Wireless Local Area Networks (WLAN)

A Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) is a flexible data communications system that can either replace or extend a wired LAN to provide added functionality for you business. A traditional, wired local area network (LAN) sends packets of data from one piece of equipment to another across cables or wires. A wireless local area network (WLAN) relies instead upon radio waves to transfer data. Data is superimposed onto a radio wave through a process called modulation, and this carrier wave then acts as the transmission medium, taking the place of a wire.

The importance of WLAN technology, however, goes far beyond just the absence of wires. The advent of the WLAN opens up a whole new definition of what a network infrastructure can be. No longer does an infrastructure need to be solid and fixed, difficult to move, and expensive to change. Instead, it can move with the user and change as fast as the organization does. As an example, business people can stay connected as they move throughout the corporate campus, easily tapping into the resources of the wired network.

Ask your Anavon representative for more information on WLAN Solutions or fill out the form below to be contacted for a no obligation quote to see just how cost effective converting to or getting a WLAN can be.

WLAN Info & Request Form

Discover the flexibility of WLAN; a configuration overview including ad hoc mod, infrastructure mode, and more.

Wireless LAN Configurations

Find out the many ways WLAN can improve productivity

Wireless LAN Benefits

Understand the roles of standards bodies like the IEEE and Wi-Fi Alliance on WLAN

Wireless LAN Standards