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Access nodes, 102-103
Access points, 5
adding wireless, 218-219
author recommendations, 136-137
bit rate speed of, 75
bridge mode, 335
choosing new, 135-136
choosing used, 136
communicating with, 114-116
computing power of, 110-111
configuration parameters for, 122-126
configuration screens of, 116
configuring, 114
downside of, 37
dual mode, 429
enclosed, examples of, 350-352
enclosing, 348-350
enclosing bridge with, 348-350
equipment needs of, 110
hard-coded, 220-222
installing, 366
IP address for, 114-115
Linksys WAP-11, 110-111
MAC, 112
mode, 124
mounting, 362-363
multiple, 75, 432
multiple, configuring for, 226-228
name of, 122
operating, 37
operating in bridge mode, 335
positioning, 80
pricing, 335, 341
purchasing, 79
routers, conflicting with, 60-62
settings of, 215
sharing bandwidth of, 37
single, 75, 432
size of, 110
specifying, 228-229
testing, 81
troubleshooting connections to, 230-231
upgrading, 335
web servers within, 114-115
Wi-Fi, 333
Access ports, dual mode, 120
Active hubs, 27-28
Active injectors/taps, 131
ACX100
chipset, 141
Ad-hoc mode, 38, 89, 142-143. See also Peer-to-peer mode.
Ad-hoc mole bit, 401
Ad-hoc Wi-Fi networks, 37-38, 86-90
APIPA in, 89
bandwidth, 87
client adapters in, configuring, 87-88
connections, 39, 142-143
creating, 87-88
downsides to, 38-39
IP addresses in, 89
profiles in, creating, 88
traffic, 86-87
troubleshooting, 89
Wi-Fi, 86-87
Adapters, connections between, 5-6
Add/Edit Configuration Profile window, 304-305
Add-on Wi-Fi networks, 204-205
adding wired ports to, 219-220
building, 218-223
cabling, 219
common product features of, 218
completing, 222-223
configuration screen subnet conflicts of, 220-222
AeroLAN AL1511 PCMCIA adapters, 147-148
Aironet 340 access points, 221, 228, 302, 335, 378
configuring, 194-196
connectors of, 133, 189
understanding, 115
Aironet 342 PCMCIA cards, 146, 189
MAC address label of, 33-34
Aironet 350 access points bridge mode, operating in, 335
diversity option of, 121-122
MMCX connectors within, 188-190
pricing, 67, 223
Aironet 350 client adapters, 149
Aironet PCM 340 cards, 246
AirPlus DWL-900AP+ access points, 116, 137
firmware, updating, 128-129
setting up, 60
AirPlus products, 71, 141
issues of, 74
pricing of, 74
throughput of, 74
AirPort wireless networking system, 10, 425
AirSnort software, 270-271
defeating with key rotation, 285-286
ALOHANET, 7-8, 423
Antennas aiming, 347
backfire, 176-177
blade, 169-171
ceiling blister omnidirectional, 171-172
dBi units of measurement, 162, 181
directional patch, 173-176
dual, 121-122
external, 183
gain, 180, 313-314, 318-328
isotropic, 162-164
mission of, 162-163
offset, 331
omnidirectional, 162, 165, 167-168
omnidirectional vertical, 167-168
omnidirectional vertical gain, 168
panel, 173-176
parabolic dish, 163-164
parabolic grid, 173-174
PC card integrated 'bulge,' 168-169
picture frame, 163-166, 173-176
Primestar dish, 331-332
Pringles can, 178-179, 314
rooftop, creating, 337-339
sector, 175
selecting, 125-126
Tetra Brik, 329-331
tin can, 314
types of, 81, 167-179
understanding, 162-167
waveguide, 171-173, 314, 318-321, 328-330
yagi, 177-178, 314
APIPA (Automatic Private IP Addressing), generating IP addresses, 62-63
ARP (Address Resolution Protocol), preventing conflicts, 63
ARPANET, 21
evolution of, 42
Association Configuration window, 307-308
Atheros Communications
Atheros range capacity paper URL, 71
bit rate over distance comparison, 71-72
Atmel AT76C510
processor chips, 112
RISC CPU units of, 112
Authentication type, 124
Autoconnect problems, 390-391
preventing, 392
Automatic key updates, 286
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