In this webinar, Jim Geier will take you through the details of performing a site survey for design purposes from start to finish with examples from his actual projects using AirMagnet Survey. Based on his experiences, Jim will provide tips on performing the surveys in a manner that will save you time and make the results of the survey more accurate. Jim Geier is Principal Consultant of Wireless-Nets, Ltd. and has performed dozens of large-scale site surveys in many venues, such as hospitals, airports, universities and municipalities, for the purposes of designing and verifying 802.11 wireless networks. Jim is author of several books, including Designing and Deploying 802.11n Wireless Networks (Cisco Press) and Implementing 802.1x Security Solutions (Wiley).

 

This Halloween season, be careful with your wireless data. The ghouls and goblins of the RF world are out there trying to scare away your data. Do you know where your data is going? Could someone be inadvertently or deliberately stuffing your confidential materials into their treat bags while they trick you into thinking that they are the correct recipients? Join us to look at all those scary issues and how you can protect against these issues and more. We won't trick you; instead we'll treat you to a potpourri of discussions. We will look at securing the WLAN so that penetration is eliminated. Basic WLAN security: *Standards; *Preferred Methodology; *Physical and Logical connectivity; *Confidentiality; *Integrity Checking; *Availability. Risks Associated with WLANs: *MIM; *Replay; *Interceptions; *Data Manipulation; *Disclosure; *Denial of Service. Architecting a Layer 2 approach: *802.1x Discussion; *Radius Considerations; *User Name/ Password (MSChap v2); *Odyssey Client v. Windows client. Don't forget the Physical Layer: *Cables; *Connectors; *APs; *Controllers; *Removable NIC Cards (PC Cards/USB connections etc). Basic tenets of Good Security: *Take away is a checklist of good security.

 

In this webinar, Jim Geier will explain how to perform pre-installation (design) and post-installation (verification) site surveys, with examples based on some of his past projects using AirMagnet Survey and Spectrum Analyzer. The emphasis of this webinar is on how to successfully complete site surveys and interpret the results. Based on his experiences, Jim will provide tips on performing the surveys in a manner that will save you time and make the results of the survey more accurate. Jim Geier is Principal Consultant of Wireless-Nets, Ltd. and has performed dozens of large-scale site surveys in many venues, such as hospitals, airports, universities and municipalities, for the purposes of designing and verifying 802.11 wireless networks. Jim is author of several books, including Designing and Deploying 802.11n Wireless Networks (Cisco Press) and Implementing 802.1x Security Solutions (Wiley).

 

Wireless LANs use the license-exempt radio bands shared by various consumer-grade transmitters. These devices can have a serious negative effect on the performance of your WLAN. In order to isolate these noise sources you need a mobile spectrum analyzer with fast response and an internal expert system that automatically identifies the type of transmitter causing the problem. Attend this one hour webinar to see how the AirMagnet Spectrum XT analyzer "blows the whistle" on these hidden interferers and helps you return you wireless network to peak operating mode. During this presentation you will: *Learn about the types of interference sources that wreak havoc on a Wi-Fi network; *See how spectrum analysis techniques can be used to detect and remediate the root causes of interference; *Understand how to leverage spectrum analysis information to properly assess site survey results;

 

Smartphones and tablets are accessing wireless networks at a meteoric rate. Is your network ready? Please join this executive webinar examining best practices in security and performance optimization for both wired and wireless networks, in order to accommodate the huge influx of new mobile device types. Presented by Andrew Borg, Senior Analyst, Wireless and Mobility for the Aberdeen Group, the webinar will examine the strategies of top-performing organizations in managing risk, monitoring activity, and optimizing performance of their network infrastructure.

 

Wi-Fi client devices are more easily exploited outside the office, when connected to public networks that lack the benefits of enterprise security. Without proper precautions, Wi-Fi clients can be exploited out on the road, carrying vulnerabilities back with them to corporate HQ. Hackers can then use those vulnerable Wi-Fi clients as footholds for launching attacks against enterprise networks, without having to plant rogue access points inside private offices or crack enterprise wireless LAN passwords or keys. Furthermore, proliferation of new wireless devices (tablets, smart phones, etc.) means that unfamiliar and potentially-dangerous Wi-Fi clients are literally popping up everywhere, throughout the workplace. Old practices that required IT to know about and control every single Wi-Fi client device have become a losing game. Instead, today's pervasive wireless usage means that enterprises must adopt security policies, practices, and defenses that can meet the challenges of this dynamic environment. Attend this webcast to learn how to protect your corporate network against vulnerable and potentially compromised Wi-Fi clients, including steps that you can take to enable safe enterprise WLAN access by new devices, best practices for protecting those devices when they're away from the office, and practical techniques for managing risk posed by unfamiliar devices.

 

Planning, deploying, and optimizing wireless LANs requires in-depth knowledge and understanding of the wireless environment, including AP placement, sources of channel interference, rogue devices, vulnerabilities, and much more. Yet, there are not enough wireless experts to service the needs of the wireless enterprise. Researchers predict the market will reach nearly $10B within the next 5 years. This presents a huge opportunity for solution providers as enterprises look to their trusted integrators for expertise.

