Decising on Thin and Fat Wireless Access Points

Wireless LAN Switches: The most effective Solution.

You can find two types of wireless access points Intelligent (Fat) and Thin wireless Access points. A fat wireless access point has every thing it needs to handle wireless clients.

A Thin wireless access point is basically a radio and antenna that is controlled by a wireless switch. In the event you deploy numerous Fat wireless access points they need to be configured individually. With thin wireless access points the whole configuration takes location at the switch saving you time and money.

Wireless LAN Switches provide many rewards:

Wireless Mobility - Intelligent access are not managed in a central location which means there is no third party monitoring the movement of a user. If a user moves to yet another perform region conventional wireless access points have a difficult time passing off the user to the new access point. Thin wireless access points are controlled be the wireless LAN switch who will manage the users movement.

Security- Making use of the wireless LAN switch the administrator can check logs, configure is security settings, make group polices for wireless users all in one spot. Also built in to many wireless LAN switches are RADIUS servers which will give an additional layer of security on top of one's encryption policies.

In enterprise wireless networks the administrators greatest fear is rogue wireless access points. Wireless LAN switches can detect when a new wireless access point comes into the area and choose if it's a trusted or non-trusted device.

Placement - Energy more than Ethernet is another fantastic feature of wireless LAN Switches. Energy over Ethernet eliminates the want for an power outlet to be near the wireless access point. This saves your company money by not getting to install new power outlets. Also this improves security by not getting the wireless access points within straightforward reach of passerby's.

If you are deploying a wireless LAN to get a company I would be scared should you do not utilize wireless LAN switches and wireless thin access points. The upfront costs of these products are much more but your total cost of ownership will likely be less than having to administer each wireless access point separately. To sum it up home owners should stick with Fat access points and companies should use thin.