A virtual AP is a great feature for consumers and home users to set up personal networks and share wireless network connections. However, this is a serious problem for enterprise networks. With the proliferation of mobile Wi-Fi enabled devices, IT managers already struggle with eliminating rogue devices, Ad-hoc networks and unauthorized clients. Now Windows 7 makes it even easier for individuals to create rogue networks that bypass enterprise security measures and violate security policies - undetectable by traditional security systems.

 

Spectrum analyzers have lacked innovation for some time. At the high-end they are expensive, require a cardbus slot and provide a myopic view on solving WLAN network performance problems due to interference. At the low-end, users have a flexible form factor at a low cost, but unfortunately receive "get what you pay for" functionality. This webinar will introduce AirMagnet Spectrum XT - a Professional RF spectrum analysis solution (in a USB form factor) that leverages WLAN information so users can directly visualize the impact of RF issues on WLAN performance. The webinar will feature a 15 minute demo on the solution.

 

802.11n is a complex standard and introduces many new sub-technologies such as MIMO, Beam forming, etc. There are interoperability issues since all vendors implement 11n differently and there is a significant impact of legacy 11a/b/g devices on 11n networks. Getting a true indication of expected WLAN performance is difficult to attain without the proper tools. This webinar will guide users through critical stages of network design, including migration, prediction and post-deployment validation using AirMagnet's 802.11n toolset.

 

The 11n standard provides a framework that makes high performance wireless networks possible. However, much of that potential can easily go untapped if network managers don't understand how to leverage 11n in a unique AP and client environment. Learn how to use AirMagnet Enterprise, a proactive performance and security monitoring solution, to take 802.11n performance and security to the next level. In this webinar, we'll review: *Interactive tools to help maximize network throughput; *Guided WLAN assistance for effectively managing 802.11n deployments; *Policy development and device classification; *New security and performance alarms.

 

Books, white papers, study guides, and design manuals have touted the value of the RSSI (Signal) so much we have begun to use this as a sole way of designing and evaluating our Wireless Networks. Yet we need to design for overlap, interference, client density, jitter, and much more! It's time to evolve and move past having 'Signal' be our main goal in WLAN designs. Come learn from Keith Parsons, CWNE#3 and Certified Wireless Instructor on how to design - beyond signal -- for your specific clients requirements.

 

Wireless LAN performance is impacted by many variables -- radio signal interference, wireless devices accessing the network, coexistence of WLAN technologies (a/b/g/n) and the demands of wireless applications. According to Aberdeen Research, if you're not already centrally managing, monitoring and deploying your WLAN, now is the time to get the right tools to do so. This webinar will show you how to migrate from reactive troubleshooting to proactive management leveraging the award winning AirMagnet Enterprise solution, recently recommended by Gartner in scenarios where organizations need one solution for operational monitoring and security.

 

Understand the impact that mobility has on the physical and IT security of enterprise networks and how to identify and control all the threat vectors in your networks. In this webinar, we'll cover: *Ways mobile devices bypass even stringent security policies; *Common vulnerabilities in enterprise networks; *AirMagnet's solution for gaining visibility and control of mobile devices; *ROI of a centralized, monitoring system; *Setting up mobility policies and enforcing them; *Management and security best practices.

 

Understand how to assess threats and attacks in your wireless network and what to do next. In this webinar, we'll cover: *Types of wireless threats and their impact; *Identifying threats/attacks using a dedicated, WIDS/WIPS system; *Pros and Cons of security monitoring via APs versus dedicated sensors; *Ways to escalate and respond to threats automatically and efficiently; *ROI calculations of various response methods.

 

In 2009 there have been 141 major data breaches in the U.S., culminating in millions of stolen personal records. The growing trend is to find loopholes in network security and access the local area network through a wireless access point. From a parking lot or miles away with a high-gain antenna, a hacker can easily download sensitive information if the network is not protected or monitored properly. In this webinar, we'll explore how Wireless LAN Instrusion Detection Systems (IDS) help close wireless loopholes and address six of the 12 PCI requirements by actively protecting the network with multiple layers of defenses and automated threat response.

 

Come learn about the impact that the latest generation of mobile devices can have on the security of your enterprise network. With the explosion of sophisticated smartphones and powerful netbooks, IT and security managers are faced with an unprecedented wave of devices that can have a potentially very negative impact on the security and performance of the enterprise network. Attend this AirMagnet webinar to learn about: *Mobility policies and how they can be enforced; *The risks of overly strict or lenient mobility policies; *How to credibly audit and enforce your policy; *Learn management and security best practices for the mobile age.

