White Papers

Wireless TCO: The Value of an Overlay Network (Tolly Group June 2004)

The new wave of WLAN technologies represent a thin approach to access point technology, where a large portion of the intelligence and processing load is redirected from the access point (AP) to the wireless switch.

What is a Wireless Switch and the Value of the Overlay Architecture?

Compared to the traditional "thick" access point wireless network, Symbol's "thin" approach delivers greater scalability, manageability, accessibility, reliability, and a lower total cost of ownership (TCO).

Securing Enterprise Air: Understanding and Achieving Next-Generation Wireless Security with Symbol Technologies and 802.11i

Wireless networking is quickly becoming a defacto network standard in the enterprise. However, security has remained one of the largest issues as companies struggle with how to ensure that data is protected during transmission and the network itself is secure. The new WPA2 (802.11i) standards eliminate these vulnerabilities and offer truly robust security for wireless networks.