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. 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
Author(s): Wale Soyinka
Edition: 1
Year: 2010
Language: English
Pages: 336
Contents......Page 10
Acknowledgments......Page 18
Introduction......Page 20
Part I: Overview......Page 24
1 Regulatory and Technical Organizations......Page 26
Regulatory Organizations......Page 28
Technical Organizations......Page 33
Summary......Page 37
2 Wireless Communication Building Blocks......Page 38
Waves......Page 39
Modulation......Page 45
Summary......Page 50
3 Wireless Standards......Page 52
Standards......Page 53
Summary......Page 59
Part II: Hardware......Page 60
4 Wireless Hardware: Client Side......Page 62
Chipset......Page 63
Client-Side Wireless Hardware......Page 66
Other Considerations for Choosing Wireless Hardware......Page 74
Summary......Page 75
5 Wireless Hardware: Infrastructure Side......Page 76
Antenna (Aerial)......Page 77
Wireless Access Point......Page 85
Wireless Switches and Controllers......Page 88
Wireless Routers: SOHO and Residential Wireless Gateways......Page 90
Wireless Bridge......Page 91
Additional Considerations......Page 92
Summary......Page 93
Part III: WLAN, WWAN, WMAN, and WPAN......Page 94
6 WLAN......Page 96
WLAN Components and Concepts......Page 97
WLAN Standard (IEEE 802.11)......Page 102
Summary......Page 111
7 WWANs, WMANs, and WPANs......Page 112
Wireless Wide Area Networks......Page 113
Wireless Metropolitan Area Networks......Page 119
Wireless Personal Area Networks......Page 120
Summary......Page 127
Part IV: Protocols, Services, and Security in Wireless Networks......Page 128
8 Wireless Network Services and Protocols: TCP/IP......Page 130
TCP/IP and UDP......Page 131
IP-Based Networks......Page 139
IPv6......Page 142
Summary......Page 144
9 Standard Wireless Network Infrastructure Services and Protocols: DNS, DHCP......Page 146
Domain Name System......Page 147
DHCP......Page 159
Summary......Page 162
10 Optional Infrastructure Services and Protocols......Page 164
RADIUS......Page 165
Diameter......Page 170
Proxy Server......Page 171
Summary......Page 173
11 Securing Wireless Networks: Fundamentals......Page 174
Security Background......Page 175
Cryptographic Concepts and Terms......Page 177
Cipher Implementations......Page 186
EAP......Page 191
IEEE 802.11i......Page 195
Summary......Page 198
Part V: Wireless Devices Configuration and Other Wireless Network Considerations......Page 200
12 Infrastructure Device Configuration......Page 202
The Wireless Access Point......Page 204
The WLAN Controller......Page 209
Summary......Page 217
13 Microsoft Windows Clients......Page 220
Windows Client Configuration......Page 221
netsh Utility......Page 229
Wireless Odds and Ends in Windows 7......Page 232
Summary......Page 239
14 Apple OS X Clients......Page 240
Macintosh System Design......Page 241
Mac OS X Wireless Client Configuration......Page 243
Wireless Odds and Ends in OS X......Page 249
Summary......Page 257
15 Linux Clients......Page 258
Linux Wireless Drivers......Page 260
Wireless Network Management Tools......Page 265
Ubuntu Wireless Client Configuration: nm......Page 272
Generic Linux Wireless Client Configuration: CLI......Page 277
Wireless Odds and Ends in FOSS/Linux......Page 284
Summary......Page 288
16 Plan, Design, Survey, and Deploy......Page 290
Wireless Network Planning and Designing Considerations......Page 291
Site Survey......Page 294
Wireless Site Deployment Examples and Considerations......Page 300
Summary......Page 304
A: Troubleshooting Wireless Networks......Page 306
Troubleshooting Client-Side Hardware Issues......Page 308
Troubleshooting Issues with the Wireless Building Blocks......Page 309
Scanning......Page 312
Selection......Page 313
Authentication......Page 314
TCP/IP Configuration......Page 315
Problems with Infrastructure Services and Protocols: TCP/IP, DNS, and DHCP Issues......Page 316
Troubleshooting Networking Issues on Different OSs......Page 317
Summary......Page 327
A......Page 328
C......Page 329
F......Page 330
I......Page 331
M......Page 332
P......Page 333
S......Page 334
T......Page 335
W......Page 336
Z......Page 337
