A network administrator or home user will be able either to input a PIN number or push a single access button on an AP to allow the device to enter the network.

With connectivity issues overcome, ISVs will create for these so-called "service-enabled" devices numerous Web service applications, said David Fraser, CEO at Devicescape.

Devicescape also announced a deal with LVL7 to use its technology in the design of a converged access point. The AP can be used either as a switch-controlled device or as a stand-alone AP if the switch fails.

"This gives WLAN switching capability to a broader array of [smaller] OEMs who can now compete with the likes of Cisco," Fraser said.

Fraser also said that in recognition of all the help the company has received from the open source community, Devicescape will release its Advanced Datapath Driver for Linux 2.6 kernel.