 

Voice over WLAN networks have more stringent requirements for wireless deployments as compared to data-access networks. If the network is not designed correctly right from the beginning and is not optimized for voice applications, phone users may experience tons of problems, including dropped calls and low quality audio. In this webinar, you will learn how you can use the wireless industry's first voice-grade site survey product, to efficiently deploy voice applications and instantly troubleshoot any voice-over-wireless issues on your network to ensure top quality and performance. Topics covered include: *How to design your network for voice; *How to verify your network's readiness for any phone vendor; *How to perform a voice grade survey to validate and optimize the phone call quality; *How to detect voice quality problems and their potential cause; *Best practices for performing a voice survey.

 

Hospitals and medical centers are rapidly deploying complex mobile applications that test the wireless LAN in many ways. Without paying proper attention to the underlying WiFi structure, hospitals will not see the performance and ROI that they expect from the new mobile applications. Topics discussed by AirMagnet CTO, Chia-Chee Kuan and Cerner Corporation for a Healthcare IT Executive webinar: *Unique needs of applications like EMR, Voice, PACS to achieve reliability; *Critical design and management elements of a Healthcare mobility plan; *Methods to improve network performance without overburdening technical staff; *Ways to manage the WLAN to get the ROI expected.

 

Many enterprises run critical business applications over multiple wireless LAN sites spread across the country or even across the globe. When wireless LAN problems arise at a remote site where there is limited IT resources or wireless expertise, troubleshooting can present challenges. Getting the right instrumentation and expertise to the site in order to diagnose the root cause can be time consuming and costly (think plane tickets and travel expenses). Learn how to employ AirMagnet's award winning Enterprise monitoring system to perform real-time WLAN analysis, from your desk, to sites across the country or across the globe.

 

Wireless signals are strongly influenced by the particular characteristics of each site, from wall construction to non-Wi-Fi interference. Conducting pre-deployment site planning and on-site surveys are critical to ensure predictable performance and reliability of Wireless LANs. In this webinar, we'll demonstrate how to design or expand a WLAN considering: *Optimal AP placement and configuration; *Complete RF coverage; *Capacity for end-user growth; *Voice over WLAN readiness; *Security; *Actual end-user performance.

 

You've deployed AirMagnet mobile tools to analyze, troubleshoot and optimize key pieces of your wireless LAN. However, in the next 5 years, analysts predict the wireless network will become the default and primary method for data, voice and video. The next logical step is to implement a 24x7 monitoring system. In this webinar, we'll show you how to migrate to an enterprise-class system and have a 12 month ROI through: *Remote monitoring and troubleshooting; *24x7 forensic analysis; *Eliminating chronic trouble-spots in WLAN; *Preventing wireless threats from rogue APs, intrusions and vulnerabilities.

 

Modern healthcare organizations using and expanding deployments of voice over wireless LAN devices often struggle with call quality and other problems that can impact health care professionals' productivity. Typically these problems result from issues with the underlying wireless network, which is not always fully optimized to deliver the highest performance for voice devices.

 

Learn about how to make the most of the award winning AirMagnet Spectrum Analyzer, the leading performance and security analysis tool for 802.11 wireless networks. Topics covered include: *Basic navigation through the major functions; *Learn about the types of interference sources that wreak havoc on a Wi-Fi network; *Review spectrum analysis techniques used to detect and remediate the root causes of interference; *Learn about integration with other AirMagnet products.

 

Voice-over-wireless applications have become a vital component in today's healthcare industry in order for hospitals to focus on patient-centric care. Accelerated adoption of wireless applications requires hospitals to migrate from data to voice-grade networks. As a leading provider of voice-over-wireless LAN solutions, Vocera is often at the center of this migration and has a unique view into the new challenges healthcare organizations face.

 

Good practices for WLAN security encompass several different elements which span a collection of devices, software and network components. You have likely spent considerable time and money to construct a robust WLAN security mechanism used for protected network access by authorized devices. But how do you know that all devices are adhering to your WLAN security policies? What about the chance that unauthorized devices may pose a security threat? Learn how to increase your peace of mind and see how to easily access and improve the security posture of your WLAN using AirMagnet's award winning tools.

 

This webinar is about how to assure security and performance in the wireless environment. Many factors can impact the overall performance of your 802.11 WLAN. Following good design and installation practices will ensure a good starting point but the wireless environment is so dynamic that reliable security and optimal performance can still be a challenge to maintain. Learn how to identify and correct some of the most common issues that can rob your WLAN of peak performance such as interference, coverage changes, implications of security mechanisms and variations in network client behavior.

