Selecting WLAN Equipment

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How to achieve 600Mbps with 802.11n
Learn how to get near 802.11n's claimed top speed of 600Mbps, with cunning placement of access points and judicious antenna deployments.
Achieve maximum WLAN range by checking access point frequency
Learn how the operating frequency of a wireless access point affects its range and therefore the coverage acheived by your WLAN.
Who are the leaders of the WLAN market?
Gartner has published a new Magic Quadrant for WLANs, with Motorola the big mover and HP gaining speed steadily.
REVIEW: Netgear's WNDAP330 Wireless N router
Ian Yates put a new 802.11n device to the test and found its bridging mode impressive.
FIELD TEST: Telstra's Turbo 7 Series Wireless Gateway.
Ian Yates heads to rural Victoria to test Telstra's Turbo 7 Series Wireless Gateway, a device that takes wireless broadband and redistributes it over Wi-Fi. His verdict? This device could be essential for roaming IT types!
Linksys WAP2000 Business Access Point: Review and configuration
Our labs run their eyes over Linksys' new WAP 2000, a VoIP and WLAN router for small businesses.
ISP access points vs. third party access points
When installing wireless access points for remote offices, should you use the one your ISP prefers or buy your own equipment?
Wired, wireless access control unified with HP ProCurve module
HP ProCurve today announced a module to its 5300 switch that unifies the wired and wireless networks and makes them centrally manageable.
Weighing the costs of wireless network management
Wireless devices may be getting less expensive, but the cost of managing those devices is rising. Before jumping into wireless network deployment, there are some things that SMBs need to know.
Wireless LAN brings old-school academics into modern times
Loomis Chaffee School is more than 100 years old but it's also progressive, with its new state-of-the-art WLAN. The wireless network turns any space on campus into a classroom.
WLAN revenue up for year, down for quarter
Cisco took the lead in wireless LAN equipment revenue in 2005. Overall, the market for WLAN equipment was up 10% over the year before.
Public security slip forces Georgia Capitol to lock down WLAN
More than three years after a TV news crew exposed security flaws in the WLAN at the Georgia State Capitol building, the governor's office is trying again to go wireless.
New WLAN survey, analyzer tools kill dead spots
AirMagnet this week announced a pair of tools it says can ease wireless site surveys and also find more than a dozen different devices that could be running interference, virtually eliminating dead zones.
Networking Nuggets: Wireless LAN scans, cheap VPNs, patch management and more
Here SearchNetworking.com rounds up some of the latest releases from various vendors.
Cisco 'leapfrogs' in WLAN switch ranking
Coming off its purchase of Airespace earlier this year, Cisco is breathing down Symbol's neck in the race to be the WLAN switch leader.
Cisco introduces unified LAN, wireless mesh
Cisco made truth of the rumors yesterday, introducing new WLAN products and spinning its own web of wireless mesh.
Cisco leads WLAN market, despite technology similarities
A Forrester Research study shows that although most WLAN vendors are offering similar products, Cisco clearly leads the pack in terms of sales.
Wireless LANs, the new 'secure' network
Once thought to be extremely vulnerable to attacks, wireless LANs are gaining security traction. Learn why experts and vendors say wireless hackers are no longer an issue and why wireless networks can be more secure than wired.
WLAN security flies high with intrusion detection
Trapeze this week tapped AirDefense to add security features to its wireless network access points to protect against threats.
HP strengthens its core
Change may be in the air at Hewlett-Packard, but its ProCurve networking group is still working to chip away at Cisco Systems with new core switches and management modules.

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Cisco, Cognio team up on Wi-Fi interference detection
Cisco and Cognio have partnered to troubleshoot and diagnose problems on the Wi-Fi network.

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Creating a WPA2 compliant network
Our expert, Lisa Phifer, goes through the basic principles of creating a WPA2 compliant network, in this Q&A.
High-gain antennas and the near field effect
In this response, Lisa Phifer explains the use of a high-gain antenna and what the near field effect is.
Set up an ad hoc WiFi network
What if you wanted to do pretty much everything you can do on a network, but didn't have a router? You can set up an ad hoc network, in which you can connect on a peer-to-peer basis with other computers and PDAs. You don't need any extra software; the capability to do this is built right in XP.

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Cisco Spotlight Series: An afterlife for Airespace
A little more than four months ago, networking giant Cisco Systems Inc. acquired Airespace Inc., a wireless LAN switch startup, to enhance its wireless networking products line. In an unusual move, Cisco assigned two individuals to lead its combined wireless business unit: desktop switching veteran David Leonard, the former chief technology officer of Grand Junction Networks who has led Cisco's wireless effort for the past four years, and Brett Galloway, the former CEO of Airespace and Packeteer who made a name for himself at Metricom in the mid-1990s during the launch of its Ricochet wireless Internet service. SearchNetworking.com recently spoke with co-vice presidents and general managers Leonard and Galloway, and asked them to explain the impact of the Airespace acquisition and what the resulting technology integration effort will mean for enterprises.

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The ins and outs of AP placement
Many installers make the mistake of treating 802.11 WLANs just like Ethernet, placing access points (Aps) in locations that facilitate outsider access to corporate networks. But, from a security perspective, WLANs should be treated like the Internet -- a network composed of trusted and untrusted users. This tip offers network topology and physical positioning recommendations for safer AP deployment.

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