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ISBN10: 0071429255 | ISBN13: 9780071429252

ISBN10: 0071429255
ISBN13: 9780071429252
By Jim Aspinwall

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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.

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1: Wireless Essentials

Chapter 2: Wireless Network Criteria and Expectations

Chapter 3: Wireless Network Basics

Chapter 4: Antennas and Cables

Chapter 5: Common Wireless Network Components

Chapter 6: Typical Wireless Installations

Chapter 7: Hardware Installation and Setup

Chapter 8: Extending and Maintaining Coverage

Chapter 9: Wireless Network Security

Chapter 10: Software for Wireless Networks

Chapter 11: Wireless Access and Security Solutions

Chapter 12: System Configuration Data

Chapter 13: Creating a SOHO Wireless Network

Chapter 14: Neighborhood and Community Wireless Networks

Chapter 15: Upcoming Standards and Trends

Chapter 16: Installing Antennas

APPENDIX A: CABLE CONNECTIONS

APPENDIX B: ASSEMBLING RF CONNECTORS

APPENDIX C: ON THE CD-ROM

GLOSSARY

INDEX

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