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This article is part of the April 2011 Vol. 2, No. 2 issue of Wired and wireless: Can you achieve an integrated network?
Since its inception, enterprise wireless LAN has functioned as an overlay network on top of wired networks. As a result, the platforms for wired and wireless network management have evolved separately, usually with separate teams working in each environment rather than a unified network management solution. Now enterprises are beginning to deploy wireless networks more widely and adopting them as the primary access layer. Wireless ubiquity is forcing enterprise networking teams to find ways to consolidate capital expenditures and simplify operations by treating the Ethernet and wireless LAN networks as a single unified network infrastructure with an integrated management platform. Enterprises have several options for pursuing unified wired and wireless network management. The path they choose will depend on the network infrastructure they already have, how users connect to the network and IT’s willingness to embrace new paradigms such as cloud computing. Absorbing a unified wired and wireless network management solution Some enterprises unify wired and ... Access >>>
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How to troubleshoot iPad and iPhone Wi-Fi connection problems
by Lisa Phifer
As iPhone OS Wi-Fi clients proliferate in the enterprise, IT must troubleshoot iPhone Wi-Fi connection problems and a host of other iPad WLAN problems. Here's how to solve basic iPad and iPhone Wi-Fi connection problems.
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Preparing your wired network for wireless network integration
by Lisa Phifer
Wireless LAN integration means upgrading wired networks with new equipment and traffic prioritization to avoid bottlenecks between the networks and provide QoS for wireless multimedia applications, including WLAN voice and video.
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Integrated wired and wireless LAN security? Not so fast
by Rivka Gewirtz Little, Senior Site Editor
Combining wired and wireless LAN security solutions may be a plus for smaller companies, but larger enterprises fear security integration could result in vulnerabilities.
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How to troubleshoot iPad and iPhone Wi-Fi connection problems
by Lisa Phifer
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Tablet security: Best practices for the tablet computer onslaught
by Lisa Phifer
Tablets are taking the enterprise by storm, and tablet security is a major concern. Find out which mobile device security best practices you're already using can apply to tablets, and which you will need to revisit to keep tablets secure.
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Efficient enterprise Wi-Fi coverage requires hybrid approach
by Lisa Phifer, Wireless Expert
Enterprise Wi-Fi coverage is a key aspect of communications infrastructure planning as dual-mode smartphones and mobile handsets replace desk phones. Successful Wi-Fi strategies must incorporate hybrid technologies like DAS, femtocell and FMC.
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Tablet security: Best practices for the tablet computer onslaught
by Lisa Phifer
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Unified network management: Wired and wireless together for good?
by Lynn Haber, Contributor
With an integrated network management vision, two organizations improved security and reliability, and have made steps towards a fully integrated network. But will we get there?
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Unified network management planning: Integrating wired and wireless
by Michael Brandenburg, Technical Editor
To deploy unified network management, enterprises must look at the current network infrastructure, how users connect to the network and possibly embracing platforms like the cloud.
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Unified network management: Wired and wireless together for good?
by Lynn Haber, Contributor
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