Nokia has announced its new Nokia Wi-Fi Beacon 1 whole-home mesh Wi-FI system along with other new features to its whole-home Wi-Fi portfolio. The Beacon 1 joins the Nokia Beacon 3 premium mesh Wi-Fi solution along with a range of new features. Nokia Wi-Fi Beacon 1 whole-home mesh Wi-Fi system is an entry-level product and is an AC1200 system which covers approximately 1500 square feet (140 sq. m) per Beacon. The Beacon 1 comes with a range of new features which includes pre-pairing, intelligent channel selection, bride mode function, the company's mesh Wi-Fi technology and more. The pre-pairing is a software enhancement from Nokia that eliminates the need to install each beacon individually by pre-configuring beacons sold in 2-pack and 3-pack configurations. Upon installing the first Nokia beacon, the other beacons automatically recognize each other and self-install. There is also a Bridge mode function that allows users to quickly connect a beacon to an existing gateway with routing functionality. The Intelligent Channel Selection feature, on the other hand, detects both Wi-Fi and non-WiFi interference and uses Intelligent Channel Selection to always choose the best WiFi channel and band. This along with the company's mesh Wi-Fi technology combines Ethernet, 5 GHz Wi-Fi and 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi to ...
Tuesday, 9 July 2019
Nokia WiFi Beacon 1 mesh WiFi system with pre-pairing, intelligent channel selection feature announced
Nokia has announced its new Nokia Wi-Fi Beacon 1 whole-home mesh Wi-FI system along with other new features to its whole-home Wi-Fi portfolio. The Beacon 1 joins the Nokia Beacon 3 premium mesh Wi-Fi solution along with a range of new features. Nokia Wi-Fi Beacon 1 whole-home mesh Wi-Fi system is an entry-level product and is an AC1200 system which covers approximately 1500 square feet (140 sq. m) per Beacon. The Beacon 1 comes with a range of new features which includes pre-pairing, intelligent channel selection, bride mode function, the company's mesh Wi-Fi technology and more. The pre-pairing is a software enhancement from Nokia that eliminates the need to install each beacon individually by pre-configuring beacons sold in 2-pack and 3-pack configurations. Upon installing the first Nokia beacon, the other beacons automatically recognize each other and self-install. There is also a Bridge mode function that allows users to quickly connect a beacon to an existing gateway with routing functionality. The Intelligent Channel Selection feature, on the other hand, detects both Wi-Fi and non-WiFi interference and uses Intelligent Channel Selection to always choose the best WiFi channel and band. This along with the company's mesh Wi-Fi technology combines Ethernet, 5 GHz Wi-Fi and 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi to ...
