Wireless networking

Network is never secure enough. Wireless networking is a one of the greatest computer technologies of our age. It brings a freedom from wires, mobility, access to the lan from any point within the home or office area. It enables users to share variety of data type between the computers using virtual connections that employ air as a media. With today's advanced equipment technology the signal is able to travel through the series of obstacles such a walls, at levels high enough to maintain a good quality connections.

Wireless networks within 80211.x standards are omni directional which means the signal is being carried in every direction. There is no way of directing it in specific way without having a spectrum being spread around. There is no way to make it weak enough so it can not penetrate the walls without significant impact on the quality of the link. In some cases users may find a sources of interference such as cell phones or microwaves that seems to be operating in close bandwidth. The best way is to keep the signal strongest possible of course but within the legal regulations dictated by FCC. Unlike the radio or television there is no fees to use air frequencies for 80211.x networking.

With the convenience of wireless comes one of the security threats. Since the air waves travel freely in every direction there is a great chance that someone will try to "listen" to the network. Some just for curiosity, some might use it for malicious purposes such as deploying attacks to remote computers. The others might be a competition trying to capture sensitive company data. For whichever reason, the person may be held liable for their actions is the owner of the connection. To avoid situations like described there are a few ways to protect the network against common threats and the most effective is encryption. It is a set of keys that are being exchanged between access point and a client in order to make entry in access control list.

Majority of the owners does not realize the importance of securing wireless lan. Many times lack of proper knowledge, proper hardware or software or just ignorance exposes network to variety of threats. HybridLAN has a required knowledge and experience to help protect wireless network and make your . We evaluate and audit working connections and suggest a solutions for protecting it against attacks by experienced computer users to make networking experience safe as possible.

While there is no network that is 100% secure, there are effective ways to delay network penetration to discourage the attacker. Ask our representative for advice on how to secure your wireless network whether you use a it at home or business.