WLAN
WLAN
A wireless LAN or WLAN is a wireless local area network that uses radio waves as its carrier: the last link with the users is wireless, to give a network connection to all users in the surrounding area. Areas may range from a single room to an entire campus. The backbone network usually uses cables, with one or more wireless access points connecting the wireless users to the wired network.
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AirMagnet Enterprise creates an airtight seal over your wireless networks, quickly identifying and neutralizing any threats that arise. This is done through the marriage of continuous threat detection with a suite of active defenses that respond to any event automatically. AirMagnet Enterprise detects more than 135 wireless problems and automatically defends the network in real-time as threats arise.
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AirMagnet's Handheld Analyzer is a convenient, inexpensive way to solve serious problems in the enterprise wireless LAN. The Handheld Analyzer helps IT staff make sense of end-user complaints to quickly resolve performance problems, while automatically detecting hundreds of security threats and other network vulnerabilities.
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Anytime, Anywhere, WLAN Monitoring and Troubleshooting. AirMagnet's WiFi Analyzer is the industry's most popular mobile field tool for troubleshooting enterprise Wi-Fi networks. WiFi Analyzer helps IT staff make sense of end-user complaints to quickly resolve performance problems, while automatically detecting security threats and other network vulnerabilities. Although compact, WiFi Analyzer has many of the feature-rich qualities of a dedicated, policy-driven wireless LAN monitoring system.
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AirMagnet Survey delivers fast, scientifically accurate site surveys for any 802.11a/b/g/n indoor and outdoor wireless network. This evolutionary software automatically gathers critical Wi-Fi and RF spectrum information from your enterprise network using multiple data collection methods and generates detailed Wi-Fi performance maps of the results for easy network deployment, capacity planning and optimization. It is the only survey solution to actively associate to APs and get real world uplink/downlink data rates, retry and packet loss information.
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3e-527 Access Point featuring 802.11a/b dual mode with integrated 8 port switch and wireless bridge. The 3e-527 combines the benefits of advanced access point features with an integrated 8 port switch in one secure case, built to withstand the rigors of harsh environments. The user management interface is designed to allow quick set up and installation. A key feature is the ability to auto-detect multiple bridges.
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3e525A-3 Wireless Access Point Maximum security and flexibility with outdoor or indoor use. The 3e525A-3 Wireless Access Point is packaged in a rugged NEMA 4/IP 67 weatherproof enclosure and conforms to 802.11a, 802.11b and 802.11g wireless standards.
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The AirMagnet Spectrum Analyzer proactively identifies, classifies, graphs and finds sources of RF interference in all Wi-Fi bands. It is an ideal complement to AirMagnet Laptop, the world's most popular Wi-Fi performance and security troubleshooting tool.
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FIPS 140-2 Secure Wireless Data Terminal. 3e-523 Wireless Data Point enables economical installation of sensor systems. With security enhanced IEEE 802.11 wireless technology, costly installation cabling is eliminated.
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The AirGuard model 3e-527A3 is an 802.11b/g AP, 802.11a bridge, and an 8-port secure Ethernet switch. With DoD-proven security and easy-to-use mesh networking, it is suited for government, military, industrial, mobile, and metropolitan-area wireless infrastructures.
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The AirMagnet Vo-Fi Analyzer proactively monitors network devices, both wired and wireless networks, quality of service (QoS) and the IP PBX call manager for issues that can affect VoWLAN performance. By providing end-to-end analysis and a comprehensive overview of all factors affecting the VoWLAN network, the AirMagnet Vo-Fi Analyzer eases VoWLAN management-making it the most complete tool available for wireless voice analysis.
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AirMagnet Planner makes it easy to build a detailed model of any WiFi environment. Simply load in a map of your location and simulate wireless performance based on the correct number, placement and configuration of APs. Tweak any number of these settings until you achieve full coverage for end-users while minimising signal bleed into unsecured areas.
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The 3e-010F-C-2/3e-010F-A-2 Crypto Client software provides advanced interoperable 802.11i wireless data security with AES and 3DES encryption. These advanced security options include the standards as established by FIPS 140-2 Level 1 - the Federal Information Processing Standards mandated by the US Department of Defense for use in wireless environments.
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RSA SecurID® hardware tokens provide "hacker-resistant" two-factor authentication, resulting in easy-to-use and effective user identification. Based on RSA’s patented time synchronization technology, this authentication device generates a simple, one-time authentication code that changes every 60 seconds.
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The AirMagnet Enterprise Analyzer for Cisco is a software-only Wi-Fi troubleshooting solution designed specifically for Cisco Unified Wireless Networks. The Enterprise Analyzer software cooperates with your Cisco Wireless LAN controllers and lightweight access points to collect Wi-Fi data for expert analysis.
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AirMagnet provides mission-critical wireless LAN (WLAN) administration and diagnostic tools to help companies deploy, administer and secure their wireless networks.
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3eTI offers both a line of highly secure wireless LAN devices that meet NIST standards (FIPS 140-2 Validated) and the capability to help plan and implement a new or improved wireless LAN. 3eTI are also the First Wireless Infrastructure Supplier to Provide Common Criteria Secure Products. When it comes to robustly secure WLAN connectivity, dynamic mesh networking, wireless bridging & repeating, deploying hotspots... 3eTI products are the ideal solution.
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Appliances, standards boost WLAN security When we looked at wireless LAN security last October in a previous Roundup, we painted a fairly bleak picture. At that time, virtual private networks (VPNs) were the best way to fix the well-known vulnerabilities in the Wireless Encryption Protocol (WEP), which guards most wireless LANs. But VPNs cost as much as $1,500 per wireless access point (AP) and often forced you to lock yourself into one vendor's gear.
Since then, we've seen progress on both......
[more] WLANs are inevitable, security measures a must Now, this isn't anything new. Effective policy construction is the first step in securing any new technology, and wireless local area networks are no exception.
To many security professionals, wireless is one word they don't want to hear. Securing wireless access points can difficult, and some pros find it easier to deny them until technology has improved.
Wireless, however, is a reality. Everyone from CEOs to lower-level professionals love......
[more] BT says: Protect your network from professional hackers It's not just the warchalkers you need to worry about... BT Openworld has this week thrown its weight behind the fight against 'Warchalking' - the practice of scrawling chalk marks on the outside of buildings with Wi-Fi networks to encourage passers by to surf on companies' unprotected bandwidth.
However, the UK ISP has warned that it's not just bandwidth pirates you need to worry about. Warchalkers have also drawn attention to the very......
[more] Singapore, Intel Form Wireless Pact SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The world's largest chipmaker, Intel Corp, and Singapore's telecoms watchdog unveiled on Wednesday a project to promote wireless connectivity in Asia. SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The world's largest chipmaker, Intel Corp, and Singapore's telecoms watchdog unveiled on Wednesday a project to promote wireless connectivity in Asia.
