Hello, everyone!
Today, I would like to share some applications of WLAN.
Modern implementations of WLANs range from small in-home networks to large, campussized ones to completely mobile networks on airplanes and trains.
Users can access the Internet from WLAN hotspots in restaurants, hotels, and now with portable devices that connect to 3G or 4G networks. Often times these types of public access points require no registration or password to join the network. Others can be accessed once registration has occurred and/or a fee is paid.
Wireless networking is applicable to all industries with a need for mobile computer usage or when the installation of physical media is not feasible. Such networking is especially useful when employees must process information on the spot, directly in front of customers, via electronic-based forms and interactive menus.
Wireless LAN makes it possible to place portable computers in the hands of mobile ”front-line” workers, such as doctors, nurses, warehouse clerks, inspectors, claims adjusters, real estate agents, and insurance salespeople.
Retail: Retail organizations need to order, price, sell, and keep inventories of merchandise. A wireless LAN in a retail environment enables clerks and storeroom personnel to perform their functions directly from the sales floor.
Healthcare: Healthcare centers, such as hospitals and doctors’ offices, must maintain accurate records to ensure effective patient care. Also doctors and nurses are also extremely mobile, going from room to room caring for patients. The use of electronic patient records, with the capability to input, view, and update patient data from anywhere in the hospital, increases the accuracy and speed of healthcare.This improvement is possible by providing each nurse and doctor with a wireless penbasedcomputer, coupled with a wireless LAN to databases that store critical medical information about the patients.
Hospitality: Hospitality establishments check customers in and out and also keep track of needs, such as room service orders and laundry requests. Restaurants need to keep track of the names and numbers of people waiting for entry, table status, and drink and food orders. Wireless computers are very useful in the situations in which there is a large crowd, such as a restaurant.
As seen in this article, the benefits of wireless LAN applications provide many opportunities for companies to improve efficiencies that have significant return-on-investments. As wireless technologies advance and proliferation continues, the performance of wireless LANs will increase and the prices will decrease.
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