FAQs for Technical Staff

• What is the Sesame Access Manager?
• What is a SesameSpot?
• What versions of wireless does a SesameSpot support?
• How is wireless Internet different from the typical Internet?
• What is the wireless range of a SesameSpot?

What is the Sesame Access Manager?
The Sesame Access Manager allows for authentication to take place, it monitors the connection to the user, and it routes the traffic between the user and the Internet.

What is a SesameSpot?
A SesameSpot is an integrated solution with at least one Wi-Fi Access Point and Sesame's Access Manager installed on OEM supplied firewall / routing hardware.

What versions of wireless does a SesameSpot support?
A SesameSpot supports both the 802.11b (11Mbps) and the 802.11g (54Mbps) industry standards at 2.4GHz.

How is wireless Internet different from the typical Internet?
Wireless Internet uses the electromagnetic spectrum, or radio waves, to connect the last yard(s) / meter(s) with your wireless enabled device.

What is the wireless range of a SesameSpot?
This depends on the Wireless Access Point (WAP) that is being used. The standard WAP that can be purchased through Sesame Networks has a range of about 100 meters indoor (400 meters outdoor), however, walls, steel framers and objects in the room has an impact of radio signal. The SAM is vendor agnostic and therefore compatible with any standard WAP.