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Selecting a WLAN Monitoring Solution

Overview As access points pop up throughout an enterprise and in “hot spots” around the world, security becomes a primary theme. One approach to security is to apply trust mechanisms, such as authentication and WEP encryption, to the environment. While this security is important, it is not sufficient to address the growing threat. In order to properly secure Wireless Local Area Networks techniques to directly address the threat must be applied to the environment. This paper outlines the techniques used to monitor WLANs and provides evaluation criteria for selecting an appropriate solution for all WLAN deployments.

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PublisherAirDefense File FormatPDF, requires Acrobat Rdr 5
Date PublishedDecember 2003 Downloads74
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