What is a Wireless Switch?
In simple terms a wireless switch is a computer networking device that manages devices or users which are connected to a wireless network and sends traffic to the correct device over the network.
There are a number of companies producing wireless switches including Motorola, Netgear, D-link and many others.
What Should I Look For in a Wireless Switch?
There are a number of different features that you might want to look for in a wireless switch. These include:
- Support for different protocols including 802.11a/b/g/n
- Additional ethernet ports
- Support for Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM) extensions
- Advanced security support such as 802.1x, EAP-PEAP, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, 802.11i, MAC address, SSID and location-based authentication
Hopefully this information about wireless switch technology has proved useful to you.