SMARTZONE

Scalable Network Controllers for Converged Wired-Wireless Management

If you’d prefer to manage your wired and wireless network using a single network element, you’ve come to the right place. SmartZone network controllers simplify network set-up and management, enhance security, minimise troubleshooting and ease upgrades for networks built on Ruckus access points and switches.

It doesn’t stop there. Whether you’re building complex multi-geo networks or delivering multi-tier managed networking services, SmartZone network controllers deliver the scale, flexibility and openness to support the most sophisticated deployment scenarios.

With SmartZone, you deploy a single network element – the network controller to control and manage both wired and wireless networks. You can scale up to 30k APs and 450k clients with a redundant cluster.

ZONEDIRECTOR

Wi-Fi Controllers for up to 1,000 APs

IT staff love cool networking features, but not if they require two-years of tedious training and massive manuals. Fortunately, Ruckus ZoneDirector Controllers make it simple to set up and manage the network, enhance security, minimize troubleshooting, and make upgrades easy. Ruckus ZoneDirector controllers feature a highly-intuitive Web user interface to make configuration and administration of the entire WLAN a breeze. It delivers a bunch of wireless LAN features not found in any other centrally-managed systems. And we don't nickel and dime you for them either. Capabilities like:

• Adaptive wireless meshing
• Sophisticated user access controls
• Automatic traffic redirection
• Integrated Wi-Fi client performance tools
• Elegant and simple guest networking functions
• Rogue AP detection and advanced Wi-Fi security features
• Flexible WLAN groups
• Extensive authentication support
• Robust network management

And it gets better. Ruckus ZoneDirector is widely-considered the simplest, most straightforward centralized WLAN software solution there is.

With few (if any!) IT staff, your small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) need a more-than-simple way to get your staff—and your customers connected. But you’ve also got a limited budget. So it’s got to be affordable. Oh, and by the way, it has to be really good Wi-Fi because if it’s not, your customers may not be back.

Ruckus Unleashed is a controller-less WLAN solution that enables small businesses to deploy great Wi-Fi in minutes, affordably.

Features:

Simple Deployment

• Deploy easily with no controller
• Configure a new Wi-Fi network
  
  

Network investment protection

• Reduced total cost of ownership
• Forward compatible with all future Ruckus architectures
  
  

Optimal Wi-Fi user experience

• Deliver a reliable Wi-Fi experience to your customers
• Increase your network performance and capacity with Ruckus proprietary technologies such as BeamFlex+ and ChannelFly
  
  

Enhanced customer experience

• Drive customer engagement by deploying a high RF performance network
• Leverage a wide range of guest access services such as: Captive portal, Email/SMS Guest Pass, Custom Logo, and Hotspot
• ZeroIT enables easy on-boarding of multiple guests simultaneously
  
  

Powerful Wireless Network Reporting and Analytics

• Network intelligence from applications, clients, access points and controllers
• Predictive analytics powered by machine learning to automatically detect network anomalies
• Variety of standardised reports with drill-down capability for highly granular detail
• Data Explorer tool to customise reports and dashboards with drag-and-drop ease
• Storage for up to three years of data for up to 100,000 access points and millions of clients
• Virtualised deployment—on-premises or as a cloud-based instance
• Integration with third-party business intelligence systems via API

Drive Efficiency and Customer Engagement

Brick and mortar stores, using traditional location analytics such as door counters and cameras, are unable to segment and target their customers as effectively as their online counterparts. These businesses are also at the risk of losing revenue through staff misallocation and less-than-optimum in-store displays. With Ruckus Smart Positioning Technology (SPoT) location services, retailers, stadiums, and transportation hubs can enhance the way they interact with customers, based on precise location.
SPoT generates operationally significant data that help businesses build an in-depth understanding of their venue and improve overall efficiency. Deployed on top of Ruckus WLANs, Ruckus SPoT has flexible deployment options, doesn’t require any additional hardware, and has unlimited scalability in the cloud.

Ruckus SPoT Highlights:

• Accurate and granular location data: Detects associated and unassociated Wi-Fi devices and offers the option to exclude resident Wi-Fi devices from location analytics for higher accuracy
• Flexible deployment options: either as a public, cloud-based subscription service or as a locally-hosted virtual machine
• Minimal configuration: Offers on-site provisioning and testing through a free mobile app, with multi-venue support through a single dashboard
• Asset tracking: SPoT tracks real-time location and historical tracking of assets within a venue

Features:

• Secure network access
• Self-service onboarding and device enablement
• Certificate management
• Policy management
• Third-party integration via APIs

Build an IoT Access Network

Organisations seeking to deploy IoT solutions face a complex, fragmented ecosystem of standards, devices and services. This complexity often slows or stalls enterprise IoT deployments, due to uncertain return-on-investment. To encourage adoption, many enterprise IoT solution vendors have developed infrastructure silos that address a single use case but don't readily integrate with other silos, and don’t make use of existing infrastructure investments.

