Index

A

AAA (authentication, authorization, and accounting) servers

absolute power measurements

absorption

AC (alternating current)

access points (APs)

accounting in AAA

acquiring network address state

active gain

active mode (AM)

active scanning

active site surveys

Adapter Properties dialog box

adaptive access points

adaptive frequency hopping (AFH)

Add A Device Wizard

addresses

adjacent channel interference

adjustable output transmit power

administration, controllers for

Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) algorithm

Aerohive planning tool

aesthetics in antenna selection

AFH (adaptive frequency hopping)

AIDs (association IDs)

All Programs window

alternating current (AC)

AM (active mode)

amplitude of RF signals

amps

antennas

APIPA (Automatic Private IP Addressing)

Application layer

applications

APSD (automatic power save delivery)

association, IEEE 802.11

association IDs (AIDs)

attempting to authenticate state

authentication

authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) servers

authenticators in IEEE 802.1X

authorization in AAA

AutoConfig service

automatic power save delivery (APSD)

Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA)

autonomous access points

azimuth of antennas

B

bandwidth issues in site surveys

barcode scanners

Barker code

basic service area (BSA)

basic service set (BSS)

basic service set identifiers (BSSIDs)

battery packs for site surveys

Bayonet Neill-Concelman (BNC) connectors

beacon frames

beamwidth of antennas

BIAs (burned-in addresses)

blueprints for site surveys

Bluetooth devices

Bluetooth wireless technology

BNC (Bayonet Neill-Concelman) connectors

branch routers

bridge mode in enterprise access points

bridges

Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) issue

broadband routers

Broadcom wireless utility

BSA (basic service area)

BSS (basic service set)

BSSIDs (basic service set identifiers)

building materials and coverage area

building-to-building connectivity

burned-in addresses (BIAs)

bus topology

business requirements in site survey

BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) issue

C

cable modem devices

cables, RF

CAD/CAM applications and capacity

CAM (continuous aware mode)

cameras for site surveys

campus area networks (CANs)

capacity

captive portals

carpeted office deployments

Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Avoidance (CSMA/CA)

Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Detection (CSMA/CD)

case-sensitivity of SSIDs

CCA (Clear Channel Assessment)

CCMP (Counter Mode with Cipher Block Chaining Message Authentication Code Protocol)

ceiling mounts

cells

centralized administration

centralized data forwarding

CEPT (European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations)

CF (CompactFlash) devices

Chanalyzer program

channels

charts, azimuth and elevation

checklists for site surveys

classes, IP

classification signatures

Clear Channel Assessment (CCA)

Clear to Send (CTS) to Self option

CLI (command-line interface) configuration

client devices

cloud-based WNMS

co-channel cooperation

co-channel interference

co-location

codes, local

collisions

command-line interface (CLI) configuration

CommView for WiFi protocol analyzer

CompactFlash (CF) devices

compliance, regulatory

configuration

Connect To A Workplace – Do You Want To Set Up An Internet Connection Before Continuing? screen

Connect To A Workplace – How Do You Want To Connect? screen

Connect To A Workplace – The Connection Is Ready To Use screen

Connect To A Workplace – Type The Internet Address To Connect screen

Connect To A Workplace – Type Your Username And Password screen

Connect VPN Connection dialog box

connections

connectors

contention-based media access control method

continuous aware mode (CAM)

control frames

Control Panel for VPN setup

controller-based access points

controllers

cooperative access points

cordless telephones

corporate policies in site surveys

corporations. See enterprises

cost of cable

Counter Mode with Cipher Block Chaining Message Authentication Code Protocol (CCMP)

coverage

CSMA/CA (Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Avoidance)

CSMA/CD (Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Detection)

CTS (Clear to Send) to Self option

customer requirements in antenna selection

D

D-Link Wireless N USB 2.0 Adapters

data bus

data encryption. See encryption methods

data forwarding, controllers for

data frames

Data Link layer

data rates

data security. See security

dBd (decibel dipole) units

dBi (decibel isotropic) units

dBm (decibels relative to milliwatts)

