This report describes and analyzes the requirements for a wireless network installation. The subject wireless network is both extensive and complex, and results of that many in the branch are missing the accurate qualifications. There is an abundance of different components, encryptions and procedures. This report has developed in cooperation with SYSteam Network Center (SNC), who wants to investigate the requirements and opportunities a common wireless network might provide. The common wireless network shall fulfill the need of security, scalability and to be centrally administrated. SNC wants knowledge about the different needs, that the internal SYSteam company in Huskvarna have about a common wireless network. And thereby be able to summarize a mutual image of how a wireless network should be designed. As a part of this, people from different companies at SYSteam where interviewed. SNC would like to offer the SYSteam companies situated in Huskvarna a common wireless network, which pays attention to everyone’s interests. The interviews gave the following notice that there were problem in the network solution used today:

• Today’s network structure restrains the cooperation between internal companies.
• The missing of a flexible guest access gives a bad impression to external guests.
• Today guests and staff are bound to a limited amount of switchports.
• Connected guests get access to parts of SYSteam internal clientnetwork. The guests should only get access to what they absolutely require.

To be able to handle and process the problems a three-steep analyze have been made, primary to understand the requirement of the organization, to clearly define the problems and what opportunities a wireless network may have. From these three steps, proper literature have been studied in purpose to provide SNC with a comprehensive analyze about the technique, business considerations and what value a wireless network provides. The result focuses about what uprising challenge a wireless network may originate and the problems it could contain. In the conclusion, guide principles how a wireless network should be designed adjusted for SNC is formed. SNC is today facing a big challenge in order to offer a wireless network which shall meet the requirements of user-friendly and secured demands. The work shows, if consideration is taken to available challenges and survey existing problems, it’s possible to design a scalable, secured network which also provides user-friendly management. An example a common wireless network can offer SYSteam in Huskvarna can be one of the following:

• Cooperation improvements between companies, clients become even more mobile.
• Meetings become more efficient.
• Offer a better environment for project teams, due to increased mobility.
• Offer an ordinary guest access.
• The internal communication will facilitate and improve between companies.