4ipnet OWL500 100Mbit/s WLAN access point

The OWL500 is a 500mW Wi-Fi 802.11b/g device for long range wireless transmission. Its rugged IP68-rated metal housing is weatherproof, watertight and rust-resistant, making it an ideal solution for deployments in harsh conditions, such as outdoor or industrial environments.

When in AP mode, OWL500 operates as an AP station with wall-penetrating high-power signal and long-range coverage to better serve Wi-Fi clients. In addition, it can be set up as a WDS-mesh node by establishing multiple WDS links to bridge neighbor access points together.

Coming with business-class security, OWL500 in AP mode is also ideal for enterprise applications. Furthermore, one OWL500 with multiple SSIDs is capable of acting as multiple Virtual APs (VAPs). By tagging the traffic from each VAP with a unique VLAN ID, it allows for segmenting a corporate network using VLANs to protect critical resources. OWL500 supports multiple operation modes (AP/Bridge/CPE) and works well as a last-mile solution for wireless ISPs (WISPs). When operating in CPE (Client) mode, it functions as a Wi-Fi modem gateway to receive wireless signal over the last-mile Internet feed from WISPs. The CPE’s bandwidth to the Internet can be assigned by the WISP.

Being a versatile Wi-Fi device, OWL500 does not limit itself to outdoor usage only. When managed by a 4ipnet Controller (such as the WHG-series), it performs as a Wi-Fi base station in either a public or private wireless access deployment.