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Wireless network standards update
WLAN standards continue to evolve, offering higher performance and enabling new applications. 802.11n delivers more deployment options as well as more bandwidth, but enterprises must still pay great attention to wireless security standards. Technology
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2010 predictions: What wireless networking trends apply to business?
What wireless networking trends apply to businesses and should enterprises take seriously? This 2010 prediction is brought to you in this podcast by Wi-Fi expert, Lisa Phifer. Slideshow
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802.11n WLAN architecture strategies: The 2.4 vs. 5 ghz. band debate
802.11n WLAN architecture that enables use of both 2.4 ghz band and 5 ghz band can result in stronger WLAN performance and the ability to handle more clients and applications on the network. The Farpoint Group tested the theory in a Cisco WLAN enviro... Research Report
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Catalyst Conference 2009: Special News Coverage
Burton Group's Catalyst Conference 2009, starting this week in San Diego, will cover next-generation networking trends that range from managing and troubleshooting networks with virtual machines for the dynamic data center to enabling storage network... Special News Coverage
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Wireless LANs -- 'CCNA Official Exam Certification Library, Third Edition,' Chapter 11
This chapter examines the basics of WLANs to help you prepare for the CCNA exam. In particular, the first section introduces the concepts, protocols, and standards used by many of the most common WLAN installations today. The chapter then examines so... Chapter Download
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Strategies for enterprise wireless deployment discussed at Interop
802.11n wireless adoption presents new challenges for enterprise network managers, including Power over Ethernet and network management issues. Paul DeBeasi, senior analyst at Burton Group, has plenty of experience advising enterprises on their wirel... Interop Las Vegas 2008 ex
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Upgrading to 802.11n: Key considerations
802.11n physical and link layer enhancements could significantly increase your WLAN's speed, capacity, reach and reliability. But realizing this potential requires proper deployment: Your 802.11n upgrade must be explicitly designed to satisfy your bu... Checklist
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Introduction to wireless networks -- from 'The book of wireless'
When you're designing and building a new wireless network, or when you want to improve the performance of an existing network, it's important to understand what's going on inside the box (or in this case, inside each of the boxes that make up the net... Chapter Download
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Voice over WLANs: Determining ROI
This excerpt from Jim Geier's book Deploying Voice over Wireless LANs discusses how to complete an ROI study for VoWLAN and provides an ROI case study. Book Chapter
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Voice over WLANs: Markets that benefit from VoWLAN solutions
Jim Geier's book Deploying Voice over Wireless LANs gives examples of how several different vertical markets benefit from wireless LAN voice networks. Book Chapter
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Wireless intrusion prevention system smartens school district Wi-Fi
With AirMagnet’s wireless intrusion prevention system and RF spectrum analysis, a large school district improved wireless LAN security and solved Wi-Fi interference problems. News | 09 Feb 2012
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Cisco Live London: Cisco debuts 4x4 MIMO wireless LAN access point
At Cisco Live London, Cisco introduced a three-stream 4x4 MIMO wireless LAN access point, the faster and longer-range Aironet 3600. News | 31 Jan 2012
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Network technology trends for 2012: Wireless LAN and BYOD
Craig Mathias of Farpoint Group shares his predictions for the wireless LAN industry in 2012, as BYOD forces enterprises to rethink their management approaches. News | 22 Dec 2011
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Adtran WLAN access points enable integrated wireless and wired network
With a software upgrade to its Bluesocket wireless access points, Adtran offers an integrated wireless and wired network option. News | 08 Dec 2011
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Ruckus joins real-time wireless channel selection fray
With real-time wireless channel selection, Ruckus is promising advanced RF management and optimization, but testing for the technology is still in order. News | 01 Dec 2011
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Hotspot 2.0 primer: Another step toward Wi-Fi/cellular integration
Hotspot 2.0 and the IEEE 802.11u protocol could allow mobile device users to securely roam between Wi-Fi and cellular networks without stopping to authenticate. Primer | 12 Oct 2011
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BYOD boosts wireless LAN market, forces WLAN design
Smartphones and tablets are flooding wireless LANs with new traffic, forcing WLAN design changes and driving new WLAN equipment sales. News | 05 Oct 2011
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Unified network management planning: Integrating wired and wireless
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. News | 12 Sep 2011
