Best Practices in Corporate Deployment of Wireless Network

Initialisation Phase

• Determine the Business and Functional Requirements for the Use of the Wireless Network
  
  Before designing the wireless network, it is important to understand the business and functional requirements of the wireless solution. These requirements may affect decisions on what kind of security measures should be deployed to protect the network. For example, if guest access will be required, security best practices for guest access should be considered in the design stage.

• Define a Wireless Security Policy

The organisation should develop a strong wireless security policy to address all the usage options of wireless networks and the types of information that can be transmitted. The policy should outline a framework for the development of installation, protection, management and usage procedures. Security and operation guidelines, standards and personnel roles should also be clearly defined.