Solving a Business Challenge Using WLAN Technology
Highbrow Ed is a rapidly growing educational institution with over 3,000 students spread across five regional campuses. Most students live in off-campus housing. Highbrow's Chief Information Officer (CIO) wants to incorporate electronic collaboration for students, staff, and faculty. The school's current wireless network uses mainly 802.11g technology with hot spots located throughout the main campus, primarily in academic areas. Due to the technology and rapid growth, users have been experiencing a lot of connectivity issues and latency. The CIO knows that adding collaboration to the mix would only exacerbate the problems and is concerned that this type of connectivity would leave the school vulnerable to security leaks.
Research WLAN technologies that will resolve Highbrow's problems, and then answer each of the following questions in 100-150 words using APA style:
- How would you use WLAN technology to provide indoor/outdoor campus-wide coverage and ensure that your solution supports voice, data, and video/collaboration?
- What security practices have you considered to increase wireless reliability and connectivity, and why?