The S$3.9 million ($2.25 million) project will attempt to bridge different wireless and fixed networks, allowing us......
[more] Getting a grip on WLAN futures The wireless LAN world is a pretty bad offender when it comes to Alphabet Soup, what with 802.11b preceding 802.11a, and neither being the same type of thing as 802.11e*. So it was useful to hear Jan Haagh, a senior product manager in Proxim's WLAN division, talk through some of latest acronyms.
One to watch out for is WPA, or WiFi Protected Access. This will replace the original WEP wireless security standard, which turned out to be not very secure after all.......
[more] The Wireless-Security Balancing Act If you choose an EAP that doesn't gain de facto standard status, the access point will be to other EAP clients what a two-hole electrical outlet is to three-pronged plugs. Wireless LANs have been billed as the great security wasteland. But thanks to the 802.11b Wi-Fi community's frenetic activity in the last year, an abundance of good security choices now exist, with more on the way.
Wi-Fi security efforts have focused on encryption and authentication, wi......
[more] Networking Industry Awards 2003 GSS are named finalists for the ‘Wireless Networking Product of the Year’. AirMagnet and Vernier Networks are both finalists within this category.
AirMagnet allows network/security managers real-time management of their entire WLAN environment, at any time from any location, running on a handheld Compaq iPaq/Windows CE device or Laptop. AirMagnet Distributed Wireless Network Management System is the industry’s most advanced network management system. Designed......
[more] AirMagnet Distributed centralizes WLAN security It’s clear from a recent article in InfoWorld that wireless local area networks (WLANs) are gaining validation from an increasing number of enterprises. As deployments grow, concerns about security, reliability, and management issues are taking center stage for CIOs and their staffs. Needless to say, wherever enterprise concerns are created, vendors are sure to follow. However, analysts now say that the WLAN security, reliability, and management v......
[more] City sees the benefits of wireless networks Survey shows more businesses are convinced but security is still lax The third annual Wireless Security Survey of London has highlighted a significant increase in the use of wireless networks by businesses.
In the two years since the survey was first undertaken, the number of wireless networks used in the City has increased from 124 in 2001, to 328 in 2002 and 1078 in 2003.
The benefits of the technology appear to have convinced companies, and th......
[more] Opportunities for Wi-Fi hackers on the increase London home to rogue access points IT managers are catching up to the dangers of Wi-Fi, but opportunities for drive-by hackers in London may actually be increasing. New wireless LANs are popping up very fast, and many of them are insecure 'rogue' access points.
This year, only two-thirds of the City's Wi-Fi networks have WEP (wired equivalent privacy), the basic Wi-Fi security standard turned on. That's not a great record, but it is better than l......
[more] Vernier WLAN System 'Best Wireless LAN Solution' of 2004 The Vernier gateway IS 6500p wireless local area networks (WLAN) Integrated System earned Technology of the Year Recognition from InfoWorld Magazine. Flexible management and unparalleled scalability earned the wireless local area networks solution the ‘Best Wireless LAN Solution’ 2004 award. Vernier Networks(TM), the leader in secure managed access for the enterprise wireless local area networks (WLAN), announces that the Vernier gateway I......
[more] Wireless LAN Market Shows Home Networking On The Rise The market for wireless local area networks grew significantly last year, indicating a rise in home networking as consumers look to share broadband Internet connections among multiple computers, a market research firm said Wednesday.
The market for technology based on the 802.11 standard increased by 10 percent in the fourth quarter of 2003 to $509 million, compared to the same period in 2002, Dell'Oro Group said. For the full year, the WLA......
[more] AirMagnet Unveils New Distributed WLAN Security and Performance Solution AirMagnet, the leader in wireless LAN (WLAN) security and performance solutions, today announced an entirely new version of its Distributed WLAN security and performance system. AirMagnet Distributed 4.0(1) includes a completely new network dashboard, advanced rogue access point (AP) blocking and tracing, extended security and performance policy management, and more than a dozen other new features that allow increasingly d......
[more] London Wi-Fi plan hits lamppost The future of wireless, we thought, was short-range repeaters on street furniture. Either, the Wi-Fi based model proposed by Westminster Council, or the revolutionary telematics model patented by Last Mile communications.
Here at the WLAN Event in Olympia, Last Mile has officially revealed its plans to install 150,000 wireless circuits, including memory, in 150,000 lampposts in the UK. To do this, it takes advantage of a near-global agreement on roadside telem......
[more] Central London Wi-Fi zone gets green light London will become one of the world's leading wireless city, the Westminster Council said today as it cut the ribbon on a project to turn the West End into a Wi-Fi zone for its workers.
The scheme, revealed by The Register over a year ago, is being extended from an initial test - put in place last September - in Soho Square, Greek Street and Frith Street. It now extends to the whole of Soho, bordered by Shafesbury Ave, Regent Street, Oxford Street a......
[more] THE A to Z of wireless terms and technologies Everything you need to know about Wireless Jargon 802.11a
54Mbps wireless Ethernet operating in the 5GHz band.
802.11b
The industry standard 11Mbps wireless Ethernet operating at 2.4GHz.
802.11e
Defines quality-of-service for wireless local area networks, to support voice-over IP for example.
802.11g
Successor to 802.11b, providing up to 54Mbps over the same 2.4GHz spectrum used by 802.11b.
802.11h
A supplement to 802.11a to ensure t......
[more] Leading Canadian communications provider chooses AirMagnet AirMagnet, the leader in wireless LAN (WLAN) security and performance solutions, today announced that Allstream, Canada's largest alternative communication solutions provider, has selected AirMagnet Distributed 4.0 to support its recently launched Managed Local Area Network (LAN) service, which offers enterprise customers a stable, flexible and secure hosted wireless LAN solution. Wireless Friendly, a leading Canadian wireless integrato......
[more] Students uncover new Wi-Fi vulnerability Attackers could shut down WLAN with just a handheld device Students at the Queensland University of Technology Information Security Research Centre in Australia have uncovered a flaw in an IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi) protocol that allows attackers with a simple Wi-Fi-enabled handheld device to effectively shut down a wireless local area network.
The report, published by AusCERT (Australian Computer Emergency Response Team), a not-for-profit organization based......
[more] Is 802.11a like Betamax? Is 802.11a the Betamax vs. VHS of wireless networking? Betamax was technically better. Why haven't companies adopted 802.11a? We don’t believe that 802.11a will prove analogous to Betamax. The 802.11a radio spec provides a number of advantages over 802.11b for businesses, which more time and usage will make obvious.
At first glance, 802.11g seems to provide a similar performance improvement to 802.11a, with 54M bit/sec as the often-quoted maximum data rate, and the a......
