NetUtils Secures WLANs

SURBITON, U.K. -- Network Utilities today announced Odyssey Server v1.1 and Steel-Belted Radius v4.0, new versions of their RADIUS servers that add WLAN security, management, and integration features to fully meet enterprise-level security and management requirements, and together form a complete suite of WLAN security products suitable for organizations of all sizes. Both Odyssey and Steel-Belted Radius are based on the IEEE security standard 802.1x, and support strong WLAN security protocols that provide data privacy and unsurpassed credential security over the wireless link, plus strong mutual authentication of client and server. Both products seamlessly integrate into a network and permit secure authentication of WLAN users against an existing authentication scheme, such as Windows or a token system. Each solution is appropriate for a particular type of enterprise: Odyssey v1.1 provides strong WLAN security for smaller organizations or autonomous networks in larger companies where network access is governed by Windows user names and passwords. Steel-Belted Radius v4.0 is appropriate for larger organizations which need to authenticate WLAN users against non-Windows authentication schemes and/or wish to integrate remote access and WLAN user management and security. In addition, Odyssey Server can communicate with Steel-Belted Radius to authenticate WLAN users in branch offices or distributed departments against a central security infrastructure. "Both Odyssey and Steel-Belted Radius fully meet enterprise WLAN security requirements, and, because they interoperate and are based on the highly scalable and industry-standard 802.1x architecture, they easily accommodate growing or evolving networks," said Michele Lewington, Managing Director of Network Utilities. Network Utilities is the exclusive UK supplier of these products, which were developed by Funk Software of Cambridge, Massachusetts. Network Utilities has supported the Funk range of software in the UK for the past ten years. Network Utilities (Systems) Ltd.