CWNA Guide to Wireless LANs
ISBN: 9781133132172 | 1133132170
Edition: 3rdFormat: Paperback
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Pub. Date: 6/19/2012
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CWNA GUIDE TO WIRELESS LANS, 3rd Edition provides you with the conceptual knowledge and hands-on skills needed to work with wireless technology in a network administration environment as well as pass the Certified Wireless Network Administrator (CWNA) exam. The text covers fundamental topics, such as planning, designing, installing, securing, and configuring wireless LANs. It also details common wireless LAN uses including maintenance, security, and business applications. The third edition is designed around the latest version of the CWNA exam, as well as the new IEEE 802.11 standard, making CWNA GUIDE TO WIRELESS LANS the practical guide that prepares you for real-world wireless networking.
| Introduction | p. xiii |
| The World of Wireless | p. 1 |
| Wireless Applications | p. 3 |
| Education | p. 3 |
| Business | p. 5 |
| Industry | p. 5 |
| Travel | p. 9 |
| Public Safety | p. 10 |
| Health Care | p. 11 |
| Wireless Advantages and Disadvantages | p. 12 |
| Advantages | p. 12 |
| Disadvantages | p. 16 | ... MORE
| Types of Wireless Networks | p. 18 |
| Wireless Personal Area Network (WPAN) | p. 18 |
| Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) | p. 19 |
| Wireless Metropolitan Area Network (WMAN) | p. 19 |
| Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN) | p. 19 |
| Comparison of Wireless Networks | p. 20 |
| Wireless Standards Organizations and Regulatory Agencies | p. 20 |
| International Telecommunication Union Radio Communication Sector (ITU-R) | p. 21 |
| Federal Communications Commission (FCC) | p. 22 |
| International Organization for Standardization (ISO) | p. 22 |
| Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) | p. 23 |
| Wi-Fi Alliance | p. 24 |
| Certified Wireless Network Administrator (CWNA) | p. 25 |
| Chapter Summary | p. 25 |
| Key Terms | p. 26 |
| Review Questions | p. 28 |
| Hands-On Projects | p. 31 |
| Case Projects | p. 33 |
| Wireless Local Area Networks | p. 35 |
| Understanding Standards | p. 37 |
| The Need for Standards | p. 37 |
| Sources of Standards | p. 38 |
| Types of Wireless LANs | p. 39 |
| IEEE 802.11-2007 | p. 39 |
| IEEE 802.11n-2009 | p. 44 |
| WLAN Client Hardware and Software | p. 45 |
| Wireless Client Network Interface Card | p. 45 |
| Client Utility Software | p. 51 |
| WLAN Infrastructure Devices | p. 51 |
| Access Points (APs) | p. 51 |
| WLAN Bridges | p. 56 |
| Gateways | p. 59 |
| Power over Ethernet (PoE) Devices | p. 61 |
| Chapter Summary | p. 63 |
| Key Terms | p. 64 |
| Review Questions | p. 67 |
| Hands-On Projects | p. 70 |
| Case Projects | p. 77 |
| Radio Frequency Fundamentals | p. 79 |
| Principles of Radio Frequency | p. 81 |
| What Are Electromagnetic Waves? | p. 82 |
| Electromagnetic Wave Characteristics | p. 82 |
| The Electromagnetic Spectrum | p. 88 |
| Radio Frequency Modulation | p. 91 |
| Analog Modulation | p. 91 |
| Digital Modulation | p. 93 |
| RF Signal Strength Measurements | p. 95 |
| Milliwatt (mW) | p. 96 |
| Decibel Milliwatt (dBm) | p. 96 |
| Receive Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) | p. 98 |
| Percentage | p. 99 |
| Signal-to-Noise Ratio | p. 100 |
| Radio Frequency Behavior | p. 100 |
| Propagation Behaviors | p. 100 |
| Impact of Behaviors | p. 104 |
| Chapter Summary | p. 105 |
| Key Terms | p. 107 |
| Review Questions | p. 109 |
| Hands-On Projects | p. 112 |
| Case Projects | p. 116 |
| Antennas | p. 119 |
| Antenna Concepts | p. 121 |
| What Is an Antenna? | p. 121 |
| Antenna Measurements | p. 123 |
| Types of Antennas | p. 126 |
| Omnidirectional Antennas | p. 126 |
| Semidirectional Antennas | p. 129 |
| Highly-Directional Antennas | p. 130 |
| Antenna Coverage Patterns | p. 131 |
| Azimuth and Elevation | p. 131 |
| Beamwidth | p. 133 |
