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Index
Cover Page
Wireless Network Administration
Copyright Page
Dedication
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I Overview
1 Regulatory and Technical Organizations
Regulatory Organizations
The ITU-R
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Office of Communications (Ofcom)
Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA)
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
Technical Organizations
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)
European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI)
Wi-Fi Alliance
Summary
2 Wireless Communication Building Blocks
Waves
Frequency
Wavelength
Amplitude
Phase
Bands
Channels
Modulation
Spread-Spectrum Modulation Techniques
Digital Modulation Techniques
Analog Modulation Techniques
Summary
3 Wireless Standards
Standards
IEEE 802.3
IEEE 802
IEEE 802.11
IEEE 802.11b
IEEE 802.11a
IEEE 802.11g
IEEE 802.11n
IEEE 802.11y
IEEE 802.11k
IEEE 802.11i
IEEE 802.15
Summary
Part II Hardware
4 Wireless Hardware: Client Side
Chipset
Components of a Wireless Chipset
Chipset Makers
Client-Side Wireless Hardware
PCI
Mini PCI
PCI Express Mini
PC Card
ExpressCard
USB
CompactFlash Cards and SDIO Cards
Miscellaneous Converters
Other Considerations for Choosing Wireless Hardware
Transmit Power (Tx Power)
Receiver Sensitivity (Rx)
Summary
5 Wireless Hardware: Infrastructure Side
Antenna (Aerial)
Antenna Concepts
Antenna Types
Other Antenna Considerations
Wireless Access Point
WAP Operational Nodes
When to Use a WAP
Wireless Switches and Controllers
Wireless Controller Considerations
Wireless Routers: SOHO and Residential Wireless Gateways
Wireless Bridge
Power over Ethernet
Additional Considerations
Cost
Interoperability
Summary
Part III WLAN, WWAN, WMAN, and WPAN
6 WLAN
WLAN Components and Concepts
Wireless Medium
Wireless Station
Distribution System
Access Point
Basic Service Set
Service Set ID
Basic Service Set ID
Basic Service Area
Extended Service Set
WLAN Standard (IEEE 802.11)
PHY
MAC
Complete MAC Frame
Summary
7 WWANs, WMANs, and WPANs
Wireless Wide Area Networks
GSM Overview
UMTS Overview
LTE Overview
Wireless Metropolitan Area Networks
WiMAX Overview
Wireless Personal Area Networks
Bluetooth Overview
ZigBee Overview
Summary
Part IV Protocols, Services, and Security in Wireless Networks
8 Wireless Network Services and Protocols: TCP/IP
TCP/IP and UDP
Internet Protocol
Transmission Control Protocol
User Datagram Protocol
IP-Based Networks
Hosts and Networks
Subnetting
Netmasks
IPv6
IPv6 Address Format
IPv6 Address Types
IPv6 Backward-Compatibility
Summary
9 Standard Wireless Network Infrastructure Services and Protocols: DNS, DHCP
Domain Name System
Domain and Host Naming Conventions
The in-addr.arpa Domain
Types of DNS Servers
DNS Record Types
DHCP
The Mechanics of DHCP
DHCP Server
DHCP Client
DHCP Relay
Summary
10 Optional Infrastructure Services and Protocols
RADIUS
RADIUS Entities
AAA
When to Use RADIUS
Popular RADIUS Implementations
Diameter
Diameter Entities
Proxy Server
Types of Proxy Servers
When to Use a Proxy Server
Popular Proxy Server Implementations
Summary
11 Securing Wireless Networks: Fundamentals
Security Background
Security Services
Cryptographic Concepts and Terms
Plain-text
Encryption and Decryption
Key
Algorithm
Cipher
Cipher Implementations
Wired Equivalent Privacy Protocol
Wi-Fi Protected Access
Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2)
EAP
EAP Entities
EAP Grammar
EAP Types
IEEE 802.11i
Four-Way Handshake
IEEE 802.11i Considerations
Summary
Part V Wireless Devices Configuration and Other Wireless Network Considerations
12 Infrastructure Device Configuration
The Wireless Access Point
Configuring the WAP
The WLAN Controller
Configuring the WLAN Controller
Summary
13 Microsoft Windows Clients
Windows Client Configuration
Setting Up the Hardware
Setting Up a Wireless Profile
Manually Connecting to a Wireless Network
netsh Utility
Wireless Network Configuration Cloning with netsh
Wireless Odds and Ends in Windows 7
Virtual WiFi and Software Access Point
Internet Connection Sharing
Summary
14 Apple OS X Clients
Macintosh System Design
Macintosh Software
Macintosh Hardware
Mac OS X Wireless Client Configuration
Setting Up the Hardware
Setting Up a Wireless Location
Wireless Odds and Ends in OS X
Internet Sharing
Ad-Hoc Networks
Bluetooth Dial-up Network
Summary
15 Linux Clients
Wireless Hardware on Linux Platforms
Linux Wireless Drivers
Linux Wireless API
Common Linux Wireless Drivers
Wireless Network Management Tools
NetworkManager
Wireless Interface Connection Daemon
ConnMan
Good Ol’ CLI
Ubuntu Wireless Client Configuration: nm
Generic Linux Wireless Client Configuration: CLI
PHY and MAC Layer Configuration: CLI
Network and Transport Configuration: CLI
Wireless Odds and Ends in FOSS/Linux
Ad-Hoc Networks
Summary
16 Plan, Design, Survey, and Deploy
Wireless Network Planning and Designing Considerations
Past, Present, and Future Hardware
Interoperability and Incompatibility Issues
Data Throughput
Network Reliability
Estimating Hardware Requirements
Site Survey
Site Survey Metrics
Site Survey Tools
The Actual Site Survey
Wireless Site Deployment Examples and Considerations
Hospitals
Airports
Retail Environments
High Security Areas
Home Environments
Summary
A Troubleshooting Wireless Networks
Troubleshooting Regulatory and Technical Organization Issues
Troubleshooting Client-Side Hardware Issues
Troubleshooting Infrastructure-Side Hardware Issues
Troubleshooting Issues with the Wireless Building Blocks
Problems with Establishing Wireless Connections
Scanning
Selection
Authentication
Association
TCP/IP Configuration
Problems with Infrastructure Services and Protocols: TCP/IP, DNS, and DHCP Issues
Troubleshooting Networking Issues on Different OSs
Summary
Index
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