| Product |
Nortel Networks Wireless LAN 2200 Series |
SonicWALL Distributed Wireless |
3Com Wireless LAN Access Point 8250 |
| Vendor |
Nortel Networks |
SonicWALL |
3Com |
| Phone |
02 8870 5000 |
03 9699 1978 |
1800 678 515 |
| Web |
www.nortelnetworks.com |
www.sonicwall.com |
ap.3com.com |
| Price of gateway (RRP inc GST) |
Security Switch 2270 US$10,999 |
TZ170 US$$1434, Pro 2040 US$2394 |
N/A |
| Price of access point (RRP inc GST) |
Access Port 2230 US$599 |
SonicPoint US$774 |
3CRWE825075A AU$700 |
| Price of PC-Card network interface (RRP inc GST) |
N/A |
802.11b US$114, dual band US$179 |
Xjack AU$99 |
| Warranty |
1 year |
1 year |
1 year hardware, 90 days software |
| Extended warranty available |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Wireless network standards supported |
802.11a, b, g |
802.11a, b, g, 108Mbps |
802.11b, g; 802.11a upgrade available |
| Recommended users per access point |
30 |
25 |
253 |
| Outdoor range with included antenna(s)(m) |
600m |
N/A |
100m |
| Supports wireless-to-wireless bridging |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Removable antennas |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Can act as DHCP server |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Can disable SSID broadcasting |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| NAT support |
No |
Yes |
No |
| WEP support |
Yes |
128-bit |
152-bit |
| WPA support |
Yes |
TKIP, AES, 3DES |
256-bit, AES, TKIP |
| No |
Yes |
N/A |
Yes |
| MAC address filtering and authentication |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| IP address authentication |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| External authentication |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Inbuilt firewall |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Inbuilt intrusion detection |
No |
Optional service |
No |
| IPSec VPN WLAN connectivity |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Supports central management of multiple access points |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