[more] IT managers ready defenses against flaw in wireless LANs Users could face DoS attacks, but the risks are seen as low Information technology managers last week said a denial-of-service vulnerability that affects some Wi-Fi wireless LANs could force companies to develop new skills and rethink the way their networks are set up. But, they added, it should be relatively easy to defend WLANs against attacks seeking to exploit the flaw.
For example, an attacker would need to be within the typical 20......
[more] Securing the air The benefits of wireless LANs (WLAN) are undeniable but the risks introduced by them are increasing exponentially. According to InStat MDR More than 75 million Wi-Fi devices have been deployed worldwide and another 4 million new WLAN devices are being shipped per month.
Some organizations think their investments in firewalls and VPNs will protect them from the risks of WLANs. However, they do not realize that the WLAN signal bypasses all wired side security and opens a back......
[more] Unauthorized Wireless Users Strain Corporate Networks IT managers say rogue installations pose security risks, complicate support End users are driving much of the mobile and wireless innovation inside companies, which can cause security, support and management problems -- especially when devices and applications not sanctioned by IT departments find their way onto networks.
That was one of the messages from IT managers who attended Computerworld's second annual Mobile & Wireless World confe......
[more] WLANs major wireless security issue for business through 2008 Through 2006, 70 per cent of successful wireless local area network (WLAN) attacks will be because of the mis-configuration of WLAN access points (AP) and client software, according to market research group Gartner, Inc.
Security for WLANs and personal digital assistants (PDAs) in the company needs to be driven by updated security policies that address the unique demands of the mobile workplace, according to the analysts.
"Wh......
[more] Wardriving for WLAN security The 4th Annual Worldwide Wardrive (WWWD) is under way this week, with volunteers scanning the airwaves in a neighborhood near you for wireless LAN access points.
This year's WLAN discovery effort began June 12 and runs through June 19.
The WWWD is organized by a mixed group of security professionals and hobbyists who cruise areas to document the location of access points and how many of them have even minimal security. The goal is to boost awareness of the n......
[more] Stealth wallpaper could keep WLANs secure Keeps outsiders off your wired or wireless network UK defence contractor BAE Systems has developed a stealth wallpaper to beat electronic eavesdropping on company Wi-Fi networks.
The company has produced panels using the technology to produce a screen that will prevent outsiders from listening in on companies' Wi-Fi traffic but let other radio and mobile phone traffic get through.
The FSS (Frequency Selective Surface) panels are made in the same......
[more] Wireless security must improve in Europe Around 34% of businesses in London, Paris, Frankfurt and Milan are still leaving their wireless networks open to attack, according to the latest survey commissioned by RSA Security. Many install the networks without changing risky default settings.
The survey also recorded explosive growth in the number of wireless networks across the four financial centres, with the number in London rising 770% since 2001.
Wireless networks – also known as Wi-Fi......
[more] Stronger WLAN security standard approved The IEEE 802.11i specification, the latest set of rules to bolster security on wireless LANs, has received final approval, according to a co-author of the standard.
The IEEE 802.11i subcommittee signed off on the standard Thursday, according to a statement from Trapeze Networks that was attributed to Dan Harkins, a software engineer at the Pleasanton, Calif., WLAN equipment vendor. Harkins was a co-author of several portions of the specification.......
[more] High-speed wireless begins its standardisation journey The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) will begin sifting through a record number of proposals for a high-speed amendment to the 802.11 standard next week, but wireless chip makers are already jumping the gun with pre-standard products.
802.11n is intended to more than triple the real throughput of wireless LAN (WLAN) by focussing on enhancements to the MAC (media access control) interface, rather than the physical l......
[more] AirMagnet Ships Latest Wireless Security Solution For Laptops, Handhelds
AirMagnet on Monday plans to ship the fourth generation of its laptop and handheld wireless security solution, which brings voice-over-WLAN tools as well as support for 802.11i, a wireless security standard recently ratified by the IEEE.
AirMagnet Mobile 4.0 includes 20 new features, such as voice-over-WLAN troubleshooting tools, expanded authentication support and policy management, said Rich Mironov, vice president o......
[more] Wi-Fi Weds Bluetooth It was inevitable. As connectivity has continued its evolution of putting more functions in a single box, the pairing of more than one popular wireless technology into a single device was just a matter of time.
That's why companies are now putting Wi-Fi and Bluetooth together into handhelds such as smartphones and PDAs. But while this marriage may seem like a dream come true for consumers, as demonstrated by the popularity of the combo in the consumer market, it's......
[more] Intel cool on 802.20 Intel could be closing the door on the emerging 802.20 mobile broadband wireless access standard after the company admitted to uncertainty surrounding the working group's ability to put aside self-interest. But the chip giant has finally accepted the rise of the Bluetooth short-range wireless technology, which will shortly be accommodated in its wireless LAN chipsets. Intel's position was outlined at a journalist presentation given by senior executives from its communication......
[more] UK Scientists roll out Wi-Fi proof wallpaper British boffins have developed wallpaper that blocks Wi-Fi traffic but still allows other wireless transmissions to pass through in a bid to prevent unauthorised access to sensitive data via the WLAN.
Developed by UK defence company BAE Systems, the wallpaper uses Frequency Selective Surface (FSS) sheeting, a material more commonly found slapped on military aircraft, naval vessels and radar antennae, New Scientist reports. In this case, the FSS mate......
[more] Industry Coalition Floats Proposal for 802.11n A second group is floating its technical proposal to replace Wi-Fi, in advance of a meeting next month to begin resolving the issue. The so-called WWiSE consortium–comprising Airgo Networks, Bermai, Broadcom, Conexant, STMicroelectronics and Texas Instruments–held a conference call Thursday morning to introduce its new proposal for the 802.11n standard. "WWiSE" stands for "World Wide Spectrum Efficiency," a characteristic of the new proposed standa......
[more] First Wi-Fi products get security certificate The Wi-Fi Alliance got its next certification programme off to a flying start, issuing WPA2 badges to a bunch of products that comply with the 802.11i security specification. The Alliance is readying other programmes for quality of service and the 802.11n fast Wi-Fi standard due next year.
The WPA2 certified products include generic designs from Atheros Communications and Broadcom, so customers can expect to buy products with the badges on by the en......
[more] 802.11i: The next big thing The IEEE standard called Robust Security Networking is a force to be reckoned with. As an amendment to the original 802.11 WLAN standard, 802.11i replaces the original meager 10-page WEP discussion with more than 200 pages of detailed protocol on how to lock unwanted users out of your wireless network.
Approved in July, 802.11i products have started to appear in the market. Even though we received our test equipment before the final draft of the standard was ratifi......
[more] Wi-Fi group says 'no' to pre-standard 802.11n kit The Wi-Fi Alliance (WFA) today formally avowed its aversion to so-called 'pre-standard' wireless products by pledging not to certify kit featuring 802.11n technologies until the standard has been ratified by the IEEE.
