Hi,

Personally, I'd look at the Colubris CN1050 (under $800)
or the SonicWall TZW (~$500).  Using these access points
that have REAL integrated firewalls, you can achive a
high level of security and still provide flexible
authentication and access controls.

Search Google, and you'll find that they are both very
highly rated.  I used the Colubris 1050 at a CWSP course,
and it was beautiful(full featured and easy to set up).
I manage many SonicWalls, and they are a snap.  You can't
go wrong.  Hope this helps.

http://www.wi-fiplanet.com/reviews/...cle.php/2201831

This issue of PC Mag had many reviews.  Check it out.
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,1277246,00.asp
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,1277272,00.asp


>-----Original Message-----
>Hello all.
>
>I have a SMALL SBS2003 Domain with approx. 20 users
internally and an
>additional 5-6 Laptop users (and possbly some wireless
PDA/iPaq users
>eventually)
>
>
>Now that I  have a growing number of users with Laptops
with wireless
>capabilities, They are wanting the same convince they
have at home (in terms
>of being able to roam their house wirelessly).
Apparently now they feel they
>MUST have the same ability at the office. Actually there
really is a BIG
>need to have everyone connected in the conference room
without having CAT5
>tangled all over the place.
>
>So I am now at the point of deciding which AP to buy,
and what is the best
>way to implement SECURITY. I am at the moment leaning
toward WPS-PSK to
>implement security (at least initially), and to that end
have selected a
>number of AP's to consider for purchase.
>
>In addition to those AP's that support WPA-PSK, I am
also looking at units
>that support 802.1x. so that (at some point in the
future) I _could_
>implement IAS and use RADIUS authentication. My primary
question: Would IAS
>be overkill foa a _SMALL_ SBS network or would  WPA with
pre-shared keys be
>sufficient???
>
>The AP's I am currently considering are:
>
>1)Proxima Orinoco AP-600b/g ($350 at CDW) (This is my
favored one, assuming
>that TPTB will cough up the cash ;-)
>2) D-link DWL-2100ap $229
>3) USR Turbo access point (5450) $209
>4) Dlink  DWL-200AP  $99 (DOESN't support RADIUS auth.,
but does support
>WPA-PSK and is considerably less expensive)
>
>Note: I like Dlink products, and have had good luck with
them. At home I use
>the DI-614+ router and a DWL-650+ card in my Laptop
(both are only 802.11b
>but they suit my needs).  These units supported 256 bit
WEP while most
>others only had 128, and they now also offer WPA ( but I
will have to buy a
>supplicant from Funk for my W2k Pro Laptop). Anyway they
have worked quite
>well and kept my network secure (or at least as secure
as WEP would allow)
>as possible (I rotated keys frequently). Prior to
wireless I had (and still
>have) a DI-704 router. This is also a great little unit,
and it also lets me
>attach an external modem to it so that if my DSL goes
down, I simply log
>into the unit and switch over to dial-up. All my Dlink
stuff has worked well
>and been relatively inexpensive - lotsa "bang for the
buck"!
>
>Anyway, any comments, opinions and recommendations
welcome.
>
>Aaron
>
>
>.
>

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