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Networking Essentials: A CompTIA Network+ N10-008 Textbook, 6th Edition
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Networking Essentials: A CompTIA Network+ N10-008 Textbook, 6th Edition

by Jeffrey S. Beasley, Piyasat Nilkaew
November 2021
Beginner content levelBeginner
848 pages
24h 42m
English
Pearson IT Certification
Content preview from Networking Essentials: A CompTIA Network+ N10-008 Textbook, 6th Edition

4CHAPTER

Wireless Networking

Chapter Outline

4-1 Introduction

4-2 The IEEE 802.11 Wireless LAN Standard

4-3 802.11 Wireless Networking

4-4 Bluetooth, WiMAX, RFID, and Mobile Communications

4-5 Configuring a Point-to-Multipoint Wireless LAN: A Case Study

4-6 Troubleshooting Wireless Networks

Summary

Questions and Problems

Objectives

  • Define the features of the 802.11 wireless LAN standard

  • Understand the components of a wireless LAN

  • Explore how wireless LANs are configured

  • Examine how site surveys are done for wireless LANs

  • Investigate the issues of securing a wireless LAN

  • Explore how to configure a point-to-multipoint wireless LAN

Key Terms

WLAN

basic service set (BSS)

ad hoc network

access point

transceiver

extended service set (ESS)

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Publisher Resources

ISBN: 9780137455911