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Cwna Guide to Wireless LANs

by Mark Ciampa

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ISBN13: 9780619215798
ISBN10: 0619215798
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Publisher Comments:

A hands-on guide to planning, designing, installing and configuring wireless LANs that prepares students for the Certified Wireless Network Administrator (CWNA) certification. This second edition offers in-depth coverage of wireless networks with extensive step-by-step coverage of IEEE 802.11b/a/g/pre-n implementation, design, security, and troubleshooting. Material is reinforced with hands-on projects at the end of each chapter from two of the principal wireless LAN vendors, Cisco and Linksys, giving the flexibility for this course to be taught in either a classroom or as an online course."

Synopsis:

A hands-on guide to planning, designing, installing and configuring wireless LANs that prepares students for the Certified Wireless Network Administrator (CWNA) certification.

Synopsis:

A hands-on guide to planning, designing, installing and configuring wireless LANs from two of the principal Wireless LAN vendors, Cisco and 3Com, this second edition offers in-depth coverage of wireless LANS.
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About the Author

Mark Ciampa is an Assistant Professor of Computer Information Systems at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Kentucky and is a PhD student at Indiana State University in Digital Communications. Prior to this he was an Associate Professor and the Director of Academic Computing at Volunteer State Community College in Gallatin, Tennessee. Mark has worked in the IT industry as a computer consultant for the U.S. Postal Service, the Tennessee Municipal Technical Advisory Service, and the University of Tennessee, and has taught in higher education for over 25 years. He is the author of several Course Technology books, including Security Awareness: Applying Practical Security In Your World 2ed, CWNA Guide to Wireless LANs 2ed, Wireless# Guide to Wireless Communications 2ed, and CWSP Guide to Wireless Security.
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Table of Contents

1. It's a Wireless World 2. Wireless LAN Devices and Standards 3. How Wireless Works 4. IEEE 802.11 Physical Layer Standards 5. IEEE 802.11 Medium Access Control and Network Layer Standards 6. Planning and Building a Wireless LAN 7. Conducting a Site Survey 8. Wireless LAN Security and Vulnerabilities 9. Implementing Wireless LAN Security 10. Managing a Wireless LAN 11. Network Settings and Wireless LAN Troubleshooting 12. Personal, Metropolitan, and Wide Area Networks Appendix A: CWNA Certification Objectives Appendix B: Setup Options for Cisco Aironet Access Points Appendix C: Cisco Access Point Configuration Settings Appendix D: Linksys Access Point Configuration Settings Appendix E: Wireless Websites Appendix F: IEEE Committees

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780619215798
Author:
Ciampa, Mark
Publisher:
Course Technology
Subject:
Networking - General
Subject:
Networking - Local Area Networks (LANs)
Copyright:
2006
Edition Description:
Thomson Course Technology
Series:
Networking
Publication Date:
August 2005
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
College/higher education:
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
514
Dimensions:
9.20x7.30x1.08 in. 1.97 lbs.
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