Wireless Network
Guest Access in Wireless LAN
This article explores the ways in which the guests can be given access to wireless networks, whether they could be authenticated, whether their access can be restricted to certain services in the network and whether usage statistics and logs can be generated for guests. »
Advantages and dis-advantages of having wireless (Wi-Fi) as primary network
Since Wi-Fi has become a very popular standard now for network access at the edge level, this article looks to ponder if an all wireless office is a possibility. We will look at what all can be made wireless and what cannot, what are the advantages and dis-advantages of having wireless as a primary... »
Does having a “No-Wireless” Policy make your organization secure?
How safe is an organization (like a bank) which has prevented the use of Wi-Fi systems in its premisis? That's what we are going to see in this article. We will also see how Wi-Fi infrastructure (Wireless Intrusion Prevention) can be helpful in enforcing the "No Wireless" policy. »
What are Femtocells and what are their advantages and disadvantages
This articles gives a brief description of Femtocells - what they are, why the cellular industry is excited with this concept, what could be the benefit to the consumer and what are the various dis-advantages and technological challenges along with how Wi-Fi compares with Femtocells. »
Security threats in a Wi-Fi Network
This article attempts to understand what kind of threats a Wi-Fi network could face, especially given the fact that even a person going on a road nearby could reach the enterprise Wi-Fi singals. We look at the vulnerabilities of WEP network, Network sniffers, SSID broadcasting, DOS attacks, De-Auth attacks, Mac-address spoofing, Man-in-the-middle attacks, honey... »
What is Wi-Max and how does it compare with Wi-Fi
Wi-Max, What is Wi-Max, advantages benifits of wi-max, wi-max technology, Wi-fi vs wi-max, how wi-fi compares with wi-max, wi-max in corporate companies, wi-max in educational institutes, wi-max in public hot-spots »
Wireless Mesh Networks
This article is about Wireless Mesh networks - how they eliminate the wires that connect to the wireless access point, applications of a mesh network, how mesh networks are formed and managed, what is mesh clustering and what are the advantages, what are the dis-advantages of a mesh network and of course, why mesh... »
Setting up a Wireless network at home
This article describes the basic steps to set up a wireless network at your home and some tips on security, optimization, minimum configuration settings to keep your wireless network secure. »
Why is RF Spectrum Management/ Radio management important in Wireless networks?
This article discusses why is RF Spectrum management / Radio management is crucial in wireless networks and how wireless controllers help managing the same. We look at co-channel interference and its effects on neighbouring AP's, how co-channel interference is minimized by controllers, and the options available for optimizing the performance of wireless clients by... »
Network Access Control in Wi-Fi (Wireless) Controller based solution
This article throws light into the possible ways of controlling the network access for a wireless user, types of authentication for wireless users, if the wireless users could be sub-grouped and policies enforced per sub-group, about port based controlling and user based controlling of sub-groups, if secure guest access can be provided through a... »
