Wireless LANs: End to End

Get the definitive, real-world professional's guide to the hottest wireless LAN technologies available!

Wireless LANs End to End is a comprehensive look at the technology from the standpoint of the IT Professional. The book goes above and beyond a simple re-hashing of the specification to provide practical implementation information on WLAN technology with special coverage of 802.11b and WLAN planning, configuration, implementation, troubleshooting and security considerations. Special sections on a WLAN site survey (industry leaders state the key to implementing an effective, efficient WLAN that performs the same as wired LAN is a site survey) and WLAN security are also included.

This book is part of the End to End series, a new series dedicated to cutting-edge technologies designed to provide proven solutions, real-world tips and best practices. The End to End series takes a no "techno-babble" modular approach in explaining cutting edge wireless technology. Special features include case studies, real-life implementations and wireless decision tree.

* A Practical Guide for Today's IT Professionals

* Comprehensive "End-to-End" Coverage

* Real-World Examples, Strategies, and Solutions

A wireless local area network increases workplace flexibility while cutting costs. But how do you build and maintain a WLAN that's reliable, secure, and meets your organization's needs? This practical guide delivers the answers. Offering exceptionally detailed coverage of two key ingredients for WLAN success-an initial site survey and a well-thought-out security plan-Wireless LANs End to End gives you all the nuts-and-bolts information and examples you need to design, install, configure, and administer a wireless LAN.

Make the Most of Wireless LANs

* Get examples, steps, and strategies for implementing a WLAN using 802.11b

* Perform a site survey to discover the best, most cost-effective way to implement your WLAN

* Get the scoop on choosing the right vendors for access points, gateways, and network cards

* Fine-tune your wireless technology for effective communication

* Learn how to beef up WLAN security with encryption, public key infrastructure, and other technologies

* Find out how to interconnect multiple networks using wireless bridges and repeaters

* Discover what Bluetooth, HomeRF, HiperLAN II, 802.11a, and 802.11b mean for WLANs in the future

Your Hands-on Guide to the Wireless Future

WALTER R. BRUCE III installed his first network in the Pentagon while working for the Judge Advocate General of the USAF. Since then, Bruce has worked in a variety of technological fields. For more than a dozen years he has been consulting and training computer users, and writing and publishing books about computer technology.

RON GILSTER, A+, Network+, Server+, i-Net+, CCNA, is the author of more than a dozen bestselling computer books. He has over 35 years of IT experience-most recently at a large regional wireless communications company.