Advantages And Disadvantages Of Wireless Networks

Privacy: In a wireless network all the devices are able to hear data traffic within their ranges which can be a threat to the security of the link. IEEE 802.11 counters this problem by offering a privacy service option that raises the security level of the 802.11 network to that of a wired network.

1. Thanks to Wi-Fi technology, this devices can connect wirelessly and seamlessly to one’s existing broadband connection in seconds.

Wireless network infrastructure has become just another connection method for corporate and home users alike. This rapid acceptance can be attributed from:

This is a direct extension of the 802.11b that extends the maximum data rate to 54Mbps, making it possible to serve up to five times as many users. Our Wi-Fi network is based on the IEEE 802.11 b/g standards, which is the most commonly used standard. We have added Wi-Fi access points in our network to give easier access to corporate data and services. Most of the devices in this network, for example the personal computers, smartphones, digital cameras, tablets and digital audio players connected using the Wi-Fi technology. The hotspot will be in the range of 20 meters (66 feet) indoors and a greater range outside.

The solution includes city-wide publicly accessible wireless network. Utilizing a city wide wireless broadcast signal provided by Nanobridge technology and 120 outdoor wireless access points, providing over 14 square miles for wifi access anywhere in city limits and also providing for growth.

Wi-Fi Protected Access 2, the follow on security method to WPA for wireless networks that provides stronger data protection and network access control. It provides enterprise and consumer Wi-Fi users with a high level of assurance that only authorized users can access their wireless networks. Based on the IEEE 802.11i standard, WPA2 provides government grade security by implementing the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) FIPS 140-2 compliant AES encryption algorithm and 802.1x-based authentication.

To solve these problems a company can implement Wi-Fi on their network. This can reduce the price of implementing additional cable in the network.

This will provide the company with the chance to more efficiently manage its activities (Mangiaracina et al, 2011). At present, the company does not have any key plans in place to provide it with help with managing its applications. It is however critical for the company’s management to ensure that it clearly understands the importance of putting in places a wireless technology. This is due to the fact that the company will have a better chance to track its inventory while at the same time ensure that it is able to remotely control all of its 10 new stores (Rekik et al, 2009).

In the recent years, wireless technologies have taken a new dimension in the ways society lives. Wireless broadband is available to everyone. Whether the users are at home, driving the car, sitting in the park, and it would even work while people are a pleasure boat ride in the middle of a lake. And because of this, the need to have information at any time and be connected in all places, all the time has been satisfied.

The IPS and IDS systems will be another addition that will be used to protect the Riordan Manufacturing networks as well. There is a difference between these two systems and it is important to know what each one does. The IPS stand for Intrusion Prevention System. This system is designed to prevent attacks from hitting the network. For the new Riordan network the IPS system that will be implemented is Surefire because use a rule based detection engine known as Snort.

Many technologies that came to be discovered in the last half century were revolutionary. From the radio to internet many began as private offerings and were then taken up by the state or even municipality for public service at subsidized costs. The municipal WiFi network was one such idea where in the initial stages it evoked a lot of enthusiasm. Municipal broadband is a system provided by the city-wide broadband network at very cheap price less than DSL or cable modem service. These were the unlicensed Wi-Fi, but fiber optics and WiMAX were also used for municipal broadband. From the year 2005 to 2008, more than 300 "city clouds" came to be which were abandoned halfway. These included the mesh networking to allow WiFi nodes to wirelessly interconnect the mobile ad hoc networks--MANET and the MeshNetworks of Motorola and the municipality service providers like Seattle wireless were some of the early contenders. As the movement advocating a free community WiFi grew, San Francisco experimented with a community LAN. Many protocols were designed around it including the Predictive Wireless Routing Protocol--PWRP and the enthusiasts were seen to predict in 2005 that by 2010 the municipal Wi-Fi networks would cover 126,000 square miles. This did not materialize because of the costs that were exponential. The cost of installing the

This report fulfills the specific requirement for documentation as specified in FIT 5083 Assignment 1. In this technical report, we will identify the various steps and techniques used in deployment of wireless network. Initially, what is networking or network infrastructure? Networking mean to connect two or more devices and configure them in such a way that they can communicate with each other. In networking, network infrastructure means to connect the software and hardware part rather than actual connection between two devices. Now days, wireless network connections are highly on demand because it’s easy to access and it does not require any cabling structure.

A wireless network is any type of computer network that uses wireless data connections for connecting network nodes .Wireless networking is a method by which homes, telecommunications networks and enterprise (business).Installations avoid the costly process of introducing cables into a building, or as a connection between various equipment locations. Wireless telecommunications networks are generally implemented and administered using radio communication. This implementation takes place at the physical level (layer) of the OSI model  network structure.

As this demand for dynamic and unpredictable data grows, more and more devices have to be added to existing networks and configured accordingly. The need of the hour is to regulate networks centrally and as a whole rather than configure individual network devices and gain more control to achieve flexibility in existing networks.

Companies are relying on their networks for more tasks than ever before. At many places, wireless access points, voice-over-internet-protocol phones and security cameras are allowing many businesses options, along with the opportunity to run phone and even electric lines. (10 Problems 36)