 

Voice devices operating on 802.11 networks have been around for several years, running in environments with true mobile telephony needs, such as hospitals, manufacturing plants and retail stores. This webinar will explore the special design and configuration requirements of VoWLAN networks, and review recommended practices for ensuring optimal performance of VoWLAN devices.

 

Learn about how to make the most of the award winning AirMagnet Survey Pro, the leading coverage measurement and analysis tool for 802.11 wireless networks. Topics covered include: *Basic navigation through the major functions; *Highlight new features in the latest version; *Review importance of Active vs. Passive survey data collection; *Review analysis techniques to reveal common coverage problems.

 

Chop-Chop? TKIP? ARP Poisoning? This newly discovered vulnerability allows hackers to attack WPA protected laptops by leveraging a combination of QoS and hacking techniques previously identified in the class of exploits known as Chop-Chop Attacks. Learn how AirMagnet Enterprise provides the only industry solution to specifically detect Chop-Chop attacks and has verified the detection of the new WPA-cracking exploit, ensuring that current customers have zero-day protection from the threat without additional updates or patches.

 

Many factors can impact the overall performance of your 802.11 WLAN. Following good design and installation practices will ensure a good starting point but the wireless environment is so dynamic that optimal performance can still be a challenge to maintain. Learn how to identify and correct some of the most common issues that can rob your WLAN of peak performance such as interference, coverage changes, implications of security mechanisms and variations in network client behavior.

 

802.11n introduces a number of complexities when deployed in an existing 802.11a/b/g network. This webinar will explain the impact of 802.11n to legacy networks and sets expectations for how the network should perform in a mixed environment. We'll also talk about how to plan for 802.11n and integrate 802.11n devices safely to get the performance you expect. 40 MHz: *Why 5 GHz is a good choice for 11n; *Example using "channel occupancy" view in WiFi. Protection Mechanisms: *What the protection mechanisms do?; *Where does the overhead come from?; *WLAN Throughput Simulator Example - See how much overhead and total throughput you can expect when adding 11n into your current network. Operating Modes *Greenfield, Legacy and Mixed; *Why these modes matter, and how to see them in a site survey?.

 

The latest PCI DSS requirements offer guidance for software developers and manufacturers of applications and devices used in transaction markets, such as retail. Key to this update is the sun-setting of Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) wireless security implementations by June 2010. In addition, there are new testing procedures and requirements around the use of WIDS/WIPS for monitoring wireless devices and running vulnerability scans on the network, and the maintenance of automated and secure audit trails of all the system components. Topics covered include: *Alert administrators of the use of WEP technology; *See locations of unauthorized devices; *Automatically launch analytical traces to expose where devices are attached to the wired infrastructure; *Provide step-by-step pass/fail assessment reports for every PCI DSS requirement and testing procedure.

 

Learn about how to make the most of the award winning AirMagnet Enterprise, the leading enterprise wlan monitoring solution that offers complete visibility and control over the wireless airspace, enabling any enterprise to reliably deliver the same standards of security performance and compliance for their wireless networks as they expect from their wired networks. Topics covered include: *Basic navigation through the major functions; *Highlight new features and new security alarms; *Learn to find the issues that matters most to your network; *Review the complete approach to block rogues and ad hoc devices.

 

Overview of Key 11n Options: *Spatial Streams; *40 MHz Channels; *Short Guard Interval; *Frame Aggregation; *Protection Mechanisms. Walkthrough of AirMagnet tools to illustrate the above: *Device Throughput Calculator - Preview the value of a certain feature; *Efficiency Tool - Diagnose where you are giving up performance today (Uplink and Downlink); *Analysis Tool - Drill down to see key 11n metrics in real-time (Is a device supporting both 20 MHz and 40 MHz, if so how much of each).

 

Learn how to make the most of the award winning AirMagnet Enterprise, the leading enterprise WLAN monitoring solution that offers complete visibility and control over the wireless airspace, enabling any enterprise to reliably deliver the same standards of security performance and compliance for their wireless networks as they expect from their wired networks. Topics covered include: *Basic navigation through the major functions; * Highlight new features and new security alarms; *Learn to find the issues that matters most to your network; *Review the complete approach to block rogues and ad hoc devices.

 

Learn how to use AirMagnet Survey for 802.11n.

 

Learn how to set up your Security policy to trace, block, locate, escalate, archive and capture forensics for rogue APs and hundreds of additional WiFi threats and intrusions. Topics covered include: *Monitoring 200+ WiFi channels and RF Spectrum; *Preventing wireless threats from rogue APs, intrusions and vulnerabilities; *Tracing, locating and providing forensics for all threats.