That's not expected to take place until November 2006, but if past versions of Wi-Fi are anything to go by, a number of WLAN chip makers and equipment makers will undoubtedly try to beat the rest to market by offering products tha......
[more] AirMagnet Revamps, Renames Flagship Product WLAN security company AirMagnet is changing the name of its flagship product reflecting increased adoption by enterprises. Formerly known as AirMagnet Distributed, the newly dubbed AirMagnet Enterprise 5.0 also introduces security features tailored to network managers.
Feature upgrades include automated intrusion detection, 3-D rogue-AP control and government policy compliance tools.
After taking a poll, the Sunnyvale, Calif.-based AirMagnet decide......
[more] Some WLANs open to dictionary attack A dictionary attack tool designed to exploit a weakness the Wi-Fi Protected Access security for wireless LANs has been published on the Web.
The software, called WPA Cracker, exploits one option that can be used in WPA, usually in consumer applications or residential WLANs: a pre-shared encryption key. This key is simpler to use and deploy than using the more complex 802.1x for authentication.
With the pre-shared key, a common shared pass phrase is set f......
[more] WLAN Security Adoption Still Trailing Despite Widespread Use of Wireless in the Workplace Around 70 percent of British organisations are either already using or planning to use wireless connectivity as part of everyday business. Yet security remains top of the list when it comes to wireless networking concerns, with more than a third of companies admitting that they would have no way of knowing if their wireless security measures were breached. These are some of the main findings of an independ......
[more] Corporations Get Ready for Wi-Fi Universities and health care organizations have led the way in Wi-Fi installations -- and done the bleeding that takes place on the cutting edge. Now, U.S. corporations are learning from these leaders and evaluating how wireless LANs (WLANs) can benefit their companies.
Corporate IT executives came to the Angelbeat Mobility, Security, VoIP Executive Briefing on Monday to hear from vendors of wireless monitoring and security applications hoping to get their busi......
[more] AirMagnet polarizes wireless monitoring debate Two access points and a scanner on one chip. Wireless security specialist AirMagnet reckons it can settle a rumbling dispute in the Wi-Fi world, by offering a box that combines two access points with a full-time wireless monitor. The new device, based on multi-channel silicon from Engim, could find its way into other vendors' Wi-Fi systems next year.
AirMagnet - along with other specialists such as AirDefense - sells security products that use sta......
[more] Wireless-J standard opens Japan to the Wi-Fi world And boost 802.11a at the same time. The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) has approved a new wireless standard that will expand international Wi-Fi roaming to Japan.
The 802.11j standard will also apply to wireless equipment used by US anti-terrorism forces, and will affect the way spectrum is used in other countries.
It brings the 802.11 WLAN family - branded Wi-Fi - into line with Japanese regulations from August of 2......
[more] Access all areas Doubts about security have long discouraged many firms from deploying mobile computing. But wireless technology has moved on When many companies find it hard enough to control the IT use of office-based employees, how do you convince them that giving staff remote access is a good idea?
This is the dilemma that faces all notebook, wireless networking and remote-management software manufacturers and resellers. There are a lot of variables to consider. The process of providing a m......
[more] Wi-Fi Alliance to Promote WLAN Security The Wi-Fi alliance will use its pull in the industry to improve security measures in wireless LAN hardware over the next year.
The Austin, Texas, trade organization, which confers the right to use the Wi-Fi label on hardware, plans to increase encryption requirements for certification. But members of the security task groups within the alliance stress that the onus of WLAN security still lies with the customer.
Last fall, the group quietly made support......
[more] Vernier looks for more security WLAN vendor jumps out of the wireless LAN into the firewall Wireless appliance vendor Vernier Networks has transformed itself into a network security vendor to avoid the shakeout of wireless LAN vendors. ITs new products are designed to lock down vulnerable network segments, devices and end users, and move it into the highly competitive world of firewalls.
A year ago, Vernier called itself a "leader in wireless LAN security" (link courtesy of the Wayback machine)......
[more] Why standards are important for wireless security Industry standards play a critical role in R&D, product development and marketing initiatives which in turn help organizations meet their business objectives. Standards simplify product development and reduce non-value-adding costs, thereby increasing a user's ability to compare competing products. Standards also represent fundamental building blocks for international trade and communications.
Successful businesses benefit from standards both......
[more] AirMagnet Receives Funding From Intel Communications Fund AirMagnet, the leader in wireless LAN (WLAN) security and performance solutions, today announced that it is receiving an investment from Intel Communications Fund. This investment will be used to help expand the company's solutions to manage wireless in the mobile enterprise. As one of its first projects, AirMagnet will implement its Enterprise SmartSensor software on Intel® based Access Point (AP) reference platforms, starting with the......
[more] AirMagnet Beefs Up IPS AirMagnet Inc. this week will introduce the latest version of its wireless intrusion prevention software, which includes new client blocking capabilities and better integration with gear from Cisco Systems Inc.
AirMagnet Enterprise 5.1 ties into Cisco's WLAN (wireless LAN) management software, known as Wireless LAN Solution Engine, or WLSE. The AirMagnet software can now automatically add Cisco-managed access points to AirMagnet's access control list, meaning they are au......
[more] Isle of Wight Council Secures Wireless Network With AirMagnet AirMagnet Mobile suite allows flexible monitoring and maintenance of WLAN performance The Isle of Wight Council has announced it is using AirMagnet wireless security and performance tools to routinely and accurately monitor its wireless network (WLAN) for fault finding and performance issues. The AirMagnet Mobile suite, consisting of AirMagnet Laptop Analyzer and AirMagnet Handheld Analyzer, provides the Council with an effective way......
[more] Wireless security still lax Report finds 36 per cent of the City's wireless networks left open to attack More than a third of businesses using wireless networks in the City of London are overlooking basic security, leaving themselves exposed to drive-by hackers.
The fourth annual Wireless Security Survey of London shows the number of wireless local area networks (WLans) increased by 62 per cent in 2004, with access points rising from 1,078 to 1,751.
But the research, conducted by security spec......
[more] AirMagnet Supports RSA's Security's Wireless Survey in San Francisco's Bustling Financial District RSA Security Arms Itself with AirMagnet to Demonstrate Critical Wireless Security Breaches on Local Television AirMagnet, the leader in wireless LAN (WLAN) security and performance solutions, today announced that its security monitoring tools will be used by RSA Security, an AirMagnet customer, to illustrate vulnerabilities in wireless networks in San Francisco's financial district. RSA Security re......
[more] Handheld Security Too Expensive For Enterprise? If your enterprise relies on PDAs and smartphones to get business done, you may be paying too much to secure it, according to a report issued Monday.