 

Have you ever wondered what Karmetasploit is? Has anyone ever stumped you by asking whether your WPA2-protected network is crackable? This webinar will define and illustrate a variety of Wi-Fi attacks and exploits to help you better understand vulnerabilities that might exist in your wireless network and what your risk exposure really is. This webinar is perfect for WLAN professionals that are new to wireless intrusion detection and prevention or those that want to round out their security experience. Tune in to learn about: *Mistakes that often leave WLANs vulnerable to attack, from weak access controls to configuration errors *Common wireless attacks, from rogue APs and key crackers to evil twins and side-jacking *•Dangerous point-and-shoot hacker tools such as Firesheep, Karmetasploit, and MDK3

 

Installation, Maintenance and Optimization are the 3 critical phases for any Wi-Fi deployment. This webinar will guide users through those 3 critical phases and provide best practices that users must follow. Also users can learn how they can use the AirMagnet Mobile tools, AirMagnet WiFi Analyzer, AirMagnet Survey and AirMagnet Spectrum XT, in each of those phases to provide the highest levels of security and performance in their Wi-Fi network.

 

802.11n is a complex standard and introduces many new sub-technologies such as MIMO, Beam forming, etc. There are interoperability issues since all vendors implement 11n differently and there is a significant impact of legacy 11a/b/g devices on 11n networks. Getting a true indication of expected WLAN performance is difficult to attain without the proper tools. This webinar will guide users through critical stages of network design, including migration, prediction and post-deployment validation using AirMagnet's 802.11n toolset.

 

Learn about how to make the most of the award winning AirMagnet WiFi Analyzer, the leading performance and security analysis tool for 802.11 wireless networks. Topics covered include: *Basic navigation through the major functions; *Highlight new features in the latest version; *Review basic network troubleshooting scenarios; *Review security analysis detection scenario;

 

You invested time, people and money into your wireless infrastructure - so why isn't it 100% reliable? Common problems may include: unexplained outages, unknown interferences, coverage issues and application performance issues. Understand how to plan, tune, troubleshoot and secure your 802.11 wireless network and voice-over-wireless system. The presenters will be AirMagnet Systems Engineering staff, who will cover actual cases from extensive live experience working in health care wireless environments.

 

Industry best practices consider site surveys as a mandatory and vital part of the wireless LAN deployment process for achieving the desired security, performance and compliance for the WLAN. Site surveys are also critical for optimizing the network as: *new users are introduced; *new applications are introduced over the WLAN; *new technologies are introduced such as 802.11n;

 

Dynamic security updates have long been a best practice in wired networks. To enable mission-critical wireless deployments while maintaining acceptable security posture, wireless intrusion prevention systems (WIPS) must follow suit, delivering fast, flexible response to zero-day threats, without business disruption. Join security experts, Lisa Phifer, president and principal consultant at Core Competence Inc. and Jesse Frankel, product manager for AirMagnet Enterprise for a webinar to discuss new advancements in dynamic security updates for wireless networks. Topics include: *Evolution of wireless threats; *Threat detection methods for current and emerging threats; *Best practices in wired IPS that can be employed in wireless IPS; *Dynamic security updates in AirMagnet Enterprise - how they work;

 

Learn about how to make the most of the AirMagnet Spectrum XT solution to understand and mitigate interference issues that affect the wireless LAN. This webinar will: *Discuss the types of interference sources that wreak havoc on a Wi-Fi network; *Review spectrum analysis techniques used to detect and remediate the root causes of interference; *Demonstrate and discuss best practices in the creation of custom signatures for interference sources that are unique to your environment;

 

It sounds great, doesn't it? Self-tuning, self-defending, self configuration. Who doesn't want that? Heck, isn't that what we invented computers for in the first place? Make my life easier, do part of my job for me so I can relax on a beach somewhere reading my iPad. The reality, however, is a bit different. Find out what your wireless network infrastructure does well and where it misses the mark. Learn how to tell fact from fiction and what to do about it when your problems are too hard for your self-healing, self-defending network.

 

Industry best practices consider site surveys as a mandatory and vital part of the wireless LAN deployment process for achieving the desired security, performance and compliance for the WLAN. Site surveys are also critical for optimizing the network as: *new users are introduced; *new applications are introduced over the WLAN; *new technologies are introduced such as 802.11n;

 

Optimizing Wi-Fi performance is an ongoing challenge that's traditionally been complex even for the most seasoned pros. Isolating specific issues has gotten easier over the years, but what's needed is a strategy for performance analysis that minimizes time-to-solution as well as cost, and produces results that are, well optimum. This webinar, featuring Industry expert Craig Mathias, principal at Farpoint Group, and Chia-Chee Kuan, AirMagnet CTO, will introduce you to key new capabilities in AirMagnet WiFi Analyzer 9.0, including roaming analysis tools that quickly isolates problems with client behavior, helps optimize VoWLAN performance, and enables rapid performance enhancements for all WLAN applications. Specific topics include: *Overview of performance issues; *Impact of roaming on the client experience and performance; *Precise reasons for inefficient client roaming; *Walk through of AirMagnet WiFi Analyzer's view of roaming events;

 

The growing number of corporate client devices make prime targets for attackers to gain entry to corporate networks and sensitive information. Hackers are getting more sophisticated in combining various attack techniques and developing new hacking tools to evade traditional security measures. This webinar will discuss how to use a Zero-day attack wireless intrusion prevention system (WIPS) to protect against intruders, mitigate compliance vulnerabilities, and additionally solve performance problems that threaten the reliability of the wireless network.

