Wireless Networking

Client Devices and SoftwareModule-10

Jerry BernardiniCommunity College of Rhode Island

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Presentation Reference Material

• CWNA Certified Wireless Network Administration Official Study Guide, Fourth Edition, Tom Carpenter, Joel Barrett

• Chapter -08 , pages 407-436

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WLAN Client Devices

• PC Cards– ExpressCard– CardBus– PCMCIA– Some support external antennas

• USB devices– External cable– Variable position and antenna

• Compact Flash Devices• SD Devices• PCI Cards• Mini-PCI Cards

– Laptop applications

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Cisco Aironet 802.11b Client Adapters

• 2.4 GHz– 802.11b– 11 Mbps

• Include– PC Card – PCI Card– LMC Card– Mini PCI

Cisco Aironet 350 Series Mini PCI

• 2.4 GHz/802.11b embedded wireless for notebooks

• 100 mW transmit power• Must order through PC

manufactures (not orderable directly through Cisco)

Cisco Aironet 802.11a Client Adapter•5 GHz/802.11a– 54 Mbps

•Rate Shifting – 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, or 54

•Fixed data rates – User configurable option

•5 dBi Patch Antenna•CardBus interface•Transmit power settings:– 20 mW, 10 mW, and 5 mW

PCMCIA, (PC) Cards

Compact Flash

• Compact Flash, (CF) - CompactFlash Association, CFA

CF Wireless 802.11b (WiFi)

Wireless USB Adapters

PCI and ISA Adapters

Adapters

CF to PC

SD to USB

SD to PC

USB to Serial

Ethernet Adapters