DCF (distributed coordinated function)

dead spots in site surveys

deauthentication and disassociation

deauthentication storms

decibel dipole (dBd) units

decibel isotropic (dBi) units

decibels (dB)

decibels relative to milliwatts (dBm)

definitions of interference

delay spread

demodulation process

denial-of-service (DoS) attacks

deployment guides for site surveys

detection and mitigation by WIPS

Device Manager dialog box

devices

DFS (dynamic frequency selection) support

DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)

dictionary attacks

diffraction

diffusion

digital cameras for site surveys

digital subscriber line (DSL) modem devices

direct AP connectivity

direct-sequence spread spectrum (DSSS)

directional antennas

disassociation

distance factors

distortion, multipath

distributed AP connectivity

distributed coordinated function (DCF)

distributed data forwarding

distribution systems (DS)

diversity, antenna

dollies for site surveys

DoS (denial-of-service) attacks

downloading drivers

Driver tab

drivers

DRS (dynamic rate switching)

DS (distribution systems)

DSL (digital subscriber line) modem devices

DSSS (direct-sequence spread spectrum)

dwell time in FHSS

dynamic frequency selection (DFS) support

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)

dynamic rate switching (DRS)

dynamically assigned IP addresses

E

EAP (Extensible Authentication Protocol)

early security technologies

earth curvature

education deployments

Ekahau HeatMapper program

Ekahau site survey reporting features

electrical specifications for site surveys

elevation of antennas

encapsulation

encryption methods

endpoint devices

endpoints in VPN

enterprises

environment issues

ERP (Extended Rate Physical) technology

ERP-OFDM (Extended Rate Physical Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing) amendment

escorts for site surveys

ESS (extended service set)

ESSIDs (extended service set identifiers)

Ethernet/PoE limitations

Europe, RF governing bodies in

European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations (CEPT)

European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI)

exclusive OR (XOR) process in DSSS

existing networks

expandable antennas

expandable light poles

ExpressCard technology

Extended Rate Physical (ERP) technology

Extended Rate Physical Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (ERP-OFDM) amendment

extended service set (ESS)

extended service set identifiers (ESSIDs)

Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP)

extension cords for site surveys

external antennas

F

fast secure roaming

fast transition (FT) technology

fault-tolerant deployments

Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

FHSS (frequency hopping spread spectrum)

filtering MAC addresses

firewalls

firmware upgrades

5 GHz UNII band

floor plans for site surveys–

FM radio stations

forensics data

forwarding, centralized

frames

free space path loss (FSPL)

frequency

frequency hopping spread spectrum (FHSS)

Fresnel zone

FSPL (free space path loss)

FT (fast transition) technology

Full Mini-PCIe cards

full-size SDIO cards

furnishings factor in site surveys

G

gain

general offices

Gibson Research Corporation

governing bodies for WLANs

government environments

Graphical User Interface (GUI) configuration

Greenfield mode

grid antennas

grounding rods

GUI (Graphical User Interface) configuration

H

half-duplex devices

Half Mini-PCIe cards

half-split method

hardware

hardware sensors in WIPS

Hardware tab for device drivers

Hardware Update Wizard

HCF (hybrid coordination function)

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

healthcare deployments

hidden node, RF

hiding SSIDs

high-density Wi-Fi deployments

high rate/direct-sequence spread spectrum (HR/DSSS)

high throughput (HT) technology

highly directional antennas

HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)

horizontal polarization of antennas

hospital deployments

hospitality sites

hot-plug technology

hotspots

HR/DSSS (high rate/direct-sequence spread spectrum)

HT (high throughput) technology

HT 20 MHz protection mode

HT mixed mode

HT nonmember protection mode

HT-OFDM amendment

HTTP and HTTPS access points

hybrid coordination function (HCF)

I

IBSS. See independent basic service set (IBSS)

IEEE wireless standards

impedance and VSWR

independent basic service set (IBSS)

