| Table 1: Wireless IDS Features |
| | AirDefense Enterprise 4.0 | AirMagnet Distributed 4.0 | Red-Detect 3.6 |
| Hardware Platform | Vendor-provided server with Red Hat Linux | User-provided server; requires Windows | Vendor-provided server with Red Hat Linux |
| Supported wireless standards | 802.11a,b,g | 802.11a,b,g | 802.11a,b,g; Bluetooth |
| Rogue AP and client detection | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Rogue connection blocking | Yes | Yes | With add-on |
| Administrative alerting | Multiple methods | Multiple methods | SNMP only without add-ons |
| Enforceable policies | Yes | Yes | With Red-Vision add-on |
| AP configuration | Yes | With third-party add-on | With Red-Vision add-on |
| Performance monitoring | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Base price | $10,000 | $8995 | $8995 |
| Rating | 4 out of 5 | 4.5 out of 5 | 3 out of 5 |
| Recommendation | AirDefense is a good choice for midsized to large businesses that want a prebuilt server with the OS already hardened against known security threats. | For the price, Air-Magnet provides a great bundle that will save you money as your wireless network grows. However, you must buy a Windows server OS license and keep that OS hardened. | Red-M is a far more expensive solution for midsized and large businesses, but small businesses can benefit from the pricing model. Without the pricey Red-Vision and counter-measure add-ons, Red-M is inferior to its competitors. |