Fully updated for Windows 7 and Mac OS X Snow Leopard, this new
edition of this bestseller returns with all the latest in wireless
standards and security. This fun and friendly guide shows you how
to integrate your iPhone, iPod touch, smartphone, or gaming system
into your home network. Veteran authors escort you through the
various financial and logisitical considerations that you need to
take into account before building a wireless network at home.

Covers the basics of planning, installing, and using wireless
LANs
Reviews essential information on the latest security
issues
Delivers valuable tips on how to stay current with fast-moving
technology
Discusses how to share resources such as printers, scanners, an
Internet connection, files, and more with multiple computers on one
network

Wireless Home Networking For Dummies, 4th
Edition skips the technical jargon and gets you connected with
need-to-know information on building a wireless home network.

Autorentext

Danny Briere is CEO and founder of TeleChoice, Inc., which provides strategic consulting services to businesses. Pat Hurley is a TeleChoice consultant specializing in emerging telecommunications technologies. They are coauthors of Smart Homes For Dummies, Home Theater For Dummies, and HDTV For Dummies.

Zusammenfassung
The perennial bestseller shows you how share your files and Internet connection across a wireless network Fully updated for Windows 7 and Mac OS X Snow Leopard, this new edition of this bestseller returns with all the latest in wireless standards and security. This fun and friendly guide shows you how to integrate your iPhone, iPod touch, smartphone, or gaming system into your home network. Veteran authors escort you through the various financial and logisitical considerations that you need to take into account before building a wireless network at home.

Covers the basics of planning, installing, and using wireless LANs
Reviews essential information on the latest security issues
Delivers valuable tips on how to stay current with fast-moving technology
Discusses how to share resources such as printers, scanners, an Internet connection, files, and more with multiple computers on one network
Wireless Home Networking For Dummies, 4th Edition skips the technical jargon and gets you connected with need-to-know information on building a wireless home network.

Inhalt

Introduction 1

Part I: Wireless Networking Fundamentals 7

Chapter 1: Introducing Wireless Home Networking 9

Chapter 2: From a to n and b-yond 27

Chapter 3: Exploring Bluetooth and Other Wireless Networks 51

Part II: Making Plans 67

Chapter 4: Planning a Wireless Home Network 69

Chapter 5: Choosing Wireless Home Networking Equipment 91

Part III: Installing a Wireless Network 107

Chapter 6: Installing Wireless Access Points in Windows 109

Chapter 7: Setting Up a Wireless Windows Network 125