Campus Manager used to register, manage, and secure wireless users

Concord, N.H. – May 3, 2005 – Bradford Networks, developer of Security and Policy Enforcement Solutions for Enterprise Networks, today announced expanded support for wireless devices connecting to enterprise networks.

Wireless connectivity on university campuses and in corporate America continues to grow at a rapid pace. The use of notebooks, laptops, and PC tablets has become very common amongst today’s computer users. Having greater mobility and flexibility in being able to access and share data allows a user to enhance their overall personal productivity.

Along with mobility comes potential security concerns; it is a known fact that mobile users pose a greater threat to networks because of the nature of their use. As users move between various locations with their portable device, they are susceptible to picking up viruses or other potential vulnerabilities. It is very common for a user to visit a local coffee shop, connect to a home-based network, maybe surf the internet while sitting in a park, and then connect the same device to your production network.

Bradford is pleased to announce expanded support for wireless devices to our extensive multi-vendor networking equipment lineup. We realize that most enterprise networks are comprised of products from more than one vendor. Having the ability to support products from all leading vendors has always been an important differentiator of Campus Manager and allows us to help protect a customer’s investment in their current infrastructure. Expanding upon our current list of supported hardware, we have added support for Cisco Aironet, Enterasys RoamAbout 3000, Extreme Networks 300, and Trapeze Networks Mobility System wireless products.

Campus Manager can ensure that mobile devices connecting through a wireless switch or access point meet the same network use policies as wired devices. The mobile device will be scanned for virus vulnerabilities, authenticated, and registered before accessing the production network. The device can be located and forced into remediation if it fails one of the policies. These are the same important features that we offer wired users.

Some of the key features that will apply to both wired and wireless users:

• Scan each user upon connection for anti-virus, anti-spyware and operating system levels
• Detect security risks and vulnerabilities
• Move ‘at risk’ users to Quarantine VLAN
• Enforce registration and authentication
• Keep unwanted users off the network
• Remediation to resolve issues
• Enable or disable users at the connection point
• Enforce network acceptable use policy
• Allow limited access for guest users

“Our solution effectively enforces policies on both wired and wireless devices within your network,” said Mike Gadoury, Founder and CEO of Bradford Networks. “Our goal is to continually expand our support of multi-vendor products to meet the needs of our customers.”

For more information, please contact our marketing team.