Industrial, Scientific, and Medical (ISM) band

industrial deployments

industry regulatory compliance

Industry Standard Architecture (ISA) bus

infrastructure

infrastructure mode

initialization vectors (IVs)

insertion loss

InSSIDer protocol analyzer

Install From A List Or Specific Location (Advanced) option

installation

integrated sensors in WIPS

integrated spectrum analysis in WIPS

intended use issues in site surveys

interference

interframe spacing

intermittent connectivity issues

internal antennas

International Telecommunication Union-Radiocommunication Sector (ITU-R)

Internet-based predictive modeling site surveys

Internet Protocol (IP) addresses

Internet Protocol Security (IPSec)

interoperability certifications

interviewing stakeholders

intrusions

IP (Internet Protocol) addresses

ipconfig utility

IPSec (Internet Protocol Security)

ISA (Industry Standard Architecture) bus

ISM (Industrial, Scientific, and Medical) band

isotropic radiators

ITU-R (International Telecommunication Union-Radiocommunication Sector)

IVs (initialization vectors)

J

JPerf program–

L

L2F (Layer 2 Forwarding)

L2TP (Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol)

ladders for site surveys

LANs (local area networks), description

last-mile data delivery

law enforcement deployments

Layer 1 (Physical layer)

Layer 2 (Data Link layer)

Layer 2 Forwarding (L2F)

Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP)

Layer 3 (Network layer)

Layer 4 (Transport layer)

Layer 5 (Session layer)

Layer 6 (Presentation layer)

Layer 7 (Application layer)

length of cable

lifts for site surveys

light poles

lightning

lightning arrestors

line of sight (LoS)

Linksys Wireless-G Notebook Adapter Setup Wizard

load balancing client devices

lobes, antenna

local area networks (LANs), description

local codes

local regulatory authorities

location for antennas

logical addresses

LoS (line of sight)

loss, RF

low RF signals

M

MAC (Media Access Control) addresses

MAC (Media Access Control) sublayer

management frames

MANs (metropolitan area networks)

manufacturer guidelines

manufacturer-specific client utilities

manufacturing environments

markers for site surveys

MC connectors

MCA (multiple-channel architecture)

MCS (modulation and coding scheme)

MCX connectors

measurement units for RF

measuring devices for site surveys

media access control (MAC) addresses

Media Access Control (MAC) sublayer

medical environments

mesh topology

metropolitan area networks (MANs)

Microsoft Point-to-Point Encryption (MPPE-128) protocol

midspan device power sources

military environments

milliwatts (mW)

MIMO (multiple-input multiple-output) technology

MIMO site survey kit

Mini-PCI cards

Mini-PCI Express (Mini-PCIe) cards

mini-SDIO cards

MMCX connectors

mobility vs. portability

modes of operation

modulation and coding scheme (MCS)

modulation process

monitoring

mounted access points

mounting antennas

mounting hardware for site surveys

movable carts for site surveys

MPPE-128 (Microsoft Point-to-Point Encryption) protocol

MS-CHAP version 2

multipath problem

multiple antenna types

multiple-channel architecture (MCA)

multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) technology

multiport injectors

municipal network deployments

mW (milliwatts)

N

narrowband communication vs. spread-spectrum

NAV (Network Allocation Vector)

NetStumbler

network access methods

Network Adapters menu

Network Allocation Vector (NAV)

Network and Sharing Center window

Network layer

network overview

900 MHz cordless telephones

no connectivity issues

No Wi-Fi policy

noise, RF

non-Wi-Fi interference sources

notebook computers for site surveys

notification of threats

null authentication

null function frames

null SSIDs

number of access points factor in antenna selection

number of devices factor

O

obstacles

OFDM. See orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM)

office environment site surveys

omnidirectional antennas

one-to-one educational initiatives

open system authentication

Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model

operation modes for enterprise access points

optimizing networks

organizationally unique identifiers (OUIs)

orientation of diversity antennas

orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM)

OSI (Open Systems Interconnection) model

OUIs (organizationally unique identifiers)

output power

overlay sensors in WIP

overloaded access points

P

PANs (personal area networks)

paper for site surveys

parabolic dish antennas

parallel communication

passive gain

passive scanning

passive site surveys

passphrases

passwords for VPNs

patch/panel antennas

Payment Card Industry (PCI) compliance

PBC (push-button configuration)

