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xvi Wireless Home Networking For Dummies, 3rd Edition Chapter 16: Going Wireless Away from Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .297 Discovering Public Hot Spots .....................................................................298 Freenets and open access points .....................................................300 For-pay services .................................................................................301 Understanding metro Wi-Fi ...............................................................304 Using T-Mobile Hot Spots............................................................................305 Using Wayport Hot Spots ............................................................................306 Using Boingo Hot Spots...............................................................................306 Tools for Finding Hot Spots ........................................................................307 Netstumbler.com ................................................................................308 Boingo..................................................................................................309 Staying Secure in a Hot Spot Environment ...............................................310 Dealing with Hot Spots on Mobile Devices ...............................................312 On the Go with EV-DO!.................................................................................313 Part V: The Part of Tens .............................................315 Chapter 17: Ten FAQs about Wireless Home Networks . . . . . . . . . . .317 Chapter 18: Ten Ways to Troubleshoot Wireless LAN Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .327 Move the Access Point ................................................................................328 Move the Antenna ........................................................................................330 Change Channels..........................................................................................330 Check for Dual-Band Interference..............................................................331 Check for New Obstacles ............................................................................332 Install Another Antenna ..............................................................................332 Use a Signal Booster ....................................................................................333 Add an Access Point ....................................................................................334 Add a Repeater or Bridge............................................................................335 Check Your Cordless Phone Frequencies .................................................336 Chapter 19: More Than Ten Devices to Connect to Your Wireless Network in the Future . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .339 Your Bathtub.................................................................................................340 Your Car.........................................................................................................341 Your Home Appliances ................................................................................344 Your Entertainment Systems ......................................................................346 Wi-Fi networking will be built into receivers and TVs...................346 Cables? Who needs them?.................................................................347 Your Musical Instruments ...........................................................................348 Your Pets .......................................................................................................349 Your Robots ..................................................................................................350 Your Apparel.................................................................................................352 Everything in Your Home ............................................................................355 Where you’ll use ZigBee and Z-Wave ...............................................355 Introducing Wibree.............................................................................356
Table of Contents Chapter 20: Top Ten Sources for More Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .359 CNET.com ......................................................................................................360 Amazon.com, Shopping.com, Pricegrabber.com, and more...................361 Wi-Fi Planet, WiFi-Forum, and More...........................................................361 PC Magazine and PC World.........................................................................362 Electronic House Magazine.........................................................................362 Practically Networked .................................................................................363 ExtremeTech.com ........................................................................................363 Network World..............................................................................................364 Wikipedia.......................................................................................................364 Other Cool Sites ...........................................................................................365 Tech and wireless news sites............................................................365 Industry organizations.......................................................................365 Roaming services and Wi-Finder organizations .............................365 Manufacturers.....................................................................................366 Index........................................................................367 xvii
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Part II Making Plans
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In This Chapter Chapter 4 Planning
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As you plan out your network and co
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Figure 4-3: A wireless home network
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Budgeting for Your Wireless Network
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Planning Security Chapter 4: Planni
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In This Chapter Chapter 5 Choosing
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Chapter 5: Choosing Wireless Home N
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Switches Chapter 5: Choosing Wirele
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Part III Installing a Wireless Netw
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In This Chapter Chapter 6 Installin
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Chapter 6: Installing Wireless Acce
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Figure 6-2: It’s time to connect
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In This Chapter Chapter 7 Setting U
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Figure 7-1: Don’t connect your wi
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Chapter 7: Setting Up a Wireless Wi
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Figure 7-2: The Wireless Network Co
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Figure 7-5: Setting the network loc
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In This Chapter Chapter 8 Setting U
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The current AirPort Extreme card is
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“Come in, AirPort base station. O
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� A travel router: A cool new cat
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Figure 8-3: The OS X AirPort Setup
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Figure 8-4: The OS X Select Base St
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Figure 8-6: Enter your password her
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Chapter 8: Setting Up a Wireless Ma
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In This Chapter Chapter 9 Securing
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Chapter 9: Securing Your Wireless H
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Basically, what we’re saying here
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Almost all APs, wireless routers or
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Figure 9-2: Setting up WPA using th
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Part IV Using a Wireless Network
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Chapter 10 Putting Your Wireless Ho
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Figure 11-1: The D-Link DGL-3420 ga
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Chapter 13: Using Your Wireless Net
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Chapter 17: Ten FAQs about Wireless
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using VoIP phone with, 247, 248 Way
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