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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
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Vendors strive to automate wireless LAN troubleshooting and management
As wireless LANs evolve from being a convenience to a primary means of network access for enterprises, IT managers have learned that anything can go wrong and that troubleshooting has become a resource-sucking guessing game. Vendors are well aware of... Article | 03 Sep 2009
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Fluke gets WLAN design, management, security cred with AirMagnet
Wireless LAN design, management and security are more critical than ever. As enterprises build out networks that include both wired and wireless infrastructure, network management needs a platform that can manage a network regardless of the medium on... Article | 18 Aug 2009
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Wi-Fi RTLS for WLAN management, location-based security, asset tracking
Real-time location systems (RTLS) for wireless LANs -- Wi-Fi RTLS -- enable enterprises to improve everything from WLAN management and security to asset tracking. To get the most out of Wi-Fi RTLS, enterprises must design their WLANs carefully. Article | 05 Aug 2009