23. January 2018

Whether you provide wireless deployment as a courtesy or utilize it as a money-maker, you can find definite do's and don'ts to establishing and sustaining a practical local wireless environment where many clients will depend on it. There's also no hard and fast rules and individual wireless access points have different features but the typical principles of AP placement are well understood. Regardless of wireless access point vendor you utilize, follow these steps for an effective deployment....

22. January 2018

Wireless sensor deployment network Recent technological advances in the field of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) have enabled the development of low-cost, low-power and small-scale sensor nodes that integrate sensing, processing, storage, and communication capabilities. Such sensors may be deployed in vast quantities over vast geographical areas to form a Wireless Sensor Network (WSN), which provide unprecedented opportunities for monitoring and controlling the true world. This chapter...

16. January 2018

Providers considering deploying an instant broadband network for delivery of high-speed data and enhanced services often exhibit difficulty envisioning the scope of what the actual deployment entails. The goal of this paper is to provide an extremely general summary of what the procedure of deploying a broadband wireless system actually entails. While wireless networks are at the mercy of exactly the same technical considerations of traditional data networks, additionally they present an...

12. January 2018

Wireless network is like electricity at this point — you only notice it exists when it stops working. Then you panic. Don’t just panic! Fix it. There are many unique ways that your router can stop working, but you’d be surprised how many such issues can be easily fixed. Here is a list of things that commonly go wrong with Wi-Fi, and simple things you can try to solve those issues. Slow Internet speeds in certain rooms Potential solutions Move your router. Wi-Fi is radio waves, meaning...

11. January 2018

This chapter describes and shows some typical wireless deployment scenarios for the Cisco 860, Cisco 880, and Cisco 890 series Integrated Services Routers (ISRs): Concerning the Deployment Scenarios Enterprise Small Branch Internet Service and IPSec VPN with 3G SMB Applications Enterprise Wireless Deployments with LWAPP Enterprise Small Branch Office Deployment Concerning the Deployment Scenarios Major top features of the Cisco ISRs include: 3G wireless data connectivity backup (some Cisco 880...

10. January 2018

802. 11b security is the buzz in the industry right now. The way some describe it, you needed think "802. 11b" and "security" are contradictory. Built-in Solutions, September 2002 Created by: Chuck Bolvin, WAV, Inc. Most users end result in one of two situations: 1) You could have this really great wireless network, however, you have uncovered it is not as secure as you thought or planned; 2) You need to implement a brand new wireless infrastructure, and your organization wants to make it as...