Barry D. Lewis & Peter T. Davis 
Wireless Networks For Dummies 

You’ve probably heard the expression, ‘It’s time
to cut the cord.’ Well, it may be time to ‘cut the
cables’ at your office and free yourself from your desk and
computer. Wireless networks are the waves of the
future–literally. Wireless Networks For Dummies guides
you from design through implementation to ongoing protection of
your system and your information so you can:

* Remain connected to the office in airports and hotels

* Access the Internet and other network resources in the
lunchroom, conference room, or anywhere there’s an access
point

* Use your PDA or laptop to query your database from the
warehouse or the boardroom

* Check e-mail wirelessly when you’re on the road

* Get rid of the cable clutter in your office

Wireless Networks For Dummies was coauthored by Barry D.
Lewis, CISSP, and Peter T. Davis, who also coauthored Computer
Security For Dummies. Barry Lewis is president of an
information security consulting firm and an internationally known
leader of security seminars. Peter Davis is founder of a firm
specializing in the security, audit, and control of information.
Together, they cut through the cables, clutter, and confusion and
help you:

* Get off to a quick start and get mobile with Ir DA (Infrared
Data Association) and Bluetooth

* Perform a site survey and select the right standard, mode,
access point, channel and antenna

* Check online to verify degree of interoperability of devices
from various vendors

* Install clients and set up roaming

* Combat security threats such as war driving, jamming,
hijacking, and man-in-the-middle attacks

* Implement security and controls such as MAC (Media Access
Control) and protocol filtering, WEP (Wireless Equivalent Privacy),
WPA, (Wi-Fi Protected Access), EAP (Extensible Authentication
Protocol), and VPN (Virtual Private Network)

* Set up multiple access points to form a larger wireless
network

Complete with suggestions of places to get connected, Web sites
where you can get more information, tools you can use to monitor
and improve security, and more, Wireless Networks For
Dummies helps you pull the plug and go wireless!

Table of Content

Introduction.

Part I: Planning and Acquiring Your Network.

Chapter 1: Removing the Tethers: Entering the Wireless
World.

Chapter 2: If You Fail to Plan, You Plan to Fail.

Chapter 3: Matching Wireless Technologies to Your Plan.

Part II: Implementing Your Wireless Network.

Chapter 4: Getting a Quick Start with Wireless Personal Area
Networks.

Chapter 5: Moving On to a Wireless LAN: Your Wireless Access
Point.

Chapter 6: Connecting Your Clients.

Chapter 7: Building the Multi-Zone Network.

Chapter 8: Using Wireless on the Road to Connect to the
Office.

Part III: Using Your Network Securely.

Chapter 9: Considering a Deadbolt: Understanding the Risks of
Wireless Networks.

Chapter 10: Designing a Secure Network.

Chapter 11: Maintaining Network Security.

Chapter 12: Secure Wireless Access with Virtual Private
Networking.

Part IV: Keeping Your Network on the Air —
Administration and Troubleshooting.

Chapter 13: Problems with Keeping on the Air.

Chapter 14: Bridging Networks to Manage Coverage.

Chapter 15: Dealing with Network Throughput Issues.

Chapter 16: It’s Ten O’Clock: Do You Know Where Your
Access Points Are?

Part V: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 17: Ten Administrator Tools and What They Do.

Chapter 18: Top Ten Ways to Secure Your Network.

Chapter 19: Ten Ways Wireless Is Used in Business.

Part VI: Appendixes.

Appendix A: Industry Trade Associations.

Appendix B: Wireless Standards.

Appendix C: The Fundamentals of Radio Frequency.

Index.

About the author

Barry D. Lewis, CISSP, heads an information security consulting firm and presents seminars worldwide. Peter T. Davis has been an information systems audit and security expert for 24 years.