Routers are increasingly gaining importance as essential networking devices at every level. Netgear announced the debut of the RangeMax Dual Band Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNDR3700 in India this month. The device promises reliable dual band and gigabit performance, USB storage access and mobile broadband connectivity to hardcore multimedia fans.

The router proffers dual-band Wireless-N connectivity at 2.4GHz and 5GHz frequencies with eight embedded ultra-sensitive, metamaterial antennas for low connection interferences. The device is powered by a 680MHz processor which boasts of MIPS 32-bit architecture. It has 8MB of flash memory and a 64MB RAM.

Atul Jain, Country Manager (India & SAARC),Netgear Technologies India declared, “The Netgear RangeMax Dual Band Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNDR3700 is crammed with full of unique features like ReadyShare for high-speed access to a USB hard drive from any device on the network, broadband usage metering, Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) support and video Quality of Service (QoS).”

The WNDR3700 incorporates gigabit Ethernet ports that ensure high-speed wired connectivity. The 3G and Wi-Fi router follows WPA/WPA2-PSK and WPA/WPA2 Enterprise protocol and also possesses a WPS Pin and Push button. Pre-installed ReadyShare software supports external USB storage device read and write accessibility. FAT16, FAT32, EXT2, EXT3 and NTFS formatted files are accommodated by this program as is HTTP and FTP access.

Additional features include DoS and SPI firewall protection as well as advanced video QoS. Users can stay within their respective ISP limits while downloading content with the new broadband usage meter. For gaming and multimedia enthusiasts, the router allows digital content like images, videos and music to be streamed and enjoyed on DLNA-compliant HDTVs and gaming consoles.

The WNDR37000 is priced at Rs.11,000 and comes with a one-year warranty backed by dedicated technical support. It will be made available at Rashi Peripherals & Ingram Micro outlets across India.

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Wireless networking may sound like a nightmare to set up however if you have some basic information about the key parts and common errors you will have a much easier time setting up a stable network for your home PC and other devices. Below you will find a brief overview of everything you will need to know to create a wireless network at home quickly.

The most crucial component in setting up a wireless home network is the access point, often referred to as an AP. Many consumer devices marketed as routers provide this functionality and much more, offering firewalls and web-based configuration interfaces, and it is usually easiest to purchase one of these.

When buying a router, pay particular attention to what versions of 802.11--the technical designation for the protocol WiFi devices speak--are supported. Whatever choice you make will almost certainly be compatible with all of your wireless devices, but you might enjoy extra efficiency by selecting a router that supports 802.11N if you know that one or more of your devices supports it.

Another important factor to consider is the range of the router you are considering. You will want enough coverage for you entire house and a little beyond. This way you will rarely if ever lose wireless signal.

Once the router is connected and installed, it is time to consider various aspects of wireless security. By default, most routers ship with no security enabled as to ease initial configuration. This not only means that anyone can connect to your network, but that anyone nearby can read most of your traffic, extracting passwords and other sensitive information.

Enabling your wireless security should be your main priority unless you are certain you want to share your connection. This will keep other people from using your network without a password that you provide and makes it much more difficult to farm your information.

There are a variety of security schemes from which to choose, more than can be discussed here. Whichever method you pick should be compatible with all computers and devices on your network. If in doubt, WiFi Protected Access or WPA is usually a safe and compatible choice.

Next you'll need to configure each computer and device to participate in your network. Steps for doing this vary based on operating system and device, though in general each follows a similar pattern.

Tell each of your individual wireless devices to connect to the network. Your network will have a specific name provided by the router. You can find this information in the manual or in the first few screens of the user interface.

If you've secured your network as previously discussed, the device should next prompt for the method used and the chosen password. These should match those set within the router. If all goes well, the network connection should be established within a few seconds.

As wireless internet access and setting up wireless networks becomes more common, many resources are becoming available that might help. Many manuals accompanying routers provide enough introductory material to help novice network administrators get started.

Google is also an invaluable resource when resolving problems related to setting up wireless networks, as someone else has certainly experienced and resolved any issue with which you might be struggling.

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Forget spam, viruses, worms, malware and phishing. These threats are apparently old school when compared to a new class of denial-of-service (DOS) attacks that threaten wireless data networks.

The latest wireless network threats were outlined in a talk here Thursday by Krishan Sabnani, vice president of networking research at Bell Labs, at the Cyber Infrastructure Protection Conference at City College of New York.

