Often lumped together, but WLAN and WiFi are not the same thing Photo: Getty Images The terms “WLAN” and “WiFi” are often used to describe the wireless network in your own home or Internet access in a ...

Increasing usage will not limit the value of WLANs in the future, but it will mean that organizations will need to grow more sophisticated in managing the RF environment. For the first time, IT ...

In controller-based WLAN architectures, what happens if a controller fails, and what is its impact on availability of the RF access network? As noted in the last newsletter, several companies simply ...

According to research from analyst house Gartner, 70 percent of successful WLAN attacks could be prevented if the access points and client software are properly set up. Its research also found that if ...

GENEVA — Even though the number of hotspots offering public access to wireless broadband networks continues to rise sharply, executives from major vendors and mobile operators view the technology as ...

WLAN interference is a problem that's only going to get worse as Wi-Fi networks become more popular. These tips will help you keep such interference in check, even with older network equipment.

Editor’s note: Ed Crockett writes each Monday on challenges facing the IT industry. Today’s focus is wireless local area networks. The security-related problems with wireless networks have to do with ...