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Bring-your-own-device programs gain traction, vendors respond
Enterprises are embracing bring-your-own- device policies that let users go mobile, and vendors are looking to cash in with solutions. News | 31 Aug 2011
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Aruba demos multimedia mobile application delivery on wireless LAN
Mobile application delivery, especially video over Wi-Fi, challenges organizations with throngs of users, but Aruba may have a mobile application delivery answer. News | 23 Jun 2011
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Optimizing network performance for WLAN real-time applications
Transitioning to WLAN calls for network infrastructure upgrades, making supporting real-time applications tricky. This guide explains strategies for optimizing network performance. 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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Three enterprise cellular options
When building a more complex WLAN for mobile devices is not a viable choice, there are a few enterprise cellular options that can extend coverage. 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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Securing the wireless guest network: Authentication and management
If you're implementing an enterprise-class wireless guest network, tighter security is crucial. A guest wireless LAN must support better visibility and user control. Tip
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WLAN testing: Wireless intrusion prevention systems and centralized testing tools
WLAN testing has grown to accommodate the full-time surveillance necessary for super-speed 802.11n technology and mobile applications. Now WLAN testing can be done with AP-based wireless intrusion prevention systems and more. Tip
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How to upgrade the WLAN for mobile applications
In order to upgrade WLANs for mobile devices and mobility applications, network managers must implement 802.11n technology, and WLAN architectures that can handle lossless applications like VoIP and other unified communications. Tip
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Integrated wireless network management systems work across infrastructures
Enterprises must implement integrated wireless network management systems that are user-aware and offer end-to-end visibility but also provide the drill-down capabilities of wired network management systems. Tip
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Preparing your wired network for wireless network integration
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. Tip
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Multiple access point configuration: Distinguish transmitted signals
Lisa Phifer explains multiple access point configuration when a device tries to differentiate transmitted signals from each point and explains potential issues. Answer
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Why enhance Wi-Fi ad hoc mode? Most go with Wi-Fi Direct
Wireless expert, Lisa Phifer explains that it may not be worth enhancing Wi-Fi ad hoc mode since Wi-Fi Direct is a better alternative for enabling two stations to communication directly. Answer
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Mi-Fi and Android smartphone mobile hotspot comparison
Wireless expert Lisa Phifer responds to a question regarding a Mi-Fi and Android smartphone mobile hotspot comparison. She provides an in depth analysis of both mobile hotspots, and also examples for uses of both. Answer
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Designing WiFi access for a hotel
Wireless expert Lisa Phifer tackles the basics of providing wireless access in a hotel. Ask the Expert
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Access point problems running on PoE
Powering a wireless access point using Power over Ethernet is usually a straightforward process, but troubleshooting an issue can be tricky. Wireless expert Lisa Phifer steps through some possible solutions and where to look for additional help in de... Ask the Expert
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Extending 802.11n wireless LAN and connecting two WLANs
Extending 802.11 WLANs inside a large office can be done by bridging access points together, while outdoor mesh solutions can be used to connect two WLANs between buildings on a small campus. Ask the Expert
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Do I need 802.11n wireless adapters for laptops and PCs to install 802.11n?
You don't need 802.11n wireless adapters for your laptops or PCs in order to install 802.11n and make use of 802.11n MIMO since most 802.11n APs are backward compatible, but you may need new client hardware. Ask the Expert
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How can I increase throughput on my wireless mesh network?
We have installed a wireless mesh network that connects two access points (APs) to mesh nodes that are mounted at 25 meters high on 23 light poles. Poles are distributed around a container yard that measures 650 meters by 1,000 meters. There are six ... Ask the Expert
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Why is my network adapter not working after a Vista Business upgrade?
Learn why operating system upgrades affect older peripherals and what you can do to avoid these problems, from our wireless networking expert Lisa Phifer. Ask the Expert
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How many wireless base stations can connect to 802.11g access points?
