Enterasys debuted its first 802.11n access point and a new high-end WLAN controller for large-scale deployments, while D-Link has a new US$180 11n AP aimed at small and midsize businesses. Meraki introduced its first 11n product for municipal and multi-tenant Wi-Fi hot zones.

On the software side, Motorola's AirDefense unit has added a WLAN troubleshooting application to its flagship wireless intrusion prevention suite, and radio frequency (RF) monitoring and configuration management to its WLAN controller software. Rival AirMagnet has created a version of its RF analysis and site survey applications and introduced a simplified troubleshooting tool, both aimed at improving WLAN performance and management for SMB customers. ()

Low-priced 11n hardware

Enterasys, which is part of , has announced the two-radio HiPath Wireless 802.11n access point, the first from the company. It supports two spatial streams over a 3x3 antenna configuration with a data rate of 300Mbps for each radio. It can run both radios, one in the 2.4 GHz band and one in 5 GHz, at full capacity over an existing 802.3af PoE infrastructure.

Enterasys is being very aggressive on pricing. Though it has a list price of $995 (which even at that is less than a number of enterprise market rivals) the new access point comes with a "limited time" pricing of just $665. That's about $150 more than the company's existing 802.11abg product. It's available now.