Halo Mini can be configured to operate at 5.18, 5.25, 5.47 or 5.725 GHz. Halo Mini's firmware and easy-to-use interface allow for adjustments to be made, depending on your location, with spectrum presets for the United States, Europe and Japan that allow up to 80 non-overlapping channels.
Using the built-in firmware, Halo Mini can be configured to act as if it were 8 different access points. Each virtual access point can have its own set of wireless security features, along with individual SSIDs, making client separation and security management a breeze.
Halo Mini uses an integrated 14 dBi antenna to provide a high 29 dBm EIRP. Standard consumer client devices run at low output powers with much less powerful antennas, many times outputting less than 200mW. Halo Mini picks up the slack and delivers outstanding range and performance.
Did we mention its rugged? In order to ensure that Halo Mini delivers maximum performance in harsh environments, we've included an internal heating unit that drops Halo's minimum operating temperature to a staggering -45 degrees fahrenheit. Bring on the cold.
Halo Mini uses the industry standard, high quality chipsets developed by Atheros. These chipsets feature breakthrough technologies to extend the range and reduce the power consumption of 802.11 wireless networks. Plus, Halo works with any other device in the 802.11a standard.
Wireless Distribution System (WDS) is a way of interconnecting access points to one another, wirelessly. Halo Mini can be a main base station, a relay station, or a remote access point. Typically, the main base station is connected via Ethernet. Then, the relay stations push data between remote base stations, wireless clients, or other relay stations until it gets to its destination on the wireless network. So, unlike traditional bridging, Halo is able to bridge and accept wireless clients at the same time.
One of the most important features built-in to every Halo Mini is data encryption. Halo Mini supports not only WEP 64/128/152-bit and 802.1x authentication (EAP), but also MAC filtering, hidden SSID, client isolation, WPA-PSK and WPA encryption -- making it an extremely secure access point.