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University Suspects IPhones Behind WLAN Issues
News According to Network World, Apple's heavily hyped handset has been playing havoc with the wireless infrastructure at Duke University in North Carolina by flooding access points (APs) with as many as 18,000 MAC address requests per second.
[July 17, 2007, 17:11]
Ruckus Keeps Wireless Simple For SMEs
News Their other option is going to PC World and buying a bunch of consumer access points [APs], which is inexpensive but riddled with problems. He added that Ruckus's APs have two to three times the coverage of enterprise or consumer APs.
[May 22, 2007, 12:52]
Wireless Deployment At Enterprise Level
News Many of the centralised WLAN products, such as ManageEngineWiFi Manager not only allow you to configure multiple APs, but also include security mechanisms to detect and block rogue access points and protect against WLAN intrusions and attacks.
[September 14, 2006, 15:40]
IEEE 802.11b Wireless LAN: Engineered Design Versus Ad Hoc Approach
White Papers Because of the low equipment cost for wireless fidelity APs (access points), the legitimate question arises: Is it worthwhile spending money to engineer the number of APs needed to cover an office area, or is it more cost effective to estimate the...
[October 20, 2005, 3:00]
MiFi: A Framework For Fairness And QoS Assurance In Current IEEE 802.11 Networks With Multiple Access Points
White Papers This paper presents a framework for providing fair service and supporting QoS requirements in IEEE 802.11 networks with multiple access-points (APs). These issues becomes critical as IEEE 802.11 wireless LAN are widely deployed in nationwide...
[April 7, 2005, 0:00]
Network Infrastructure Device Implementer's Guide
White Papers This paper describes the requirements and implementation details for Consumer and Small Business routers, Wireless LAN Access Points (WLAN APs), and residential gateways to interoperate with the Microsoft Windows Vista operating system.
[November 22, 2006, 0:00]
Fairness And Load Balancing In Wireless LANs Using Association Control
White Papers Recent studies on operational Wireless LANs (WLANs) have shown that user load is often unevenly distributed among wireless Access Points (APs). It is observed that the unbalanced load and unfair bandwidth allocation can be greatly alleviated by...
[July 17, 2008, 1:19]
Network Design - Best Practices For Deploying WLAN Switches
White Papers As wireless LAN products designed for the enterprise came to market, a debate rapidly developed pitting the advantages of standalone fat access points (APs) against the benefits of WLAN mobility switches paired with slimmed-down APs.
[January 18, 2004, 22:59]
Maximize WLAN Performance By Correctly Installing And Configuring Your Access Points
White Papers Learn how install and configure your access points (APs), in order to get your wireless LAN (WLAN) up and running. This sample chapter, taken from Cisco 802.11 Wireless Networking Quick Reference, discusses how to install and configure access points.
[May 19, 2006, 1:00]
BOOST: A BOOtSTrapping Protocol For 802.11-Based Self-Organizing Hierarchical Wireless Ad-Hoc Networks
White Papers An important aspect of the deployment of wireless LANs lies in careful planning of the locations and the channel assignments of the Access Points (APs). The APs need to be placed optimally to provide maximum coverage and minimize interference with...
[August 23, 2007, 1:00]
Aruba To Make Legacy Wireless Play
News The programme is designed to help Aruba compete with enterprise wireless vendors such as Cisco, and will allow enterprises to centralise the management and security of both Aruba and third-party access points (APs) - the catch is that companies...
[March 9, 2005, 17:40]
Cell Breathing Techniques For Load Balancing In Wireless LANs
White Papers This goal is typically achieved when the load of the Access Points (APs) is balanced. This paper presents a new technique that achieves load balancing by reducing the cell size of congested APs, which is conceptually similar to the so-called cell...
[November 29, 2006, 0:00]
Security Fears Mean Wi-Fi Won't Star At The Olympics
Talkback Not only will access points become a rogue problem, but also soft APs and other wireless devices/stations. Sounds like they need AirDefense's RogueWatch (http://www.airdefense.net) which not only detects rogues, but also analyzes who /what...
[January 30, 2004, 5:41]
Overcoming Wireless LAN Management Challenges At A University Campus
White Papers UW planed to cover its entire 785-acre campus with a WLAN, requiring approximately 200 Cisco Access Points (APs). However, after installing 54 APs, those expansion plans were temporarily put on hold when UW network administrators realized they...
[January 17, 2006, 23:00]
Multivendor Interoperability
White Papers The WLAN system must support third-party Access Points (APs) already deployed. The Trapeze Mobility System not only meets these requirements but also surpasses the competition in key areas such as support for third-party APs.
[February 17, 2006, 0:01]
Wireless Hacks: Track Wireless Users
White Papers If one's APs are bridged to the Ethernet segment, there are a couple of utilities one can use to look for people spoofing their MAC addresses. MAC address filters on access points are easily circumvented using commonly available tools.
[October 10, 2007, 1:00]
Best Practices For Rogue Wireless LAN Detection, Analysis & Protection
White Papers Wireless-ready stations, soon-to-be-commercialized Soft APs, Ad Hoc Networks etc.pose a much bigger threat to organizations. This document will highlight the risks of proliferation of rogue wireless LANs which are a lot more than just Access Points.
[March 16, 2005, 23:00]
DAIR: A Framework For Managing Enterprise Wireless Networks Using Desktop Infrastructure
White Papers The paper shows how the DAIR framework is well-suited for solving many wireless management problems including detection of unauthorized access points, handling malfunctioning APs, and performance monitoring.
[June 2, 2006, 1:00]
Sharp HealthCare Switches To Aruba For Centralized Management And Protection Of Open Wired Connections
White Papers Initially, the Aruba Wireless Networks Access Points (APs) were utilized as RF monitors to identify and disable rogue APs on each hospital network. Sharp HealthCare, an integrated regional health care delivery system with 11,000 employees, provides...
[January 10, 2006, 23:00]
Router, AP, And Residential Gateway Implementation Guide
White Papers This paper describes the requirements and implementation details for Consumer and Small Business routers, wireless LAN access points (WLAN APs), and residential gateways to interoperate with the Microsoft Windows Vista operating system.
[September 27, 2005, 3:00]
