WLAN (wireless local area networks) are an incredibly popular and exciting advance in technology within the world of information technology. The ability to share not only a single, but multiple networks without being placed in a static location of being hardwired into a network, is something which has afforded much usability and convenience within the office and of course at home. The development of WLAN components has led to a lot of organizations choosing to go wireless, simply because it saves a lot of cost and hassle involved with running network cables all over the office environment. A wireless network is often a great deal more cost effective than typical LAN ones. Some of the typical WLAN components, which will constitute as being the essential parts of a wireless local area network are the router, network cards, and bridges. Let us look at a one building environment for example. Essentially the main Ethernet connection will enter the building and be controlled by the server. From this hardwired starting point of the network, the connection will then be passed along to a WLAN router. This is point from which the wireless signal will get sent out across the room, being limited