Proxim Skyline
While Harmony is targeted at enterprises, Proxim's Skyline is aimed at the small business market. Its performance was below average, and it needs quite a few features, such as online help and reset and power adjustment capabilities, before it can be a serious contender against the Linksys, SMC and NetGear products, which are better known in the retail channel.
Installation is done through a Web browser. The features are like those from the Linksys WAP54A and NetGear HE102. Unfortunately, like the HE102, the Skyline doesn't have an online help feature. In addition, there is no provision to reset the access point, a serious deficiency. Proxim also doesn't let you upgrade the firmware through the Web browser or adjust transmit power. Proxim plans to implement some of these features in the future, but the need to differentiate between Harmony and Skyline will likely condemn Skyline to also-ran status.
The biggest advantage of purchasing Skyline is that it is a value-priced product from a vendor that has been in WLANs since the earliest days. We'd expect you to get better support from Proxim than from one of the other value-oriented vendors that doesn't focus exclusively on wireless networks.
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