05/11/2014. Microtech Communications Limited

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1 What about WiFi? Babcock4S Presenter: Geoff Newnham Date: 6 th November 2014 Mobile: +44 (0) geoff.newnham@microtech-communications.com Microtech Communications Limited Formed in 2001 Infrastructure Specialist Full Design, Installation & Testing Service Approved Copper/Fibre network Installer Approved Wireless Network installer All Staff Enhanced CRB Checked CHAS Accredited and CSCS Highly experience in M&E Approved network and wireless installers for Hampshire and Kent County Councils Your WiFi Journey Let your WiFi Journey start with a business reason. Not just keeping up with other people or just because it seems the correct thing to do don t be led by technology Installing WiFi is not just it. There is much work to do before, to have a successful WiFi system: Have your existing cabled network surveyed to check it is up to specification for running wireless Have your site surveyed to see what WiFi will cost you does your whole site need WiFi? Decide how you would like to manage and secure your WiFi system Will outside people use your WiFi? BYOD or Guest Access 1

2 Your WiFi Journey continued What WiFi System do I pick? There are many flavours of WiFi Singly managed aerial systems Centrally managed aerial systems LAN or Cloud Choose a WiFi system that can be upgraded or modified in place something that does not need a forklift upgrade and look for a system that will give you a return on your investment Choose a WiFi system on which you can manage applications as well as users and bandwidth Get professional help to guide you in your choice of system Once WiFi is installed and being used the journey doesn t end there! Not all WiFi is equal Home WiFi Aerials Low number of users Limited Range No management of WiFi traffic Not many management features Not many security features No expandability Workplace WiFi Aerials Designed for high number of users Designed to cover larger range Designed to manage WiFi network traffic to give good usage Easy to manage Designed with Security in mind Interference, Hacking, etc Expandable Not all WiFi is equal Mbps a 54 Mbps only at 5 GHz b 11 Mbps g 54 Mbps only at 2.4 GHz n 250 Mbps ac 433 Mbps only at 5 GHZ ac Wave Gbps (in development) ad 7 Gbps only at 60 GHz (in development) 2

3 WiFi Jargon Buster WiFi Generic term used for Wireless Networking MiMo Is an antenna technology where multiple antennas are used at both the transmitter and receiver to improve performance Hotspot Public access point allowing access to the Internet Encryption Process of encoding data so that only authorised users can read it WEP, WPA & WPA2 Wired Equivalent Privacy & WiFi Protected Access. Different methods of encoding data on WiFi networks SSID Service Set Identifier, the name of a WiFi network IP Language and Numerical system that computers use to talk to each other DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. How computers get their IP address WLAN Wireless Local Area Network LAN Local Area Network. A wired computer network Firewall A device or software that protects a computer network from unauthorised access Xirrus Highlights Highest Performance: From 2 to 16 radios per Array/AP and integrated controller to scale to handle the highest densities Application Control: ensures applications respond predictably under heavy load. Comprehensive Security: BYOD on-boarding, integrated firewall and dedicated threat sensor for seamless, robust security. Fully Upgradable: Modular chassis and 2.3GHz/5GHz software programmable radios to ensure upgradability to future requirements. Flexible Management: Cloud-based and on-premise management options with zero-touch online equipment activation. Xirrus Product Image: 3

4 Xirrus XMS-C Management Provides full monitoring and management of Xirrus wireless Array network via a cloud-hosted web based service maintained and operated by Xirrus. Xirrus Wireless Arrays are physically deployed on the LAN. Arrays automatically connect to Xirrus cloud over SSL and retrieve their licensed functionality. Firmware updates and new features are automatically delivered to the Arrays without having to schedule maintenance activities to deploy functionality. You have complete visibility and control over the entire wireless network Manage SSID s, control application usage and run usage reports. 4

5 Any Questions? 5