CA Takes WLAN Management Plunge

Computer Associates International is planning its strongest play yet to manage wireless LANs comprehensively with a new system that offers greater automation and streamlines deployment. The new Unicenter Wireless Site Management (WSM) system, due in beta this week from the Islandia, N.Y., company, is designed to help customers overcome some of the hurdles that have slowed deployment of IEEE 802.11 wireless LANs (WLANs). At the heart of the software, which is due to be announced at the company's CAWorld user conference in Las Vegas this week, is the automation of myriad and complicated functions such as managing encryption keys, detecting and disabling rogue access points, and provisioning user access.

Also automated are processes such as discovering and mapping WLAN infrastructures, optimizing the wireless network and automating Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) configuration and administration.

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