Nationwide | 877.387.4824 | Medusa Server - infrastructure management for business centers and shared space

The Medusa is a turn-key hardware appliance that combine the roles of a traditional router, firewall, traffic shaper, wifi-controller, and network management server in one.

Typical Business Center Network Environment

Network Role	Description	Cisco	Pricing	Medusa	Pricing
Firewall	Provide public and private IP segmentation	1 x Cisco Pix 515 or ASA 5510/5520 with DMZs	$2200.00	Included	$0.00
Traffic Manager	Prevent abuse and charge for performance	1 x Netequalizer or Packeteer	$4000.00	Included	$0.00
Reporting	View activity / reporting	1 x Cisco Pix Device Manager	$450.00	Included	$0.00
Switches	Converged voice and data	2 x Cisco 3750-48TS PoE Level 3	$12000.00	2 x AT 48 port PoE	$2600.00
Cisco WiFi Manager	Manages multiple access points	1 x Cisco 5508 Wireless Controller	$6900.00	Included	$0.00
WiFi Access Points	Provides wireless access	2 x Cisco Aironet 1242 a/g + Antenna	$1300.00	2 x Medusa AP 220	$798.00
Server Platform	Medusa platform	1 x Dell Server R300	$1300.00	Medusa Appliance	$1200.00
Installation	Install Network Equipment	Technician (Cisco Qualified Engineer) - 1.5 weeks	$6000.00	ETS Tech - 3 Days	$3000.00
		Cisco	$34150.00	Medusa	$7598.00

Medusa Cost Savings: $26,552.00

Medusa also has the following features built-in:

Interface to accounts system
Hotdesk and Club
Multiple WANS and Load Balancer
Backup of Handsets (Voice)
Voice Integration Support Services (e.g. DHCP scopes)

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Typical Business Center Network Environment

Network Role

Description

Cisco

Pricing

Medusa

Pricing

Medusa Cost Savings: $26,552.00

Medusa also has the following features built-in:

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