| Fresnel Zone | p. 135 |
| Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MEMO) | p. 136 |
| What Is MIMO? | p. 137 |
| MIMO Signal Processing Techniques | p. 138 |
| Antenna Installation | p. 140 |
| Location | p. 141 |
| Antenna Accessories | p. 141 |
| Measuring Antenna Performance | p. 143 |
| Chapter Summary | p. 145 |
| Key Terms | p. 146 |
| Review Questions | p. 149 |
| Hands-On Projects | p. 152 |
| Case Projects | p. 156 |
| Physical Layer Standards | p. 157 |
| Wireless Modulation Techniques | p. 160 |
| Narrowband Transmission | p. 160 |
| Spread-Spectrum Transmissions | p. 161 |
| Comparison of Modulation Technologies | p. 168 |
| IEEE 802.11 Physical Layer Standards | p. 168 |
| IEEE 802.11b Physical Layer Standards | p. 170 |
| IEEE 802.11a Physical Layer Standards | p. 173 |
| IEEE 802.11g Physical Layer Standards | p. 181 |
| IEEE 802.11n Physical Layer Standards | p. 182 |
| Chapter Summary | p. 184 |
| Key Terms | p. 186 |
| Review Questions | p. 188 |
| Hands-On Projects | p. 191 |
| Case Projects | p. 194 |
| Media Access Control Layer Standards | p. 197 |
| WLAN Service Sets | p. 199 |
| Basic Service Set | p. 199 |
| Extended Service Set | p. 201 |
| Independent Basic Service Set | p. 203 |
| 802.11 Media Access Control Layer Frame Formats and Types | p. 204 |
| MAC Frame Formats | p. 204 |
| MAC Frame Types | p. 208 |
| MAC Operations | p. 211 |
| Discovering the WLAN | p. 211 |
| Joining the WLAN | p. 213 |
| Transmitting on the WLAN | p. 216 |
| Chapter Summary | p. 225 |
| Key Terms | p. 227 |
| Review Questions | p. 230 |
| Hands-On Projects | p. 234 |
| Case Projects | p. 238 |
| WLAN Management and Architectures | p. 241 |
| Autonomous Access Point Architectures | p. 243 |
| Network Connectivity | p. 243 |
| Feature Sets | p. 244 |
| Advantages and Limitations | p. 248 |
| Controller-Based Architectures | p. 248 |
| Access Points | p. 249 |
| Wireless LAN Controllers (WLCs) | p. 252 |
| Other Architectures | p. 254 |
| WLAN Arrays | p. 254 |
| Cooperative Control | p. 254 |
| Cloud Management | p. 255 |
| Wireless Mesh Networks | p. 255 |
| Multiple-Channel Architecture vs. Single-Channel Architecture Models | p. 255 |
| Multiple-Channel Architecture (MCA) | p. 255 |
| Single-Channel Architecture (SCA) | p. 256 |
| Wireless Network Management Systems (WNMS) | p. 258 |
| Power Management | p. 258 |
| Basic Power Management | p. 259 |
| Enhanced Power Management | p. 260 |
| Chapter Summary | p. 262 |
| Key Terms | p. 264 |
| Review Questions | p. 265 |
| Hands-On Projects | p. 269 |
| Case Projects | p. 274 |
| Conducting a Site Survey | p. 277 |
| What Is a Site Survey? | p. 279 |
| Purpose of a Site Survey | p. 280 |
| When to Perform a Site Survey | p. 281 |
| Types of Site Surveys | p. 282 |
| Site Survey Tools | p. 284 |
| Wireless Device Tools | p. 285 |
| Specialized Tools | p. 287 |
| Voice over WiFi (VoWiFi) Tools and Surveys | p. 293 |
| Procedures for Performing a Site Survey | p. 294 |
| Gathering Data | p. 294 |
| Performing the Survey | p. 299 |
| Creating the Site Survey Report | p. 301 |
| Chapter Summary | p. 303 |
| Key Terms | p. 305 |
| Review Questions | p. 305 |
| Hands-On Projects | p. 309 |
| Case Projects | p. 314 |
| Wireless LAN Security Vulnerabilities | p. 317 |
| Principles of Information Security | p. 319 |
| What Is Information Security? | p. 320 |
| Challenges of Information Security | p. 321 |
| Wireless Attacks | p. 324 |
| Enterprise Attacks | p. 324 |
| Mobile User Attacks | p. 329 |
| Home Attacks | p. 330 |
| Legacy IEEE 802.11 Security Protections | p. 331 |
| Access Control | p. 331 |
| Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) | p. 332 |
| Authentication | p. 335 |
| Vulnerabilities of IEEE 802.11 Security | p. 335 |
| Authentication | p. 336 |
| Address Filtering | p. 337 |
| WEP | p. 337 |
| Chapter Summary | p. 339 |
| Key Terms | p. 341 |
| Review Questions | p. 342 |
| Hands-On Projects | p. 345 |
