Enterprise Wireless Network

Need: A secure wireless infrastructure in the Administration building for the City of Houston Airport System and the “Disaster Room” in a Terminal.

Challenge:The scope of the wireless network by airport personnel and disaster recovery teams was immense. It would have to provide service to employees in the administration building as well as large numbers of disaster team members in the time of a crisis. The focus was on three main requirements:

• Centralized security and management
• Fast and easy scalability
• Affordability, in terms of total cost of ownership and value

Requirement:

• Centralized RF Management and troubleshooting
• Simple partitioning of the WLAN
• Plug and play installation and automatic configuration
• Secure authentication and access controls

Benefits: After considering all the issues and requirements the system chosen was a centralized WLAN switching and security system. By using this system they were able to centralize all security and RF controls, have the most advanced wireless security available today and required less equipment and configuration time than alternative solutions. The centralized wireless system delivered lowered the cost of ownership and simplified management. It also allowed administrators to provide remote troubleshooting and an integrated firewall enabled differentiated user access.

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