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A worldwide revolution is occurring in business. Wi-Fi enabled notebook computers are proliferating and driving the adoption of enterprise wireless LANs (WLANs). Unlike past technology advancements that were driven by technology professionals, the explosion of enterprise WLANs is being driven by mobile users, traveling executives, wireless applications, and advanced services like voice over IP (VoIP) over Wi-Fi. The acceleration of enterprise adoption of WLAN technology is radically transforming business operations, the network edge, data centers, and centralized IT control.
Today’s business climate requires anywhere, anytime connectivity. Mobility changes the way organizations do business. Real-time interaction, instant messaging, text paging, voice services, network access while traveling, and real-time network access in the office are transforming the business environment. In an increasingly competitive business environment, companies need fast responses and want immediate results.
WLANs are now business-critical. End users are embracing the freedom and flexibility of wireless connectivity, and business executives are recognizing the competitive advantage of business-critical mobile applications. Organizations are deploying WLANs to increase employee productivity, enhance collaboration, and improve responsiveness to customers.
The increasing need for anytime connectivity is creating new challenges for today’s networking professionals, who must respond to the growing demand for WLANs in an era of tight budgets and reduced resources. These networking professionals are discovering that in the absence of a corporate sanctioned wireless network, employees are deploying their own unauthorized access points that put the entire network at risk.
Network managers need to protect their networks and deliver secure WLAN access for their organizations. They need a wireless infrastructure that embraces the unique attributes of radio frequency (RF) technology and effectively supports today’s business applications. They need to keep their wired network secure while laying a foundation for the smooth integration of new applications that embrace wireless technology. Network managers need a WLAN solution that takes full advantage of existing tools, knowledge, and network resources to cost-effectively address critical WLAN security, deployment, and control issues
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