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3 Approaches to Identifying Mobile Devices

February 24, 2012 By Editor Leave a Comment
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When it comes to managing wireless devices on your network, you’ve got two basic options: treat the device as a known entity that is allowed to access the corporate network, or as an unknown entity that is not. But there are several ways to make that determination, says Chris Williams, a systems engineer with Carousel Industries, and they are progressively more granular and useful. Fingerprinting and Web Browser Snooping The simplest way to identify a device is through fingerprinting or web browser snooping. With fingerprinting, when the device logs on, it performs a DHCP request. In that request is a… Continue Reading ›

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Facing the Top Challenges Confronting IT: Avaya Podcast

February 6, 2012 By Editor Leave a Comment

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As a leading vendor that supplies infrastructure and tools to help customers address business requirements around voice, data and unified communications, Avaya sees first-hand the biggest challenges companies are facing. But it also knows how to address them. In this information packed podcast, we caught up with Steven Bandrowczak, Vice President of Global Accounts at Avaya, to get his thoughts on what he sees as the most vexing IT challenges of the day. 3 Biggest Challenges Facing IT Without hesitation, Bandrowczak cites the bring your own device phenomenon as the # 1 trend, “in every industry, every size segment, every… Continue Reading ›

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Benefits of Identity-Aware Networks – and Tips for Getting There

September 7, 2011 By Editor Leave a Comment
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Gartner is predicting that by the end of this year, 30 percent of large corporate networks will become “identity-aware,” meaning they will have features and technologies that enable them to associate user identities with specific network traffic and behavior.  The idea is to provide tight access control for applications and resources, taking into account not only who users are, but where they are and what device they’re using – all without forcing users to memorize dozens of user IDs and passwords. In a previous post, we covered four reasons why your network should be identity aware.   In this post, we’ll… Continue Reading ›

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4 Reasons You Need Centralized Wireless Management

August 31, 2011 By Editor Leave a Comment

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As wireless LANs get more ubiquitous, IT may well find they’re spending an inordinate amount of time managing them, especially in organizations with multiple sites. Configuration changes require logging in to the controller at each site, troubleshooting can be a bear, and reporting is all but impossible. That is, unless you have a centralizedmanagement strategy. With centralized wireless management, the wireless controllers that manage access points in each location all connect to a central management console, from where IT can monitor and control each ‘remote controller’ (as opposed to ‘remote control’, which apparently only my 11 year old daughter has… Continue Reading ›

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Asset Tracking, Troubleshooting and more – courtesy of your WiFi network

July 27, 2011 By Editor Leave a Comment
RFID Tracked Laptop Equipment

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Wireless networks of course provide a great deal of freedom and flexibility for users but, with the proper tools in place, your Wifi network can also help your organization track assets, employees and provide a wealth of helpful troubleshooting info and even security tools for IT and the business. Along with its partner Aruba Networks, Carousel has been helping customers install AirWave, an Aruba product that adds sophisticated location-based services to a wireless network, in essence turning your Wifi network into an RTLS (real time locating system) http://blogs.carouselindustries.com/data/is-the-internet-of-things-finally-here/. AirWave can identify who is on the network, where they are accessing… Continue Reading ›

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Can You Replace Your Network Hardware with Software?

May 6, 2011 By Editor Leave a Comment
Virtual Appliance

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Recently there has been a fair amount of discussion around the hallways at Carousel about whether software and cloud solutions will start to replace actual hardware and network appliances in a world of virtualized and cloud based data centers. A couple of recent articles from TechTarget seem to indicate that this is not only possible, but is a trend that is starting to gain traction. Over the past decade businesses have deployed specialized network appliances to perform specific tasks quickly, efficiently and consistently. But does that hardware really need to be a part of the solution in a virtualized data… Continue Reading ›

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3 Key Steps to Planning for Wireless Network Deployment

March 16, 2011 By Editor Leave a Comment
1G wifi, Gigabyte Wireless Network

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Today, many businesses are moving beyond wires and deploying a modern wireless network backbone to do much of their network’s heavy lifting. In a recent conversation with Carousel’s wireless specialist Chris Williams, we discussed the steps that businesses should take to properly plan for the deployment of a robust WiFi network that will meet their mobility needs for years to come. Step 1 – Define Your Use Case According to Williams, all business must start with the use case for each facility. “You need to ask yourself, where is your wireless network at today, what do you need to accomplish… Continue Reading ›

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Implementing a Wireless Local Area Network – WLAN

January 26, 2011 By admin Leave a Comment
Access Point for Wireless Network

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If 2010 was the year when 802.11n exploded onto the stage (after the long slog towards its 2009 adoption),  2011 may be the year that enterprises begin to rely on its enhanced speed, coverage and reliability to start deploying all-wireless LANs.  According to research firm IDC in a recent interview with SearchNetworking.com, enterprise adoption of Wireless LANs will run at a 13-14% per year adoption rate, which is a number that ensures WLANs are here to stay. So what challenges will businesses need to address when considering implementing  a WLAN backbone?  First, it is important to appreciate the changing nature… Continue Reading ›

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