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| Foreword | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Assessment Test | |
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| Introduction to Computer Networking | |
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| Network Types | |
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| The Local Area Network | |
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| The Wide Area Network | |
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| The Metropolitan Area Network | |
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| Campus Area Networks | |
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| Personal Area Networks | |
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| Network Topologies | |
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| Bus | |
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| Ring | |
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| Star | |
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| Mesh | |
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| The OSI Model | |
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| Peer Communication | |
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| Encapsulation | |
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| Device Addressing | |
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| Physical Addressing | |
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| Logical Addressing | |
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| Summary | |
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| Exam Essentials | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Introduction to Wireless Local Area Networking | |
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| The Wireless Computer Network | |
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| The Wireless Personal Area Network | |
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| The Wireless Local Area Network | |
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| The Wireless Metropolitan Area Network | |
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| The Wireless Wide Area Network | |
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| Common WLAN Deployment Scenarios | |
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| Small Office/Home Office | |
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| Enterprise Deployments: Corporate Data Access and End-User Mobility | |
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| Extension of Existing Networks into Remote Locations | |
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| Public Wireless Hotspots | |
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| Carpeted Office Deployments | |
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| Educational Institution Deployments | |
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| Industrial Deployments | |
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| Healthcare Deployments | |
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| Last-Mile Data Delivery: Wireless ISP | |
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| High-Density Deployments | |
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| Municipal, Law Enforcement, and Transportation Networks | |
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| Building-to-Building Connectivity Using Wireless LAN Technology | |
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| RF Regulatory Domain Governing Bodies and Local Regulatory Authorities | |
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| United States: Federal Communications Commission | |
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| Europe: European Telecommunications Standards Institute | |
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| IEEE and Wireless LAN Standards | |
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| The IEEE 802.11 Standard | |
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| The IEEE 802.11b Amendment | |
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| The IEEE 802.11a Amendment | |
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| The IEEE 802.11g Amendment | |
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| The IEEE 802.11n Amendment | |
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| Additional IEEE 802.11 Amendments | |
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| Interoperability Certifications | |
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| Wi-Fi Alliance | |
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| Wi-Fi Protected Access Certification | |
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| Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 Certification | |
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| Wi-Fi Multimedia Certification | |
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| Wi-Fi Multimedia Power Save Certification | |
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| Wi-Fi Protected Setup Certification Overview | |
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| Summary | |
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| Exam Essentials | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Wireless LAN Infrastructure Devices | |
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| The Wireless Access Point | |
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| Autonomous Access Points | |
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| Controller-Based Access Points | |
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| Cooperative Access Points | |
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| Wireless Mesh | |
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| Wireless LAN Routers | |
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| Wireless Residential Gateway | |
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| Wireless Branch Router | |
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| Wireless Bridges | |
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| Wireless Repeaters | |
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| Wireless LAN Controllers | |
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| Centralized Administration | |
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| Controller-Based Access Points | |
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| Virtual LAN | |
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| Power over Ethernet Capability | |
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| Improved Device Roaming | |
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| Wireless Profiles | |
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| Advanced Security Features | |
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| Captive Portal | |
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| Built-in RADIUS Services | |
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| Site Survey Tools | |
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| Radio Frequency Spectrum Management | |
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| Firewall | |
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| Quality of Service | |
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| Redundancy | |
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| Wireless Intrusion Prevention System | |
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| Direct and Distributed AP Connectivity | |
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| Layer 2 and Layer 3 AP Connectivity | |
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| Distributed and Centralized Data Forwarding | |
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| Power over Ethernet | |
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| Summary | |
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| Exam Essentials | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Wireless LAN Client Devices | |
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| Radio Hardware Used with Wireless LAN Technology | |
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| PCMCIA | |
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| Features of PCMCIA Cards | |
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| Installation and Configuration of PCMCIA Cards | |
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| ExpressCard | |
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| Features of the ExpressCard | |
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| Installation and Configuration of an ExpressCard | |
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| USB 1.0, USB 1.1, USB 2.0, and USB 3.0 | |
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| Features of USB | |