An analyst at IT research firm Burton Group found that the cost of a complete set of security products (antivirus, VPN, device security and management) can be higher than the cost of the device itself.
In his research report, "Handheld Device Security," Eric Maiwald surveyed the market of busines......
[more] BMW brings Wi-Fi to London showrooms BMW is to roll out public Wi-Fi Internet access at three of its London showrooms and service centres, the motor manufacturer said today.
The service's provision comes courtesy of BT Openzone and is geared toward customers availing themselves of BMW's one-hour mend-and-mop Fast Track service package. Alas, while Fast Track includes free coffee, newspapers and even a massage, it doesn't cover gratis Internet access. Presumably they figure if you can afford a......
[more] WLAN standards battle begins again Networking equipment makers are worried that Cisco will try foist a standard upon them as concerns over interoperability mount As large companies install Wi-Fi in their offices, equipment suppliers are challenged to come up with a new standard that will allow gear from different companies to work together.
Interoperability between radio access points used to transmit signals throughout offices and a new breed of WLAN switches that centrally control these switc......
[more] Intel employees put hot spot near the North Pole The hot spot was built at the Barneo ice camp in the Arctic region Intel Corp. said today that two employees at Intel Russia have erected what may be the world's most northerly Wi-Fi "hot spot." Its location: 78 miles from the North Pole.
The hot spot was built in the Arctic region at the Barneo ice camp, a tent complex used by scientists, researchers and rescue crews during the month of April, when ice conditions are safe. Still, the camp enviro......
[more] AirMagnet Advances World's Best-Selling Wi-Fi Tools AirMagnet Laptop Analyzer 5.0 Builds on Years of Success; Offers Integrated Reporting for Easy SOX and HIPAA Compliance, New Security and Performance Alarms and Robust Vo-Fi Quality Management AirMagnet, Inc., the leader in wireless LAN (WLAN) security and performance solutions, today introduced the fifth generation of its AirMagnet Laptop Analyzer and related mobile solutions, which are relied upon by thousands of wireless network professional......
[more] IT staff fear Wi-Fi fumbles If the technology is fixed, it must be a people problem... The security of Wi-Fi networks is still a worry - even though most senior IT staff believe that 802.11i solves the technical problems. How can this be? Simple: those staff don't believe in their ability to deploy 802.11i securely.
This is one of the results from the just-published second annual Webtorials "Wireless LAN State-of-the-Market Report", which analyses responses from 419 subscribers to Webtorials,......
[more] CyberGuard launches wireless security appliance for SMEs CyberGuard Corporation has announced a new all-in-one wireless workgroup security and data access appliance, the CyberGuard SG565, designed to secure the wireless and wired local area networks of small and medium-sized enterprises.
Unifying defences to combat blended threats via a single device combining firewall, intrusion prevention and gateway anti-virus is quickly becoming a requirement for small and medium-sized businesses. CyberGua......
[more] Feds botch wireless security Federal agencies in the US are leaving their wireless networks open to attack by not implementing key security measures, according to a report issued by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) on Tuesday.
Wireless networks – also known as Wi-Fi or Wireless Local Area Networks or WLANs – can fall victim to malicious hacking techniques, from eavesdropping on company or agency secrets to computer network disruption and the launching of denial of service attacks.
S......
[more] Westminster to open Wi-Fi network to hoi polloi Westminster Council's metropolitan Wi-Fi network is to be made accessible to the public, courtesy of BT's wireless Internet service provider, BT Openzone.
The network will also be upgraded to improve 3G mobile data connectivity in the area.
The Council today named the telco the Wireless City Project's infrastructure partner, as the network expands beyond its Soho core throughout the City of Westminster. It should be noted that the borough does n......
[more] AirMagnet Announces Laptop-Based Wi-Fi Spectrum Analyzer AirMagnet, the leader in WLAN security and performance solutions, today announced a new laptop-based RF spectrum analysis solution for Wi-Fi networks. The AirMagnet Spectrum Analyzer -- based on Cognio's patented Intelligent Spectrum Management System -- is the industry's first to identify the specific sources of interference that can undermine the performance of wireless networks.
The AirMagnet Spectrum Analyzer complements AirMagnet L......
[more] AirMagnet Enterprise Wins Second Consecutive Network Computing Editor's Choice Award AirMagnet, the leader in wireless LAN (WLAN) security and performance solutions, today announced that CMP Media LLC's Network Computing named AirMagnet Enterprise as the Editor's Choice of Distributed Wireless Security Monitors for the second consecutive year. AirMagnet Enterprise 5.2 bested competing products from AirDefense, Network Chemistry, AirTight and Highwall in a thorough evaluation performed by the ma......
[more] Wi-Fi faces struggle for mainstream acceptance Consumer electronics vendors are facing the challenge of educating consumers about Wi-Fi wireless networking and to overcome the perception that Wi-Fi is simply a data networking technology, industry experts warned today.
The results of a newly published In-Stat US consumer survey shows that most planned Wi-Fi deployments are designed to support traditional PC-based data networking applications, rather than as a means to delivering consumer entert......
[more] Who's sniffing your wireless network? No, it isn't cheap. But in this case, you get what you pay for. In return, the product gives you invaluable tools to protect your wireless network.
Even if nobody is trying to hack into your network — and just because you aren't paranoid doesn't mean somebody isn't after you — Spectrum Analyzer helps you locate sources of interference such as microwave ovens, portable phones and Bluetooth devices that might be hampering your 802.11 wireless communications......
[more] AirMagnet Ruggedized Sensors Extend Wireless Security Perimeter Beyond Building Walls AirMagnet, the leader in wireless LAN (WLAN) security and performance solutions, today introduced a new line of ruggedized sensors designed for outdoor and hazardous use -- allowing enterprises to extend a wireless security "perimeter" well beyond building walls. These waterproof, hardened SmartEdge sensors can scan for suspicious wireless activity both indoors and outdoors and are ideal for customers needing......
[more] 3e Technologies International Inc. becomes an Intel Capital Portfolio Company 3e Technologies International (3eTI) announced today that Intel Capital has become a minority shareholder. As a leader in secure wireless technology, 3eTI supplies client, infrastructure, and management platforms supporting a broad set of middleware capabilities to enable applications such as mesh networks, RFID, video, remote sensors, and location- based asset and information tracking. 3eTI's customers include federa......
[more] F-Secure brings increased levels of protection and anti-virus support to Windows Mobile users F-Secure has announced it is to extend support for its F-Secure Mobile Anti-Virus to Microsoft’s Windows Mobile operating system. The solution brings new levels of protection for Windows Mobile users. Symbian Series 80 users will also get a new product called F-Secure Mobile Security, which contains a mobile firewall alongside anti-virus functionality.
With this latest release now in place, F-Secure M......
