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Can a wireless system be as secure as a wired one?
Does the Extricom solution support standards-based security?
Does the Extricom system support LEAP?
In an Extricom WLAN, will security impact performance?
How does Extricom solve the trade-off between mobility and security?
Does the Extricom WLAN support LDAP and active directory for role-based access controls?
Does the Extricom system support multiple SSIDs and VLANs?
Is rogue AP detection included in the Extricom WLAN?
Can a wireless system be as secure as a wired one?
Yes. In fact, today a wide range of technologies and options is available for the organization, which means the crucial differentiator is not the availability of technology, but rather the deployment and successful operation of the appropriately selected technologies. The Extricom WLAN permits any security technology to be used in a fully mobile environment.
Does the Extricom solution support standards-based security?
Yes, the Extricom system is 802.11i compliant.
Does the Extricom system support LEAP?
Yes. Extricom builds standards-compliant systems, but it recognizes the importance of supporting Cisco's LEAP authentication which, although proprietary, is widely deployed. By offering such legacy support, Extricom offers a smooth transition to stronger and standards-based authentication mechanisms.
In an Extricom WLAN, will security impact performance?
No. In the Extricom system, security functions are performed in a separate, dedicated hardware co-processor in the WLAN switch. This ensures that no matter how rigorous the security, including AES encryption, communications performance is not affected.
How does Extricom solve the trade-off between mobility and security?
In an Extricom WLAN, a client device experiences no AP-to-AP handoff while inside the channel blanket. As a result, any type of security session, even WPA, will be maintained continuously as the client moves.
Does the Extricom WLAN support LDAP and Active Directory for role-based access controls?
Yes. The Extricom solution supports the 802.1X authentication framework as part of its compliance with the 802.11i standard. Consequently, the Extricom system is transparent to these upper-level authentication methods and thereby enables them to be deployed.
Does the Extricom system support multiple SSIDs and VLANs?
Yes. Each channel blanket supports up to 16 unique SSIDs which can also be mapped to their own VLANs.
Is rogue AP detection included in the Extricom WLAN?
Yes. Extricom offers built-in rogue AP detection, at no extra charge. In fact, since one of the radios inside each AP can be dedicated to security monitoring, the organization gains all the performance and accuracy benefits of dedicated monitoring, without the added cost of a security sensor overlay array.