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| Installation and Configuration of USB Devices | |
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| Peripheral Component Interconnect | |
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| Features of PCI | |
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| Installation and Configuration of PCI Cards | |
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| Mini-PCI, Mini-PCIe, and Half Mini-PCIe | |
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| Features of Mini-PCI, Mini-PCIe, and Half Mini-PCIe Cards | |
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| Installation and Configuration of Mini-PCI, Full Mini-PCIe, and Half Mini-PCIe Cards | |
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| Additional Adapter Types | |
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| CompactFlash Devices | |
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| Features of CF Cards | |
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| Installation and Configuration of a CF Card | |
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| Secure Digital | |
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| Features of SDIO Cards | |
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| Installation and Configuration of SDIO Cards | |
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| Wireless Workgroup Bridges | |
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| Features of Workgroup/Client Bridges | |
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| Installation and Configuration of Workgroup/Client Bridges | |
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| Client Device Drivers | |
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| Client Utility Software | |
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| Manufacturer-Specific Client Utilities | |
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| Third-Party Client Utilities | |
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| Summary | |
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| Exam Essentials | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Physical Layer Access Methods and Spread-Spectrum Technology | |
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| Network Access Methods | |
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| Detecting Network Traffic Collisions with CSMA/CD | |
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| Avoiding Network Traffic Collisions with CSMA/CA | |
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| Reserving Time for Data Transmission Using Distributed Coordination Function | |
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| Effects of Half Duplex on Wireless Throughput | |
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| Narrowband vs. Spread-Spectrum Communication | |
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| Spread-Spectrum Technology | |
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| Frequency-Hopping Spread Spectrum | |
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| 802.11 Direct-Sequence Spread Spectrum | |
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| 802.11b High Rate/Direct-Sequence Spread Spectrum | |
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| IEEE 802.11 DSSS and HR/DSSS Channels | |
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| IEEE 802.11g Extended Rate Physical | |
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| IEEE 802.11n High Throughput | |
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| IEEE 802.11a, 802.11g and 802.11n Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing | |
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| IEEE 802.11a, 802.11g, and 802.11n OFDM Channels | |
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| IEEE 802.11n Multiple Input/Multiple Output Technology | |
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| MIMO Channels | |
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| Co-location of IEEE 802.11b HR/DSSS and IEEE 802.11a/g/n OFDM Systems | |
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| Adjacent-Channel and Co-channel Interference | |
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| WLAN/WPAN Coexistence | |
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| Summary | |
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| Exam Essentials | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Radio Frequency Fundamentals for Wireless LAN Technology | |
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| Understanding Radio Frequency | |
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| Wavelength in Wireless LANs | |
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| Frequency in Wireless LANs | |
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| Amplitude in Wireless LANs | |
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| Phase in Wireless LANs | |
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| Radio Frequency Used in Wireless LANs | |
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| Wireless LAN Coverage and Capacity | |
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| Wireless LAN Coverage | |
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| Wireless LAN Capacity | |
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| Radio Frequency Channel Reuse and Device Co-location | |
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| Radio Frequency Range and Speed | |
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| Line of Sight in Wireless Networking | |
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| Wi-Fi and Non-Wi-Fi Interference | |
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| Co-channel and Adjacent Channel Interference | |
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| WLAN/WPAN Interference | |
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| Environment: RF Behavior | |
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| Basic Units of Radio Frequency Measurement | |
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| Absolute Measurements of Radio Frequency Power | |
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| Relative Measurements of Radio Frequency Power | |
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| Radio Frequency Signal Measurements | |
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| Summary | |
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| Exam Essentials | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Wireless LAN Antennas and Accessories | |
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| Basic Radio Frequency Antenna Concepts | |
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| Radio Frequency Lobes | |
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| Antenna Beamwidth | |
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| Antenna Gain | |
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| Passive Gain | |
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| Active Gain | |
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| Antenna Polarization | |
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| Wireless LAN Antenna Types | |
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| Omnidirectional Antennas | |
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| Omnidirectional Antenna Specifications | |
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| Semidirectional Antennas | |
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| Highly Directional Antennas | |
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| Highly Directional Antenna Specifications | |
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| Radio Frequency Cables and Connectors | |
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| Radio Frequency Cable Types | |
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| Radio Frequency Cable Length | |
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| Radio Frequency Cable Cost | |
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| Impedance and VSWR | |
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| Radio Frequency Connectors | |
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| Factors in Antenna Installation | |
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| Addressing the Effects of Earth Curvature | |
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| Antenna Placement | |
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| Minimizing the Effects of Multipath Using Antenna Diversity | |
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| Combating Effects of Wind and Lightning in WLAN Installations | |
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| Lightning Arrestors | |
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| Grounding Rods | |
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| Installation Safety | |
