Learn the essentials of wireless networking

Configure, manage, and secure wireless networks using the step-by-step details in this practical resource. Wireless Network Administration: A Beginner's Guide shows you how to work with the latest wireless networking standards, including the 802.11x family, on Windows, Mac, and Linux platforms. The book covers wireless network planning, design, hardware, services, protocols, device configuration, security, troubleshooting, and more. This hands-on guide will get you started administering wireless networks in no time.

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  Get details on regulatory and technical organizations

  
  

  Learn about different wireless standards and the basics of RF technologies

  
  

  Understand and determine client-side hardware requirements, including chipsets and various wireless interfaces

  
  

  Select infrastructure-side wireless hardware, such as antennas, wireless access points (WAPs), residential gateways, switches/controllers, routers, and bridges

  
  

  Learn about WLANs, WWANs, WMANs, and WPANs

  
  

  Work with standard wireless network protocols--TCP/IP (IPv4 and IPv6)

  
  

  Understand DNS, DHCP, and other supporting infrastructure services

  
  

  Secure wireless networks using cryptography

  
  

  Configure infrastructure devices, including a wireless access point device and wireless network switches and controllers

  
  

  Configure and manage wireless Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux clients

  
  

  Plan, design, survey, deploy, and troubleshoot your wireless network