
Building Secure Wireless Networks with 802.11
Résumé
An implementer's guide to setting up, configuring, and managing a secure wireless network
Whether you're creating wireless networks for the home, small office, or enterprise, this innovative book presents a step-by-step approach to successfully building a wireless LAN that meets all of your security needs. Beginning with a comprehensive introduction and overview of 802.11b technology, this book takes you through the planning and design guidelines for implementing wireless LANs. While emphasizing the proper security measures for you to take, the authors will help you develop a wireless LAN, choose the right equipment for your deployment scenario, and implement the steps for thorough provisioning of equipment. You'll also find critical information on how to maintain and troubleshoot your wireless LAN to keep it up and running.
Written by Wi-Fi security experts, this book gives you the tools to plan and implement a secure wireless LAN based on 802.11 Wi-Fi technology. The authors:- Address the concerns about security for 802.11b networks and describe effective solutions
- Discuss the benefits, deployment scenarios, costs, and security of wireless LANs
- Offer a clear perspective of interoperability with related wireless standards like 802.11a, HomeRF, and Bluetooth
- Present the most common practices that are used to ensure security of a LAN
- Explain how to connect a wireless LAN with a remote network using virtual private networks (VPNs)
Contents
PART 1: Introduction to Wireless Local Area Networks (LANs)- Networking Basics
- Wireless LANs
- The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.11 Standards
- Is Wireless LAN Right for You?
- Network Security
- Securing the IEEE 802.11 Wireless LANs
- Planning Wireless LANs
- Shopping for the Right Equipment
- Equipment Provisioning and LAN Setup
- Advanced 802.11 Wireless LANs
- Troubleshooting Wireless LANs
- Keeping Your Wireless LAN Secure
Appendix B: Installing ORiNOCO PC Card Under Various Operating Systems
L'auteur - Jahanzeb Khan
JAHANZEB KHAN is Principal Engineer with RSA Security,
Inc., where he is responsible for the research and
development of encryption, Public Key Infrastructure, and
wireless LAN Security standards. He is active in the
802.11b community and is a member of IEEE
International.
L'auteur - Anis Khwaja
ANIS KHWAJA works in the IT department of a leading
financial services firm. Khwaja has more than fifteen years
of experience in networking and is currently involved in
deployment of 802.11b (Wi-Fi) networks.
Caractéristiques techniques
PAPIER | |
Éditeur(s) | Wiley |
Auteur(s) | Jahanzeb Khan, Anis Khwaja |
Parution | 10/02/2003 |
Nb. de pages | 352 |
Format | 18,5 x 23,5 |
Couverture | Broché |
Poids | 480g |
Intérieur | Noir et Blanc |
EAN13 | 9780471237150 |
ISBN13 | 978-0-471-23715-0 |
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