| Case Projects | p. 351 |
| Implementing Wireless LAN Security | p. 353 |
| Transitional Solutions | p. 355 |
| WEP2 | p. 356 |
| Dynamic WEP | p. 357 |
| Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) | p. 357 |
| IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 | p. 361 |
| Encryption | p. 362 |
| Authentication | p. 364 |
| Wireless Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems | p. 367 |
| Wireless Security Systems | p. 367 |
| Features | p. 371 |
| Other Wireless Security Tools | p. 373 |
| Virtual Private Network (VPN) | p. 373 |
| Secure Device Management Protocols | p. 374 |
| Wi-Fi Protected Setup | p. 375 |
| Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) | p. 376 |
| Rogue AP Discovery Tools | p. 377 |
| Chapter Summary | p. 378 |
| Key Terms | p. 379 |
| Review Questions | p. 381 |
| Hands-On Projects | p. 384 |
| Case Projects | p. 389 |
| Managing a Wireless LAN | p. 391 |
| Procedural Security Defenses | p. 393 |
| Managing Risk | p. 394 |
| Defenses Against Attacks | p. 398 |
| Monitoring the Wireless Network | p. 407 |
| WLAN Monitoring Tools | p. 407 |
| Standard Network Monitoring Tools | p. 410 |
| Maintaining the Wireless Network | p. 412 |
| Upgrade Firmware | p. 412 |
| RF Site Tuning | p. 414 |
| Chapter Summary | p. 415 |
| Key Terms | p. 417 |
| Review Questions | p. 418 |
| Hands-On Projects | p. 421 |
| Case Projects | p. 423 |
| Wireless Network Troubleshooting and Optimization | p. 425 |
| Troubleshooting a Wireless Network | p. 427 |
| RF Interference | p. 428 |
| WLAN Configuration | p. 433 |
| Wireless Device Troubleshooting | p. 437 |
| WLAN Optimization | p. 445 |
| Channel Optimization | p. 445 |
| Access Point Optimization | p. 447 |
| Wireless Device Optimization | p. 448 |
| Chapter Summary | p. 449 |
| Key Terms | p. 450 |
| Review Questions | p. 451 |
| Hands-On Projects | p. 454 |
| Case Projects | p. 458 |
| Other Wireless Networks | p. 461 |
| Wireless Personal Area Networks (IEEE 802.15) | p. 464 |
| Bluetooth (802.15.1-2005) | p. 464 |
| Ultra-Wideband (802.15.3c-2009) | p. 468 |
| Low Rate Technologies (802.15.4) | p. 469 |
| Body Area Networks (802.15.6) | p. 472 |
| Visible Light Communications (802.15.7) | p. 473 |
| Wireless Metropolitan Area Networks | p. 476 |
| Free Space Optics (FSO) | p. 476 |
| Broadband Radio Service (BRS) | p. 477 |
| Wireless Wide Area Networks | p. 478 |
| WiMAX (802.16) | p. 478 |
| Long Term Evolution (LTE) | p. 479 |
| IEEE 802.11ac | p. 480 |
| Chapter Summary | p. 483 |
| Key Terms | p. 484 |
| Review Questions | p. 485 |
| Hands-On Projects | p. 489 |
| Case Projects | p. 492 |
| CWNA Certification Exam Objectives | p. 495 |
| URLs for Hands-On Projects | p. 505 |
| Wireless Web Sites | p. 509 |
| Wireless Standards Organizations and Regulatory Agencies | p. 509 |
| Technical Support | p. 510 |
| Wireless Security | p. 510 |
| Security Organizations | p. 510 |
| Wireless Tools | p. 511 |
| Other | p. 511 |
| Glossary | p. 513 |
| Index | p. 525 |
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Mark Ciampa is Assistant Professor of Computer Information Systems at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, KY. For 20 years, he served as Associate Professor and Director of Academic Computing at Volunteer State Community College in Gallatin, TN. Dr. Ciampa has worked in the IT industry as a computer consultant for the U.S. Postal Service, the Tennessee Municipal Technical Advisory Service, and the University of Tennessee. He is also the author of many Cengage/Course Technology textbooks, including Security+ Guide to Network Security Fundamentals, 4th edition; CWSP Guide to Wireless Security; Guide to Wireless Communication; Security Awareness: Applying Practical Security in Your World, 4th edition; and Networking BASICS, 2nd edition. He holds a Ph.D. in digital communication systems from Indiana State University.
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