Going wireless doesn´t have to be difficult. Take advantage of this high-speed, inexpensive, and versatile technology with The Book of Wi-Fi. This practical and plain-English guide to wireless networking leads you through the entire process of setting up and using 802.11b in your home or office - from shopping for parts to securing your network. You´ll be up and running in a snap!
Learn to:
- Choose the best place to set up access points to improve your network´s performance
- Extend the network beyond your own walls and provide your entire neighborhood with public or private wireless Internet access
- Design and use point-to-point wireless network links to move data across several miles
- Find public networks and surf the Internet from hotels, conference centers, and airport passenger terminals
- Use sniffer tools to find unprotected wireless networks
- Secure your access points with encryption, password protection, and virtual private networks (VPNs)
Sprache
Verlagsort
Zielgruppe
Beginning and intermediate users who want to set up their own home and community networks, Users who want to find and use wireless network services, Home and business network operators who want to protect their networks from unauthorized access
Maße
Höhe: 230 mm
Breite: 185 mm
Dicke: 20 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-886411-45-6 (9781886411456)
Copyright in bibliographic data and cover images is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or by the publishers or by their respective licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Klassifikation
John Ross has been writing about computers, data networks and communications for more than twenty years. He has written more than dozen books, including Internet Power Tools (Random House), Connecting With Windows (Sybex), and ABCs of Internet Explorer (Sybex). He has also worked as a consultant on wired and wireless networking for several manufacturers, including Motorola and AT&T.
