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CWNA Guide to Wireless LANs

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CWNA Guide to Wireless LANs

by: Ciampa, Mark

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Edition: 3rd
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Copyright: 06/19/2012
Publisher: Cengage Learning

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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
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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