Ruckus Wireless LLC PE1-S144-US05 E-Rate SZ144 5 Year Warranty

Ruckus SmartZone 144 Controller + 5-Year E-Rate Warranty

Model PE1-S144-US05 – Enterprise WLAN Controller with High Scalability and Extended Protection

The Ruckus SmartZone 144 (SZ-144) Controller, bundled with a 5-year E-Rate extended maintenance warranty (PE1-S144-US05), provides powerful centralized management for wired and wireless networks in mid-to-large scale enterprises. It combines enterprise-class security, simplified operations, and granular smart licensing with the assurance of long-term support and protection against downtime.

Expanded Overview :

The SZ-144 delivers unified oversight of Ruckus access points and ICX switches, reducing complexity with centralized policy enforcement, WIDS/WIPS intrusion protection, and captive portals. A single controller supports up to 2,000 APs, 400 switches, and 40,000 clients, while scaling in Active-Active 3+1 clusters to manage as many as 6,000 APs, 1,200 switches, and 120,000 clients.

Smart licensing enables granular per-AP license assignments, offering administrative flexibility and cost efficiency for capacity planning. Network features span from rogue AP detection and load balancing to hotspot and guest services, URL filtering, adaptive band balancing, and KPI visualization—ensuring advanced performance and security at scale.

With Active-Active clustering and failover, the SZ-144 ensures resilience and uninterrupted management. Rack-mountable in 1U form factor, it delivers aggregated throughput of up to 40 Gbps when configured with Link Aggregation (LAG), making it suitable for high-density enterprise operations and distributed network environments.

The included 5-year E-Rate extended maintenance warranty adds peace of mind, guaranteeing support services, rapid repair/replacement, and lifecycle protection to minimize downtime and maintain productivity over the device’s lifespan.