PC Cards

PCF (Point Coordination Function) mode

PCI (Payment Card Industry) compliance

PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) standard

PCI-SIG (Peripheral Component Interconnect–Special Interest Group)

PCMCIA technology

PDs (powered devices)

peer communications

pencils and pens for site surveys

performance

Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) standard

Peripheral Component Interconnect-Special Interest Group (PCI-SIG)

personal area networks (PANs)

personal identification numbers (PINS)

phase, RF

physical addresses of network adapters

Physical layer (PHY)

Physical Layer Convergence Protocol (PLCP)

physical location factor in antenna selection

Physical Medium Dependent (PMD)

physical security requirements for site surveys

physical size of coverage area

PINS (personal identification numbers)

placement of antennas

PLCP (Physical Layer Convergence Protocol)

Plug and Play (PnP)

PMD (Physical Medium Dependent)

PoE (Power over Ethernet)

Point Coordination Function (PCF) mode

point-of-sale (PoS) deployments

point-to-multipoint connections

point-to-point connections

Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP)

polarization of antennas

pole/mast mounts

portability vs. mobility

portable battery packs for site surveys

PoS (point-of-sale) deployments

power

Power over Ethernet (PoE)

power requirements factor in site surveys

power save (PS) mode

power save operations

power sourcing equipment (PSE)

powered devices (PDs)

PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol)

predictive modeling site surveys

Presentation layer

preshared keys (PSKs)

private IP addresses

probe request and probe response frames

problems. See troubleshooting

profiles

propagation and coverage area

proprietary connectors

protection mechanisms

protocol analyzers

protocols

PS (power save) mode

PS-Poll frames

PSE (power sourcing equipment)

PSKs (preshared keys)

public access sites

public IP addresses

push-button configuration (PBC)

push-button security

Q

quality of service (QoS) technology

questionnaires for site surveys

R

radiation patterns of omnidirectional antennas

radio chains

radio frequency (RF)

radio hardware

RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service)

radome covers

random backoff timers

range, RF

range extenders

RAS (remote access servers)

RBAC (role-based access control)

RC4 cipher

read-only memory devices (ROMs) for firmware

reassociation

receive sensitivity

received signal strength

received signal strength indicator (RSSI)

receivers

redundancy

reflections

refraction

Registry for MAC addresses

regulatory agency codes in antenna selection

regulatory authorities

regulatory compliance

relative power measurements

remote access servers (RAS)

Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS)

removable antennas

repeater mode in enterprise access points

repeaters

reports

Request to Send/Clear to Send (RTS/CTS) option

required coverage factor in antenna selection

residential gateways

results of site surveys

retail environments

RF. See radio frequency (RF)

RF3D WiFiPlanner2 tool

ring topology

roaming

robust security networks (RSNs)

role-based access control (RBAC)

ROMs (read-only memory devices) for firmware

root access point mode

routers

RP-MMCX connectors

RSNs (robust security networks)

RSSI (received signal strength indicator)

RTS/CTS (Request to Send/Clear to Send) option

rubber duck antennas

S

S/N (signal-to-noise ratio)

safety in antenna installation

SCA (single-channel architecture)

scalability in IBSS

scanning

scattering

SDIO (Secure Digital Input Output) cards

sector antennas

Secure Digital (SD)

Secure Digital Input Output (SDIO) cards

SecureEasySetup (SES)

security

Select Network Adapter screen

semidirectional antennas

sensors, WIPS

serial communication

service set identifiers (SSIDs)

SES (SecureEasySetup)

