4ipnet Blog: All About Wireless Networking

Modern Wi-Fi with Retro 1960's Atmosphere at Gallia Palace Hotel Located near the beach in Punta Ala, Italy, Gallia Palace Hotel is well-known for providing a peaceful and elegant ambience, breathtaking views of the Mediterranean Sea, and fabulous service with attentive staff. From the baronial 1960-style architecture to the exquisite fine dining restaurants, both the guests and hotel management of this five-star establishment expect nothing less than perfect. Free and reliable Wi-Fi is no exception, and given that every traveler today carries a smartphone or tablet, providing ubiquitous Wi-Fi swiftly moved to the top of the hotel’s to-do list. Recently after completing construction of brand new building, Gallia Palace Hotel decided to upgrade its existing Wi-Fi system in order to integrate the wireless LAN of the new building with the existing infrastructure of the old one. According to the team at Gallia Palace, there were a few primary requirements to fulfill. First, sin...

Traditionally, enterprises prefer to tunnel all the wireless traffic from branch offices back to the central controller at the headquarters, in order to maintain unified security and access policies. However, this also increases bandwidth consumption and latency, decreasing overall network performance. With 4ipnet’s solution, you now have a compromise. Different tunnel types can be configured independently for each SSID, providing maximum deployment flexibility. For instance, the employee SSID can continue to tunnel all the traffic back to the controller, while the guest SSID can be configured with split tunnel – tunneling only authentication, management, and accounting traffic back to the controller, and allowing user data traffic to exit locally to the Internet. With split tunnel, users get the best network experience, while the company can also reduce unnecessary bandwidth consumption from users that do not need such tight security policies.

In many layer 3 AP deployments, network administrators choose to tunnel all of the network traffic back to the central controller for security purposes. However, this can consume a lot of unnecessary bandwidth and induce additional latency. With the split tunnel architecture of 4ipnet’s solution, management, authentication, and accounting traffic are tunneled from the APs to the controller, while the user data traffic is forwarded out locally to the Internet. Users will get the best network experience, and the Wi-Fi provider will also minimize consumed bandwidth without sacrificing authentication and management functionality.

4ipnet, a leading provider of competitive and comprehensive wireless LAN solutions for meeting the Wi-Fi demands of tomorrow, today announced the launch of its newest universal wall-plate 802.11ac indoor access point, the EAP705. In addition to its compact size and affordable price point, the EAP705 provides enterprise-grade performance and security that guarantees reliable, secure, and high-performance Wi-Fi connectivity. The EAP705’s pearl white inconspicuous design is perfect for blending into everyday working or living environments, and is ideal for décor-sensitive settings such as hotel rooms. It is capable of being mounted on either US or EU standard size wall outlets, and supports 802.3af PoE with two additional Gigabit Ethernet LAN ports. The expanded wired connectivity can be used for other in-room systems, such as IP phones or IPTVs. Along with a built-in USB charging port, the EAP705 provides a simple all-in-one solution for hotel guests. On the performance end,...

We've moved to our new office early this week! The new address is 5F, No. 367, Fuxing North Road, Songshan District, Taipei 105, Taiwan. Telephone and fax numbers remain the same. With this nicely decorated space and better facilities, we'll be able to provide more value-added services to our customers, thank you for your support! ##ShowAll##

4ipnet’s built-in guest Wi-Fi feature supports flexible usage options and self-registered account creation, which securely isolates guests from the internal network. Account self-registration can be done by Email, SMS, QR code, or on any web browser when integrated with Social Media Networks such as Facebook and Twitter. Check out this video to find out how 4ipnet delivers a hassle-free solution! ##ShowAll##

The Valencia Conference Centre is located near the international airport at Manises and is easily accessible from the city center. It is one of the greatest exhibition centers in the world, hosting numerous large events throughout the year. 4ipnet's local partner, Civired & Wifisafe , was responsible for the deployment which was completed in September 2014. The Valencia Conference Centre is one of the most important congress venues in Europe. It was designed by Norman Foster and awarded the “World's Best Convention Centre” by the International Association of Congress Centres (AIPC) in 2010. With a floor space of 5,900 m2 covering three auditoriums, a VIP lounge, and an exhibition area, the Valencia Conference Centre is renowned for its state-of-the-art facilities and impeccable customer services. According to a survey conducted by the AIPC, Internet access was a primary demand of business professionals during exhibitions and conferences. Considering the increasing numbe...