WIFI is such an important aspect of our everyday lives as we stay ‘connected’ to the digital world, it is even more important to the business world as we rely so heavily on internet access.
It can be quite significant to a business if they experience severe slowness in their wifi network or if it’s hacked! Even one day of downtime can have a huge impact on a business.
There is a lot of reasons why your wifi could be slow. Here are the top five:
* Where are your wifi access points located? You may be blocking the signal with brick walls or metal furniture so look at where they are to see if you could improve your signal.
* What do you use wifi for? Live streaming? Video conferencing? You may need to look at increasing your wifi bandwidth.
* Slow internet, slow wifi. If your internet connection is slower than your wifi then you will experience slow speeds.
* Too many users? How many devices are using your wifi? You may have too many devices accessing it. If that is the case, it may be time to look at upgrading to accommodate your users.
* External users? Do you open up your wifi to visitors? Have you considered that when choosing your wifi network? Also, if you are a retail or food outlet then the impact could be significant, so it may be time to look at a public and a private network, to reduce the impact on the day-to-day activities.
Wifi security is imperative and there are a few products that help you build a stronger network. These are the main three that we offer:
* Policy firewall – deep packet inspection to ensure that each connection and user session is secure. Unlike traditional firewalls, our next-gen mobility firewall is aware of user roles, device types and app flows.
* Intrusion protection – throughout your network to prevent denial-of-service, man-in-the-middle and other security threats.
* Policy management – identifies all devices and users so that if an unknown device tries to connect, it is rejected and you are notified.
Would you like a stronger, faster network? Speak to Robert Bright at BTT on 0330 222 0330.