Technology and wireless network design

Descrizione del corso

The course is an introduction to the wireless technology and focuses on the design of this kind of networks.

Programma

Introduction to wireless networks
• The 802.11 family
• Wireless network organizations
• Access Point
• Wireless Bridge
• HotSpot
• Wireless cards
• Wireless Switch
• Poe
Wireless network configuration
• Access Point configuration
• Access to a wireless network
• Extended services
• Roaming issues
• Interference Issues
• Wireless Bridge configuration
• Wireless Distribution System (WDS)
• HotSpot configuration
Wireless network deployment
• Environmental analysis
• Analysis of user request
• Determination of the requested band
• Determination of radio frequency coverage
• Interference detection
• Guidelines for realizing an analysis and a project
Security in wireless networks
• WEP, WPA and WPA2
• 802.1x
• EAP
• 802.11i
• Wireless network intrusion