WLAN is a local area network (LAN) that is not based on cables and wires. A WLAN can be an alternative or an extension to existing network. It can cover small businesses to large enterprises. Small business WLAN employs one or two access points to broadcast a signal around a 100- to 200-foot radius. An enterprise-class WLAN deploys broad number of individual access points to broadcast the signal to a wide area. They have more features compared to small office WLAN equipment, such as better security, remote management and authentication.

In today’s world, it is difficult to do business without internet connectivity. Lead generation, marketing efforts, sale potential, logistical processes can be improved by an effective wireless connection.

Benefits of WLAN in business

Mobility

Mobility allows users to move physically while using device, such as mobile, portable PC etc. Mostly jobs require workers to move – healthcare workers, policemen, inventory clerks, emergency care specialists and many more, depending on their job nature. WLAN enables employees to do efficient work, without tethering to their desks. This independence of roaming and working results in significant return on investment and work efficiency.

Increased Reliability

Wired networks are usually down due to cable faults, they primarily cause system downtime. Moisture erodes metallic conductors via water intrusion during storms and leakage of liquids or accidental spillage. When moving to different location, wired networks can broke or be damaged. The mishap of cutting of cables can cause down network immediately. These issues can restrain employees to utilize network resources, causing delay in work and creating a havoc for network managers. WLAN uses less cables, and reduces downtime of networks. It allows enterprise a smooth-running network and achieve goals in time.

Reduced Installation Time

Installing wired networks, is time-consuming activity. It can take days or even weeks, based on the size of installation. WLAN reduces the need for cable installation , making network availability much sooner than wired LAN. Wireless LAN provides connectivity without the time and expense associated with installing wires and cables into your network.

Cost Savings

Organisations transform, relocate people, new floor plans, partitions of offices and other renovations. These modifications often require recabling the network, incurring cost, material and labour. With large enterprises these costs are very high. WLAN, can move the network connection by simply moving an employee’s PC.

Conclusion

WLAN allows businesses to utilize internet in wider ranges. Internet connectivity is necessary to enjoy full use of the industrial equipment, phones, computers, card machines- and a WLAN is the best way to do it. Employees can do work from different devices in different areas, increasing collaboration and efficiency of the enterprise.

AA NetConsult provides complete WLAN services for your networks. We can setup WLAN for small, medium sized and even large enterprises. We can deploy WLAN within an organization building and even to companies distributed geographically.

Source: network security assessment