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Multicast With Wireless LAN Controllers (WLCs) and Lightweight Access Points (LAPs) Configuration Example
White Papers This paper provides a configuration example on how to configure Wireless LAN Controllers (WLCs) and Lightweight Access Points (LAPs) for multicasting and communication with a multicast enabled wired network.
[January 12, 2008, 0:01]
Channel Capacity of TDD-OFDM-MIMO for Multiple Access Points in a Wireless Single-Frequency-Network
White Papers This proposal advocates using SFN for Multiple Access Points (MAP) MIMO data transmission. The Multiple-Input-Multiple-Output (MIMO) technique is the most attractive candidate to improve the spectrum efficiency in the next generation wire-less...
[April 18, 2007, 1:00]
Wireless LAN Access Points as Links With Adaptive Bandwidth: Throughput and Feedback Control
White Papers This paper builds on previous results in order to model wireless LAN access points as data communication links and parameterize the throughput of the access point. The throughput of a Wireless LAN access point is an important parameter for QoS over...
[January 20, 2006, 0:01]
Bremond Independent School District Solves Wi-Fi Coverage Issues With Low-Cost D-Link PoE Switches and Access Points
White Papers They had to wait months before they could deploy the wireless Access Points [APs], because the power wasn't in place. Bremond bought three DES-1228P Web Smart 24-Port PoE switches and 20 DWL-3140 Web Smart 802.11g PoE Thin Access Points.
[April 30, 2009, 1:19]
Select Comfort Uses Observer Suite to Perform Site Surveys, Find Rogue Access Points, and Enforce Corporate Polices for Their Wireless Network
White Papers When the organization desired to implement an 802.11 wireless network, they needed a solution capable of effectively and efficiently monitoring WLANs, including the ability to perform a Wireless Site Survey, monitor for rogue access points...
[January 17, 2006, 23:00]
Proxim: 802.11n to bring back 'fat' access points
News The company has seen its venerable range of standalone products overtaken by centralised systems with 'thin' access points, which can only operate under central control. Centralised controllers were introduced in 2002, by companies including Symbol...
[November 17, 2008, 16:01]
Stumble across rogue wireless access points
News With their transparent bridging, today's wireless access points are easy to set up, but they're even easier to misconfigure, leaving your network vulnerable to hackers. You need a way to detect any unauthorised wireless access points on your network.
[November 26, 2002, 15:02]
How Cisco Deployed Wireless Access Points Worldwide
White Papers The Cisco Aironet 350 Series Access Point was selected as the standard access-point device for global WLAN deployment. In 2000, Cisco IT began developing a consistent and supported wireless networking architecture.
[March 5, 2008, 0:02]
Extending WLAN Coverage Using Infrastructureless Access Points
White Papers In Wireless LAN (WLAN), the Access Point (AP) is connected to the Internet to provide network service to mobile users. Such system has limited coverage. To overcome it, a number of APs may form a wireless mesh and packets are forwarded from one AP...
[June 16, 2006, 1:00]
InterPark Improves Safety and Accessibility With D-Link Wireless Access Points and Honeywell Customer Service and Revenue Management Solution
White Papers InterPark was installing equipment in a garage near a hospital. They needed to enable parking attendants to roam around parking facilities with wireless Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) devices without sacrificing customer service and seamless...
[April 3, 2009, 1:22]
802.11n Access Points and Power over Ethernet: Key Considerations
White Papers In this 5 page report, you'll discover more about the key technical considerations when making the move to 802.11n. The report provides: An overview of PoE Information on verifying power performance Proof that the solution works
[September 21, 2009, 11:40]
Intel backpedals on ambitious Wi-Fi plans
News Intel has snuffed out a plan to provide consumer desktop PCs with built-in Wi-Fi access points -- the latest wrinkle for the chipmaker, which has faced a number of product setbacks this year. Although Wireless Connect would have added only about...
[September 28, 2004, 16:55]
Cisco Wi-Fi access point flaw lets snoopers in
News Cisco Systems is warning of a vulnerability in some of its Aironet Wi-Fi access points that could allow attackers to snoop on corporate networks. Vulnerable access points will transmit security keys over the air in unencrypted text, meaning that an...
[December 4, 2003, 11:25]
Hot spots heat up in Asia Pacific
News Market scepticism hasn't dampened industry fervour in Asia-Pacific for rolling out public wireless-access points, known as hot spots, nor has it put brakes on user subscriptions, according to a study by analysts IDC.
[December 5, 2003, 8:50]
P2P-Based Roaming Between Home WLAN Hotspots
White Papers The increased amount of broadband Internet connections at home, combined with the low cost of WLAN access points and other WLAN hardware, has made it possible for individual end-users to contribute to the wireless landscape by allowing open access...
[November 10, 2006, 0:00]
Better ways emerge to protect wireless data
News For several years now, the primary security mechanism used between wireless access points and wireless clients has been WEP encryption. Even if you do switch encryption keys from time to time, there is no option for globally re-keying all access...
[August 20, 2003, 15:20]
Colubris Wireless MultiService Controller review
Reviews Colubris makes a range of MultiService Controllers that all have similar functionality, but support different numbers of access points (there is no limit to the number of users allowed to connect through them).
[June 12, 2008, 8:33]
Intel PRO/Wireless 5000 Access Point review
Reviews The unit is more stylish than most wireless network access points we've seen, although for a piece of business equipment this won't be a particularly high priority. The external power supply connects using a separate cable, so you'll need a mains...
[September 27, 2002, 7:41]
HP ProCurve Wireless Edge Services zl Module review
Reviews The WESM system is designed for organisations wishing to deploy multiple Wi-Fi access points. These settings are then automatically distributed to up to 48 ProCurve Radio Port devices, which act as wireless access points and allow Wi-Fi-equipped...
[December 18, 2007, 8:03]
Secure Wi-Fi hot spots rolled out
News Wi-Fi operator iBahn has spent hundreds of thousands of pounds upgrading the security of its public access points.iBahn announced on Monday that all its wireless hotspots in the UK and the US now support the WPAsecurity protocol.
[October 5, 2005, 13:05]
