Chapter 13

Build a Home Network

Objectives

Upon completion of this chapter, you will be able to answer the following questions:

  • What are the components required to build a home network?

  • What are wired and wireless network technologies?

  • What is Wi-Fi?

  • How is wireless traffic controlled?

  • How do you configure wireless devices for secure communications?

Key Terms

This chapter uses the following key terms. You can find the definitions in the Glossary.

Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Avoidance (CSMA/CA) page 260

coaxial cable page 256

wireless LAN (WLAN) page 254

Introduction (13.0.1)

By now, you have built a simple peer-to-peer network. You‛ve also learned a lot about more complex networks. It‛s time to put some of the knowledge ...

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