Book description
Deploy, manage, and troubleshoot any wireless LAN ... home or business
WLAN technology for non-experts: clear, accurate, easy
Proven quick-start configurations for Windows®, and Linux®, and MacOS®
No-hassle wireless security solutions
Covers IEEE 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11i/WPA
Contrasts IEEE 802.11 WLAN technology with IEEE 802.16 WMAN and IEEE 802.15 WPAN technology
Expert knowledge and insight for deploying and managing any wireless LAN.
In this book, best-selling networking author Thomas Maufer explains how wireless LANs work, and how to make them work for you-reliably and securely. Maufer takes you under the hood with today's latest WLAN technologies, offering practical insight and context for deploying, managing, and troubleshooting WLANs in any environment, from the enterprise to the home.
Covers all leading IEEE 802.11 wireless standards: 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11i/WPA
Shows how to deploy small, mid-sized, large, public, business, and home networks
Provides sample Windows®, Linux®, and MacOS® configurations that help you get started quickly
Demystifies WLAN security so you can understand how to protect your data
Illuminates the 802.11 protocol so you can troubleshoot more effectively
Previews tomorrow's WLAN standards and applications for business and home (IEEE 802.11j and 802.11n)
Whether you're a network/system administrator or a power user, Thomas Maufer demystifies wireless LAN technology... so you can maximize the benefits while minimizing the hassles.
Table of contents
- Copyright
- Prentice Hall PTR Series in Computer Networking and Distributed Systems
- About Prentice Hall Professional Technical Reference
- Preface
- Wireless LAN Preliminaries
- A Brief History of Networking Standards
- Speeds and Feeds
- IEEE 802.11's MAC Sub-layer Protocol—Frames, etc.
- Dissection of a Probe Response MMPDU
- IEEE 802.11's MAC Sub-layer Protocol—Access, etc.
- Security Mechanisms for Wireless LANs
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Applications and Deployment of Wireless Technology
- IEEE 802.11: Wireless LANs and Beyond
- Bluetooth® and IEEE 802.15.1: Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs)
- IEEE 802.16: Fixed Broadband Wireless Access
- IEEE 802.11 Wireless LAN Devices
- Wireless LANs at Home
- WLANs in Medium-to-Large Enterprise Networks
- Wireless LANs in Public Places
- Deploying WLANs at Home: A Case Study
- Summary
Product information
- Title: Field Guide to Wireless LANs for Administrators and Power Users, A
- Author(s):
- Release date: October 2003
- Publisher(s): Pearson
- ISBN: 9780131014060
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