Installing, Troubleshooting, and Repairing Wireless Networks
Published on 16. April 2003
Book
398 pages
978-0-07-141070-0 (ISBN)
Description
Worldwide sales of Wi-Fi equipment shot up 120% to $1.78 billion last year. An industry analyst estimates that sales will grow to $5.21 billion by 2005. While many people will experience wireless networking at home or at the office, someone will have to implement and maintain these systems. This book is for that person.In addition, the promise of "Internet everywhere" has become ubiquitous. Before that can really happen, the world needs knowledgeable people to build and support reliable infrastructures. Just how the Internet gets "everywhere" is what this book is all about. Consumers of the growing wireless market need to know as much about wireless as they did their PC hardware and software. This is the resource for them.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
100 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 180 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight
854 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-141070-0 (9780071410700)
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Person
Jim Aspinwall (Campbell, California) has been a Windows Helpdesk columnist and feature editor for CNET.com. He is the author of The PC Users Survival Guide, Troubleshooting Your PC, and IRQ, DMA, and I/O. Jim is also an amateur radio operator, maintaining 5 radio transmission sites in Northern California.
Content
ForewordAcknowledgmentsChapter 1: Wireless EssentialsChapter 2: Wireless Network Criteria and ExpectationsChapter 3: Wireless Network BasicsChapter 4: Antennas and CablesChapter 5: Common Wireless Network ComponentsChapter 6: Typical Wireless InstallationsChapter 7: Hardware Installation and SetupChapter 8: Extending and Maintaining CoverageChapter 9: Wireless Network SecurityChapter 10: Software for Wireless NetworksChapter 11: Wireless Access and Security SolutionsChapter 12: System Configuration DataChapter 13: Creating a SOHO Wireless NetworkChapter 14: Neighborhood and Community Wireless NetworksChapter 15: Upcoming Standards and TrendsChapter 16: Installing AntennasAPPENDIX A: CABLE CONNECTIONSAPPENDIX B: ASSEMBLING RF CONNECTORSAPPENDIX C: ON THE CD-ROMGLOSSARYINDEX