Any time that you expand the network in your home or office, you have to make a decision between running wires to all of the new devices or connecting them to a wireless network. Going with the wireless option is far more convenient, since it lets you avoid running ugly wires all over the place, worrying that they might turn into tripping hazards, and even trying to figure out how to get them through the walls to connect additional rooms. The major downside, however, is that you need to get skilled help to make sure that your Wireless Security is set up properly.
People who are setting up a wireless network have the tendency to mistakenly assume that they don’t have to worry very much about security because it’s only possible to connect inside the building anyway. That isn’t necessarily true, though. It is accurate to say that there is a limit to how far the signal will extend, but the limit is often a lot farther out than people realize. Criminals who want to break into a company network will often do so by sitting in the parking lot and using devices that have significantly more powerful antennas than are normally found in consumer devices. This can allow them to connect, even if your tests with typical devices like laptops and cellular phones indicated that it wasn’t possible to connect to the office network from any farther away than the front door.
Having a proper security setup will protect you from other types of attacks as well. If a network isn’t configured properly, it may be possible for employees to plug in their own hotspots as a way of getting around the inconvenience of having to log into the official ones. This can introduce unknown software and devices to your network that can become a source of problems if they’re not detected. A similar action, though by someone malicious, can be used to set up a wireless evil twin that tricks devices into connecting to the wrong access point and exchanging information that would ordinarily be kept confidential.
You can simplify the way you put your office network together without having to sacrifice speed or stability, particularly now that devices with 802.11ac can connect at speeds extending as high as gigabytes per second. You just need to make sure that the Wireless Security is handled by someone who really understands the job. Get in touch with us for more INFO!
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