| One of the fastest growing and most exciting | | | | that wired routers did in the past. |
| technologies these days is devices that use | | | | |
| some sort of wireless network. Wireless | | | | Wireless networks have become a very |
| networking has allowed almost anyone to use | | | | important part of many businesses, because |
| many different devices in a way that not too | | | | you can construct a wireless network that is |
| long ago was unheard of. The most exciting | | | | separate from your main network that only |
| thing about wireless networking is that the | | | | allows visitors access to the internet and |
| development of new technologies is only just | | | | not to any of your precious information. |
| beginning. | | | | This will also allow you to setup places for |
| | | | visitors to connect to the internet that do |
| A new wireless protocol, 802.11N, should be | | | | not require a desk to be setup or a dedicated |
| released later this year, which will allow | | | | computer setup for their access. Instead you |
| wireless networks to connect over longer | | | | can utilize a sitting area and a laptop to |
| distances, and at faster speeds. With this | | | | achieve the same functionality, without the |
| new advancement companies will be able to | | | | security risks of someone connecting directly |
| allow all of their users to connect to the | | | | into your network. Many of the reasons why |
| network wirelessly. This new protocol, | | | | wireless networks were a faux pas in the past |
| coupled with recent advancements in secure | | | | have been addressed and now wireless networks |
| connections to wireless networks, will allow | | | | are looked at more and more as a viable |
| businesses to perform tasks wirelessly that | | | | alternative to a hard wired network. The |
| they have never been able to do before. | | | | best thing about wireless networks is that |
| Companies utilizing this new protocol will | | | | many new technologies are being released |
| also be able to save quite a bit of money | | | | every year that extend the functionality and |
| trying to hard wire their offices, by using | | | | availability of this fascinating new |
| less wireless routers to do the same task | | | | technology. |