Cisco Wireless LAN Security

Vertical Deployment Examples

This section covers WLAN deployment examples in key vertical markets, including retail, education, healthcare, manufacturing, and finance. Wireless access is used as the primary network access method in certain verticals such as retail and healthcare. An example (or two) for each vertical market is provided in this section, detailing WLAN applications, overall deployment criteria, and WLAN security implementation specifics to accommodate each unique environment.

In a retail deployment, multiple APs typically are deployed across a store. (The number of required APs depends on the store’s size.) The WLAN APs and infrastructure are connected to a store’s wired infrastructure, which in turn is connected to the central ...