IEEE 802.11, the Wi-Fi standard, denotes a set of Wireless LAN/WLAN standards developed by working group 11 of the IEEE LAN/MAN Standards Committee (IEEE 802). The term 802.11x is also used to denote this set of standards and is not to be mistaken for any one of its elements. There is no single 802.11x standard. The term IEEE 802.11 is also used to refer to the original 802.11, which is now sometimes called "802.11legacy."
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Best Practices: LAN Security and 802.1X
published by Nevis Networks on Jun 22, 2007
While 802.1X has a growing presence, it's still immature and may not provide all the policy enforcement features commonly required in most organizations. This white paper focuses on the 802.1X standard for authentication and access control and how it compares to the Nevis approach for LAN security.
Download The Wi-Fi Technical Poster
published by Xirrus on May 02, 2007
Get a technical foundation for deploying a high performance Wi-Fi network. Learn the details of how they work/compete, where they complement and where they're most effective.
Smart Mobile: Next-Generation WLAN Architecture for High Performance Networks
published by Trapeze Networks on Dec 01, 2006
This paper identifies the requirements for next-generation WLANs, examines the limitations of existing approaches, and describes an innovative WLAN architecture from Trapeze Networks called Smart Mobile™, which overcomes those limitations.
Wireless LAN Security: What Hackers Know That You Don't
published by AirDefense on Apr 05, 2006
This document outlines how hackers are exploiting vulnerabilities in 802.11 wireless LANs and describes the widely available hacking tools. As a collection of already published risks to wireless LANs, this white paper is written to inform IT security managers of what they are up against.
Finance and IT’s Views on the Cost of Mobile Working
published by Fiberlink on Oct 12, 2005
This research study, led by CFO Research in collaboration with Fiberlink provides valuable insight into how organizations are dealing with sustained growth in the number of mobile workers and the costs associated with managing them.
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