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| Antenna Mounting | |
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| Internal and External (to the Access Point) Antennas | |
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| Pole/Mast Mount | |
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| Ceiling Mount | |
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| Wall Mount | |
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| Maintaining Clear Communications | |
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| Visual Line of Sight | |
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| Radio Frequency LoS | |
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| Fresnel Zone | |
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| Summary | |
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| Exam Essentials | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Wireless LAN Terminology and Technology | |
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| Wireless LAN Modes of Operation | |
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| The Independent Basic Service Set | |
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| The Basic Service Set | |
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| The Extended Service Set | |
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| The Basic Service Area | |
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| Connecting to an IEEE 802.11 Wireless Network | |
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| IEEE 802.11 Frame Types | |
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| Wireless Network Discovery | |
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| Passive Scanning | |
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| Active Scanning | |
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| IEEE 802.11 Authentication | |
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| IEEE 802.11 Deauthentication and Disassociation | |
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| The Distribution System | |
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| Data Rates | |
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| Throughput | |
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| Dynamic Rate Switching | |
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| Wireless LAN Roaming or Transition | |
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| IEEE 802.11 Power Save Operations | |
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| Active Mode | |
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| Power Save Mode | |
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| Automatic Power Save Delivery | |
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| IEEE 802.11 Protection Mechanisms | |
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| IEEE 802.11g Extended Rate Physical Protection Mechanisms | |
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| IEEE 802.11n High-Throughput Protection Mechanisms | |
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| Summary | |
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| Exam Essentials | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Wireless LAN Security Basics | |
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| Introducing IEEE 802.11 Wireless LAN Security | |
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| Wireless LAN Threats and Intrusion | |
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| IEEE 802.11 Standard Security | |
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| IEEE 802.11 Open System Authentication | |
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| IEEE 802.11 Shared-Key Authentication | |
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| Early Wireless LAN Security Technologies | |
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| The Service Set Identifier | |
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| SSID Hiding | |
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| The Media Access Control Address | |
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| MAC Address Filtering | |
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| MAC Address Spoofing | |
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| IEEE 802.11 Authentication and Data Encryption | |
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| About Wired Equivalent Privacy | |
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| How to Use WEP | |
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| IEEE 802.11 SOHO and Enterprise Security Technologies | |
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| Wi-Fi Protected Setup PIN-Based or Push-Button Configuration Wireless Security | |
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| PIN-Based Security | |
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| Push-Button Configuration Security | |
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| Wi-Fi Protected Access and WPA2 Personal Security | |
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| Passphrase Characteristics | |
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| WPA and WPA2 Enterprise Security | |
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| IEEE 802.1X/EAP | |
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| IEEE 802.1X | |
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| Extensible Authentication Protocol | |
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| IEEE 802.1X and EAP Together: IEEE 802.1X/EAP | |
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| Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service | |
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| Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting | |
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| IEEE 802.11 Encryption Methods | |
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| Wired Equivalent Privacy | |
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| Temporal Key Integrity Protocol | |
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| Counter Mode with Cipher Block Chaining Message Authentication Code Protocol | |
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| Role-Based Access Control | |
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| Virtual Private Networking | |
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| Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol | |
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| Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol | |
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| Components of a VPN Solution | |
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| The Wireless Intrusion Prevention System | |
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| WIPS Configuration and Maintenance | |
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| Overlay and Integrated WIPS Technology | |
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| The Captive Portal | |
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| Wireless Network Management and Monitoring Systems | |
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| WNMS: Software, Hardware, or Cloud? | |
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| Wireless Network Monitoring | |
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| Industry Regulatory Compliance | |
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| PCI Compliance | |
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| HIPAA Compliance | |
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| Summary | |
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| Exam Essentials | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Wireless LAN Site Survey Basics | |
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| Wireless LAN Site Surveys | |
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| Size of Physical Location | |
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| Intended Use of the Network | |
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| Number of Users and Devices | |
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| Wireless Client Device Capabilities | |
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| The Wireless LAN Environment | |
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| Performance Expectations | |
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| Bring-Your-Own-Device Acceptance | |
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| Gathering Business Requirements | |
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| General Office/Enterprise | |
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| Manufacturing | |
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| Warehousing | |
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| Retail/Point of Sale | |
