Wireless & mobility

There’s more to wireless than just access

Whether you’re looking for a pure wireless network or a hybrid environment, which combines Structured Cabling for the fixed backbone with wireless for flexibility, we’ll tailor solutions to meet your needs. Working with industry partners like Cisco, we’ll provide unified wired and wireless solutions that cost-effectively address the WLAN security, deployment, management, and control issues facing your business.

Key features

• We’ve a great track record in designing, supplying and supporting LAN solutions, including introducing wireless connectivity to a range of environments, such as offices, universities, distribution centres, exhibition centres, shopping centres and airport terminals.
  
• Improve employee productivity by enabling real-time access to critical resources or introduce asset tracking and location services.
  
• We can offer wireless as a standalone solution, as part of an integrated LAN or as part of a Structured Cabling solution.

Anytime, anywhere...

Many businesses have already seen how wireless networks can boost productivity, improve communication and speed up decision making. Anytime, anywhere access to information promotes collaboration with colleagues, business partners, and customers alike, while real-time access to instant messaging, email, and network resources boosts productivity. But wireless networks offer so much more than just access anytime, anywhere and with anybody; they’re changing the way we work and do business. To take just a few examples:

• Wireless networks can act as a complement to or substitute for wired LAN in buildings that can’t be easily wired or are limited by planning constraints.
• Schools, colleges and universities needing flexible access for students are finding wireless the perfect solution.
• Exhibition centres and public areas like airports needing to offer users short term access.
• The use of handheld mobile devices has become a critical business tool for a number of sectors, from distribution centres and warehouses to hospitals.
• Critical equipment can be tagged to provide sophisticated asset tracking and theft prevention solutions.
• Mission critical applications can use wireless as an alternative backup.

Making wireless work for you

So, whatever your need for a wireless network, we can recommend the right solution that combines the best elements of wireless and wired networking to deliver secure, scalable WLANs with a low total cost of ownership.

Securing the network

Network security can be maintained wireless networks, using such technologies as WLAN intrusion prevention systems, network admission control and guest services.

Wired or wireless, it’s up to you

Whether you’re looking for a pure wireless network or a hybrid environment, which combines Structured Cabling for the fixed backbone with wireless for flexibility, we can tailor solutions to meet your needs. Working with industry partners like Cisco, we can provide unified wired and wireless solutions that cost-effectively address the WLAN security, deployment, management, and control issues facing your business.

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Features & benefits

Wireless & mobility

There’s more to wireless than just access

More than enough to keep everyone happy... and in touch

• Improve employee productivity - by enabling real-time access to critical resources.
  
• Resilience - unified wireless solutions offer enhanced reliability and resilience by providing a backup for your mission critical applications. Mission critical applications can use wireless as an alternative backup.
  
• Support for local mobility applications - for voice and data such as dual mode phones and mobile data devices.
• Without or without wires - wireless networks can act as a complement to or substitute for wired LAN in buildings that cannot be easily wired or are limited by planning constraints.
  
• Cut fraud - critical equipment can be tagged to provide sophisticated asset tracking and theft prevention solutions, as well as preventing theft through location services.
  
• Extensive experience - we have a long track record in designing, supplying and supporting wireless LAN solutions, with experience in a range of environments.
  
• With or without wires - unified wireless can be provided as a standalone solution, part of an integrated LAN or as part of a Structured Cabling solution.
  
• Flexibility - provides flexible access that cannot be offered by wired LANs alone.
  
• Cisco certified - we’re a certified Cisco Gold partner, proving that we’ve achieved and maintained the highest level of technical capability and support.
  
• Managed services - we can either support own teams or offer managed solutions, depending on your needs.
  
• Anywhere, anytime - we offer resilient, high performance solutions, ensuring that business applications are continuously available.
  
• Professional services - our solutions are all backed up with a comprehensive package of professional services, from a detailed audit of your needs, design and project managed implementation to network installation and ongoing support.

There, that’s covered everything.

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Detailed Info

Solution components for unified wireless include:

• Wireless end points - client adapters and other devices that connect desktop and mobile devices to the wireless network.
  
• Access points & bridges - connect wireless devices to networks providing access for many wireless environments.
  
• Network controllers - unified network services provide access across a variety of platforms such as wireless LAN controllers and integrated switches and routers.
  
• Management tools - systems for wireless planning, configuration and management from a central location.
  
• Applications - support for applications such as wireless voice over IP, network security and location services.
  

Wireless LAN Controllers

Cisco Wireless LAN Controllers are responsible for system wide wireless LAN functions, such as security policies, intrusion prevention, RF management, quality of service (QoS), and mobility. They work in conjunction with Cisco Access Points and the Cisco Wireless Control System (WCS) to support business critical wireless applications. From voice and data services to location tracking, Cisco Wireless LAN Controllers provide the control, scalability, security, and reliability that network managers need in order to build secure, enterprise scale wireless networks - from branch offices to main campuses.
 
Cisco Wireless LAN Controllers smoothly integrate into existing enterprise networks. They communicate with Controller based Access Points over any Layer 2 (Ethernet) or Layer 3 (IP) infrastructure, using the Lightweight Access Point Protocol (LWAPP). These devices support automation of numerous WLAN configuration and management functions across all enterprise locations.
 
Because the Cisco Wireless LAN Controllers support 802.11a/b/g and the IEEE 802.11n draft 2.0 standard, you can deploy the solution that best meets your individual requirements. Organisations can offer robust coverage with 802.11 a/b/g or deliver greater performance with up to 9x the throughput and unprecedented reliability using 802.11n and Cisco's Next Generation Wireless Solutions.

Wireless Access Points

The Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point is a single band lightweight or autonomous access point with dual diversity antenna connectors for challenging RF environments. It offers the same versatility, high capacity, security, and enterprise class features demanded by industrial wireless LAN customers in a single band 802.11g solution. The modular device provides the flexibility to field upgrade to a dual band 802.11a/g network by adding a CardBus based 802.11a upgrade module that can be easily installed into Cisco Aironet 1200 Series access points originally configured for 802.11g. The device is available in either a lightweight version, or as an autonomous version that may be field-upgraded to lightweight operation. All pretty technical, we know, but to those in the know, it means a lot.

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