New wireless switch lets 1,000 users connect

The ability to let 1,000 users wirelessly connect comes with a price. While a new device, the Xirrus XS-3900, supports more than 1,000 concurrent users, many of those must be 802.11a-capable clients/users in order to make it work. Then there's a slight security hole that needs to be addressed. Described by the vendor as looking like an "overgrown" smoke detector device, the wireless switch features 16 discrete access points sitting within a ceiling-mounted housing and provides 2 Gbps transmission speed. The only big glitch is that the telnet capability for managing the device can't be turned off, which leaves some security issues. Article