N4N056: A Wireless NAC Walkthrough

N4N056: A Wireless NAC Walkthrough

From N Is For Networking by Packet Pushers

May 28, 2026 · 1h 11m · Episode 56

About this episode

This episode features a walkthrough of wireless Network Access Control (NAC) and its differences from wired NAC.

In the previous episode of N is for Networking, Jennifer “JJ” Jabbusch gave us a thorough overview of Network Access Control (NAC) for wired networks. This week we’re going wireless! JJ walks us through the major differences between wired and wireless NAC, how 802.1X is more seamless in Wi-Fi deployments, the unpredictability of web portals, ... Read more »

People in this episode

Guest: Jennifer “JJ” Jabbusch

Topics covered

  • Network Access Control
  • wireless networks
  • 802.1X
  • Wi-Fi deployments
  • web portals

Keywords

  • wireless NAC
  • 802.1X
  • network security
  • Wi-Fi
  • web portals

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Packet Pushers

Products: 802.1X

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