Getting your Wifi Ready for the iPad and Mobile Devices
Posted by Beth Jackson on Fri, Jul 22, 2011 @ 08:24 AM
Over 45 million iPhones and iPads were sold in just 2010 alone. As technology advances, more of these smart devices are being sold daily to consumers. These mobile devices allow for social networking, photo sharing, and high speed Wi-fi that allow users to communicate even more. But can your wireless network support the plethora of mobile devices, let alone the iPad itself?
Hospital Wireless Networks and School Wireless Networks alike demand the ability to support the magnitude of mobile devices and users, while still keeping the wireless network secure and safe from harm. Consumers and students both commonly expect the wireless networks to be available simply and easily. So where do you begin preparing your wifi for the ipad and other mobile devices?
1) Security
New mobile devices create new challenges for IT departments ranging from new sets of securities, configurations and management. With the shifting trend of untrusted user mobile devices requesting network access, it is critical to authenticate and authorize each user as well as the device itself. SecurEdge Networks can provide your IT department the security and management it needs to authenticate and track users on the wireless network.
2) Easy Integration
Apple iPads use 802.11n technology and the IT department needs to ensure that these high performance devices do not adversely affect the performance of clients using legacy Wi-Fi technology. We can help define and take the appropriate measures that will prevent performance degradation on the existing set of wireless devices and applications, ensuring the best overall network performance.
3) Tracking and Visibility
When devices are authenticated and access the network, SecurEdge Networks can give your IT department the ability to track wireless network access per device and user. No longer is it a mystery what devices are connecting to the network. This also provides additional network security for your Wi-Fi. With this ability, the IT administrator will be able to see all employee-owned devices, student devices or guest devices, even classified by device type.
Get started today to get your wifi ready for the ipad and other mobile devices.
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