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Wireless Networking with Microsoft Windows Vista
- By Michael Miller
- Published Jul 5, 2007 by Que.
- Copyright 2008
- Dimensions: 7x9-1/8
- Pages: 304
- Edition: 1st
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- ISBN-10: 0-7897-3701-9
- ISBN-13: 978-0-7897-3701-4
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- ISBN-10: 0-7686-7659-2
- ISBN-13: 978-0-7686-7659-4
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Michael Miller has written more than 75 non-fiction how-to books since 1989, including Que's Absolute Beginner's Guide to Computer Basics, Googlepedia: The Ultimate Google Resource, Absolute Beginner's Guide to eBay, and the upcoming How Windows Vista Works. He has established a reputation for clearly explaining technical topics to non-technical readers, and for offering useful real-world advice about complicated topics. More information can be found at the author's Web site, located at www.molehillgroup.com.
Networking has become commonplace in the home. In years past, it took a trained technician to set up and manage a computer network; that's not the case anymore. With more and more households having multiple PCs, there is an increased demand to network those PCs to share files, peripherals, and an Internet connection. And it's become much easier to create a home network, thanks to easier-to-use wireless networking technologies and equipment. The problem is setting up a wireless network can still be somewhat confusing, and often difficult. Even setting up a simple wireless network to share an Internet connection can be a frustrating trial-and-error process. What kind of wireless network should you choose -- 802.11a, b, g, or n? What equipment do you need? How do you configure all your computers to work on the network? How do you share a single printer on your network? The confusion continues when one considers the different issues related to different operating systems. Setting up a wireless network under Windows Vista is much different than setting up a similar network under Windows XP. Users are looking for simple answers to all these questions. Unfortunately, most networking books today are geared toward technology-savvy networking professionals. Where does the average user turn to for solutions to his wireless networking problems? The answer is this book -- Wireless Networking with Windows Vista.
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Part I Planning Your Wireless Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1 Why You Need a Wireless Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2 How Wireless Networks Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
3 How Windows Vista Handles Wireless Networking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
4 Designing Your Wireless Network–And Choosing
Network Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Part II Setting Up Your Wireless Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
5 Setting Up Your Wireless Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
6 Configuring and Managing Your Network Computers . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
7 Setting Up–And Sharing–A Wireless Internet Connection . . . . . . . 107
8 Securing Your Wireless Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Part III Using Your Wireless Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
9 Setting Up Multiple Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
10 Sharing Files and Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
11 Sharing Music, Movies, and Other Digital Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
12 Sharing Printers and Other Peripherals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
13 Connecting Game Devices to Your Wireless Network . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Part IV Using Other Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
14 Connection to Wi-Fi Hot Spots and Public Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
15 Connecting to Corporate Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .227
Part V Upgrading and Maintaining Your Wireless Network . . . . . . . . . 239
16 Upgrading Your Wireless Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
17 Troubleshooting Wireless Network Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Light and breezy, no clouds in sight, By Lefty "Lefty" (TX USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Wireless Networking with Microsoft Windows Vista (Paperback)
Written for a beginner to wireless networks and Vista, this is good. The book covers the basics on how to plan and deploy a wireless network. You could get a system up and running with the book's advice.That being said, the chapter on security is light. I wanted information on the various types of encryption, and what steps I must take to secure the network. Not much there.
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This review is from: Wireless Networking with Microsoft Windows Vista (Paperback)
Wireless Networking with Microsoft Windows Vista is a good book for beginners. The author does a great job of explaining the technology in layman's terms and provides helpful hints along the side. The book covers purchasing equipment, setup, advanced wireless setup and basic troubleshooting.For those that take in information visually, the author includes screen shots and photos. The author provides a great deal of information on the various Wi-Fi technologies and how the technologies work with each other. All though the book is titled for Vista, the author provides information on integrating Windows XP into the network. As a security professional, I would have liked to have seen more emphasis on setting up a secure network throughout the entire book instead of waiting until half way through the book.
Good but not Great, By Louise (New York) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wireless Networking with Microsoft Windows Vista (Paperback)
This book is good but not great. Does not cover everything but I don't think there is any one book out there that explains everything about Wireless Networking.
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Online Sample Chapters
How Windows Vista Handles Wireless Networking
Setting Up Windows Vista and XP Networks for Multiple Users
Setting Up—And Sharing—A Wireless Internet Connection
Table of Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Part I Planning Your Wireless Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1 Why You Need a Wireless Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2 How Wireless Networks Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
3 How Windows Vista Handles Wireless Networking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
4 Designing Your Wireless Network—And Choosing
Network Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Part II Setting Up Your Wireless Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
5 Setting Up Your Wireless Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
6 Configuring and Managing Your Network Computers . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
7 Setting Up—And Sharing—A Wireless Internet Connection . . . . . . . 107
8 Securing Your Wireless Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Part III Using Your Wireless Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
9 Setting Up Multiple Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
10 Sharing Files and Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
11 Sharing Music, Movies, and Other Digital Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
12 Sharing Printers and Other Peripherals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
13 Connecting Game Devices to Your Wireless Network . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Part IV Using Other Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
14 Connection to Wi-Fi Hot Spots and Public Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
15 Connecting to Corporate Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .227
Part V Upgrading and Maintaining Your Wireless Network . . . . . . . . . 239
16 Upgrading Your Wireless Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
17 Troubleshooting Wireless Network Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
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