SUNNYVALE, CA—Ruckus Wireless, Inc. has acquired Cloudpath Networks, a privately held provider of secure WiFi onboarding software, headquartered in Westminster, CO.
Ruckus will immediately include Cloudpath software with its Smart WiFi portfolio for education, enterprise, retail and hospitality markets. Cloudpath’s software provides a common entry point to securely onboard all new devices. The one-time enrollment process verifies the user and the device and automatically configures the device with the appropriate wireless network and certificate for the desired policy. Returning users connect automatically to the secure network with the appropriate policies, including virtual LANs and access control lists (ACLs)—all of which are applied dynamically.
For IT managers, Cloudpath offers a “set it and forget it” WiFi experience that enables IT security and bring your own device (BYOD) policies to be deployed in a scalable, user-friendly manner, according to the company. Cloudpath’s flagship Enrollment System enables networks to adopt certificate-based WiFi, eliminating the IT support costs and user frustration associated with passwords.