Nortel WLAN Access Ports 2231 DR4001070 User Manual

Delivering the value of convergence to healthcare providers

From the large medical campus to smaller centers and remote clinics, Nortel Networks
Converged Mobility solutions deliver the benefits of convergence to healthcare institutions
of all sizes. The key benefits include:

Improved patient care by providing the right information at the right time

• Ability to communicate and collaborate anywhere in the facility with real-time access to

communications and patient information. Care-givers have more time with patients and
access to critical information enables improved patient care and reduced chance of medical
errors, leading to faster recovery time. 

• Increased responsiveness to patient needs with integration to applications, such as

Messaging and Nurse Call systems. Nurses can attend to patients while waiting for an
important call, can roam the unit while on hold, can receive calls directly from patients,
and speak with them directly, avoiding wasted time of telephone/paging tag, and receiving
real-time notification of messages waiting. 

– Improved collaboration with colleagues leveraging features like “Push to Talk” and

Group Calling/Paging. When multiple people need to be involved in a patient care situ-
ation, these features enable healthcare organizations to involve the right people at the
right time.

– Improved patient experience using discrete communication options to eliminate noisy,

overhead paging systems. With Phone Vibration and Text Messaging features, healthcare
organizations can provide a more peaceful patient care environment. 

Ability to support the demands of convergence with a trusted infrastructure

• Nortel Networks has the most comprehensive network security features in the market

(SUPERQuest Security Award 2003 and Application Layer System 2004). Our multi-layer
security enables healthcare institutions to meet Health Insurance Portability and Ability
Act (HIPAA) requirements. We support Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP), Wi-Fi

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Protected Access (WPA), Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and IPSec encryptions, and are
Advanced Encryption Standard ready (AES-ready). Our solution architecture includes
integrated firewalls, unauthorized Access Point (AP) detection and containment, and
support for Multiple Service Set Identifiers (SSIDs). 

• Easy configuration of different access rights and QoS characteristics required by nurses,

physicians, patients, and visitors with WLAN management tools. 

• A Nortel Networks wireless connection has high reliability with failover protection and

self-healing feature. Our Radio Frequency (RF) management dynamically adjusts to
changes in the environment (structural, equipment moves, RF interference) to maintain
coverage and service quality. This all helps in providing better end-user experience which 
is critical for healthcare staff user acceptance of the solution.

• Nortel Networks provides secure and seamless roaming across IP subnets with sub 100ms

handoff (anything over 100ms degrades voice quality). This extremely reliable connection
lets you continue conversation without unnecessary worry about connection loss while
moving from one building to another regardless of the protocols used. 

Increased healthcare staff efficiency with a pleasant work environment 

• Nortel Networks WLAN IP Telephony reduces time wasted searching for nurses, and

waiting for call backs. (A third-party study shows savings of 554 hours per year in search
time for a nurse and 537 hours per year wait time for call backs).

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