ABSTRACT

Make informed decisions about planning and installing 802.11 'Wi-Fi' wireless networks. This book helps you tackle the challenge, whether installing Wi-Fi within an existing corporate network or setting up a wireless network from scratch in any business

chapter |2 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|11 pages

What is Wi-Fi

chapter 2|17 pages

The Promise of Wi-Fi

chapter 3|21 pages

Fueling the Wi-Fi Fire

chapter 4|15 pages

The Regulators’ Role

chapter 5|10 pages

Modulation Techniques

chapter 6|42 pages

The Wi-Fi Standards Spelled Out

chapter 7|32 pages

A WLAN Primer

chapter 8|40 pages

A Practical WLAN Deployment Plan

chapter 9|14 pages

Bridging Buildings

chapter 10|22 pages

contrasting deployments

chapter 11|44 pages

The WISP Industry

chapter 12|9 pages

Building a HotSpot

chapter 13|23 pages

Wi-Fi and Cellular—A Dynamic Duo

chapter 14|30 pages

Wi-Fi in the Corporate World

chapter 15|52 pages

Vertical WLANs

chapter 16|33 pages

Providing Quality of Service

chapter 17|25 pages

Dealing with Security Issues

chapter 18|17 pages

The Access Point

chapter 19|12 pages

The Antenna

chapter 20|7 pages

Client Devices

chapter 21|6 pages

Cabling, Connectors and Wiring

chapter 22|6 pages

Wi-Fi's Future

chapter 23|2 pages

Some Final Musings