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| Healthcare/Medical | |
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| Government/Military | |
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| Education | |
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| Public Access, Hotspots, Hospitality | |
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| Interviewing Stakeholders | |
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| Manufacturer Guidelines and Deployment Guides | |
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| Defining Physical and Data Security Requirements | |
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| Gathering Site-Specific Documentation | |
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| Floor Plans and Blueprints | |
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| Furnishings | |
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| Electrical Specifications | |
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| Documenting Existing Network Characteristics | |
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| Identifying Infrastructure Connectivity and Power Requirements | |
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| Understanding Application Requirements | |
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| Application Effects on Wireless LAN Capacity | |
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| Understanding RF Coverage and Capacity Requirements | |
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| Client Connectivity Requirements | |
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| Antenna Use Considerations | |
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| Summary | |
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| Exam Essentials | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Performing an RF Wireless LAN Site Survey | |
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| The Physical Radio Frequency Site Survey Process | |
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| Radio Frequency Spectrum Analysis | |
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| Wi-Fi and Non-Wi-Fi Interference Sources | |
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| Wi-Fi Interference | |
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| Performing a Manual Radio Frequency Wireless LAN Site Survey | |
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| Obtaining a Floor Plan or Blueprint | |
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| Identifying Existing Wireless Networks | |
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| Testing Access Point Placement | |
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| Analyzing the Results | |
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| Advantages and Disadvantages of Manual Site Surveys | |
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| Software-Assisted Manual Site Survey | |
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| Manual Site Survey Toolkit | |
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| Performing a Predictive Modeling Site Survey | |
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| Internet-Based Predictive Modeling Site Survey | |
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| Protocol Analysis | |
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| Documenting Existing Network Characteristics | |
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| RF Coverage Requirements | |
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| Infrastructure Hardware Selection and Placement | |
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| Infrastructure Connectivity and Power Requirements | |
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| Received Signal Strength | |
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| Testing Antenna Use | |
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| Testing Multiple Antenna Types | |
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| Choosing the Correct Antennas | |
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| Wireless Channel Architectures | |
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| Multiple-Channel Architecture | |
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| Single-Channel Architecture | |
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| Wireless Device Installation Limitations | |
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| Site Survey Report | |
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| Summary | |
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| Exam Essentials | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Troubleshooting and Maintaining IEEE 802.11 Wireless Local Area Networks | |
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| Identifying Wireless LAN Problems | |
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| Radio Frequency Transmitters and Receivers | |
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| Wireless LAN Connectivity-Coverage and Capacity Problems | |
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| No Wireless Connectivity | |
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| Intermittent Wireless Connectivity Problems | |
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| Wireless LAN Throughput | |
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| Application Performance Problems | |
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| Wireless Device Software and Hardware Upgrades | |
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| Optimizing Wireless Networks | |
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| Wireless Infrastructure Hardware Selection and Placement | |
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| Identifying, Locating, and Removing Sources of Wi-Fi and Non-Wi-Fi Interference | |
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| Wireless Client Device Load Balancing and Infrastructure Device Redundancy | |
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| Wireless Infrastructure Device Redundancy | |
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| Analyzing Wireless Infrastructure Capacity and Utilization | |
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| Radio Frequency Performance Problems: Multipath | |
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| Radio Frequency Performance Problems: Hidden Node | |
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| Summary | |
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| Exam Essentials | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Answers to Review Questions | |
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| Introduction to Computer Networking | |
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| Introduction to Wireless Local Area Networking | |
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| Wireless LAN Infrastructure Devices | |
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| Wireless LAN Client Devices | |
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| Physical Layer Access Methods and Spread-Spectrum Technology | |
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| Radio Frequency Fundamentals for Wireless LAN Technology | |
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| Wireless LAN Antennas and Accessories | |
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| Wireless LAN Terminology and Technology | |
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| Wireless LAN Security Basics | |
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| Wireless LAN Site Survey Basics | |
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| Performing an RF Wireless LAN Site Survey | |
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| Troubleshooting and Maintaining IEEE 802.11 Wireless Local Area Networks | |
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| About the Additional Study Tools | |
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| Additional Study Tools | |
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| Sybex Test Engine | |
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| Electronic Flashcards | |
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| Author Files and White Papers | |
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| PDF of Glossary of Terms | |
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| Adobe Reader | |
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| System Requirements | |
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| Using the Study Tools | |
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| Troubleshooting | |
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| Customer Care | |
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| Index | |