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Assessing the enterprise wireless LAN for the new mobile workforce
Network engineers must assess the business and technology needs behind building a distributed enterprise wireless LAN for the new mobile workforce. Tip
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Ensuring wireless network optimization for application performance
Wireless LANs are faster than ever, but engineers must still ensure wireless network optimization for maximum application performance. Tip
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Myth vs. Reality: Cloud-managed Wireless LAN
New cloud-managed wireless LAN services have many users wondering whether Wi-Fi management as a service is dependable. Wireless expert Lisa Phifer goes on a myth-busting mission. Tip
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How to make enterprise wireless LAN work
The size of an enterprise WLAN brings new technical challenges. Now vendors are tackling issues of capacity management and automated provisioning for mobile clients. Tip
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Mobile Wi-Fi hotspots for the enterprise
Businesses have taken notice of the mobile Wi-Fi hotspots trend and have invested in mobile hotspot devices. Question is, which of several options is most suitable for business? Tip
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Planning ahead for gigabit wireless LAN migration
In the era of gigabit wireless LAN migration, it is important to recognize key details of this kind of investment, and be prepared for 802.11ac and 802.11ad standards. Tip
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Understanding gigabit Wireless LAN: 802.11ac and 802.11ad
Just when enterprises are getting comfortable with 802.11n technology, enter gigabit wireless LAN standards 802.11ad and 802.11ac, which could produce draft products in a year. Tip
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How to avoid the WPA wireless security standard attack
The latest crack in wireless Internet security, specifically, the Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) security standard, can threaten the safety of enterprise networks and company information or data. This tip shows the best way to avoid being victimized fr... Tip
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IEEE 802.11w protects wireless LAN management frames
The IEEE 802.11w wireless encryption standard builds on the 802.11i framework to protect against subtle attacks on wireless LAN (WLAN) management frames. It will increase the confidence of network managers that applications such as wireless VoIP can ... Tip
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Wireless security protocols -- How WPA and WPA2 work
WPA and WPA2 improve upon WEP's encryption methods for better 802.11 wireless security. WPA was carefully designed so that hardware upgrades would not be needed. The processing power of many early access points (APs) was quite limited. The RC4 cipher... Tip