Wireless Network Management for Federal, State, and Local Government Agencies

Federal, state, and local government agencies are rapidly installing Wi-Fi networks for the same reasons as large enterprises and other organizations: to improve employee productivity through mobile access. Yet government agencies have unique manageability and security requirements that must be addressed by wireless network management solutions.

• Centralized management of remote campuses and offices. Government agencies often have multiple facilities, sometimes in remote areas of the world, that must be controlled centrally. Via AMP's web-based interface, government network administrators can fully manage an agency's wireless infrastructure anywhere in the world, across a WAN or LAN. With AMP, Wi-Fi devices may be managed by local IT personnel or centrally administered from a network operations center.
• Multi-vendor hardware support. Government agencies are often required by legislative mandate to solicit competitive bids when awarding hardware contracts. Proprietary, single-vendor solutions result in vendor lock-in, which prevents the agencies from considering other hardware alternatives in the future. AMP's multi-vendor device support lets administrators select whatever hardware solutions best meet their needs and budgets, both now and in the future.
• Automated application of security policies. Government agencies must be able to maintain the highest possible levels of security on their wireless networks. AMP automatically ensures that each component of the Wi-Fi infrastructure is configured properly and that security policies are uniformly enforced. When any discrepancies are detected (due either to human error or malicious intent), AMP immediately and automatically restores the appropriate settings to ensure that security is not breached.
• Automated rogue access point detection. Rogue connection to a network is an even more serious threat to government agencies than to most corporations. AMP's RAPIDS rogue access point detection module automatically detects unauthorized access points, enabling IT administrators to locate and remove them before outsiders can gain malicious access to the secure network.