[more] AirMagnet Introduces BlueSweep Utility for Bluetooth AirMagnet, Inc., the leader in wireless LAN (WLAN) security and performance solutions, today introduced its BlueSweep software, designed to identify nearby devices with Bluetooth wireless technology and alert users to potential Bluetooth security risks. The AirMagnet software identifies and tracks devices up to 300 feet away and lets users know what their own Bluetooth devices are doing. BlueSweep runs on laptop computers that support Windows......
[more] AirMagnet to Host Webinar on Wireless LAN Security and Compliance AirMagnet, the leader in wireless LAN security and performance solutions, will host a webinar on "Security and Policy Compliance for Wireless LANs" at 11:00 a.m. PST on Tuesday, Nov. 15. The webinar will also feature presentations from analyst firm Forrester Research and enterprise wireless security provider Fortress Technologies.
Forrester analyst Paul Stamp, along with David Aylesworth, director of product management for Fortr......
[more] Next-gen Wi-Fi standard showdown Vendors race to market with non-standard implementations of high speed 802.11n Battle lines are now being drawn over the next-generation WLAN standard, IEEE 802.11n, which promises speeds of 100Mbps and higher, as well as increased range.
Behind a seemingly innocuous announcement last week of a new wireless router from Netgear lies a major WLAN industry schism that pits the likes of Cisco, Intel, and Sony against Nokia , Texas Instruments , and Airgo Networks,......
[more] AirMagnet's WLAN analyzer goes remote The latest version of a wireless LAN analyzer from AirMagnet announced Monday, allows remote scanning over any LAN or Internet connection and can run on a Centrino-equipped laptop without a separate Wi-Fi card.
AirMagnet Laptop Analyzer is software that roving network administrators and installers can load on a notebook PC and use to study activity on an enterprise wireless LAN. Among other things, it can detect radio wave interference and security violati......
[more] AirMagnet plans beefed up RF planning tool in Q1 Wireless LAN security vendor AirMagnet Inc will launch a new version of its Surveyor software in the first quarter of 2006 in an indication that WLAN is going mainstream, with enterprise concerns moving from blocking rogue access points to managing network rollouts and optimising performance. Surveyor was launched in April 2004 and is currently at version 2.5, said Wade Williamson, product manager at the Sunnyvale, California-based vendor.
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[more] Industry group agrees on high-speed Wi-Fi proposal An industry group seeking common ground on the emerging IEEE 802.11n high-speed wireless LAN specification has agreed on a compromise proposal that may form the basis of a final standard.
The joint proposal group, which includes backers of all the major factions in the fight over how to boost the speed and range of WLANs, late Wednesday approved a proposal by a unanimous online vote with two abstentions, according to Bill McFarland, CTO at At......
[more] AirMagnet Achieves Three Industry "Firsts" in Wireless Security and Performance Monitoring AirMagnet Inc., the leader in wireless LAN (WLAN) security and performance solutions, announced version 7.0 of its flagship Enterprise product, which earlier this month was named one of Information Security's Products of the Year, and two weeks ago was named Best Wireless Security Solution and Best Overall Network Security Solution of 2005 by SC Magazine. The new AirMagnet Enterprise is the world's first......
[more] AirMagnet upgrades will improve WLAN security AirMagnet has released an upgraded version of its enterprise platform that offers new security features, as well as performance monitoring and event analysis capabilities.The company said that its Enterprise 7.0 software supported new wireless sensors that could monitor and analyse the radio frequency (RF) spectrum for interference by non-Wi-Fi devices such as cordless phones and Bluetooth devices."Traditional sensors capture wireless packets o......
[more] 802.11n - what really happened? Who was strong-arming whom? Last year a group of companies attempted an end run around the IEEE committee developing the next-generation wireless LAN standard, 802.11n. Its goal was to obtain a time-to-market advantage over the one firm that has successfully commercialised the advanced technology central to 802.11n. The industry rebuffed this maneuvre. A quick review of 802.11n is in order. The 802.11n Task Group was established to identify a WLAN technology capa......
[more] AirMagnet Rolls Out Voice-Over-Wi-Fi Analysis Tool The network analysis tool helps network managers detect voice problems over wireless networks. AirMagnet today announced the AirMagnet VoFi Analyzer, a network analysis tool that helps network managers detect voice problems over wireless networks. The VoFi Analyzer detects problems in real time, includes alarms and real-time statistical analysis, and uncovers roots causes. Its includes quality of service (QoS) features for seamless roaming, jitt......
[more] Ancient worm runs riot at Infosec Infosec may have hosted mass of secure wireless networks last week, but that didn't mean everything was secure.A quick review of the available wireless networks from Olympia's press office revealed very few open WLAN networks.However, while exhibiting at the show, security risk firm McAfee was able to detect various networks connections that lacked any encryption, so maybe things weren't as rosy as we first suspected. Using its Network intrusion prevention prod......
[more] New AirMagnet Solution Selected as Best of Interop 2006 Finalist AirMagnet Inc., the leader in wireless network assurance, announced the AirMagnet Vo-Fi Analyzer is a finalist in the Best of Interop Awards in the VoIP and Collaboration category. The AirMagnet Vo-Fi Analyzer, the pioneering voice-over-wireless-LAN (VoWLAN) analysis tool that lets network managers identify voice problems and pinpoint their root causes, debuted at this week's Interop tradeshow. The AirMagnet Vo-Fi Analyzer proacti......
[more] Wireless networking kit sales on the up From building, to campus, to the wide area with WiMax... Sales of wireless LAN (WLAN) equipment are rising steadily as enterprises roll out campus-wide networks with business-class gear for both data and IP voice applications, new data from Infonetics Research shows.Worldwide revenues for wireless networking equipment rose eight per cent to $639m in the first quarter of 2006 and Infonetics expects annual sales to hit $3.8bn by 2009, with growth predicted i......
[more] Companies to expand WLANs despite nagging security fears Almost two-thirds of all businesses plan to expand wireless LAN (WLAN) deployments over the next 12 months, but many still have questions about how to secure and manage growing numbers of wireless connections, according to analysts.A survey of 200 global networking and business technology organisations conducted by analyst company Gartner late last year found 44 percent were banking on WLANs to improve staff productivity and mobility.A fu......
[more] AirMagnet Achieves Key Milestone With 5,000th Customer AirMagnet Inc., the award-winning leader in wireless network assurance, announced that its continued traction in wireless security, performance monitoring and compliance reporting has led the company to recently surpass the 5,000 customer mark, a wealth of customers nearly 10 times that of its next closest competitor. AirMagnet's continued innovation in creating products designed to survey, secure and monitor such cutting-edge technologies......
[more] AirMagnet Sets Standard for Mobile Workforce Security AirMagnet Inc., the award-winning leader in wireless network assurance, has set a new standard for secure Wi-Fi with its introduction of AirMagnet StreetWISE, a family of professional endpoint security software products developed specifically for the enterprise. Unlike existing wireless endpoint products -- which savvy workers render useless by disabling or removing them, connecting to unsecured networks and exposing confidential corporate d......
