On 9 Jul 2008 at 10:01, Joe Fox  wrote:

> That should do the trick. Just make sure that you are using the highest 
> level of encryption afforded by the devices. 

According to the doc linked by the first response above, WEP is not acceptable 
for HIPAA.

> Also take all the other necessary precautions, hidding the SSID, turning off
> beaconing, etc. 

SSIDs are still included in all packets sent, so hiding the SSID has NO 
material effect on wireless security -- someone trying to get in will scan for 
broadcast packets, not rely on a broadcast SSID.

> Of course this means that you'll have to manually configure the wireless on
> each workstation, but that can just means more hours that can be billed for,
> and that can't be all bad ;) 

Bad boy!

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