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.:Dirac:. .:Strozier:. .:Union:. What is a Wireless LAN?A wireless LAN (WLAN) is a local area network (LAN) that uses high-frequency radio (2.4Ghz) waves rather than wires to communicate between nodes. It allows mobile users to connect to a LAN through a wireless (radio) connection. FSU views this network as a data communication system that can extend, enhance, or replace (in some instances) a wired LAN. It provides connectivity where wiring is unavailable or cost prohibitive. It is a flexible, cost effective alternative to providing additional functionality to our existing LAN.Why a Wireless LAN?Imagine you are a shipping company. Wouldn’t you like to have the ability to scan in bar codes on boxes that explain shipping arrivals and departure times? Ultimately, you could reprint labels for rerouting a package in mid-transit.How about a big auto parts warehouse, or a grocery warehouse? Inventory will be directly input into a database that generates orders directly to your vendors. For a medical staff, records could be available when needed not when someone delivers them. You could write follow-up visits, print notes, and transcribe your own treatment plans in real-time. All of this information could be printed and waiting at the front desk for checkout. You can take your laptop on the road and experience high-speed wireless Internet access in hotels, airports, conference centers, and other areas while you travel. In the past, as a "technician," you would have to visit a customer, gather information, and then go back to the office and try to remember what you needed for each transaction. With a wireless network, you could go visit the customer and generate the order from their location, explain any additions, have the information automatically generated in your database, and begin the next step of the process while still there. This provides a more accurate and timely management of information. Campus Mapsblah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah |
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