Making the move to Wireless Network Security convenient, secure and easy to use.

December 20 2003--The Vernier Networks System™, a leader in Wireless LAN security solutions, offers EDUCAUSE - a nonprofit association to advance higher education by promoting the intelligent use of information technology - secure wireless access to their network for their members.

To EDUCAUSE security is vitally important because every education institution that has a domain whose name ends in .edu is counting on EDUCAUSE to protect its network address from being spoofed or compromised. To protect the networks of all these institutions, EDUCAUSE needs to protect its own network.

The Vernier Networks System has enabled EDUCAUSE to meet all its goals for securing and managing the wireless network:

* Security - The Vernier Networks System provides secure network access for EDUCAUSE staff and for authorized visitors to EDUCAUSE offices, while keeping unauthorized users off the network. By protecting the network at EDUCAUSE, the Vernier Networks System helps protect all the .edu domains that the EDUCAUSE network supports.

* Ease of Use - The Vernier Networks System’s adaptive networking technology enables it to adapt the network to provide connectivity for all authenticated users—even users with misconfigured devices. This "IT-free" approach to network access saves the EDUCAUSE team the trouble of having to install client software or reconfigure end-user devices in order to help employees or visitors get on the network.

* Mobility - With the Vernier Networks System’s automatic tunneling of connections across access points, EDUCAUSE employees can move freely about their offices while enjoying continuous access to the network.

The Vernier Wireless Network Security solution EDUCAUSE has deployed is a 2U, rack-mountable unit that manages user authentication and access rights, provides continuous network access for users roaming among coverage zones, and provides administrators with system monitoring and accounting features.

Vernier Networks makes Wireless Network Security convenient, secure and easy to use.