By the end of 2024, it is expected that over 207 billion devices will be connected to the worldwide network, with many of these connected via Wireless LAN (WLAN). In the workplace, mobile device usage has grown significantly, and with this explosion comes the need for more control and flexibility over your network.
A wireless LAN network offers this ability, with employees able to work from anywhere within the network coverage without the constraints of a desk or specific location. With resources and applications accessible from their device, as well as the possibility of real-time collaboration with colleagues, productivity can be improved without sacrificing security or user experience.
From single access points to fully integrated multi-site networks, Nasstar can help you build a wireless LAN network solution to meet your business needs.
Our solutions are easily deployed and managed from the cloud, providing the secure, scalable and cost-effective solution you need. Whether you’re seeking to provide a smooth customer experience or promote efficient remote working, we can help.
Key features
Anywhere, anytime network access
Improve productivity with access to everything you need from any location
Guaranteed network security and reliability
Encryption and authentication protect data while backup and redundancy systems provide reliability
Centralised management and network monitoring
Configure, manage and monitor from one single platform
Simple installation
Get connected in minutes, even in temporary spaces or geographically challenging areas
Minimal maintenance
Let us handle the maintenance and management of your network
Scalable solutions to fit your business growth
Easily add new connections as and when you need them
Pat Rodgers
Managed Networks Product Manager at Nasstar
"In a world where we’re all constantly on the move a wireless LAN network provides a viable and reliable solution for many of our customers who have dynamic workspaces or expanded their business operations beyond the reach of traditional wired LAN ports. Offering mobility wherever your employees are is often a priority for businesses and we’re proud to offer the wireless LAN solutions that enable this."
Related Services/Solutions
No matter what your connectivity goals are, our managed wired and wireless LAN services can support you with remote working, business expansion, or seasonal growth, enabling your end users to remain connected and productive wherever they employees are. Additionally, our Wired & Wireless LAN solutions can be seamlessly integrated with other business tools and applications you might use on a daily basis.
Our expertise
At Nasstar, our expertise and experience in WLAN and the wider connectivity industry spans more than 25 years. We have supported a vast number of customers with their wireless LAN deployments, as well as continual management and maintenance. We offer a security-driven networking approach that ensures you have secure access to all your core applications, with advanced reporting for greater business efficiency.
Our expertise is complemented with trusted business partners with specific technology skills, tools and experience of providing Wireless LAN RF Surveys and reports for designing, optimizing or expanding wireless networks to support end user, device and application requirements.
No matter the size or scope of the project, our teams spend time understanding your business and actively reviewing your objectives to best advise on new connectivity options or innovations as they become available.
Why choose Nasstar?
When partnering with an MSP for your wireless LAN network solution, there is a lot to consider. At Nasstar, we offer a breadth of expertise and experience with dedicated teams available to support you from the beginning of your deployment to ongoing maintenance. We have deployed a number of wireless LAN solutions, and our unique ICC offering further cements our dedication and commitment to innovation in the WLAN space.
We have experience across a range of industries, supporting the connectivity requirements of all shapes and sizes of businesses. In addition to our knowledge of connectivity, we have significant cloud technology experience, enabling us to deliver connectivity options that seamlessly and efficiently support cloud applications or real-time data needs.
Live and secure communications
Fully managed WLAN service
Cost-effective connectivity
Dedicated support
Tailored and personal solutions
FAQs
Wireless LAN, or wireless local-area network, is a network that enables wireless connectivity and communication between devices. It works by connecting Access Points (the connection point among network devices that sends and receives data from one endpoint to another) using wireless communication, allowing for more freedom of movement.
A WLAN network refers to the entire network of connected wireless LAN devices. To understand how the network operates, it’s useful to understand LAN. A LAN is the cabled network within a building or small, local area. A wired LAN is often made up of ethernet cables that connect endpoints together across the local area, while a wireless LAN connects devices using radio (RF) signals instead of wires.
WLANs enable your employees to work and travel around the network's coverage area, which could be an office, coworking space, or other small geographical area.
Managed wireless LAN services provide you with dedicated support and management of your wired and wireless LAN infrastructure from skilled wired LAN and wireless LAN Network Teams. Managed wired and wireless LANs typically including infrastructure, software, and technical support providing Proactive Monitoring, Fault Resolution, and Hardware & Software maintenance through a managed Service provider.
Managed wireless LAN service can include services such as RF performance reports, RF Health Check Surveys to help identify and mitigate RF issues within a changing RF environment to ensure the wireless LAN is optimized to service your businesses end users, their devices and applications that drives productivity.
Many people will use the terms Wi-Fi and wireless LAN interchangeably; however, they are different. WLAN is the umbrella term for different types of wireless network connections. Parts of a WLAN can be created using a variety of wireless technologies, including Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.
Wi-Fi is a type of WLAN. It uses IEEE 802.11 standards to provide IP wireless connectivity.
Wireless LAN provides several different advantages for businesses, but the key advantages include:
- Cost savings: Without the installation of extensive and expensive cabling, WLAN can help to deliver cost savings, especially if you work with an MSP.
- Freedom of movement: Devices can connect wirelessly to your network, enabling people to move around without the need for physical connections.
- Highly flexible: Networks can be built almost anywhere making it easier to connect devices in remote or spread-out locations.
- No lasting installations: Connectivity can be easily provided for short-term, temporary workspaces, or events with WLANs.
- Straightforward changes: New devices can be added and businesses can move to different locations seamlessly without disrupting the existing network infrastructure, while reducing overall downtime.
Wireless LAN solutions can be secure for businesses, as long as proper security measures are implemented. Without these, WLANs can be more vulnerable than a physical network, with potential vulnerabilities including:
- IP or MAC Spoofing
- Eavesdropping
- Denial of service
- Unauthorised access
To ensure protection against these security concerns, organisations should implement various protective measures, like:
- Wi-Fi Protected Access WPA2 or WPA3
- Authentication and verification methods
- Physical controls to prevent unauthorised access
WLANs typically also use various security measures to protect against network intrusion, such as firewalls, intrusion detection and prevention systems (IDPS), and virtual private networks (VPNs).
Wireless LAN provide several benefits for your business, including:
- Increased Mobility & Flexibility within workspaces – Businesses can offer Hotdesk or open workspaces where employees can collaborate more easily in the office>
- Enhanced security – Wireless networks offer robust security features including WPA3, user authentication and network segmentation to protect sensitive data.
- Cost savings – Reduced cabling and wired LAN switching can lower installation and maintenance costs for providing office employees edge access to your network
- Guest networks for visitors without risk of opening your corporate network to external bad actors
These advantages can lead to improved productivity, enhanced customer experiences, and a more dynamic and innovative work environment.