 

Clinical environments are a perfect storm when it comes to maintaining a secure and reliable wireless network. There are challenging requirements, a challenging environment and limited resources. With regulations and mandates like HIPAA, HITECH and PCI-DSS it is critical to see what is going on in the healthcare air space and understand the impact to security, reliability and compliance. In this webinar, we'll look at top WLAN threats and issues found in hospital environments based our experience from helping hundreds of hospitals across the country. We'll discuss some common pitfalls to avoid and best practices for remediating problems using industry-recognized WLAN solutions.

 

Understand how to assess WLAN security threats and performance issues and quickly respond without over-burdening IT staff. In this webinar, we'll cover: *Types of wireless threats and their impact; *Identifying threats/attacks using a dedicated, WIDS/WIPS system; *Ways to escalate and respond to threats automatically and efficiently; *Cost-effective methods for tactically responding to WLAN performance issues when an investment in WIDS/WIPS isn't practical;

 

Many enterprises run critical business applications over multiple wireless LAN sites spread across the country or even across the globe. When wireless LAN problems arise at a remote site where there is limited IT resources or wireless expertise, troubleshooting can present challenges. Getting the right instrumentation and expertise to the site in order to diagnose the root cause can be time consuming and costly. Learn how to employ AirMagnet's award winning Enterprise monitoring system to perform real-time WLAN analysis, from your desk, to sites across the country or across the globe.

 

Learn about how to make the most of the new AirMagnet Spectrum XT solution to understand and mitigate interference issues that affect the wireless LAN. This webinar will: *Discuss the types of interference sources that wreak havoc on a Wi-Fi network; *Review spectrum analysis techniques used to detect and remediate the root causes of interference; *Show how to leverage WLAN and survey information to better assess impact of interference.

 

802.11n is a complex standard and introduces many new sub-technologies such as MIMO, Beam forming, etc. There are interoperability issues since all vendors implement 11n differently and there is a significant impact of legacy 11a/b/g devices on 11n networks. Getting a true indication of expected WLAN performance is difficult to attain without the proper tools. This webinar will guide users through: *Key concepts of 11n; *Critical stages of network design (Migration, prediction and post-deployment validation); *802.11n security. Note: This webinar will feature AirMagnet 802.11n toolset in demonstrating how to achieve proper 802.11n network design and analysis.

 

Many factors can impact the overall health of your 802.11 WLAN. Following good design and installation practices will ensure a good starting point but the wireless environment is so dynamic that optimal performance and security can still be a challenge to maintain. Learn how to identify and correct some of the most common issues that can rob your WLAN of peak performance or have security implications that open the door to malicious behavior.

 

Ever troubleshoot your wireless network and feel like you are in the dark or moving in a fog? Perhaps a quick refresher on the Fundamentals of RF, specifically designed for Wireless Admins, could shed some light on the problem. This AirMagnet webinar is presented by industry expert Keith Parsons. Keith will share the baseline concepts you need to know about RF and wireless networks and he will highlight information that you should find useful the next time you're troubleshooting your network.

 

Wireless signals are strongly influenced by the particular characteristics of each site, from wall construction to non-Wi-Fi interference. Conducting pre-deployment site planning and on-site surveys are critical to ensure predictable performance and reliability of Wireless LANs. In this webinar, we'll demonstrate how to design or expand a WLAN considering: *Voice over WLAN readiness; *Security; *Actual end-user performance.

 

A virtual AP is a great feature for consumers and home users to set up personal networks and share wireless network connections. However, this is a serious problem for enterprise networks. With the proliferation of mobile Wi-Fi enabled devices, IT managers already struggle with eliminating rogue devices, Ad-hoc networks and unauthorized clients. Now Windows 7 makes it even easier for individuals to create rogue networks that bypass enterprise security measures and violate security policies - undetectable by traditional security systems.

 

Spectrum analyzers have lacked innovation for some time. At the high-end they are expensive, require a cardbus slot and provide a myopic view on solving WLAN network performance problems due to interference. At the low-end, users have a flexible form factor at a low cost, but unfortunately receive "get what you pay for" functionality. This webinar will introduce AirMagnet Spectrum XT - a Professional RF spectrum analysis solution (in a USB form factor) that leverages WLAN information so users can directly visualize the impact of RF issues on WLAN performance. The webinar will feature a 15 minute demo on the solution.