Wireless Assignment
Part A Wireless Terms
Define the following terms as they relate to wireless, (don't just give what abbreviations stand for but also what they are used for).
- WLAN
- Access Point
- Mbps
- MAC address
- Encryption
- Full Duplex
- Half Duplex
- Passphrase
- Roaming
- SSID
- TKIP
- WEP
- WPA, WPA2
Part B
- What are two "techie" names for wireless?
- What is the difference between a 802.11B , 802.11G, 802.11N, 802.11AC
- Describe the security risks of using wireless.
- Describe how to reduce these risk
- What are the two basic methods of securing who connects to a wireless network
- Explain the difference between them.
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Part C Researching Wireless Routers & Access Points
There is a wide variety of manufactures of wireless access points and routers. Each manufacturer has numerous models of routers and features; they also have different default IP addresses, usernames and password to administer the device.
For each the manufactures listed to the right,
Find one wireless router/access point then find the following information:
- Model
- Default: Admin IP, Username, Password
- Wireless standards (eg. 802.11n)
- Number of ports, types and speed
- Wireless security (eg. WEP, WPA)
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Manufacturer:
- Linksys
- D-Link
- Cisco
- TP-Link
- NetGear
- TRENDnet
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Present your information in an easy to read and understand format
Part D Planning a Wireless Setup
You have been asked to help someone setup a wireless network in their home.
They have a new laptop computer, a desktop computer and an older laptop (no built in WiFi)
They also have high speed internet which is currently connected only to the desktop computer.
Your task is to develop
- a shopping list of what hardware is needed, two lists. (be specific for what they should purchase)
- one should be a budget price, bare minimum
- the other top of line, $ is not a problem
- a diagram of how things will connect, be specific
- a description of how to setup/connect the equipment
- recommendations of how to configure the hardware/software to help protect their privacy on the wireless network
Present your information in an easy to read and understand format
