However, if you decided to go with a wireless network Your installation is simpler. A "wireless gateway" is placed on a shelf and "wireless cards" are installed within your computer equipment within their open card slots. All without expensive cabling being installed and installed within a matter of minutes.

For businesses that already have a wired network, turning it into a wireless one can cost less than $100, and most computers can hook up to them with wireless cards that cost $50 to $70.

Your employees can then work within your office wherever it’s most convenient for them; at their desk, a shared office, a conference room, or even your lunchroom. All without losing their network WLAN connection. Their productivity will rise. Plus, if you move your office, you may move components (the WLAN gateway and cards) with you.

Thus, wireless networking not only increased productivity, but save you money by eliminating cost of cables for a wired network.

Even if you stay with your wired LAN within your office, you may see an increased productivity for those people who are mobile. They may stay connected via a laptop, as they move throughout your office, easily tapping into resources of existing wired network. Field sales people can access your company LAN from airport or a hotel thus greatly increasing productivity.

Security Challenges

Expanding reach of network sometimes makes network available to high-tech peeping toms. Currently, encryption method built-into 802.11b wireless standard, is easily cracked by a determined hacker. Thus, allowing intruders to unscramble things such as network passwords and get access to sensitive files or wreak havoc within your office system.

Other generations of wireless standards such as 802.11a and 802.11g include better encryption.

Wireless Standards

11 Mbps or 54 Mbps wireless products currently come in two standards — 802.11a or 802.11b.

The prime difference between 802.11a and 802.11b specifications is speed. The 802.11a standard transmit and receive data at speeds up to 54 Mbps. That is five times faster than 802.11b standard, that transmit up to 11 Mbps. Also, because 802.11a operates in 5.2 GHz radio frequency band, interference is eliminated with other wireless technologies. Other wireless devises (802.11b products, some cordless phones, and microwave ovens) operate in 2.4 GHz radio frequency band, thus provide no interference.

The 802.11a is rapidly replacing wired Ethernet networks. At a data rate speeds of up to 54 Mbps, it is faster than other WLAN standard. 802.11a and 802.11b both have a similar range, but 802.11a provides higher speed throughout entire coverage area. The 5 GHz frequency band, in which it operates is not currently highly populated, so there is less congestion and chance for interference or signal contention.

The 802.11a standard is most reliable and efficient medium to accommodate high bandwidth applications.

When you are out of office and would like to if a local access to Internet or to your office, check out http://www.wifinder.com. WiFinder develops tools for businesses to manage wireless networks and supply information to simplify remote access for mobile workers. Their web site pinpoints locations of Wi-Fi service nationwide.

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But to continue, this showed up in Monte’s profile under strength called Activator. He liked to move fast, and in fact was a sprinter in high school. He liked to set things in motion, moving rapidly, and then go on to next thing. You can see such a person would do best turned loose to go sell. He was so well-liked by people he had every friend he’d ever made, and knew everyone in county.

Last month, he ran into someone somewhere and sold them something, which is what he does best. He sold himself! He ran into a developer with many enterprises who had smarts to see what he was looking at, aided by fact that Monte showed him his profile, and explained what he was looking for in a work situation.

Fast forward … a base salary at 6 figures for doing host of jobs in any organization that befuddle and confuse people in locked-in jobs – such as when something goes wrong, or an ordnance needs to be worked through, or there’s a serious complaint that needs fixing, or a machine that needs to be repo’ed, and then commission for any of product he sold.

Someone like this, with that sort of networking skills is not going to show up in your employment or HR office looking for a job. They’ll be out and about doing what they do best, so keep your eyes open!

Don’t look for a sales person in your HR office, because fish don’t live on land. And if it “swims” like a sales person, catch it quick before it gets away.