ALSO CALLED: Dual-mode Wireless LAN, Wireless Local Area Networks, and Wireless LAN DEFINITION: A wireless LAN (or WLAN, for wireless local area network, sometimes referred to as LAWN, for local area wireless network) is one in which a mobile user can connect to a local area network (LAN) through a wireless (radio) connection. The IEEE802.11
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WHITE PAPER: Posted: 16 May 2008 | Published: 01 May 2008
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This report is intended to be simply an aide to review PCI DSS 1.1 compliance of WLAN deployments and it is not meant to automatically fulfill PCI DSS 1.1 requirements related to the WLAN network.
WHITE PAPER: Posted: 28 Apr 2008 | Published: 01 Oct 2007
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For most deployment scenarios, an SSL VPN appliance can provide many of the features and benefits of a special purpose WLAN controller for wireless access, but at a much lower cost and with greater flexibility. This paper describes the key sell...
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To learn how to develop appropriate policies for your organization and how to enforce them with mobile security and management tools, read this expert series of tips written by Mark Tauschek.
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This whitepaper revisits the wireless security space, debunks common myths, and presents wireless vulnerability management (WVM) as a proactive strategy to wireless security.
WHITE PAPER: Posted: 10 Sep 2007 | Published: 14 Mar 2007
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Because they free users from the need to be cabled to a physical network, wireless LANs are being used as an access vehicle to help businesses better collaborate.
WHITE PAPER: Posted: 31 Aug 2007 | Published: 01 Jun 2006
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Read this white paper to learn about a solution that uses unified network architecture where wireless becomes the primary network access method for data, voice and video.
WHITE PAPER: Posted: 27 Feb 2007 | Published: 01 Jan 2006
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This reference document provides a perspective on how BlackBerry can be extended into an organization's WLAN and function effectively in areas that are outside of conventional coverage.
WLAN DEFINITION (continued): … group of standards specify the technologies for wireless LANs. 802.11 standards use the Ethernetprotocol and CSMA/CA (carrier sense multiple access with collision avoidance) for path sharing and include an encryption method, the Wired Equivalent Privacyalgorithm.
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