Designing and Deploying 802.11 Wireless Networks ― A Practical Guide to Implementing 802.11n and 802.11ac Wireless Networks for Enterprise-based Applications

This is Cisco's comprehensive practical guide to planning, designing, installing, testing, and supporting both 802.11ac and 802.11n wireless networks for enterprise-based applications. Fully updated for the new 802.11ac standard, this Second Edition delivers expert hands-on guidance for mastering 802.11ac's fundamentally different design, site survey, implementation, and network configuration techniques.

Designing and Deploying 802.11 Wireless Networks, Second Edition presents multiple examples using Cisco wireless products, while offering methodologies and tips that are applicable with any vendor's equipment. The authors offer in-depth coverage of building new wireless networks and migrating existing wireless networks (802.11a,b,g,n) to 802.11ac.

After introducing fundamental wireless and 802.11 concepts, the authors present fully-updated coverage of all aspects of network design: requirements, architecture, performance, roaming, RF considerations, security, and much more. Drawing on extensive field experience, they walk through installation and testing, and share comprehensive operational guidance for managing security, troubleshooting roaming and connections, and training support staff.

This edition's revamped coverage ranges from new site survey methods to best practices for WPA authentication configuration; advanced design guidelines for city-wide deployments to the latest Cisco equipment. Simply put, you'll find all you need to succeed with your next wireless project -- in any environment, no matter how challenging.

Jim Geier has 30 years’ experience planning, designing, analyzing, and implementing communications systems, wireless networks, and mobile devices. Jim is founder and principal consultant of Wireless-Nets, Ltd., providing wireless analysis and design services to product manufacturers. He is also president and CEO and co-founder of Health Grade Networks, providing wireless network solutions to hospitals, airports, and manufacturing facilities. Jim is the author of more than a dozen books on mobile and wireless topics, including Designing and Deploying 802.11n Wireless Networks(Cisco Press), Implementing 802.1X Security Solutions (Wiley), Wireless Networking Handbook (New Riders), and Network Re-engineering (McGraw-Hill). He has been an active participant in IEEE standards organizations, such as the IEEE 802.11 Working Group and the Wi-Fi Alliance. He has served as chairman of the IEEE Computer Society, Dayton Section, and various conferences. He has served as a testifying expert for patent litigation cases focusing on technologies dealing with wireless networking and cellular systems. You can e-mail Jim Geier at jimgeier@wireless-nets.com.