Session layer

Set Up A Connection Or Network screen

shared-key authentication

shipping parabolic dish antennas

signal strength

signal-to-noise ratio (SNR)

signaling methods in hidden node

sine waves

single-channel architecture (SCA)

single-input single-output (SISO) technology

single-port injectors

site surveys

size of physical location in site surveys

SMAC program

small office/home office (SOHO) businesses

SNR (signal-to-noise ratio)

software applications and capacity

software-assisted manual site surveys

software upgrades for client devices

SOHO. See small office/home office (SOHO) businesses

spectrum, RF

spectrum analyzers

speed, RF

spoofing MAC addresses

spread-spectrum technology

spreading code in DSSS

SSIDs. See service set identifiers (SSIDs)

stacking

stakeholders, interviewing

star topology

static IP addresses

static output transmit power

stations (STA)

subcarriers in DSSS

SuperSpeed USB

supplicants in IEEE 802.1X

T

target beacon transmission time (TBTT)

TCP (Transmission Control Protocol)

technology issues in site surveys

telephones, cordless

Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP)

termination in bus topology

terminology and technology issues

testing

TGaf task group

third-party client utilities

threats

three-dimensional propagation

3s and 10s Rule

throughput

TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol)

toolkits for manual site surveys

topologies

transition

translational bridges

Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)

transmit power of access points

transmitters

Transport layer

transportation network deployments

troubleshooting

tunneling in VPNs

2.4 GHz ISM band

24/7/365 monitoring in WIPS

TV White Space frequency bands

U

UDP (User Datagram Protocol)

Ultra High Security Password Generator

UNII (Unlicensed National Information Infrastructure) band

United States

units for RF

Universal Serial Bus standard (USB)

university campus deployments

unlicensed frequency bands

Unlicensed National Information Infrastructure (UNII) band

upfade

upgrades

URL addresses of RF governing bodies

USB (Universal Serial Bus standard)

USB 2.0 technology

USB 3.0 technology

USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF)

User Datagram Protocol (UDP)

usernames in VPNs

utility software for client devices –

V

vertical polarization of antennas

very high frequency (VHF) band

virtual local area networks (VLANs)

virtual private networks (VPNs)

visual line of sight

VLANs (virtual local area networks)

Voice over Wireless LAN (VoWLAN) technology

voltage standing wave ratio (VSWR)

volts

VoWLAN (Voice over Wireless LAN) technology

VPNs. See virtual private networks (VPNs)

VSWR (voltage standing wave ratio)

W

W (watt) unit

wall mounts

WANs (wide area networks)

warehousing environments

watt (W) unit

wavelength, RF

WDS (wireless distribution systems)

weak RF signals

weather conditions and antennas

WECA (Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance)

WEP. See Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP)

WEP Cloaking

Wi-Fi Alliance certifications

Wi-Fi interference

Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM) certification

Wi-Fi Multimedia Power Save (WMM-PS)

Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) certification

Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA 2.0) 317

Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) certification

wide area networks (WANs)

wildcard SSIDs

WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) category

wind loading

WIPS. See wireless intrusion prevention system (WIPS)

Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP)

wireless access points. See access points (APs)

wireless bridge functionality

wireless distribution systems (WDS)

Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance (WECA)

wireless Internet service providers (WISPs)

wireless intrusion prevention system (WIPS)

wireless local area networking (WLANs)

wireless metropolitan area networks (WMANs)

wireless network discovery

wireless network management system (WNMS)

wireless personal area networks (WPANs)

wireless wide area networks (WWANs)

wireless workgroup bridges (WWBs)

Wireless Zero Configuration (WZC) service

wiring closets

WISPs (wireless Internet service providers)

wizards for PCMCIA

WLANs. See wireless local area networking (WLANs)

WMANs (wireless metropolitan area networks)

WMM (Wi-Fi Multimedia) certification

WMM-PS (Wi-Fi Multimedia Power Save)

WNMS (wireless network management system)

work-at-home professionals. See small office/home office (SOHO) businesses

workgroup bridges

Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) category

WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) certification

WPA 2.0 (Wi-Fi Protected Access 2)318

WPANs (wireless personal area networks)

WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) certification

WWANs (wireless wide area networks)

WWBs (wireless workgroup bridges)

WZC (Wireless Zero Configuration) service

X

XOR (exclusive OR) process in DSSS

Y

Yagi antennas

Z

Zigbie networks