An IoT access network addresses these issues by consolidating multiple physical-layer networks into a single converged network. This common network simplifies IoT endpoint onboarding, establishes uniform security protocols and converges IoT endpoint management and policy-setting. In short, an IoT access network enables organisations to more quickly realise benefits from IoT use cases.

The Ruckus IoT Suite simplifies the creation of IoT access networks through the reuse of LAN and WLAN infrastructure, thus shortening deployment duration and reducing the cost to support multiple IoT solutions.

Ruckus IoT Suite:

The Ruckus IoT Suite is a collection of network hardware and software infrastructure components used to create a converged, multi-standard IoT access network.

• Ruckus IoT-ready Access Points (APs) Accommodate Ruckus IoT Modules to establish multi-standards wireless access for Wi-Fi and non-Wi-Fi IoT endpoints.
• Ruckus IoT Modules Radio or radio-and-sensor devices that connect to a Ruckus IoT-ready AP to enable endpoint connectivity based on standards such as Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) and Zigbee.
• Ruckus SmartZone Controller A network controller that provides a management interface for the WLAN.
• Ruckus IoT Controller A virtual controller, deployed in tandem with a Ruckus SmartZone OS-based controller, that performs connectivity, device and security management functions for non-Wi-Fi devices, as well as facilitate disparate endpoint management coordination and APIs for northbound integration with analytics software and IoT cloud services.

Features:

• Reuse Existing Infrastructure: Reduce infrastructure spend and connect Wi-Fi and non-Wi-Fi IoT endpoints with a single multi-standards wireless access network
• Consolidate Endpoint Management: A single management interface for both the WLAN and the IoT access network.
• Multi-layered Protection:Security between each IoT suite component protects data-in-transit and guards against physical attacks
• Standards-based Security: AES over-the-air encryption, SSL secured MQTT traffic and HTTPS REST API communication protects the IoT access network.
• Simplify Device Onboarding: Connect Wi-Fi and non-Wi-Fi IoT endpoints quickly with the Ruckus IoT Controller.
• Expedite Deployment: Connect an IoT Module to an existing IoT-ready AP to quickly upgrade the WLAN to support BLE and Zigbee IoT endpoints.
  
  

Organisations across every industry are inventing new services, streamlining operations and enhancing user experiences, thanks to the IoT. From universities and hotels to offices and homes, the IoT is transforming the fabric of business and personal life.

As the number of connected devices reaches 30 billion by 2020, how will you harness the power of the IoT for your customers and users?

Hospitality

Hoteliers are using IoT technologies to enable a personalised guest experience to differentiate their hotel property and brand. Hotels are enabling smartphones to act as digital key cards to easily unlock guest rooms and to simplify the check-in process. And they’re installing amenities like smart lighting and smart window shades to deliver a more personalised, state-of-the-art guest experience.

Smart Cities

Cities are using IoT applications to run city services more efficiently and to deliver new services to residents, businesses and visitors. Connected public parking makes it easier to find an open space, reducing traffic congestion and driver frustration. Connected security cameras and sensors improve public safety by detecting gunfire and providing precise coordinates to emergency responders. Cities are also deploying IoT sensors to monitor air quality, water and waste management, lowering costs and improving public health.

Multi-Dwelling Units

MDU owners and operators are using IoT applications to create “smart home” experiences that attract new residents and help their properties stand out from the crowd. Amenities like smart lighting, environmental controls, and connected security make MDUs more attractive to the people who live there, increasing property values and rents—while reducing energy consumption and operating costs.

Higher Education

IoT-enabled smart campuses make colleges and universities safer and more efficient, and give students new ways to engage in campus life. Wayfinding applications to get around campus, connected transit and bike shares, even smart parking applications are all part of the new campus experience. Connected CCTV, smart lighting and smart locks—all connecting over ubiquitous outdoor wireless—make everyone on campus safer. Additionally, connected HVAC sensors reduce energy consumption and lower costs.

Primary / Secondary Education

Connected classrooms give students a more engaging, personalized 1:1 learning experience, with new edtech tools being added every day. AR/VR, maker spaces with 3D printing, STEM projects and more are all part of today’s digital classroom. IoT solutions can also enhance student safety with CCTV, automate attendance taking, and make it easy to add school data to digital curriculum—all while saving school budget through smart energy use.

Retail

When stores understand their customers—how they shop, where they linger, which paths are most trafficked through a space—they’re in prime position to deliver better in-store experiences and increase sales. From simple shopper counters to new, sophisticated retail AI analytic engines paired with IP surveillance cameras, connected systems help retailers deliver higher revenues per store.