Sophos, a global leader in cybersecurity-as-a-service innovation and delivery, announced the AP6 series to support the shift to hybrid environments with a new generation of remotely managed Wi-Fi 6 access points. The new offering adds another component to Sophos’ secure access portfolio, including Sophos Firewall and Sophos Switch.
“With cloud-managed Wi-Fi, Sophos addresses the need for more scalable, remotely managed Wi-Fi solutions that support the growing number of connected devices and the proliferation of IoT systems,” said Daniel Cole, vice president of cloud management. products. at Sophos.
“This combination of our Sophos AP6 series and Sophos Switch provides channel partners with a consolidated single-vendor access solution strategy, alleviating the burden and overhead costs of managing multiple disparate systems from different vendors. Many access layer networks still operate at 1 Gigabit speeds. With the significant performance improvements of Wi-Fi 6, the industry has a great opportunity to review and modernize the network ecosystem in which wireless technology is deployed. “Sophos’ solution dissolves a common bottleneck at the physical layer and can increase the overall performance of a company’s Wi-Fi network,” the executive added.
Faster and more efficient internet
Sophos AP6 models, including the 420E, AP6 840, AP6 840E, and outdoor AP6 420X, have at least one integrated 2.5 Gigabit interface for faster LAN connectivity. When combined with Sophos multi-Gigabit switches, which also support 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet, businesses can unlock faster speeds across the network.
With the AP6 420E and 840E devices, which support Wi-Fi 6E, businesses can additionally utilize the 6 GHz band, which is a newer, less congested space, offering high performance for the latest devices.
Everything centralized
Sophos access points can be managed remotely on the platform Sophos Central cloud-based along with a broader range of solutions than any other provider.
This allows partners to monitor all customer installations, respond to alerts, and track licenses and upcoming renewal dates through a single, intuitive interface. Additionally, there is a local interface that administrators can leverage for configuration on AP.