Wirelesss Networking Security: 5 Reasons to Use a Radius Server by Eric Meyer
1. Wireless Authentication - This is a huge part of why wireless networking is so secure, you know exactly who is accessing your LAN. With out a RADIUS Server anyone who has happened upon your passpharse has open access to your WLAN. IF someone steals your passphrase some how they won’t be able... Wireless Policy - You can set any number of policies you like but my favorite is limiting the time and days that users can access the wireless network. ... A common senerio is that you have contractors or out of town sales employees visiting and need temporary access to the wireless network.

Wireless Network Trouble Shooting: Battle of the Wireless Neighbor by Eric Meyer
Is your neighborhood have too many wireless networks which interfere with yours???? One of the most common complaints is that every time a neighbor puts up a wireless network your wireless network is slower or you get booted off. The easiest thing you can due is change your channel on your... Fourth boosting your wireless signals transmit power has it’s benefits and it’s consequences, you could fry your wireless router and it could give you hacker issues. ... Change your wireless network channel to something try channel 11 first.

5 Reasons Why You Need a Wireless Network by Cassandra Stinchcombe
As far as I'm concerned, wireless networks are one of the best inventions in history -- they really are the best thing since sliced bread. I mean, really, bread is easy enough to cut yourself, but have you ever tried to wire up a network? So, in the spirit of spreading the word, I'm going to... A wireless network gives you access to your files wherever you are in your home, and makes it easy to synchronise the data on a laptop with a home computer. ... This, of course, is the biggest reason why you should switch your network over to wireless.

Reasons to Start a Wireless Network by Lee Asher
As far as I'm concerned, wireless networks would have to rank as one of the best inventions in history. They really are the best thing since sliced bread. I mean, really, bread is easy enough to cut yourself, but have you ever tried to wire up a network? ... Well, wireless networking lets network connections be always-on, meaning that any of your computers can connect to the Internet whenever you want! ... So, in the spirit of spreading the word, I'm going to give you some great reasons why you need a wireless network.

Wireless Access Point 20 Second Hack by Eric Meyer
Placement of your wireless access points is the first layer of security for your wireless network. If your wireless access points can be physically touched by a passerby you have major problems. The easiest way to hack a wireless access point is walk up to it and press the reset button. ... If a hacker is in your building probing your wireless network he is going to look for access points. ... This will make it default back to an open network and poof you have keys to the kingdom When placing your wireless access point the only thing you should be able to see is maybe the antenna.

Bluetooth Personal Area Networks by R Heavner
A personal area network, or PAN, is a collection of communication technology devices within the range of one person. When communication between these devices is wireless, the acronym becomes WPAN, or wireless personal area network. In reality, and for all practical purposes, most personal area... A Bluetooth enabled wireless personal network, also known as a piconet, can wirelessly connect a minimum of two and a maximum of eight devices. ... However, the potential for convenience and productivity of a wireless personal network extend well beyond early uses.

Top 5 Reasons To Go Wireless by Ron King
Wireless networking is 1 of the greatest new computer technologies in terms of convenience. If you're weighing the pros and cons of wireless before taking the leap, here are 5 to put in the "pro" column. #1: No More Wires Of all the reasons to switch your network to wireless, this is perhaps... It's much easier to send files between computers with a wireless network than by email, or CD. ... Wireless networking lets network connections be always-on, so any of your computers can connect to the internet whenever you want.

Connect to the Internet Through Wifi by James Hunt
Wifi known as Wireless Fidelity allows a user to connect to the internet without using network cabling. Whether it’s from your bedroom, couch, indoors or outdoors data can be sent and received within the range of a wireless base station. Wifi uses 802.11a or 802.11b technologies to provide a... Businesses no longer need to abandon current network infrastructures and start over, they can simply use this wireless technology to easily change the network and allow for rapid growth. ... A Wifi network is essentially plug and play as you can turn on a certified device and connect to the wireless...

Home Wireless Networks by Elizabeth Morgan
A home wireless network can be set up using wireless local area network (WLAN) devices. A wireless LAN has a wireless interface that enables wireless communication amongst the computers and peripheral devices that are a part of the LAN. A wireless LAN has limited range and is designed to be used... A wireless home network can be installed easily by connecting a wireless router to the network. ... Though a wireless router contains a built in access point, one may have to use a wireless access point if an existing Ethernet home network is extended.

Wired Network Working into Wireless Access Points by Tony Fitz
Let's dive into something a little more complex. What if you have a wired network already, and you're quite happy with the way it performs -- you see no point in dismantling it and making it wireless when it works fine as it is. You've got this laptop, though, that you'd really like to use... Wireless access point software runs on one of the computers on the wired network, and lets wireless devices connect to the network through that computer (the computer must obviously be wireless-enabled). ... Partly Wireless If you've got a lot of computers (on an office network, for example) and you...