A field guide to wireless LANs for administrators and power users
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...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Upper Saddle River, NJ :
Prentice Hall Professional Technical Reference
c2004.
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| Edición: | 1st edition |
| Colección: | Prentice Hall series in computer networking and distributed systems.
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009626936006719 |
| Sumario: | 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. |
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| Notas: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxii, 344 p. ) ill Available also in a print edition |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (p. xx-xxii) and index. |
