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Colubris touts next-gen Wi-Fi access point
News Colubris has revealed what it claims is the industry's first "intelligent, enterprise-class" 802.11n wireless LAN access point.n is a non-standardised radio specification which provides data transmission of up to 300Mbps — five times faster than...
[May 14, 2007, 11:46]
Wi-Fi access point squeezed onto single chip
News Wireless chipset manufacturer Atheros announced on Wednesday that it has managed to fit the full functionality of a high-speed wireless access point onto a single processor. The company claims that the Atheros AR5006AP-G is the first single-chip...
[December 16, 2004, 11:25]
Cisco Wi-Fi access point flaw lets snoopers in
News The keys are transmitted only when the access point is rebooted or the static WEP key is changed. Attackers will only be able to snatch WEP keys if they are able to monitor data sent between the access point and the SNMP server.
[December 4, 2003, 11:25]
HP ProCurve adds in 802.11n wireless
News HP ProCurve has launched an 802.11n Wi-Fi access point and has revitalised its wireless LAN range with products acquired through the recent purchase of Colubris Networks. The ProCurve MSM410, announced on Monday, is a single-radio 802.11n access...
[November 11, 2008, 17:18]
Six basic tips for securing wireless networks
News The purpose of properly securing a wireless access point is to close off the network from outsiders who do not have authoristion to use your services. The service set identifier (SSID) is the identification string used by the wireless access point...
[December 9, 2002, 13:46]
Cisco launches draft Wi-Fi kit
News Cisco has unveiled what it claims is the first certified 802.11n Draft 2.0 access point. The Aironet 1250 series access point (AP) is the only commercially available product to have been part of the Wi-Fi Alliance's testbed of Draft 2.0 products.
[September 5, 2007, 13:42]
Motorola boosts indoor mobile coverage
News Motorola has developed a high-speed mobile access point that could provide much better network coverage indoors. Businesses in particular want convenience, with one device, one bill, one provider for all communication services, one contact point to...
[January 26, 2006, 14:35]
Foolproof wireless VPN device launched
News Wireless networking company Aruba will soon begin selling the Remote Access Point, a product that it says will extend the corporate office network to the home. I give you an access point, you plug it into the DSL connection in at home and now I can...
[April 21, 2005, 16:40]
Check Point plugs VPN security hole
News Security appliance vendor Check Point issued a patch on Wednesday to fix vulnerabilities that could allow hackers to take control of certain VPN and firewall appliances and gain network access. According to Check Point, customers are only at risk...
[July 29, 2004, 13:30]
Tightly shod footprints toughen security
News And the primary entry in a WLAN for an intruder is, of course, the access point (AP). A network footprint is more or less a product of the access point deployment. In most cases, growth in wireless network footprints is a good thing, even a...
[August 24, 2004, 10:50]
Maps show UK fibre rollout plans
News The research firm Point Topic has published four maps showing the likely rollout of next-generation broadband access across the UK over the next few years. According to Point Topic, this map shows that BT's planned next-generation access (NGA...
[November 12, 2009, 15:20]
Proxim offers DIY Wi-Fi hot spot
News The AP-2500 combines Proxim's AP-2000 Wi-Fi access point with the Nomadix gateway software, which is commonly used to control access to public wireless LANs (WLANs). Nomadix is one of the leading gateway companies, whose products are usually...
[November 19, 2002, 14:05]
Broadband prices crash around the globe
News Broadband Internet access prices are plummeting as cable and DSL operators compete for subscribers and users get fed up with dial-up, according to a report published by broadband research group Point Topic.
[July 30, 2004, 16:05]
The FAQs about WLANs
News Often, these upgrades are free and just need a flash upgrade to your access point and interface cards, but there can be compatibility issues. You'll need an interface card per connected PC, and if you want to work with a wired network or broadband...
[November 22, 2002, 19:44]
Telewest moves into home wireless
News The wireless blueyonder broadband self-installation pack, which includes a Netgear access point, costs £35. The access point will plug directly into the customer's cable set-top box, creating a wireless link between the set-top box and a desktop PC...
[August 5, 2003, 15:30]
Secure Wi-Fi hot spots rolled out
News WPA, which is based on the 802.11i standard, encrypts data sent between a user's laptop and the access point, and is more secure than the earlier wireless security protocol WEP which is much more vulnerable to hackers.
[October 5, 2005, 13:05]
Wi-Fi 'wartrappers' snare the drive-by hackers
News Set up at the London headquarters of consultants KPMG, the laptop looks to the outside world like a simple wireless access point, but contains monitoring software designed to determine the level of illicit activity.
[October 9, 2002, 12:21]
SSL market heats up
News The hardware devices act as a single access point into corporate networks and give telecommuters and branch offices a secure connection to internal networks. The network security device maker fought off large rivals, such as Check Point Software...
[November 11, 2003, 10:55]
Sydney to bridge harbour with Wi-Fi ferries
News You can set up a [wireless] access point using a more traditional broadband backhaul [such as] DSL or cable but you can't do that on a ferry," said Filmer. If the hot spots are provided by one of the carriers like Telstra or SingTel, they generally...
[September 21, 2004, 9:55]
Dell and Gateway go wireless
News The 1170 Access Point is compatible with all 802.11b wireless cards; supports up to 32 wireless clients; has a built-in NAT firewall; works as a DHCP server; and has Ethernet, PCMCIA, and serial ports.
[August 20, 2002, 19:46]
