RuggedCom's new RuggedWireless(tm) family of products is a line of substation hardened Ethernet switches integrating IEEE 802.11b/g wireless access points with fully managed wired 8-Port Ethernet switches providing six Fast Ethernet copper only ports and two optional copper or fiber ports. All wireless communications are protected by the very latest "robust security
networks" based on IEEE 802.11i which features strong encryption
protocols, AES support, and IEEE 802.1X Radius user authentication.
These products can be used to convert serial and/or wired Ethernet to wireless Ethernet, which in turn reduces installation and cabling costs. Multiple wired Ethernet and serial port options exist to allow great flexibility in network architecture design.