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WLAN

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 IEEE 802.11  … 
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Dispelling Top Ten Wireless Security Myths
sponsored by AirTight Networks, Inc.
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 16 May 2008 | Published: 01 May 2008
SUMMARY: Myths about wireless security can be both dangerous and costly, this paper will revisit and debunk top ten wireless security myths.

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PCI Compliance Report
sponsored by AirTight Networks, Inc.
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 16 May 2008 | Published: 01 May 2008
SUMMARY: 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.

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SSL VPN for Secure Wireless LAN Access
sponsored by F5 Networks
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 28 Apr 2008 | Published: 01 Oct 2007
SUMMARY: 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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Wireless Site Survey Best Practices
sponsored by Fluke Networks
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 24 Apr 2008 | Published: 01 Apr 2008
SUMMARY: This paper provides insight into best practices for executing wireless site surveys.

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Developing and Instituting Corporate Mobile Device Policies
sponsored by BlackBerry
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 19 Apr 2008 | Published: 21 Apr 2008
SUMMARY: 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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Wireless Vulnerability Management: What It Means for Your Enterprise
sponsored by AirTight Networks, Inc.
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 15 Apr 2008 | Published: 01 Apr 2008
SUMMARY: This whitepaper revisits the wireless security space, debunks common myths, and presents wireless vulnerability management (WVM) as a proactive strategy to wireless security.

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Wireless Security Online, On-demand: Cost-effective, Customizable, Effortless, and Proactive Management of Your Wireless Threat Exposure
sponsored by AirTight Networks, Inc.
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 15 Apr 2008 | Published: 01 Apr 2008
SUMMARY: This whitepaper introduces a novel way for enabling on-demand wireless security that is affordable, effortless, and customizable.

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The Age of Wireless LANs
sponsored by AT&T Corp
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 10 Sep 2007 | Published: 14 Mar 2007
SUMMARY: 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.

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Wireless LAN as the Primary Network
sponsored by Intel Corporation
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 31 Aug 2007 | Published: 01 Jun 2006
SUMMARY: 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.

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BlackBerry for WLAN
sponsored by BlackBerry
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 27 Feb 2007 | Published: 01 Jan 2006
SUMMARY: 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.

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WLAN DEFINITION (continued): …  group of standards specify the technologies for wireless LANs. 802.11 standards use the Ethernet protocol and CSMA/CA (carrier sense multiple access with collision avoidance) for path sharing and include an encryption method, the Wired Equivalent Privacy algorithm.

High-bandwidth allocation for wireless will make possible a relatively low-cost wiring of classrooms in the United States. A similar frequency allocation has been made … 
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