[more] IEEE 802.11n Wireless LAN to Grab 20% of Market in 2007 Market research firm In-Stat believes that even though several companies initiated shipments of equipment compatible with draft 802.11n wireless local area networks (WLAN) standard, the market will shift to the new standard at a much slower pace compared to the transition to 802.11g."Buyers of these Draft n products are early adopters willing to pay two to three times the price of standard 802.11g products. In-Stat expects the transit......
[more] WiFi network planner uses Google Earth A new version of the Survey planner tool from AirMagnet will let network designers networks include building plans, and then use the survey data to improve the coverage in the real world. "Some other tools use detailed modelling, which may take weeks and weeks to set up model, using CAD drawings," said Wade Williamson, AirMagnet product manager. "Ours is definitely a more economical approach in time and money." Detailed modelling often......
[more] California Wi-Fi law waits on governor's signature After passing through California's state legislature, a law requiring wireless local area network (LAN) vendors to warn customers about security configurations now awaits Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's consideration.Written by state Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez (D-Los Angeles), the new law will require manufacturers of WLAN products to advise consumers to use a password to protect their networks before use. The law allows manufacturers to protec......
[more] Wireless LAN chip market set for growth, says IDC The worldwide market for wireless LAN integrated circuits will reach $3.2 billion in 2010, having demonstrated a 17 percent compound annual growth rate (CAGR), according to market research company IDC. IDC (Framingham, Mass.) did not state over what period it was basing its calculation of CAGR or how big it thinks the wireless LAN chip market was in 2005 or will be 2006. Back calculation from the two numbers provided by IDC would determine the 2......
[more] IDC predicts WLAN semiconductor boom The analyst reckons that the market for WLAN semiconductors is on the up and will be worth more than $3 billion in just a few years The worldwide wireless local area network (WLAN) semiconductor market is being tipped for compound annual growth of 17 per cent over the next three years, leading to a $3.2 billion industry by 2010, according to IDC.The analyst's predictions come just a few days after researchfrom Informa Telecoms & Media suggested that the m......
[more] Wireless Security: The Standards Are Out There But not all enterprises are embracing them - yet That's the take of new research from market watcher In-Stat, which says the actual usage of strong security mechanisms in enterprise WLAN deployments continues to lag -- in spite of the ratification and availability of key wireless standards. The good news, In-Stat researchers say, is that this situation should soon change, mostly because enterprises are becoming increasingly dependent on wireless and......
[more] AirMagnet to Share Industry Leading Strategies for Successfully Deploying VoWLAN at Mobile Business Expo AirMagnet, the award-winning leader in wireless network assurance, will discuss the challenges impacting enterprise voice-over-WLAN (VoWLAN) deployments and its proactive resolutions at Mobile Business Expo in a panel entitled "Voice Over WLAN: The Next Network Infrastructure Challenge," taking place from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on Friday, November 3, at the Hyatt Regency Chicago.......
[more] Some British schools dismantle Wi-Fi over health fears Some British parents and teachers are pressuring public schools to ban and even dismantle Wi-Fi nets in public schools, because of health concerns. The move, reported in a story by The Times, could spark a debate over the evidence or lack of it that electromagnetic emissions, in this case, from 801.11 radios can be harmful.Any such debate will send a shock through wireless LAN vendors, for whom the education market is a critical growth area......
[more] Weigh the pros and cons of VoIP over wireless Voice over IP (VoIP) technology allows companies to cut the telco cord and make phone calls over the internet. Now, with VoIP over wireless - also called VoW, VoWiFi, wVoIP, and a number of other acronyms - organisations can cut all the cords. Numerous vendors are offering Wi-Fi IP phones that operate on the same 802.11 technologies used for wireless networks.According to a study from Infonetics Research, sales of Wi-Fi IP phones will likely reach $3......
[more] Fast Wi-Fi standard ready for vote A completed draft of the 802.11n fast Wi-Fi standard could be ready to vote on this week - signalling greater acceptance and a flood of products later this year. The IEEE fast Wi-Fi standard, which will operate at up to 200 Mbit/s, is expected to take a significant step closer to reality this week, when the Task Group N in the IEEE's 802.11 LAN Working Group completes a draft which can be voted on, according to Glenn Fleishman of Wi-Fi Net News. "The IEEE......
[more] AirMagnet Secures U.S. Patent for Detecting Hidden WLAN Users AirMagnet Inc. has been issued U.S. Patent No. 7,130,289 for creating a method to expose hidden nodes in a wireless LAN (WLAN) environment. CTO Chia-Chee Kuan, as well as chief architect Miles Wu, and president and CEO Dean Au, developed the patented technology as a core component of wireless analysis to proactively identify and explain security and performance threats."The awarding of this patent is significant for AirMagnet be......
[more] 3eTI Receives Common Criteria Certificates at RSA(R) Conference EFJ, Inc. announced today that its 3e Technologies International (3eTI) subsidiary has received two Common Criteria certificates at the wireless industry's RSA Common Criteria award ceremony. These awards recognize 3eTI's achievement in receiving National Information Assurance Partnership (NIAP) Evaluation Assurance Level 2+ Common Criteria Validation for the 3eTI wireless LAN access point and client software. The 3eTI AirGuard 3e-......
[more] AirMagnet bids to analyse Cisco WLAN analysis outfit AirMagnet has brought out software designed to work with Cisco's Unified Wireless Network. AirMagnet already has a version of the tool, which is called Enterprise Analyzer, for Aruba's Mobile Edge Architecture.Enterprise Analyzer for Cisco uses existing Cisco lightweight access points as sniffers to collect live network traffic data across all the Wi-Fi channels and analyse it for performance issues. At its core is signature detection softwar......
[more] 3eTI receives $1.2 million contract to develop wireless video for U.S. military Irving-based EFJ, Inc. announced today that its 3e Technologies International (3eTI) subsidiary has received a contract for $1.2 million to develop a secure, wireless video solution for the U.S. military. The contract calls for the development of enhanced 3eTI products integrated with monitoring middleware to provide for rapid security surveillance when deployed in the field."Our secure wireless division is hel......
[more] 802.11n Wi-Fi draft approved by IEEE Draft 2.0 of the 802.11n wireless-networking standard has been approved by an IEEE working group. The move means that 'draft 2.0' 100+Mbps (megabits per second) wireless LAN products could be on sale as early as summer 2007. Around 83 percent of working group members approved the draft, more than the 75 percent votes. The vote suggests that after more than a year of often acrimonious debate, members of the group have finally got together behind the core tech......
