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Topic: WLAN access point

WLAN access point News

29 April 2008

Netgear tunes SMBs to 802.11n signal

By John Cox, Network World (US)

Netgear has announced network and storage gear aimed at a range of small and mid-size businesses, including a new 802.11n wireless LAN product line. Read more...

Motorola adds branch AP to WLAN: 26 Feb 08
Nortel offers more UC bundles: 21 Jan 08
Xbox accused of jamming WLANs: 14 Dec 07
Cisco comes clean over Duke's iPhone storm: 25 Jul 07
Nortel to launch own wireless products: 09 Jul 07
Anycom launches faster Bluetooth hardware: 18 May 07
Foundry launches high-density WLAN gear: 16 Mar 07

WLAN access point Insight

12 April 2007

The moves to unify wired and wireless

By Phil Hochmuth, Network World

Switch vendors want to merge LANs and WLANs into a single network access layer, but it's taking time to happen. Read more...

Will Wi-Fi kill wired Ethernet at the edge?: 07 Nov 06
What's the problem with converged voice on wireless?: 17 Nov 05
IT staff fear Wi-Fi fumbles: 03 May 05
Cisco sits on the Wi-Fi fence: 02 May 05
A Tough Call 1: Services to bridge Wi-Fi and cell: 24 Mar 05
Wi-Fi vendors approach the branch office: 26 Oct 04
Could directional Wi-Fi solve the capacity problem?: 22 Jul 04

WLAN access point Briefings

15 December 2004

Keep track of the 802.11 alphabet soup

By John Cox, Network World

There are many facets to the IEEE 802.11 WLAN standards work. Here are the parts you need to follow. Read more...

Finding MIMO for double-speed Wi-Fi: 08 Mar 04

WLAN access point Whitepapers

01 March 2007

P2P-based Roaming Between Home WLAN Hotspots

By Mathias Tallberg

This paper concentrates on describing the current situation in P2Pbased roaming between home WLAN hotspots, what are its pros and cons, and why it is being done. Read more...

WLAN access point Product Reviews

28 February 2005

Madge WLAN Probe and Monitor

By David Cartwright, Techworld

List price: WLAN Probe Monitor (inc 5 Probe licences): €3,708.00, WLAN Probe 2: €774.00
Pros:
- Extensive range of events, with configurable actions.
- GUI is basic but sensibly implemented.
- Token Ring option if you're that way inclined.
- PoE as standard,
Cons:
- Could do with more drill-down functionality in the GUI
Read more...

WLAN access point How-Tos

23 February 2007

Deal with hidden Wi-Fi nodes

By Joanie Wexler, Network World

One of the more tricky interference problems - when two clients can see the AP, but not each other. Read more...

WiFi's security secret - authentication: 22 Mar 06
The ten-minute guide to wireless security - part one: 01 Mar 06
Can we use one AP and lots of antennas?: 29 Jul 04
Build a secure enterprise WLAN: 01 Dec 03

WLAN access point Case Studies

02 December 2005

Big strides for small net firms