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Product Identifiers

PublisherIn Easy Steps The Limited

ISBN-101840783656

ISBN-139781840783650

eBay Product ID (ePID)65905548

Product Key Features

Number of Pages192 Pages

Publication NameWireless Home Networking in Easy Steps

LanguageEnglish

SubjectMobile & Wireless Communications, Networking / General, Networking / Local Area Networks (Lans)

Publication Year2009

FeaturesNew Edition

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaComputers, Technology & Engineering

AuthorMichael Price

SeriesIn Easy Steps Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight15.5 Oz

Item Length8.9 in

Item Width7.4 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number2

Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition22

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal004.68

Edition DescriptionNew Edition

SynopsisFrom understanding the basic jargon, to choosing the best products for your requirements, Wireless Home Networking in easy steps provides you with a concise and informative guide to set up your home network, wire free. More money is spent on wireless than on wired technology. Every Internet Service Provider and telecoms company offers packages that include WiFi hubs and routers. Nearly every laptop and most PCs come with WiFi adaptors as standard. Wireless Home Networking in easy steps will show you plainly how to take best advantage of the equipment and software available today. Have the freedom to use a computer anywhere in your home with the minimum of fuss. Worried about identity theft, fraud or WiFi intruders? Also covered, with point-by-point cases and guides, is how to secure and protect your WiFi network from unauthorised use and reduce the risk of network hijacking and identity theft. Includes clear examples for restricting which computers can access your network (MAC address filters), and using encryption, both WEP and WPA, to protect you. Need help connecting? Our troubleshooting guide will help you to identify common problems with hardware, software and configurations and quickly solve them. Whilst wireless network equipment has become common place, it can be difficult for the novice to decipher the jargon and acronyms associated with it. This book will provide the insight required to confidently setup and make full use of wireless networking., This book takes you through the basics of wireless networking in the home from the simplest computer-to-computer link to a fully-fledged home network linking desktop PCs, laptops and peripherals., From understanding the basic jargon to setting up and choosing the best products for individual requirements, this handy guide covers every aspect of home networking. Using a simple, step-by-step approach and screenshots, author Bill Westhead explains how to secure and protect a network from unauthorized use and reduce the risk of network hijacking and identity theft. Also here are useful definitions of terms and a troubleshooting guide for identifying common problems with hardware, software, and configurations and quickly solving them., From understanding the basic jargon, to choosing the best products for your requirements, Wireless Home Networking in easy steps provides you with a concise and informative guide to set up your home network, wire free. More money is spent on wireless than on wired technology. Every Internet Service Provider and telecoms company ......

LC Classification NumberTK5105.75