Juniper Networks Introduces New AI-Driven Switch and Enhanced AIOps Capabilities for Simpler Wired/Wireless Deployments and Optimized Client-to-Cloud User Experiences
Juniper Networks (NYSE: JNPR) announced the launch of the new EX4100 series of enterprise-grade wired access switches, enhancing performance and security for access layer environments. Key features include AI-driven insights, automated access point placement, and improved troubleshooting through Marvis Virtual Network Assistant. These advancements aim to reduce wireless management costs and improve user experiences. Additionally, Juniper's recent innovations solidify its leadership position, as recognized by Gartner in the wired and wireless LAN access infrastructure.
- Launch of EX4100 series with enhanced performance and security features.
- AI-driven insights and automated AP placement reduce deployment costs.
- Gartner recognition as a leader in wired and wireless LAN access infrastructure.
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Mist AI brings ease and flexibility to access layer switching, lowers wireless deployment costs with auto AP placement/orientation and delivers even more insight and actions via Marvis Virtual Network Assistant
“Juniper has become a leader in wired and wireless access thanks to our innovative cloud-native, AI-driven and session smart platforms, which save time and money and maximize user experiences by proactively solving real-world problems,” said
The New EX4100: Enterprise-Grade Access Switches Born in the Modern Cloud and AI Era
The EX4100 is the latest addition to the Juniper’s EX Switching portfolio, bringing performance, bandwidth, port density and other key features to a variety of enterprise campus and branch environments. Like the previously launched EX4400, the EX4100 is optimized for simplicity and scale with native cloud-based operations, and it enables the best user and IT experiences with Juniper’s industry-leading AIOps. For example, Mist AI expedites deployment times with zero touch provisioning and automated workflows, and it delivers rapid troubleshooting with full stack event correlation, proactive anomaly detection and self-driving network actions. The EX4100 also enables IT teams to seamlessly design an EVPN-VXLAN network fabric that extends to distribution and access layers, coupled with important security capabilities such as MACsec AES256 and standards-based microsegmentation using group-based policies (GBP) for growing needs of IOT devices. In addition, specific versions of the EX4100 support Power over Ethernet++ (802.3bt), making the switch a perfect fit for customers looking to transition to Wi-Fi 6E technology.
Automatic Placement & Orientation of Juniper Access Points
Many enterprises struggle during WLAN deployments to ensure that the placement and orientation of wireless Access Points (APs) match the planned AP design. To address this, Juniper Mist already supports a one-click ingestion of floor plans from tools like
New Marvis AIOps Actions Deliver More Client and Network Insights
Juniper has added several new enhancements to Marvis, the company’s AI-driven virtual network assistant, to improve troubleshooting and insight across the wired and wireless domains. This includes a Marvis Windows Client (in addition to the previously released Android Marvis Client) which is installed on Windows OS devices to offer enhanced information and network visibility from the client’s perspective. This information is relayed to Mist AI so that Marvis can make more informed and actionable recommendations to remediate any user issues. Unlike other vendors that may require overlay sensors, Marvis clients get valuable client-side data with no additional hardware or software. In addition, the industry-leading Juniper Mist Wired Assurance service now provides insight to locate and correct the source of DHCP failures (i.e., server, VLAN or client), and delivers new wired authentication actions that provide administrators the ability to identify devices and users who are failing to authenticate continuously on wired devices due to client-side issues.
Juniper continues to innovate and deliver on the vision of its experience-first client to cloud network through constant product innovation and by delivering real results for its customers and partners globally, across a wide range of industries. Gartner positioned Juniper as a Leader in the 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Wired and Wireless LAN Access Infrastructure, with Juniper placing the furthest in completeness of vision and highest in ability to execute within the Leaders’ Quadrant. Additionally, Juniper was named a Leader in the 2022 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Indoor Location Services, furthest in completeness of vision.
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"AIOps and cloud-hosted operations continue to be the biggest benefits to IT departments in the campus and branch," said
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- Blog: Follow the Leader – Expanding the EX Series & Mist AI Portfolios
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