Feature Parity with ZoneDirector

The RUCKUS Unleashed platform provides many of the same features that are currently available using a ZoneDirector wireless LAN controller:

• Smart Mesh
• One-step firmware upgrades of the entire network from a single interface
• Layer 2 roaming
• Layer 3 discovery support
• Zero-IT support for automatic client Wi-Fi configuration
• Dynamic Pre-Shared Keys (DPSK)
• Guest WLANs
• WLAN types:
  • Captive Portal (Web Auth)
  • Hotspot (WISPr)
  • Guest Access (Guest Pass)
  • Social Media (Facebook, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Google)
• 802.1X EAP authentication using an external AAA server (RADIUS)
• Bonjour Gateway
• WLAN encryption and authentication options:
  • Open + None
  • Open + None + MAC Auth
  • Open + None + Web Auth
  • Open + WPA2 + AES + PSK
  • Open + WPA2 + AES + DPSK
  • 802.1X + WPA2 + AES + AAA
  • 802.1X + WPA3 + SAE + AAA
  • Open + WPA3 + SAE
  • Open + WPA2/WPA3-Mixed + SAE + AES
  • Open + OWE
• Radio Frequency (RF) management features:
  • BeamFlex
  • ChannelFly
  • Background Scanning
  • Automatic Channel Selection based on ChannelFly or Background Scanning
  • SpeedFlex
  • Rogue AP detection
• Client management features:
  • Access Control Lists
  • Application Recognition and Control (ARC)
  • HTTP/HTTPs Redirect
  • Up to 1,024 local users supported (on the internal database)
  • Up to 1,024 client devices supported (depending on encryption and authentication method)
  • Self-Service Guest Pass
  • Client Load Balancing
  • Band Steering
  • Client Isolation
  • Client Fingerprinting
  • Device Access Policies
• DHCP server (configured manually from Network Master AP)
• SNMP Management
• Syslog Delivery to External Syslog Server
• Management IP Interface
• Multi-Language support
• WLAN Prioritization
• Dynamic VLANs
• Enable or Disable WLANs on a per-radio basis
• AP Groups
• Tunnel configuration support for Dedicated Master
• Smart Redundancy ability
• AP VLAN support