[ Learn how to secure your systems with Roger Grimes' Security Adviser blog and newsletter, both from InfoWorld. ]

Sabnani said the latest wireless data network threats are the result of inherent weaknesses in Mobile IP, a protocol that uses tunneling and complex network triangulation to allow mobile devices to move freely from one network to another.

"We need to especially monitor the mobile networks – with limited bandwidth and terminal battery—for DOS attacks," Sabnani said.

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Sabnani said the newest DOS attacks on wireless networks involve repeatedly establishing and releasing connections. These attacks are easy to launch and hard to detect, he added.

"One cable modem user with 500Kbps upload capacity can attack over 1 million mobile users simultaneously," he said.

Here are five wireless data network threats outlined by Sabnani:

1. Signaling DOS

This attack leverages active mobile sessions in the network. It involves sending small amounts of data to re-initiate a session after it has been released. The low-volume attack can create congestion at the radio network controller (RNC). Overload of the RNC results in a denial of service for the subscriber.

2. Battery Drain

This attack also leverages active mobile sessions in the network. It sends packets to a mobile device to prevent the device from going into sleep mode. The attack can involve as little as sending 40 bytes every 10 seconds. This attack wastes radio resources and drains mobile batteries.

3. Peer-to-Peer Applications

Bell Labs found that one subscriber's excessive use of peer-to-peer Web sites was affecting the performance of a North American carrier's 3G network. The subscriber uploaded 1GB and downloaded 3.5GB communicating with 5,000 eDonkey and 37,000 Gnutella sites.

4. Malfunctioning Air Card

The same North American 3G carrier experienced DOS overloads due to a malfunctioning air card. Bell Labs says it took several man-months of effort to identify the rogue device.

5. Excessive Port Scanning

Bell Labs also noted that the same wireless carrier experienced significant wasted air resources from worms and port scans. Bell Labs noted that worms were targeting ports 135, 137, 139, 1026 and 5900.
http://www.infoworld.com/t/security/new-dos-attacks-threaten-wireless-data-networks-430

San Diego, CA (PRWEB) May 15, 2009 -- Solectek Corporation, a leading manufacturer of wireless broadband equipment based in San Diego, announced that Columbia Energy, LLC, a regional network operator based in Dayton, WA, is expanding its wireless backbone network using Solectek's 7000 and Excel PTP links. Columbia Energy has used past generations of Solectek backhaul kits and decided to upgrade the network in order to meet the growing bandwidth needs and to expand their coverage areas in Columbia County, WA. As a wholly owned subsidiary of Columbia Rural Electric Association, Columbia Energy's mission is to deliver Utility Automation Services and broadband services in areas where such services are not otherwise available in a cost effective manner. As an independent operator, Columbia Energy is relying on wireless technologies for most of their connectivity needs.

"We are pleased to serve Columbia Energy in their mission to bring broadband to rural communities. Our products are well suited to bring the backhaul and distribute bandwidth in places where big telcos are not interested in providing services", said Dr. Eric Lee, CEO for Solectek. "We have been happy with Solectek products for a number of years and when we were considering our expansion plan, we continued to use Solectek's Point-to-Point backhaul products in our network." said Mr. Shanuj Sarin, Manager of Internet Systems at Columbia Rural Electric Association.
Of particular interest to Columbia Energy is the new 5 GHz Excel Series. Based on MIMO and antenna diversity, the Excel series delivers multiples of data rate from previous generation radios and reaches 100 Mbps of actual payload throughput. "We are seeing the overall traffic grow in our network. The extra bandwidth in new backhaul links certainly come in handy", says Mr. Sarin at Columbia Rural Electric Association. The Excel series is available with integrated antennas or in connectorized version.

About Solectek Corporation
Founded in 1989, Solectek has long been a leader in the broadband wireless networking industry. Headquartered in San Diego with offices/partners worldwide, Solectek has installations in over 80 countries. Solectek manufactures a full line of broadband wireless connectivity products from last-mile access, video surveillance transport to high capacity backhaul up to 1 Gbps in 2 to 80 GHz frequency bands. For more information, visit www.solectek.com.
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Volunteers from Mission, Hope, Kent Harrison, Central Fraser Valley and Ridge Meadows Search and Rescue (SAR) gathered in Abbotsford March 29 to prepare their computer networks for large searches.

Several of the Fraser Valley SAR groups operate command vehicles outfitted with multiple networked computers, but bringing them together on a large incident often causes networking problems.

Trying to rectify this at the outset of a search causes delays and frustration. Consequently, the groups decided to invest some time into resolving compatibility issues to ensure seamless interoperability.

