Wi-Fi 101: Choosing The Right Gear - Small Business Computing

Wi-Fi 101: Choosing The Right Gear

Aug 27, 2010
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ITBusinessEdge: Wi-Fi 101 – Choosing The Right Gear

Paul Mah looks at how to select Wi-Fi networking gear and recommends a couple of products.


“Last week, I wrote about some facets of Wi-Fi that SMBs need to be aware of before deploying Wi-Fi networking. As I noted then, while wireless technology offers a world of convenience, choosing the right hardware can or make the difference between heightened productivity frustration due to intermittent or poor performance.

So I want to give some pointers on what to look out for when acquiring Wi-Fi hardware for your small and mid-sized business.”

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