Plasma Cloud is not a mere copy of CloudTrax. It looks different, some features are the same while others are found in other places. The main features and differences with Open Mesh are shown in the following overview.
SSID Management | ||
WiFi security/splashpage/internet access mode per SSID | ✓ | ✓ |
Unlimited number of SSIDs | ✓ | |
Per-device SSID assignment | ✓ | |
WiFi scheduling | ✓ | ✓ |
Client Management | ||
WiFi client splashpage bypass/block access | ✓ | ✓ |
Individual blocked message for each WiFi client | ✓ | |
Network Health | ||
Per-device outage charts for the last day | ✓ | ✓ |
Per-device outage charts for the last week/month | ✓ | |
Network-wide outage charts for the last day/week/month | ✓ | |
WiFi Troubleshooting | ||
Site-survey scan presented via table overview | ✓ | |
Device Placement overview with channel occupation per-radio | ✓ | |
Visual site-survey channel interference analytics (RF topology) | ✓ | |
Instant RF topology update via data streaming from device | ✓ | |
Mesh Networking | ||
Self-forming & self-healing mesh on 2.4 and 5 GHz built-in | ✓ | ✓ |
Ability to disable mesh for the entire network | ✓ | ✓ |
Ability to disable mesh per device | ✓ | |
Switch Management | ||
Switch port VLAN management | ✓ | ✓ |
Visual VLAN assignment overview & assignment | ✓ | |
PoE scheduling | ✓ | |
Automated WiFi Settings Optimization | ||
Automated channel & HT-mode selection | ✓ | |
Automated mesh management | ✓ | |
AP & Switch Integration | ||
- Connected device auto-discovery and visualization | ✓ | |
- Layer 2 network-wide topology visualization | ✓ | |
- VLAN topology visualization | ✓ | |
Others | ||
- Permission sharing (organization/network sharing) | ✓ | ✓ |
- Simple CloudTrax migration | ✓ | |
- Per-device Ethernet port status view | ✓ | |
- Third party device auto-discovery via LLDP | ✓ | |
- Splashpage sharing across multiple networks | ✓ | |
- Easy-to-use third party captive portal integration | ✓ | |
It becomes clear that Plasma Cloud offers significantly more features than Open Mesh. Through continuous further development, new functions are also being added all the time.
Additional features, such as Wifi marketing or social logins, can be easily added via the marketplace. In addition, Plasma Cloud always has an open ear for feature requests. You are welcome to send us an email and we will be happy to forward them to you.