 

Hear AirMagnet CTO and Syracuse University discuss managing a high-capacity WLAN (with over 2000 APs) to ensure students and faculty have the coverage and performance they need in a secure environment. In 45 minutes, we'll cover: *Planning large-scale deployments; *Verifying coverage and capacity; *Visibility to ad-hoc networks and rogue devices; *Deploying 802.11n.

 

Good practices for WLAN security encompass several different elements which span a collection of devices, software and network components. You have likely spent considerable time and money to construct a robust WLAN security mechanism used for protected network access by authorized devices. But how do you know that all devices are adhering to your WLAN security policies? What about the chance that unauthorized devices may pose a security threat? Learn how to increase your peace of mind and see how to easily access and improve the security posture of your WLAN using AirMagnet's award winning tools.

 

802.11n introduces a number of new concepts and terms that need to be understood before you can effectively plan and deploy an 802.11n network. Wireless Expert Keith Parsons will provide a clear understanding of these terms, identify the skills and tools required to effectively move to 802.11n and discuss the impact of 802.11n to your 802.11a/b/g network.

 

Many enterprises run critical business applications over multiple wireless LAN sites spread across the country or even across the globe. When wireless LAN problems arise at a remote site where there is limited IT resources or wireless expertise, troubleshooting can present challenges. Getting the right instrumentation and expertise to the site in order to diagnose the root cause can be time consuming and costly (think plane tickets and travel expenses). Learn how to employ AirMagnet's award winning Enterprise monitoring system to perform real-time WLAN analysis, from your desk, to sites across the country or across the globe.

 

Learn about how to make the most of the award winning AirMagnet Spectrum Analyzer, the leading performance and security analysis tool for 802.11 wireless networks. Topics covered include: *Basic navigation through the major functions; *Learn about the types of interference sources that wreak havoc on a Wi-Fi network; *Review spectrum analysis techniques used to detect and remediate the root causes of interference; *Learn about integration with other AirMagnet products.

 

802.11n introduces a number of new concepts and terms that need to be understood before you can effectively plan and deploy an 802.11n network. Wireless Expert Keith Parsons will provide a clear understanding of these terms, identify the skills and tools required to effectively move to 802.11n, discuss how to calculate the benefits of 802.11n to your network and identify best practices for migrating your network to 802.11n.

 

Learn about how to make the most of the award winning AirMagnet Enterprise, the leading enterprise wlan monitoring solution that offers complete visibility and control over the wireless airspace, enabling any enterprise to reliably deliver the same standards of security performance and compliance for their wireless networks as they expect from their wired networks. Topics covered include: *Basic navigation through the major functions; *Highlight new features and new security alarms; *Learn to find the issues that matters most to your network; *Review the complete approach to block rogues and ad hoc devices.

 

There are many "knobs and dials" on the design and configuration of a wireless LAN. Does yours need a tune up? From the time a network is first designed, variables in the RF environment will shift, and the design and configuration aspects of the network infrastructures will change. This often leads to unexpected poor performance across the enterprise, or within different physical areas of the sites. In this webinar, we will investigate these varying factors that affect WLAN performance, such as coverage, adjacent channel interference and user density, and will review methods for proactively detecting and correcting problems which may arise for users.

 

Join industry visionary and AirMagnet CTO and Founder, Chia-Chee Kuan to discuss best practices for securing wireless LANs. The wireless network exposes organizations to a new breed of threats and operational problems that are different from wired networks. Rogue access via Wi-Fi can provide an easy entry to the organization's entire network. Additionally wireless end-users, APs and their traffic can be directly exposed to a variety of external dangers including, Denial of Service attacks, phishing, identity spoofing and hundreds of readily available hacking tools that can cause disruptions of service.

 

Modern healthcare organizations using and expanding deployments of voice over wireless LAN devices often struggle with call quality and other problems that can impact health care professionals' productivity. Typically these problems result from issues with the underlying wireless network, which is not always fully optimized to deliver the highest performance for voice devices.

 

This webinar is about how to assure wireless security and performance in retail environment. Recorded format is in Flash, please make sure you have the Flash viewer installed to view this recorded webinar.

 

Performing WLAN site surveys for outdoor coverage used to be a very time consuming and tedious chore, resulting in less than accurate results, usually needing to be stitched together manually with a map. With AirMagnet Survey Pro, this has all changed. Supporting fully integrated GPS measurements, and interfaces to Microsoft MapPoint and Google Earth, outdoor and metro coverage surveys can now be done quickly, accurately and results displayed in comprehensive graphical reports. Learn how all these pieces fit together and pick up some techniques from our extensive experience to make your outdoor surveys professional and impressive.