Application Notes

• An 802.11n Overview for Educational Institutions
  Across K-12 districts and college and university campuses, the role of wireless is changing, as educational institutions move toward technology-centric learning environments. Wireless is no longer considered a network of convenience but rather a strategic communications infrastructure that supports 21st century learning models and objectives. Meeting the evolving wireless needs of education calls for a next-generation Wi-Fi network based on the 802.11n standard.
• Applications and Considerations for Wireless LAN Use in Healthcare
  Healthcare is a natural environment for wireless LAN solutions. With a large mobile population of doctors, nurses, physician's assistants and other caregivers, wireless LANs bring the ability to access the latest patient charts, medical records and clinical decision support data at all times, anywhere in the healthcare organization. And as caregivers travel among different facilities, wireless allows for easy connectivity at each site.
• Deploying a Secure Wireless VoIP Solution in Healthcare
  Historically, healthcare institutions used wireless LANs for data applications, but increasingly want to support wireless VoIP as well. Healthcare organizations have a constant need for timely communication among caregivers; nurses contacting physicians, physicians contacting pharmacists or other specialists, unit staff contacting support staff such as transportation, housekeeping or dietary. All of this has traditionally been accomplished through wired phones and pages.
• Enabling Dense Wireless LAN Deployments with the Meru Radio Switch
  Wireless LANs bring freedom to connect to the Internet, email and other network applications without being tethered. This is leading many enterprises to deploy them throughout their campus and especially in areas such as meeting rooms, conference centers, libraries, resulting in new productivity gains. People like wireless, and its use is increasing exponentially as more and more discover its lack of restrictions.
• Joint Solutions for Secure Voice and Data Over Wi-Fi from Juniper Networks and Meru Networks
  As workforce mobility continues to become the norm rather than the exception, Wi-Fi technology is quickly becoming the primary means of connectivity for voice and data communications. Beyond basic applications such as email and Internet access, WLANs are also supporting productivity tools, including: voice, video and web conferencing in densely populated work environments across the entire organization.
• Using the Meru Radio Switch to Quickly Enable Wireless in Branch Offices
  Many corporations have multiple remote or branch offices for local sales, marketing and development teams. Typically, these offices are physically small with no onsite IT support. Deploying 802.11 as the primary network is increasingly a viable option as newer standards such as 802.11g has increased speeds to 54 Mbps. Because many small offices do not support structured cabling, a wireless network gives the enterprise the ability to quickly get to work without hiring contractors or tearing into the walls.
• Wireless LANs and Healthcare: Understanding Security to Ensure Compliance with HIPAA
  Healthcare is a natural environment for wireless LAN solutions. With a large mobile population of doctors, nurses, physician's assistants and other caregivers, wireless LANs bring the ability to access the latest patient charts, medical records and clinical decision support data at all times, anywhere in the healthcare organization. And as caregivers travel among different facilities, wireless allows for easy connectivity at each site. Early adopters in healthcare recognized these benefits and deployed the first wireless LAN solutions in the late 1990's.