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More info?)
And if you want to look at equipment you may want to take a look at the
D-link DWL-2210AP Wireless G Adaptive Access Point with AP Clustering. See
http://www.dlink.com/products/?sec=2&pid=355
Power over Ethernet (PoE), a built-in authentication database, Load
Balancing, WDS, and Quality of Service. To better manage all of these
features, the DWL-2210AP introduces AP Clustering technology - an "adaptive"
technology which allows up to eight DWL-2210APs to connect over the Ethernet
network and communicate directly with each other. With this direct
communication, once settings on a single DWL-2210AP are configured, all
other DWL-2210AP's connected to the Ethernet network will sync up and
automatically match the new configurations - this eliminates the need to
manage each DWL-2210AP individually.
In addition to its robust 802.11g performance, the DWL-2210AP includes
several new advanced features. For example, to control network traffic, the
DWL-2210AP supports Quality of Service (QoS) to ensure data is prioritized
based on applications running on the network. Bandwidth sensitive
applications such as VoIP or streaming media will have higher precedence
over less mission-critical applications. Other advanced features include
Rogue AP detection which scans for unauthorized access points on the
network; Wireless Distribution System (WDS) for wireless bridging while
simultaneously providing access point functionality; and Load Balancing to
ensure optimal connections for all users connected to any of the
DWL-2210APs.
For security, the DWL-2210AP supports several means to keep your data and
network access safe from outside intruders and malicious attacks. For
wireless communication security, the DWL-2210AP supports 64/128-bit WEP,
WPA-Personal, and WPA-Enterprise. This new Adaptive Access Point also has an
integrated authentication RADIUS-Lite database that can be used instead of
an expensive external RADIUS server. When operating in WDS mode, each bridge
link can be secured with either 64- or 128-bit WEP. For additional network
access security, the DWL-2210AP supports VLAN tagging to provide internal
and guest network access options. This feature allows you to configure the
DWL-2210AP to provide Internet access to visitors while keeping them
segmented from your internal private network.
Hope this gives you an idea, my guess is you may want 2 to 4 of these.
David
Microsoft MVP
Mobile Devices
"Jack (MVP)" <Jack(MVP)@discussions.microsoft.com.> wrote in message
news:eQaMHB0oFHA.764@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> Hi
> Wireless is heavily depending on the envioroment. It seems to me that you
> need a
> professional consultant to survey the site and give you a sound advice.
>
> Jack (MVP-Networking).
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> "Dave" <noone@nowhere.com> wrote in message
> news:#DELAZxoFHA.3552@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> unless you have a real need for mobility within the office. like all the
>> users have laptops and have to move around from office to office on the
>> fly... upgrade the wires and switches first. you get better speed,
>> better
>> security, better reliability, and lots less headaches. then consider one
>> access point in a common conference room or area where you may have
>> guests,
>> and get a good one made for secure access by guests.
>>
>> "-keevill-" <keevillus@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:3mfnhsF16jfvhU1@individual.net...
>> >I have an office , 700 square metres with 35 pcs and staff currently
>> >hardwired into a LAN via switches and hub. I want to remodernise the
>> >office
>> >and as part of this operation go over to wireless LAN. I guess I need a
>> >wireless router and USB wireless adaptors for each machine.
>> >Recommendations
>> >please and advice for a smooth transition. I definitely want
>> >reliability
>> >so is it also likely that I will need some sort of repeaters in order to
>> >make sure the connections are solid?
>> >
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