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WIRELESS NETWORKING
The
workplace continues to evolve beyond the traditional desktop as employees and
workgroups become more mobile. When
professionals conduct business away from their desktop environment, they lose
access to valuable applications, Internet content and communications tools.
This separation from the desktop negatively impacts the productivity of teams
and individuals.
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Why
Wireless LANs?
Organizations
around the world are installing wireless networks to increase
employee productivity. Wireless mobility solutions
extend the enterprise by keeping employees connected to the corporate
network's applications, content, and communications channels
for a larger percentage
of each day whether they
are at work,
at
home, or on the road. |
WLAN
Security Concerns - Is Mobility Secure?
With
the increased reliance on Wireless LANs, businesses are becoming more
concerned about network security. Network managers need to provide
end users
with freedom and mobility without offering intruders access to the Wireless
LAN or the information sent and received on the wireless network. Fortunately,
the security technology is now available to provide privacy of corporate
data that rides over all types of networks: private corporate
networks, the Internet, and wireless LANs. The IEEE 802.1X standard provides
reliable, scalable and centralized security management with mutual authentication
and dynamic encryption features to
protect the privacy of transmitted data.
Productivity
Zone
As employees
move away from the desktop their productivity decreases. Businesses
can improve employee and workgroup productivity by extending
secure, high-speed access to the corporate network while at the
workplace via wireless and IP Communications at home via telework,
and on the road via secure wireless solutions at hotspots. As
businesses add mobility solutions, they extend employees access
to the corporate network beyond the desktop, thus increasing
employee productivity.
In November
2001, an independent study by NOP World—one of the world's largest research and business
information companies— found that WLANs enabled end users
to stay connected an additional 1.75 hours each day, resulting
in an increase in productivity of up to 22 percent. |
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Praxis
Computing - Your Wireless Networking Experts
Praxis Computing
offers expert advice and services as you plan, design, implement,
operate, and optimize your wireless network .
Our
Los Angeles based consultants and engineers have direct experience
in all phases
of deploying wireless networkinfrastructures. They
hold Microsoft and Cisco certifications and have experience with
companies ranging from small local firms to global
enterprises. With
specialized tools and knowledge of the latest wireless networking technology,
Praxis computing
can gain an in-depth knowledge of your business objectives
to assist you in successfully deploying your wireless network.
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