Index_B

Numbers

2.4 GHz ISM Band, 16-18

5Port EZXS55W Switch, 31

10Base-T, 25-26

85% networks, 204-205

building, 205-211

cabling, 205-206

components of, 205

core of, 204-205

setting up, 206

understanding, 204

100Base-T, 26. See also Gigabit Ethernet. cabling of, 26

802 standards, 9-10

governing networking functions with, 9, 424

history of, 9, 424

understanding, 9-10, 424-426

802.1X standard, 290-292

authentication, security approach of, 435-436

authentication challenges of, 435-436

EAP dependence on, 290

functions of, 291

glitches of, 291-292

managing networks with, 292

Wi-Fi security and, 290

802.3 standard, data rates of, 9, 425

802.11 Planet web site, 431

802.11 standard, 3-4

amendment to, 9-10, 425

data rates of, 9, 425

encyclopedia of, 423-438

extensions of, 10

improving QoS, 432

managing WEP keys with TKI and, 437

pioneering of, 7-8, 423

security, approaches to, 435-436

spectrum techniques of, 427

task group of, 9-10, 15, 426

understanding 802.1X authentication in, 436-437

working group of, 8, 425

802.11a standard, 69-73

versus 802.11b, 70-73, 426-429

American phenomenon of, 428

band frequency compatibility of, 19-20

bit rate speed of, 70

client adapters of, 120

cost of, 74

extension, 10

frequency management of, 427

HIPERLAN/2, coexisting with, 434

interference and, 73, 428

network service area of, 71

networking range of, 427

pricing, 428

replacing 802.11b with, 428

speed of, 427

task group of, 10, 426

user numbers of, 72-73

802.11b standard, 3-4, 9-10, 69-73, 429-431

versus 802.11a, 70-73

ad-hoc, 89

backward compatibility of, 429

band frequency compatibility of, 19-20

bit rate speed of, 70

bit rate speed of, increasing, 10, 433

client adapters of, 120

cost of, 74

data rates of, 9-10, 425, 429

dead spots of, 80

history of, 10, 429

indoor range of, 80

interference disadvantage of, 73

network service area of, 71

pricing equipment of, 430

soft spots of, roaming, 15-16

spectrum space in, sharing, 430

task group of, 10, 426, 429

technology standards of, 7

user numbers of, 72-73

802.11b+ standard, 73-75

backward compatibility of, 141

802.11c standard

specifications of, 431

task group of, 431

for wireless bridging, 431

802.11d standard harmonizing frequency allocation using, 431

task group of, 431

understanding, 431

802.11e standard, 432

802.11f standard defining the IAPP of, 433

roaming, implementing, 433-434

task group of, 16, 79, 433

802.11g standard extension of, 10

product support for, 434

products of, 425

replacing 802.11b with, 429

task group of, 433-434

understanding, 433-434

802.11h standard

task group of, 434

understanding, 434

802.11i standard

802.1X authentication of, 435-436

managing keys of TKI, 436-467

task group of, 434

TKIP feature of, 286

understanding, 435

802.11j standard

task group of, 437

understanding, 437

802.11k standard

task group of, 437-438

802.11x standard, 802.11 wireless networking standards of, 438