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PRODUCT REVIEWS 01/10/02 Today's focus: Wireless LAN security, Part 2 Dear Wincenty Kaminski, In this issue: * 3Com, Avaya offer strong wireless LAN security products * Links related to Network World product reviews * Featured reader resource ____________________________________________________________ This newsletter sponsored by Lucent Technologies CPE-based IP Services Are you ready to transform your business with IP Services? Service Providers and enterprises can tailor their IP services- IP VPN, QoS, mobile IP, bandwidth management-with Lucent's Access Point IP services routers. And these IP services can be delivered with superior price/performance at the lowest operation management costs today. http://syndication.solutioncentral.com/to.asp?id=211 ____________________________________________________________ PRODUCT INFO IN ONE CONVENIENT LOCATION! Heard about a new product launch? Curious to find out if the features and benefits of this new product will meet your critical business needs? Network World Fusion's Product Central section includes all the info you need to make informed decision about new products and also includes a product finder function. Check it out at http://nww1.com/go/ad216.html ____________________________________________________________ Today's focus: Wireless LAN security, Part 2 By Neal Weinberg In our review of wireless LAN security solutions, we tested 3Com's Access Point 6000, Avaya's Access Server 1, Cisco's Aironet 350 access point and Access Control Server, and Colubris' CN1000. Last time, we looked at the Cisco and Colubris products. This time, we check out 3Com's and Avaya's wares. 3Com's Access Point 6000 is a well-designed product. It features a two-position wireless access point with a flip antenna as well as a retractable X-Jack antenna on its wireless network interface card (NIC). The X-Jack lets you store the antenna in the NIC when not in use, keeping it in your laptop during transportation. 3Com's Dynamic Security Link technology is similar to Cisco's Lightweight Extensive Authentication Protocol (LEAP). One benefit of Dynamic Security Link is that it increases the number of simultaneous users from 65 to 255. Furthermore, you don't have to manually enter the 128-bit keys. The software automatically generates new keys and distributes them to the client each session. This is great for encryption, but you still need to provide for authentication. It took only 60 seconds to set up the access point, but implementing the full range of security took a while longer. 3Com's browser-based Configuration Management System was excellent, and the HTML-based documentation was complete and well organized. In all, 3Com's product had some neat technology. Avaya's wireless NIC looked familiar and that's because it was. It seems that both Colubris and Avaya use NICs from Orinoco. But Avaya's solution goes far beyond just the NIC. Avaya's Access Server 1 is a slick tool for managing corporate- level wireless security. It includes Remote Authentication Dial In User Server software that runs on any workstation plugged into the hard-wired LAN. And it employs automatic key generation and distribution. Avaya's documentation was very good, with plenty of room set aside in the form of tables to record the system parameters administrators in large corporate environments should never commit to memory. The Access Server manager provides the full range of management and diagnostic utilities you'd expect from a top-of-the-line corporate offering. For the full report, go to http://www.nwfusion.com/reviews/2001/1217rev.html _______________________________________________________________ To contact Neal Weinberg: Neal Weinberg is features editor at Network World, in charge of product reviews, Buyer's Guides, technology primers, how-tos, issue-oriented feature stories and the Technology Insider series. You can reach him at mailto:nweinber@nww.com. _______________________________________________________________ Promote your services and generate qualified leads! Register on Buy IT, NW Fusion's Vendor Directory and RFP Center. It's cost-effective and eliminates the headaches of finding new business. List your company today and access millions of dollars in RFPs posted by active buyers. Go to NW Fusion now! http://www.nwfusion.newmediary.com/091201nwwprovnwltr1 _______________________________________________________________ RELATED LINKS Researchers uncover wireless security flaws IDG News Service, 02/05/01 http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2001/0205wireless.html Microsoft, Cisco, others team on wireless security IDG News Service, 03/27/01 http://www.nwfusion.com/net.worker/news/2001/0327mscisco.html The archive for Reviews is: http://www.nwfusion.com/reviews/index.html ______________________________________________________________ FEATURED READER RESOURCE Network World Fusion's Net.Worker site Whether your company is growing larger or scaling back, corporate managers are looking for ways to cut costs while retaining and recruiting star employees. One smart solution - at least on paper - is to let some employees work from home. Network World's Net.Worker Web site bridges the gap between the telework concept and the hardware, software and services needed to make it happen. We bring you news and reviews, sound advice and keen insight into the technologies and solutions you need to manage a remote and mobile workforce. Visit http://www.nwfusion.com/net.worker/index.html _______________________________________________________________ May We Send You a Free Print Subscription? You've got the technology snapshot of your choice delivered at your fingertips each day. Now, extend your knowledge by receiving 51 FREE issues to our print publication. Apply today at http://www.nwwsubscribe.com/nl ______________________________________________________________ SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES To subscribe or unsubscribe to any Network World e-mail newsletters, go to: http://www.nwwsubscribe.com/news/scripts/notprinteditnews.asp To unsubscribe from promotional e-mail go to: http://www.nwwsubscribe.com/ep To change your e-mail address, go to: http://www.nwwsubscribe.com/news/scripts/changeemail.asp Subscription questions? Contact Customer Service by replying to this message. 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