It can be hard to predict costs when planning a large-scale wireless LAN (WLAN). What impact does the new technology have on existing products, policies and procedures? Is there a significant learning ...

There are some aspects of the history of wireless LAN regulations that seem a bit mysterious.A Local Area Network (LAN) was ...

The popularity of the wireless LAN has sparked a conflict between the network administrators and the network users. Users are demanding seamless wireless access across the organization, and who can ...

Wireless local area network adapters are add-on devices that enable you to connect to wireless networks like at the office or hotel. These adapters can be added to either desktop or laptop computers, ...

Wireless test vendor VeriWave has released a “master test plan” to guide enterprises in testing wireless LAN gear for performance, behaviors, and characteristics. Wireless test vendor VeriWave has ...

If you take a look at your wireless router , you may see the abbreviations LAN and WAN, which are often next to some of the ports on the device. LAN stands for local area network, and WAN stands for ...

Wireless technologies have grown in popularity and require the right type of wireless network to support them. It's important for organizations to choose the right type of wireless network, as each ...

Mesh networks allow deployment of large-scale wireless nets without having to physically link every access point back to the wired network. Funny thing about wireless networks, they demand a heck of a ...

In my zeal to finish last week’s column on soft APs, I neglected to do two things. First, I should have mentioned that using a soft AP is not the same thing as using peer-to-peer mode (also called ...

Look up at the ceiling lights.White LEDs are illuminating the room. It feels a bit strange to think that this light is ...

MORRISVILLE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Extreme Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq: EXTR), a leader in cloud networking, today announced it has been named as a Leader by Gartner, Inc. for the sixth consecutive time ...

Bottom line: With its simultaneous support of 802.11a and 802.11b, the Intel Pro/Wireless 5000 LAN dual access point is well suited to open office areas packed with wireless PCs. Although 802.11a and ...