| Many small businesses have considered
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| | dozen meters, wireless repeaters can be
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| connecting computers and other devices to
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| | installed to boost the signal. These
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| their corporate network via wireless
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| | repeaters can also be placed so that the
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| (WiFi) connections, and a brave few have
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| | wireless signals can be accessible from
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| actually done so. Many of these early
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| | all corners of the building.Wireless
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| networks required that wireless devices
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| | Network Security SolvedInstalling a
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| be carefully placed within the building
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| | simple wireless network is pretty
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| so that the wireless signal reached all
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| | straightforward, but installing a secure
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| intended recipients. Typically, these
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| | wireless network can be substantially
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| networks lacked adequate security
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| | more difficult. However, an Ann Arbor
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| features, which left them vulnerable to
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| | company called Interlink Networks now
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| information and resource theft by
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| | offers their LucidLink products, which
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| unauthorized persons. These two problems
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| | make installing comprehensive wireless
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| have now been largely solved, meaning
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| | network security a snap. Before LucidLink
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| that it may be time for more small
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| | became available, an organization wishing
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| businesses to look into the potential
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| | to lock down their wireless network would
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| advantages a wireless network can
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| | need to hire expensive network security
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| offer.Wireless Networking BasicsBuilding
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| | consultants to install and manage the
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| a wireless network requires two distinct
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| | wireless portion of the network.
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| types of hardware components, wireless
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| | LucidLink packages all of this expertise
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| access points, and wireless access cards.
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| | into a software add-on that is so easy to
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| The wireless access point is a device,
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| | use that even a small company's office
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| which is attached to an existing computer
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| | manager can easily take control over who
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| network via a standard Ethernet cable. It
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| | is accessing the company network via
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| has an antenna on it, which allows it to
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| | wireless. It goes above and beyond simple
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| broadcast and receive signals from PCs
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| | address authentication (standard with
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| and other devices. Each device wishing to
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| | most wireless routers), and implements
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| communicate with the access point needs a
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| | what is called a RADIUS server. RADIUS
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| wireless access card, which also contains
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| | servers are what large organizations
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| an antenna. The current wireless
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| | spend thousands of dollars installing and
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| standard, called 802.11g, allows for up
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| | maintaining in order to secure their
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| to 54 megabits of data per second to be
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| | large (1000+ node) wireless networks.
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| transmitted between the desired access
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| | Until now, installing a RADIUS server was
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| point and the access card. While not
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| | out of the price range for all but the
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| quite as fast as wired networks, which
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| | largest companies. In contrast,
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| typically run at 100 megabits to 1000
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| | LucidLink's product can be purchased for
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| megabits per second, wireless networks
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| | as little as $99 for a 3 user Home Office
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| offer more flexibility, and can be less
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| | Edition, $449 for a 10 user version, and
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| expensive to install. This is especially
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| | goes up to $3995 for a 250 user
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| true for older buildings where installing
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| | version.SummaryWhile there are still
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| cable can become cost prohibitive.Cutting
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| | issues with making sure that all areas of
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| CornersWireless networks use radio
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| | a building are covered, the current WiFi
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| frequency waves to transmit information,
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| | standard (802.11g) has a more powerful
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| and thus they are susceptible to being
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| | signal, meaning less emphasis needs to be
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| blocked by walls and other obstructions
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| | placed on the locations of attached
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| in a building. These obstructions can
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| | devices. However, it is still recommended
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| cause "dead zones" where the radio waves
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| | that a professional site survey be done
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| are unable to reach their intended
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| | to verify that all required areas of the
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| recipients. Microwave ovens and other
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| | building can be reached by the wireless
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| radio frequency emitting devices can also
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| | signal. Meanwhile, Interlink Networks has
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| wreak havoc on wireless signals. The
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| | finally solved the security problem at a
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| solution is to place your wireless access
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| | price that is affordable for small and
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| points strategically around your building
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| | medium sized business.Terrence A. Weadock
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| so that interference is minimized. When
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| | is the President and Founder of Dominant
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| the distance from a wireless access point
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| | Systems Corporation, an Ann Arbor-based
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| to the wireless device is more than a few
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| | computer network solutions provider.
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