Summary Just selecting the wireless devices used to be all that was necessary prior to installing a WLAN. With the services and features available today, however, it is now necessary to think of the WLAN as an integral part of your wired network. Many of the features and functions found on today's WLAN products require support from many of the wired components on the network, including switches, routers, and management platforms. Therefore, you must verify that these wired infrastructure devices support the necessary features. Such support means the difference between having a WLAN system that operates according to the initial concept and intentions and having one that just provides wireless connectivity to a computer. |