Absolute Beginner's Guide to Wi-Fi Wireless Networking

Description

Absolute Beginner's Guide to Wi-Fi is a book for beginners who want to join the Wi-Fi revolution. Using easy-to-understand language, this book teaches you all you need to know about Wi-Fi, from choosing the Wi-Fi system that is right for you to adding a Wi-Fi card and related software to finding hotspots and access points. With the help of this book, you will be able to configure a home network and share internet connections quickly and easily. In addition, the book covers all important security issues so that a user is less exposed to threats, as well as the dos and don'ts of traveling with a Wi-Fi enabled laptop.

Back Cover

Absolute Beginner's Guide to Wi-Fi is a book for beginners who want to join the Wi-Fi revolution. Using easy-to-understand language, this book teaches you all you need to know about Wi-Fi, from choosing the Wi-Fi system that is right for you to adding a Wi-Fi card and related software to finding hotspots and access points. With the help of this book, you will be able to configure a home network and share internet connections quickly and easily. In addition, the book covers all important security issues so that a user is less exposed to threats, as well as the dos and don'ts of traveling with a Wi-Fi enabled laptop.

Contents


Introduction.

I. WHY WI-FI?

II. SETTING UP YOUR COMPUTER FOR WI-FI.

III. GOING MOBILE WITH WI-FI.

IV. CREATING A WI-FI NETWORK.

V. SECURING YOUR WI-FI COMPUTER AND NETWORK.

VI. APPENDIXES.

Features

• Proven Absolute Beginners Guide teaching style—Friendly, highly accessible, step-by-step coverage focused on the topics students need most.

  • Helps students become comfortable using Wi-Fi networks without ever getting lost in complexity.

• Fundamental wireless networking concepts and standards—Explains the fundamental concepts of wireless networking, including free spectrum, 802.11 and related standards, transmission speeds, and more.

  • Gives students the conceptual grounding they need to understand and work with any wireless networking technologies.

• Coverage of purchasing equipment—Helps students evaluate wireless-enabled PCs and Macintoshes, PDAs, and networking equipment.

  • Helps students save money and make more effective purchasing decisions.

• Complete section on setting up Wi-Fi networks—Covers setting up access points, configuring networks, sharing Internet connections, extending networks with Wi-Fi antennas, and more.

  • Teaches students everything they need to know to build today's most popular wireless networks.

• Wi-Fi applications, games, and gadgets—Covers a wide range of wireless applications, from games to photo transmissions.

  • Helps students be as productive as possible with Wi-Fi networking—and also enjoy its entertainment-related applications to the fullest.

• Wi-Fi security, from start to finish—Covers attacks against wireless networks and methods that can be used to prevent them, including password protection, firewalls, MAC filtering, VPNs, and more.

  • Helps students overcome the security flaws that endanger most wireless networks.

Author

Harold Davis is a strategic technology consultant, hands-on programmer, and the author of many well-known books. He has been a popular speaker at trade shows and conventions, giving presentations on topics ranging from wireless networking through digital photography and programming methodologies. As a technology consultant, he has served many Fortune 500 companies.