Secure Wireless LAN Solution: Microsoft's Authentication Infrastructure with Aruba Networks' Mobile Edge

Deploying an enterprise-class secure wireless LAN with industry-leading security can be overwhelming – but it doesn’t have to be. Experience a live on-line demo of Microsoft’s identity-based, policy-driven network authentication infrastructure built on Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP. Together with Aruba Networks mobile edge, learn how to deploy a secure wireless LAN end-to-end by watching the experts configure the user interface step-by-step.
The power of this solution will be demonstrated as the experts enable the most common wireless LAN access scenarios through flexible access policies in both the Windows Server 2003 Internet Authentication Service (IAS) and the stateful firewall in the Aruba Networks' Mobility Controller. The demonstration will show how to configure secure, role-based access for trusted employees and short-term contractors using company-managed PCs and a guest using their personal PC. To validate the security of the solution, access rights for an untrusted "hacker" will be shown before configuring the solution for secure role-based access and then afterwards.
Microsoft and Aruba Networks professionals will be online to answer your questions in real-time.

Featured Products:
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Internet Authentication Service (IAS), Active Directory and Group Policy
Microsoft Windows XP SP2
Aruba Networks Aruba 800 Mobility Controller and Aruba AP70 Access Point

Secure Wireless LAN Solution: Microsoft's Authentication Infrastructure with Aruba Networks' Mobile Edge

Deploying an enterprise-class secure wireless LAN with industry-leading security can be overwhelming – but it doesn’t have to be. Experience a live on-line demo of Microsoft’s identity-based, policy-driven network authentication infrastructure built on Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP. Together with Aruba Networks mobile edge, learn how to deploy a secure wireless LAN end-to-end by watching the experts configure the user interface step-by-step.
The power of this solution will be demonstrated as the experts enable the most common wireless LAN access scenarios through flexible access policies in both the Windows Server 2003 Internet Authentication Service (IAS) and the stateful firewall in the Aruba Networks' Mobility Controller. The demonstration will show how to configure secure, role-based access for trusted employees and short-term contractors using company-managed PCs and a guest using their personal PC. To validate the security of the solution, access rights for an untrusted "hacker" will be shown before configuring the solution for secure role-based access and then afterwards.
Microsoft and Aruba Networks professionals will be online to answer your questions in real-time.

Featured Products:
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Internet Authentication Service (IAS), Active Directory and Group Policy
Microsoft Windows XP SP2
Aruba Networks Aruba 800 Mobility Controller and Aruba AP70 Access Point

Secure Wireless LAN Solution: Microsoft's Authentication Infrastructure with Aruba Networks' Mobile Edge

Deploying an enterprise-class secure wireless LAN with industry-leading security can be overwhelming – but it doesn’t have to be. Experience a live on-line demo of Microsoft’s identity-based, policy-driven network authentication infrastructure built on Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP. Together with Aruba Networks mobile edge, learn how to deploy a secure wireless LAN end-to-end by watching the experts configure the user interface step-by-step.
The power of this solution will be demonstrated as the experts enable the most common wireless LAN access scenarios through flexible access policies in both the Windows Server 2003 Internet Authentication Service (IAS) and the stateful firewall in the Aruba Networks' Mobility Controller. The demonstration will show how to configure secure, role-based access for trusted employees and short-term contractors using company-managed PCs and a guest using their personal PC. To validate the security of the solution, access rights for an untrusted "hacker" will be shown before configuring the solution for secure role-based access and then afterwards.
Microsoft and Aruba Networks professionals will be online to answer your questions in real-time.

Featured Products:
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Internet Authentication Service (IAS), Active Directory and Group Policy
Microsoft Windows XP SP2
Aruba Networks Aruba 800 Mobility Controller and Aruba AP70 Access Point

Aruba Offers Open mobility platform for application development and integration

The mobile edge is a business-enabler. New mobile applications will create business opportunities and enhance existing ones, creating competitive advantages for users of the technology. Applications such as voice, location tracking, and sensor networks are the first purely mobile applications and more are being developed as mobile networks become more prevalent. In addition to mobile applications, new services are continually being developed for security, such as network-based spyware blocking, and convergence, such as fixed-mobile handoff and emergency call location tracking. The mobile edge must be flexible, extensible, and open to application development by best-of-breed vendors.

Aruba Offers Open mobility platform for application development and integration

The mobile edge is a business-enabler. New mobile applications will create business opportunities and enhance existing ones, creating competitive advantages for users of the technology. Applications such as voice, location tracking, and sensor networks are the first purely mobile applications and more are being developed as mobile networks become more prevalent. In addition to mobile applications, new services are continually being developed for security, such as network-based spyware blocking, and convergence, such as fixed-mobile handoff and emergency call location tracking. The mobile edge must be flexible, extensible, and open to application development by best-of-breed vendors.

Aruba Offers Open mobility platform for application development and integration

The mobile edge is a business-enabler. New mobile applications will create business opportunities and enhance existing ones, creating competitive advantages for users of the technology. Applications such as voice, location tracking, and sensor networks are the first purely mobile applications and more are being developed as mobile networks become more prevalent. In addition to mobile applications, new services are continually being developed for security, such as network-based spyware blocking, and convergence, such as fixed-mobile handoff and emergency call location tracking. The mobile edge must be flexible, extensible, and open to application development by best-of-breed vendors.

Aruba Gives Wireless LAN Switches More Options

Consolidation in the WLAN switching arena may mean fewer vendors to choose from, but more ways for users to secure, configure and manage their wireless LANs this year.

Aruba Wireless Networks Inc. later this month will announce updates to its WLAN switch line, along with two major customer wins, McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas and SAP America Inc., each of which is turning to WLANs for corporate and guest Internet access.

Due for release later this month is the Aruba AP70 Grid Point access point, which provides simultaneous 802.11a and 802.11b/g wireless connectivity and features a choice of internal or external antennas. Key to the AP70 Grid Point is the inclusion of a USB (Universal Serial Bus) port, a feature Aruba officials said will appear on the company's future grid points.

Officials at WLAN market leader Cisco Systems Inc., in San Jose, Calif., said the company has no plans for USB expansion ports.

Planned service extensions for Aruba's USB ports in the coming year include a spectrum analyzer, Bluetooth detection, integration of third-generation cellular network technology, wireless backhaul capability for mesh networks, and smart cards from security companies such as RSA Security Inc. and ActivCard Inc.

Other possible USB extensions include the ability to upgrade to future radio protocols such as 802.11n and WiMax, officials said.

Aruba is also updating its WLAN switching software. Chief among the new features is the ability to create IP Security tunnels between switches and access points, even if the access point is in a remote location. Previous versions of the software used UDP (User Datagram Protocol) packets for control messages and GRE (General Routing Encapsulation) tunnels for user data transport.

In addition, the free software supports NAT (network address translation), which allows IPSec to work in the presence of devices without native IPSec support.