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Products & Services for the Library WLAN

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Library Technology Reports, 41 (5): 37-39 (2005)M3: Article; Breeding, Marshall 1 Email Address: marshall.breeding@vanderbilt.edu; Affiliations: 1: Director, Innovative Technologies and Research, Jean and Alexander Heard Library, Vanderbilt University; Source Information: Sep/Oct2005, Vol. 41 Issue 5, p37; Subject Term: WIRELESS LANs; Subject Term: PUBLIC access computers in libraries; Subject Term: COMPUTER security; Subject Term: LOCAL area networks (Computer networks); Subject Term: WIRELESS communication systems; NAICS/Industry Codes: 334220 Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing; NAICS/Industry Codes: 517212 Cellular and Other Wireless Telecommunications; NAICS/Industry Codes: 517310 Telecommunications Resellers; NAICS/Industry Codes: 517510 Cable and Other Program Distribution; Number of Pages: 3p; Document Type: Article.

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The article discusses products and services for the library wireless LAN. One Open Source solution that's become popular for providing hotspots in a library setting is ZoneCD from PublicIP. ZoneCD works in conjunction with the access points of the wireless network to provide additional control and features. Many companies offer products and services that extend the features and security of wireless networks. These companies provide components for integrating the WLAN with the existing enterprise infrastructure of an organization, or they provide tools to assist with the management of the wireless network. Bluetooth is a wireless technology designed to replace cables to a computer's various peripherals. Bluetooth can also synchronize a personal digital assistant with a desktop computer.; The article discusses products and services for the library wireless LAN. One Open Source solution that's become popular for providing hotspots in a library setting is ZoneCD from PublicIP. ZoneCD works in conjunction with the access points of the wireless network to provide additional control and features. Many companies offer products and services that extend the features and security of wireless networks. These companies provide components for integrating the WLAN with the existing enterprise infrastructure of an organization, or they provide tools to assist with the management of the wireless network. Bluetooth is a wireless technology designed to replace cables to a computer's various peripherals. Bluetooth can also synchronize a personal digital assistant with a desktop computer.

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