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 ...

IT managers tend to look at wireless local area networks, or WLANs, much like adults view groups of loud teenagers — with at least a little bit of trepidation and sometimes some fear as well. That’s ...

During the past few weeks, I’ve dedicated a significant amount of time to creating wireless LAN (WLAN) policies and standards. A WLAN site survey I conducted a few weeks ago convinced me to accelerate ...

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.

eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. The Wi-Fi Alliance will use its pull in the industry to ...

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 ...

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 ...