Fortinet unveils new secure wireless LAN solution

Network security provider Fortinet has unveiled its new secure wireless LAN solution, designed for distributed enterprises.

The Fortinet Secure WLAN integrates wireless and wired access, security, authentication, switching, and management in an easily managed system. This allows system-wide policy enforcement.
With it, administrators gain a broad, unified solution that provides unmatched protection, superior TCO, and granular control through user authentication and device visibility across the entire network.

As part of the solution, Fortinet unveiled new wired and wireless products: the FortiSwitch-28C, FortiSwitch-348B Ethernet switches, FortiAP-14C, and FortiAP-28C wireless access points.
"Because of the explosive growth of mobile devices and applications in the workplace, networks need to be re-architected for low latency, increased throughput, and of course strong security," says Rohit Mehra, vice president, network infrastructure, IDC.

"Solutions such as Fortinet's new secure WLAN solution address the major pain points that distributed enterprises face today - securely accommodating the exponential growth of BYoD for both employee and guest access; identifying and mitigating security issues; and reducing costs and complexities associated with provisioning and managing overlay wireless networks." 
The secure WLAN solution uniquely integrates security into the fabric of the network to help organizations effectively address enterprise mobility.

With it, Fortinet offers the most comprehensive solution in the market for consistently protecting the enterprise wired and wireless networks. The key features include integrated security low total cost of ownership, device visibility, authentication, and scalability.