Wireless Networks For Dummies guides you from design through implementation to ongoing protection of your system and your inform

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Product Description

• An easy, practical guide to wireless networks, which allow users to roam wireless-enabled locations without being restricted by cables
• Shows step by step what it takes to plan a wireless network, set it up, make it work, and keep it safe
• Along the way, expert authors Davis and Lewis explain how to perform a site survey and explore issues such as selecting the right standard, mode, access point, channel, and antenna
• Explains how to install clients, set up roaming, and guard against risks and threats such as war driving, jamming, hijacking, and man-in-the-middle attacks
• Contains useful information on IEEE wireless standards, security vulnerabilities, administration tools, and places to connect while on the road

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #717099 in Books
• Published on: 2004-10-08
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 408 pages

From the Back Cover
Cut the wires and stay connected almost anywhere

Assess your network needs, set up security, and take your office on the road

At last—liberation from that office full of electronic spaghetti is only a few pages away! This fun and friendly guide shows you how to plan and set up a wireless network for your business, install users, provide security, and keep your network healthy. Explore sites, enable roaming, dodge war drivers, and celebrate your freedom!

Discover how to

• Differentiate among WLANs, WPANs, WMANs, and WWANs
• Conduct a site survey
• Use Bluetooth
• Set up a VPN
• Install and configure access points
• Connect on the go

About the Author
Barry D. Lewis, CISSP, heads an information security consulting firm and presents seminars worldwide. Peter T. Davis has been an information systems audit and security expert for 24 years.

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Customer Reviews

Great wireless networking resource
Peter and Barry have documented tons of good information on wireless networks in this book. From Wi-Fi to Bluetooth to site surveys to security and even throwing in great reference material on RF, wireless standards, and more. Even after working with 802.11 wireless networks for several years, I've learned a good bit from this book in a very short time. I especially like the neat wireless tools and other wireless Internet resources they present. Just like most of the other For Dummies books, Wireless Networks For Dummies is practical, real-world, and more than enough to get started. I challenge anyone to find a more comprehensive book on this hot topic.

didn't have the energy to really concentrate on this book
This book provides lots of info on setting up a wireless network but I found that I simply wasn't able to follow it very easily and thus didn't get much use from it. Lots of technical info and descriptions

Wirless made easier
Book is a great guide for the novice when it comes to installing a wireless network