RF Firewall™- location-based access control and policy enforcement for WLANs.

RF Firewall is an appliance-based application enabling access control and policy enforcement for wireless LANs (WLANs).  RF Firewall creates a secure perimeter around facilities to actively prevent neighboring users or skilled hackers from gaining unauthorized access to your Wi-Fi networking infrastructure.  Together with the Newbury Location Appliance and other best-in-class location appliances such as the Nortel WLE2340 and Trapeze LA-200, RF Firewall provides the industry's most accurate and precise Wi-Fi location tracking and scalability for the enterprise.

Features and Benefits

Location-based Access Control- RF Firewall creates a virtual location-based firewall around facilities and prevents unauthorized access from attackers attempting to break into a wireless network using high-gain antennas, spoofed MAC addresses, broken encryption keys, stolen credentials, and stolen devices. Using location for authentication keeps outsiders off enterprise networks and prevents systematic attacks that are commonly mounted from the outside.

Location-based Policy Enforcement- RF Firewall allowsIT/security personnel to define, manage and control a hierarchy of network administration and security policies.  Define strict access and authentication policies based on physical boundries - to distinguish between insidefrom outside, public spaces and even "noWi-Fi zones."  Or, create security policies for different user groups (guests, human resources, executive team, etc.), different devices and even different times of the day - enforced across locations, buildings and managed centrally.

Reporting and Authentication History- RF Firewall tracks user and 802.11-based device movements based on authentication requests to access the wireless network.  A complete and detailed device list along with the history of all devices on the network including attempts to connect to the network are displayed.

Integration with Standard WLAN Infrastructure- RF Firewall can be used with a wide range of sensors or access points from industry-standard WLAN infrastructures such as the Nortel WLAN 2300 Series and Trapeze Smart Mobile.  RF Firewall also supports many of the industry's leading RTLS location appliances such as the Newbury Location Appliance, Nortel WLE2340 or Trapeze LA-200.  By integrating with these leading wireless networking systems, RF Firewall lowers the total cost of ownership - eliminating the need for dedicated sensors and costly overlay systems.