Our wireless networking expert, Lisa Phifer, talks about the information you need in order to support additional clients on 802.11g access points (APs), in this advice. Ask the Expert
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patch antenna
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beamforming
Beamforming is a type of RF (radio frequency) management in which an access point uses multiple antennas to send out the same signal. Word
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cognitive radio (CR)
Cognitive radio (CR) is a form of wireless communication in which a transceiver can intelligently detect which communication channels are in use and which are not, and instantly move into vacant channels while avoiding occupied ones... (Continued) Word
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wireless mesh network (WMN)
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Asynchronous Pulsed Radiated Incident Light
Asynchronous Pulsed Radiated Incident Light is a multi-duplicitous communication protocol (MDCP) used to configure wireless local area networks (WLANs) on the fly. Word
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802.11a
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phase-locked loop (PLL)
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frequency-hopping spread spectrum
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direct sequence spread spectrum (DSSS) or direct sequence code division multiple access (DS-CDMA)
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radio frequency (RF, rf, orr.f.)
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All-wireless enterprise networks
Learn about all-wireless enterprise networks, including how they look and common obstacles, in this video. Video
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TV white space spectrum and the enterprise network
With newly available TV white space spectrum in play, what does this mean for enterprise networks? In this video, learn about how the white space frequencies will affect wireless access, and how the opening of this white space spectrum should affect ... Video
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How to approach wireless LAN architectures
A poorly planned wireless LAN architecture can spell disaster for a wireless network. In this video, expert Lisa Phifer gives tips and advice on WLAN architectures, including a controller-centric approach and a decentralized/controller-less/smart AP ... Video
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Deploying high performance enterprise wireless LANs, screencast video
Learn how to deploy and build a high performance enterprise wireless local area network (WLAN) with emerging technology improvements like 802.11n in order to boost network performance speeds. Video
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Wireless LAN vulnerabilities
Learn about common wireless LAN vulnerabilities and how a few best practices can change wireless LAN issues from a problem into a helpful tool for any enterprise in this 10-minute podcast with Burton Group analyst Paul DeBeasi. Podcast
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Wireless LAN management strategies
Implementing a WLAN is straightforward, but making sure it runs optimally can be challenging. Luckily, networking professionals can control and maintain their wireless networks by using well-known methodologies based on the OSI model. Here we outline... Audiocast
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Wireless intrusion prevention system smartens school district Wi-Fi
With AirMagnet’s wireless intrusion prevention system and RF spectrum analysis, a large school district improved wireless LAN security and solved Wi-Fi interference problems. News
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Cisco Live London: Cisco debuts 4x4 MIMO wireless LAN access point
At Cisco Live London, Cisco introduced a three-stream 4x4 MIMO wireless LAN access point, the faster and longer-range Aironet 3600. News
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Optimizing network performance for WLAN real-time applications
Transitioning to WLAN calls for network infrastructure upgrades, making supporting real-time applications tricky. This guide explains strategies for optimizing network performance. Tip
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Network technology trends for 2012: Wireless LAN and BYOD
Craig Mathias of Farpoint Group shares his predictions for the wireless LAN industry in 2012, as BYOD forces enterprises to rethink their management approaches. News
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Adtran WLAN access points enable integrated wireless and wired network
With a software upgrade to its Bluesocket wireless access points, Adtran offers an integrated wireless and wired network option. News
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Ruckus joins real-time wireless channel selection fray
With real-time wireless channel selection, Ruckus is promising advanced RF management and optimization, but testing for the technology is still in order. News
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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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Three enterprise cellular options
When building a more complex WLAN for mobile devices is not a viable choice, there are a few enterprise cellular options that can extend coverage. Tip
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Hotspot 2.0 primer: Another step toward Wi-Fi/cellular integration
Hotspot 2.0 and the IEEE 802.11u protocol could allow mobile device users to securely roam between Wi-Fi and cellular networks without stopping to authenticate. Primer
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BYOD boosts wireless LAN market, forces WLAN design
Smartphones and tablets are flooding wireless LANs with new traffic, forcing WLAN design changes and driving new WLAN equipment sales. News
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About Wireless LAN Implementation
Learn how to set up a wireless local area network (WLAN) and what equipment is needed, in the implementation section of our WLAN topics. Wireless LAN products and devices -- such as wireless access points (WAPs), routers, switches, antennas and controllers -- are evaluated for specific network environments. Explanations of Wi-Fi installation, configuration and design planning can help networking pros obtain the best signal coverage and reduce RF interference for their business WLANs.