[more] AppGate's new Security Server makes securing internal networks easier AppGate Network Security introduces a new range of Security Servers with the ability to connect up to twelve different networks, making it easy to segment the internal network. AppGate Network Security introduces a new range of Security Servers with the ability to connect up to twelve different networks, making it easy to segment the internal network. The next generation of AppGate Security Servers, which feature faster proces......
[more] AirMagnet’s VoFi Analyzer Named Finalist for Best of Interop Awards AirMagnet Inc., the award-winning leader in wireless network assurance solutions, today announced that AirMagnet VoFi Analyzer, the most comprehensive solution for ensuring quality and reliability associated with Voice-over-WLAN deployments, was named a finalist for the Best of Interop Awards in the category of VoIP and Collaboration. The staff of CMP Technology's Network Computing magazine selected AirMagnet from a field of ne......
[more] AirMagnet Enterprise Receives SC Magazine's 5-Star and 'Recommended' Awards AirMagnet Inc., the award-winning leader in wireless network assurance solutions, today announced that SC Magazine has given AirMagnet Enterprise 7.5 its "Recommended Award" in a comparative group test of wireless security management products (Group Test: Wireless Security, May 2007, SC Magazine). AirMagnet Enterprise received a five star rating and a perfect score in categories including features, performance......
[more] High-Performance Wireless LAN Is Key To Business Mobility There has been a lot of talk about improving the performance of the wireless LAN here at this year's Interop. Why do IT departments need high-performance Wi-Fi? Without it, initiatives like business mobility and unified communications will go nowhere fast.All this talk about voice over Wi-Fi and dual-mode access is cool, but if the campus Wi-Fi system is some legacy 802.11b deployment, it just ain't gonna work. And most Wi-Fi systems tod......
[more] AirMagnet VoFi Analyzer Wins Best of Interop Award AirMagnet Inc., the award-winning leader in wireless network assurance solutions, today announced that AirMagnet VoFi Analyzer, the most comprehensive solution for ensuring quality and reliability associated with Voice-over-WLAN deployments, won the Best of Interop Award in the category of VoIP and Collaboration. "The Best of Interop Awards are always an indicator of the most innovative and exciting offerings in these product categories, a......
[more] Desperately seeking WLAN apps for London City wireless LAN pioneer Westminster City Council has kicked off a competition to find new applications to run on its planned city-wide Wi-Fi network.Along with sponsors BT and Vertex, it is offering prizes of £1,000 in each of three categories: Wireless Living to improve the daily life of individuals, Wireless Neighbourhood to benefit groups and communities, and Wireless Business. A fourth £1,000 is on offer for the best idea from the three......
[more] More Wireless, Not Enough Security Since 2002, RSA, the security division of EMC (Quote), has been doing regular surveys of wireless networks found in big cities - essentially, wardriving the same streets, time after time, using everything from cars to buses to horse-drawn carriages - to see what changes. For 2007, they found that while deployment of Wi-Fi was up, so was security - but security is not keeping up with the deployment. "We drive the same route in New York, London and Paris,&q......
[more] AirMagnet Allowed Patent for Ability to Detect Counterfeit Wi-Fi Access Points AirMagnet Inc., the award-winning leader in wireless network assurance solutions, today announced the company has received a notice of allowance for a U.S. Patent covering multiple methods of identifying "spoofed" or counterfeit devices in a wireless LAN. Developed by AirMagnet's CTO, Chia-Chee Kuan, as well as Chief Architect, Miles Wu, and President and CEO, Dean Au, the patent further strengthens the com......
[more] Pembrokeshire County Council Uses AirMagnet's WLAN Products to Manage Public Networks AirMagnet Inc., the leader in security, performance and compliance solutions for wireless LANs (WLAN) today announced that Pembrokeshire County Council (United Kingdom) is using AirMagnet's wireless network planning and analysis tools to plan and implement more than 30 public wireless networks in the region. Pembrokeshire already utilizes several AirMagnet products and the new agreement includes versions of Ai......
[more] AirMagnet First Wireless Intrusion Detection Provider to Achieve FIPS Certification AirMagnet Inc., the leader in security, performance and compliance solutions for wireless LANs, today announced that the company is the first wireless intrusion detection systems vendor to achieve Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS 140-2) certification. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) issued the FIPS 140 Publication Series to coordinate the requirements and standards for cry......
[more] Wireless Protocols Learning Guide Ensuring wireless security can still be a big hold-up to the actual deployment or the continued use of a wireless network in the enterprise. This section of the Wireless Protocols Learning Guide covers monitoring and security policies for a wireless network in addition to a discussion of available tools and configurations that enhance wireless security. WLAN technology deployments have increased, and federal regulations (such as HIPAA, Sarbanes Oxley and Gramm-L......
[more] AirMagnet Enterprise 8.0 Revolutionises Wireless IDS Intelligence fAirMagnet Inc., the leader in security, performance and compliance solutions for wireless LANs, announced a major new release of its award-winning AirMagnet Enterprise, the industry's premier solution for continuous wireless LAN security and management. Enterprise 8.0 is packed with new capabilities that allow customers to provide better protection for their wireless environments and to do so more efficiently. The system detects......
[more] AirMagnet Wins MobileVillage Award for Best Wireless LAN Management Product AirMagnet Inc., the leader in security, performance and compliance solutions for wireless LANs, today announced that AirMagnet Enterprise has been awarded the Gold Star and named Best Wireless LAN Management Product at the MobileVillage® Mobile Star Awards. AirMagnet was also awarded a Silver Star Award in the Success Story: Wireless LAN category based on the deployment of solutions by AirMagnet customer Smart City,......
[more] Wi-fi health risks to be probed The Health Protection Agency has announced a research programme into the possible health implications of wi-fi technology.Although no evidence has been found of any harmful effects from wi-fi exposure, concerns have been raised over the possibility of such effects - particularly as regards the use of wi-fi in schools.Professor Pat Troop, chief executive of the Health Protection Agency (HPA), said: "There is no scientific evidence to date that wi-fi and WLANs......
[more] Airmagnet to help set up Wi-fi networks for UK trains Airmagnet, a player in security, performance and compliance solutions for wireless LANs, has announced that Huber & Suhner Group is using the WLAN site survey tool, Airmagnet Survey PRO, to speed deployment and optimise configuration for public Wi-fi networks for train lines in the United Kingdom. Airmagnet Survey PRO reportedly allows rapid, intuitive modelling of different deployment scenarios to determine optimum performance settings.......
[more] AirMagnet Offers First ''Expert'' Certification for Wireless LAN Design and Site Survey AirMagnet Inc., the leader in security, performance and compliance solutions for wireless LANs, today announced a new course to its AirMagnet Academy professional training portfolio that will allow students to receive expert certification for wireless LAN design and site survey. The first session of classes will take place Nov. 26 to 28 in Dallas. This new three-day hands-on class will provide students with......
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