For some time now, there's been no question in my mind that the best route to establishing a secure wireless LAN goes through an AAA server. Also known as a remote authentication dial in user service ...

The National Institute of Standards and Technology, the federal agency responsible for defining security standards and practices for the government, plans to issue new guidelines pertaining to ...

WPA brings several security improvements to the airwaves. WPA uses Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP), which replaces WEP's 40-bit static key with a 128-bit dynamically assigned key. That ...

Best practices in WLAN security hinge on your specific security needs and the technologies you choose to satisfy those needs. Not long ago, the complaint heard about wireless LAN security was that ...

Let me start off by saying that there is absolutely no way achieve total security in a WLAN. By deploying a WLAN in a network, you are increasing your security risks over a purely wired network.

The recent proliferation of high-speed wireless portable devices has resulted in a significant demand for wireless LAN. While WLANs offer tremendous flexibility to the mobile user, compared with their ...

Over the past few years, a significant penetration of Voice over IP (VoIP) systems has occurred in both enterprise and residential markets. VoIP enables the convergence of data and voice networks into ...

WLAN switches have deposed the intelligent access points of yesteryear. Are they really better? And which WLAN switch is best? Three years ago, when we launched the Advanced Network Computing ...

WAYNE, N.J. — Wireless LAN (WLAN) access point Meru Networks has inked a partnership agreement with Funk Software in order to improve security in WLAN networks. Founded in 2002, Meru has been crafting ...

Industry standards play a critical role in research and development, product development and marketing initiatives, which in turn help organizations meet their business objectives. Standards simplify ...

Recent global events have emphasized the need for adequate security—both in the real world and in cyberspace. Hacking into a wireless 802.11b network is often easy. In fact, it's too easy. So how do ...