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Originally Posted by mfdc
Thankyou very much. Some good advice there, its not that I dont know what I'm doing in IT, its just I've never installed access points before and Wi-Fi in general I've only experienced as a consumer. When some mentioned ask the IT dept I AM the IT dept!!! ...
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Get some help. Seriously.
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Originally Posted by mfdc
... I also realise that its a severe backdoor and the ideal solution would be to have a seperate wireless network but doing this eases the strain on the switches without forking out for a new one doesnt it??? ...
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I'm not sure what you're asking here as far as straining the switches, but you don't want it to be merely switched. The WLAN should be a seperated from the LAN by a router.
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Originally Posted by mfdc
... Certain staff 'hot desk' so it would be advantageous to them, and if I add encryption and set passwords from the default ( most people dont bother ) surley that is reasonable.????? ...
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Encryption and password changes are the
start. From there you should consider advanced wireless encryption, and application-level encryption, was well as SSL and/or VPNs depending on your needs. You many also want to consider adding a wireless IDS, again depending on your needs.
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Originally Posted by mfdc
I am aware though of the security risks, were also connected to a european WAN so I suppose it might not be the brightest thing to do!!!!
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It may or may not. Again, you have to evaluate what the potential benefits are in comparison to the known risks.