The five-hour session proved worthwhile, with four command vehicles all being able to run each other’s networked search management software.

Kent Harrison SAR’s new logistics trailer powered the command vehicles and acted as the main hub for the network distribution. However, the computer technicians on hand made sure that each command vehicle could also run as a main hub.

All the Fraser Valley SAR groups run ‘Incident Commander Pro’ search management software. This allows multiple users to access the same data and create search assignments and search areas, while maintaining communications logs and an accurate list of on-scene resources.

The result of this work means that several SAR groups can support the primary response SAR group by simply connecting into their network as soon as they arrive on scene.

With some large searches utilizing over a hundred volunteers, it is important to be able to manage the incident from the outset.

Having a large cadre of compatible resources will ensure that the subject’s chances of being found quickly are maximized.

The networking protocols developed during this exercise will be posted on the BCSARA website so that other SAR groups can benefit.

The British Columbia Search and Rescue Association (www.bcsara.ca) is the provincial body that shares information with all BC’s 85 volunteer SAR groups.

http://www.bclocalnews.com/fraser_valley/hopestandard/community/43540637.html

TELECOMWORLDWIRE-31 March 2009-Verizon expands wireless network in Delaware(C)1994-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com

Verizon Wireless, a provider of a wireless voice and data network and a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE:VOD) (LSE: VOD), announced on Monday (30 March) that it has activated a new cell site in Millville, Delaware, US.

The new site reportedly increases coverage and capacity along Route 26, Route 17 and Road 347.

Verizon said that the company has invested over USD200m in 2008 to expand and enhance its wireless network across central, north-eastern and south-eastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey and Delaware.

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FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CA, Mar 25, 2009 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) ----When it comes to network storage, one can never have enough, especially when storing and sharing videos, music and photos among multiple users.

For that reason, Computer Shopper, a leading industry publication, has recognized the D-Link(R) 4-Bay Network Storage Enclosure (DNS-343) as an Editors' Choice, calling it "a robust solution with RAID 5 security and drive expandability" that is "hard to beat."

"D-Link's DNS-343 is a versatile network-storage enclosure that hosts up to four SATA drives with a variety of configuration options, including three RAID levels. Blazing transfer speeds and ease of use make this an ideal foundation for sharing files across your home or small-business network," states the publication's latest product review.

The editors further praised the product by stating:

"The DNS-343 is jam-packed with features, including print, DHCP, iTunes, FTP, and UPnP A/V server capabilities. The enclosure's straightforward, Web-based user interface makes it easy to set up and manage user and group accounts and assign storage quotas, access privileges and sharing rights. You can also set power-management levels that turn off the drives after a period of inactivity, and configure e-mail alerts when a drive is full or has failed, or when the internal temperature exceeds a certain level."

"Other maintenance functions include one-click system-shutdown and -restart capabilities, firmware upgrades, and a Scan Disk function that searches for drive errors. As with most D-Link products, the interface offers helpful tips for using each feature. For example, setting up an FTP server was a snap, thanks to the port-forwarding tip that accompanies the FTP setup screen."

The review adds, "...the D-Link DNS-343 stands out as a top-notch network-storage device that offers blazing throughput and plenty of room to grow along with your storage needs. Whether you're a seasoned IT professional or a networking newbie, you'll appreciate how easy it is to set up and manage your network volumes using this feature-rich enclosure."

Price and availability

The D-Link DNS-343 is available through D-Link's network of retail outlets, value-added resellers, solution providers and distributors, or at the company's online store, www.dlinkshop.com, for the manufacturer's suggested retail price (MSRP) of $519.99.

About D-Link

D-Link is the global leader in connectivity for small, medium and large enterprise business networking. The company continues to strive for excellence as an award winning designer, developer, and manufacturer of networking, broadband, digital electronics, voice and data communications solutions for the digital home, Small Office/Home Office (SOHO), Small to Medium Business (SMB), and Workgroup to Enterprise environments. With millions of networking and connectivity products manufactured and shipped, D-Link is a dominant market participant and price/performance leader in the networking and communications market. D-Link Systems, Inc. headquarters are located at 17595 Mt. Herrmann Street, Fountain Valley, CA, 92708. Phone (800) 326-1688 or (714) 885-6000; FAX (866) 743-4905; Internet www.dlink.com.

D-Link and the D-Link logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of D-Link Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries. All other third party marks mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective owners. Copyright Copyright 2009. D-Link Corporation/D-Link Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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