ARUBA NETWORKS’ NEW WIRELESS VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SOLUTION IS TAILORED FOR PUBLIC SAFETY, SECURITY, AND SUPPLY CHAIN APPLICATIONS.
Mesh provides a wire-free outdoor solution while remote access points allow off-site monitoring, Quality-of-service enhancements preserve video fidelity, and encryption protects the privacy of video streams.
Sunnyvale, CA, September 24, 2007 – Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARUN), a global leader in user-centric networks and secure mobility solutions, today announced a new wireless video surveillance solution targeted at public safety applications at universities, security applications at corporate facilities and retail facilities, and supply chain management at logistics centers. Designed for use with both existing Aruba wireless LAN networks and green field applications, the new video solution is based on open standards and works with virtually any Internet-enabled and legacy analog camera. Based on technology from Aruba and partners Milestone Systems and Wren Solutions, the new video solution also incorporates pan/tilt/zoom control, two-way audio, and advanced video storage and retrieval to round out the solution.
“Campus-wide real-time video monitoring for public safety has become a necessity, but until now the cost of deployment has been an impediment to wide scale deployment,” said Charlie Clay, Ohio State University’s Associate Director of Voice and Data Services. “Aruba’s solution offers a combination of easy-to-install wireless mesh networking, end-to-end encryption for privacy, and a rich suite of features – all of which can be overlaid as an extension of an existing Aruba wireless LAN network. In addition, since the Aruba video system is governed by the same network and security policy management architecture as the rest of the wireless LAN, we don’t have to retrain our IT staff or purchase a parallel system. That makes the total cost of ownership of the Aruba system exceptionally attractive relative to other alternatives.”
The simplicity of the new video system architecture extends from camera to control center. Cameras installed anywhere on the LAN or across the WAN are automatically discovered with Aruba’s centralized architecture. All camera traffic is tunneled to the camera management system, eliminating the need for complex camera VLANs or IP addressing schemes. Since the system is based on open standards, hundreds of models of IP cameras are supported. Legacy analog cameras can be incorporated using 3rd party encoder modules. Mesh networking allows cameras to be placed wherever needed, without regard to the availability of either a wired network or AC power if a solar-compatible, ruggedized Aruba outdoor access point is used.
Remote sites can be easily monitored using Aruba’s Remote AP products, which establish a secure IPsec tunnel to multiple data centers, ensuring that video can be accessed in the event of a disaster at the primary data center. Simultaneous data, voice, and video transmission over a common network is assured using Aruba’s application continuity services.
“Our video surveillance solution leverages an existing Aruba wireless LAN and transforms it into a public safety, security monitoring, or logistics support network depending on the application,” said Manav Khurana, Aruba’s head of industry marketing. “The robustness, redundancy, and military-grade security built into our networks make them the ideal platform for a mission-critical video system. And because the entire system is standards based, end users have the freedom to select from the widest possible range of cameras and other components – that fact alone sets us apart from competing technologies."
About Aruba Networks, Inc.
Aruba securely delivers the enterprise network to users, wherever they work or roam, with user-centric networks that significantly expand the reach of traditional port-centric networks. User-centric networks integrate adaptive WLANs, identity-based security, and application continuity services into a cohesive, high-performance system that can be easily deployed as an overlay on top of existing network infrastructure. Adaptive WLANs deliver high-performance, follow-me connectivity so users are always within reach of mission-critical information. Identity-based security associates access policies with users, not ports, to enable follow-me security that is enforced regardless of access method or location. Application continuity services enable follow-me applications that can be seamlessly accessed across WLAN and cellular networks. The cost, convenience, and security benefits of user-centric networks are fundamentally changing how and where we work. Listed on the NASDAQ and Russell 2000® Index, Aruba is based in Sunnyvale, California, and has operations throughout the Americas, Europe, Middle East, and Asia Pacific regions. To learn more, visit http://www.arubanetworks.com