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GigaNews gives
IT pros cutting edge insight into the rapidly changing products and
practices needed to succeed in the dynamic wireless LAN marketplace.
March 2005
In This Issue:
>> New Cisco WLSE Training
>> Cisco 2.9 WLSE Release
>> Help -- Wi-Fi Connector Confusion
>> Tech Tip: RPE Errors in WLSE
>> New Wi-Fi White Paper Downloads
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Training Corner
New >> Managing Your WLAN With The Cisco Wireless LAN Solutions Engine (WLSE.) This two-day, instructor led lab teaches how to install, configure, manage, maintain and troubleshoot Cisco WLSE. The curriculum is designed to give students a firm understanding of the Cisco Wireless LAN Solution Engine (WLSE) and its role in an advanced wireless LAN network. Hands-on labs provide attendees with experience installing, configuring, managing, maintaining, and troubleshooting the Cisco WLSE.
We have added several new classes
to our schedule to accommodate the demand for this class - they
are filling up fast.
For Course Description and
Course Details click
here
View WLSE Training Schedule click
here
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Wi-Fi Products of the Month
Cisco Wireless LAN Solution Engine (WLSE) 2.9 Release >> Rich With New Features >>
- Support for new access point Cisco Aironet 1130AG Series
- Work Group Bridge Mode foe AP 1100 and AP 1300
- HTTPS support for access points and bridges
- IP Redirect
- Local EAP-FAST Configuration
- AES CCMP Encryption
- VLAN Assignment by SSID
- Security Express Configuration of APs
- Fault and Policy Monitoring for:
- Message Integrity Check (MIC)
- Public Secure Packet Forwarding (PSPF)
- Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP)
- Counter CBC-MAC Protocol Advanced Encryption Standard (CCMP AES)
- Duplicate IP Detection
- EAP-FAST monitoring
- Priority Email Notification
HELP! Wi-Fi Connector Confusion >> Confused about the alphabet soup of connecters available for 802.11 deployments (TNC, BNC, MMX, SMA, N-Style - just to name a few). And what about the subtle differences between standard connectors and reverse polarity connectors? TerraWave Solutions can help.
The company offers a wide variety of quality connectors for any Wi-Fi
deployment -- and free consulting to ensure the right choices. TerraWave
has developed an easy to understand "cheat sheet" on the differences between
standard and reverse polarity connectors (this seems to stump a lot of
their customers) -- check it out.
View Wi-Fi Connector Selection click here
(PDF) Differences between standard & reverse polarity connectors click here
>>Tech Tip
RPT Errors in WLSE >> If a RPT error occurs in the status window when running the Assisted Site Survey Wizard on WLSE, run a discovery job and then re-run the site survey. Why? Sometime the RPT error occurs because the WLSE has lost track of a discovered access point. Running a discovery job will update the links to the Access Points
>>New Wi-Fi White Paper Downloads
AirMagnet >> Wireless
Security in The Government Environment >> Wireless network
administrators in government face a critical challenge in assuring that
WLANs are secure from both internal and external intrusion. Fortunately,
it is a challenge that can be met through a combination of policy, monitoring
and technology.
To view AirMagnet white paper click here
Funk Software >> Key
RADIUS/AAA Considerations for Hotspot Operators >> This white
paper reviews the working, practical advantages, and security risks of
the open access model, advantages of 802.1X and requirements you should
look for in a RADIUS/AAA server to support authentication and billing
in these and other emerging hotspot business models.
To view Funk white paper click here
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