Juniper WX Client

The WX Client is a leading-edge, Windows-based WAN optimization software solution for mobile end users and small office/home office end users. The WX Client improves application response time by providing LAN-like performance for applications regardless of where the end user is located. The WX Client seamlessly and transparently integrates with Juniper’s branch office and data center WAN optimization products, providing distributed enterprises with a complete and cost-effective solution that accelerates both branch office up to data center connections, as well as mobile end users and small offices/home offices. The WX Client is capable of seamlessly coexisting with other WAN acceleration and VPN solutions in the customer’s network. The WX Client also has the option of being integrated with Juniper Networks SA Series SSL VPN Appliances to provide accelerated, secure remote access.

Product Description

The Juniper Networks® WX Client is the newest member of Juniper’s WAN optimization product family. WX Client is a Windows (Windows 2000 and Windows XP)-based software solution for mobile end users that improves application response times by providing LAN-like performance for applications no matter where end users are located. Installed on the end user’s desktop PC or laptop, the WX Client works transparently to improve application response times by applying disk-based caching, compression, and protocol acceleration techniques to WAN data traffic. End users are not required to make any changes to their Windows environment or processes, and can continue working as before, while enjoying much faster access to applications.

The WX Client represents the next generation in enterprise application acceleration because enterprises can now enable cost-effective, dynamically provisioned, pervasive application acceleration regardless of user location. Employees who travel outside the branch or the head office can be assured of accelerated access to their applications in real time. The WX Client also provides an easy-to-use, affordable, high-performance WAN acceleration solution for small offices where a dedicated hardware appliance may not be economically feasible. Home offices and small branch offices need fast WAN response times for critical applications traversing long distances back to the central site. External contractors and partners who need access to the enterprise extranet are also assured fast, reliable, and secure connections to enterprise applications, enhancing collaboration.

The WX Client works by automatically detecting and establishing a communications link with Juniper Networks WXC Series Application Acceleration Platforms located in the corporate data center, and optimize application traffic using disk-based caching, compression, and protocol acceleration techniques which are described below. The WXC Series platform monitors and manages remote WX Clients that are distributed across the enterprise on end users’ laptops and PCs. No additional hardware is needed to manage WX Client licensing, as this capability is provided in the WXC Series platform itself.

Features and Benefits

The WX Client offers a full suite of WAN optimization technology to accelerate WAN traffic and improve application response times for mobile end users and small office/home office end users. Easy to install and requiring little or no end user intervention, the WX Client is a Windows-based desktop application that works transparently in the background without interfering with other applications that may be installed on the end user’s machine. The WX Client improves application performance over the WAN by recognizing and eliminating redundant transmissions, and accelerating TCP and application-specific protocols.

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