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Building an outdoor wireless LAN for a roving worksite
The crew of ABC's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition built a new Wi-Fi network with outdoor wireless access points. It travels with them across the country. Article | 11 Aug 2010
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Engineer's view: Wireless LAN performance and Wi-Fi client variation
Wi-Fi client variability affects wireless LAN performance and end user experience more than the industry wants you to know. A Dell laptop with Windows Vista might have inferior performance to a Lenovo laptop with Windows 7, even though both are 802.1... Interview | 08 Jun 2010
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Wi-Fi client variation obstructs wireless LAN performance management
Wireless LAN performance management requires better visibility into Wi-Fi clients because variation in client design affects how devices perform on the network. Mobile device management is a start, but wireless LAN testing tools can help, too. Article | 19 May 2010
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Scalable wireless LAN management tools simplify work, enable growth
For Oklahoma's second-largest school district, flexible and scalable wireless LAN management remains a critical part of its budding Wi-Fi network, which spans 96 buildings and is supported by just four networking pros. Article | 07 Apr 2010
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Beta testers praise Fluke's handheld WLAN troubleshooting device
Troubleshooting wireless LANs with laptop-based hardware is a clumsy process. Fluke Networks has introduced a new handheld WLAN troubleshooting device that has impressed beta testers and analysts alike. Article | 09 Mar 2010
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Multivendor wireless network management software: APs under one roof
Multivendor wireless network management software from Motorola may help networking pros who are juggling a patchwork of isolated wireless local area network (WLAN) hardware and management consoles. Article | 03 Mar 2010
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Integrating wired and wireless network management
Aruba's AirWave 7 is the latest attempt by a vendor to make integrated wired and wireless network management a reality. But while the platform includes some wired network management and mobile device management capabilities, the dream of one integrat... Article | 28 Jan 2010
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Cisco aims for jitter-free video over wireless LAN with latest release
Cisco has announced the launch of VideoStream, a software feature set for its wireless controllers that is designed to push unicast conversion of video over WLAN to the edge of the network. Article | 21 Jan 2010
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University tackles large-scale 802.11n wireless network management
Network administrators overseeing large-scale wireless local area networks (LANs) have the dizzying task of keeping thousands of wireless LAN access points (APs) performing as quickly and reliably as their wired networks. Wireless network management ... Article | 10 Nov 2009
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Meru reinvents wireless LAN troubleshooting and management
Meru uses its single channel architecture to reinvent wireless LAN troubleshooting. Its Service Assurance Module, part of Meru's wireless LAN management suite, allows access points to emulate client devices in order to create a baseline or "dial tone... Article | 14 Oct 2009