacement and access to publicly available software for the lifetime of the products. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition, the company has added five applications to ExtremeCloud IQ Pilot Subscription<\/a> at no additional cost. <\/p>\n\n\n\n