Deploying Wireless LANs [Paperback]

Gilbert Held (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0071380892 | ISBN-13: 978-0071380898 | Publication Date: December 1, 2001 | Edition: 1st

Get mobility, speed, simplicity and lower cost of ownership from wireless LANs

Find out about the new standards, products, and broadband options that make wireless networks as fast and reliable as wired ones. You'll learn what they're good at, how to operate them, and what to buy in "Deploying Wireless LANs. Gil Held, the author of over 20 top-selling jargon-free tech guides, clearly and thoroughly explains how to plan and build wireless LANs capable of supporting mobile devices and applications. You don't even need a background in radio frequency engineering to understand:

How to make your 802.11 LAN fully compliant with 802.3 and Bluetooth Common access points and how they're changing LAN options Basic transmission troubleshooting techniques More!

Editorial Reviews

Review

straightforward style…extensive introduction and terminology sections offer full explanations…before delving into chapters on systems, standards and installations. -- District Administration, July 2002

From the Back Cover

Wireless LANs Are On the Rise. Are You Prepared to Seize the Opportunity?

Here is the network professional's guide to the new standards, products, and broadband options that make wireless networks as fast and reliable as wired ones.

In Deploying Wireless LANs, Gil Held clearly and thoroughly explains how to plan and build wireless LANs capable of supporting mobile devices and applications. Gil, the author of over 20 books, uses a straightforward, jargon-free style -- and no background in radio frequency engineering is necessary to understand it all.

Packed with easy-to-understand information, Deploying Wireless LANs:
* Covers 802.11a, Home RF, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi
* Details how to make your 802.11 LAN fully compliant with 802.3 and Bluetooth
* Explains common access points and how they¿re changing LAN options
* Introduces basic transmission troubleshooting techniques

This is a must-have resource for network managers and integrators, mobile device vendors, access providers and anyone else who wants to ride the upcoming wireless LAN wave.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 314 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional; 1st edition (December 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071380892
• ISBN-13: 978-0071380898
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,143,230 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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