Curriculum Design & Instruction To Teach Wireless Networking

Curriculum Design and Instruction To Teach

Wireless Networking:


Author: Charles Hayes:


This Curriculum Design and Instruction is

For individuals and small businesses

using Windows and Macintosh who are

looking to create, improve, and extend

their wireless networks, including:

* Understanding Wireless Networks:

* Connecting You Laptop, Handheld,

and Gadgets:

* Building Your Wi-Fi Network:

* Working with Bluetooth and Cell Data:

* Maintaining Wireless Security:

* Using Wi-Fi while traveling:

* Extending Your Network:


Special Features Include:

Phases For Conducting a Needs Assessment:
Curriculum Design Supplement:
|a|. Subject-Questions-Answers:
Curriculum Design Plan:
Curriculum Design Goals:
Curriculum Design Objectives:
Instructional Goals:
Instructional Objectives:
Instructional Activities:
Instructional Evaluation Techniques:
Lesson Plans:
Standard Vocabulary:
Learning Objectives:
A Limited Glimpse:


* Introduction:

@ Wireless Basics:

A. How Wireless Works:

1. Passing Signals Through Walls:

2. Adding Data to Radio Waves:

B. Wireless Standards:

1. The Reigning King:

2. Higher Frequencies, Less Interference:

3. Faster and Compatible:

C. Wireless Hardware:

1. Access Points:

2. Wireless Network Adapters:

3. Antennas:

D. Other Wireless Standards:

1. Bluetooth:

2. Cellular Data Networks:

3. Meet the Family: Relatives:

4. WiMax: and the Long Haul:

E. Wireless of the (Near) Future:

1. Mesh Networking:

2. Ultra Wideband (UWB):

3. Airborne Wireless Broadband:

@ Connecting Your Computer:

A. Connecting Your Windows PC:

1. Installing Hardware:

2. Configuring Windows XP:

3. Configuring Broadcom Software:

4. Configuring Linksys Software:

5. Configuring Other Wireless Client

Software:

B. Configuring Your Centrino Laptop:

1. Managing Connections:

2. Using Profiles:

3. Troubleshooting:

C. Connecting Your Macintosh:

1. Simple Connection:

2. Intermediate Connection:

3. Configuring Other Client Software:

D. Connecting With Linux and FreeBSD:

1. Linux, FreeBSD, and Wi-Fi:

E. Connecting Your Handheld:

1. Palm OS:

2. Windows Mobile 2003:

F. Connecting via Bluetooth:

1. Pairing:

2. Practical Bluetooth:

G. Creating an Ad Hoc Wireless Network:

1. Creating and Ad Hoc Network in Windows, XP:

2. Creating an Ad Hoc network in Mac OS 8.6/9.x:

3. Creating an Ad Hoc Network in Mac OS X:

H. Sharing Files and Printers:

1. Windows XP:

2. Mac OS 9:

3. Mac OS X:

4. Sharing Printers:

I. Troubleshooting Your Connection:

1. Problem: Can't See Wireless Network:

2. Problem: No Wireless Connectivity:

3. Problem: Signal Strength Is Poor:

4. Problem: No Roaming Network/Internet Access:

@ Building Your Wireless Network:

A. Planning Your Wireless Network:

1. Drawing a Network Diagram:

2. Shopping Configuring:

B. Buying a Wireless Gateway:

1. Hardware Options:

2. Configuration Interfaces:

3. Network Services:

4. Security and Filters:

5. ISP Interaction:

6. Miscelllaneous:

C. Settling up a Gateway:

1. Linksys BEFW11S4:

2. Linksys WRT54G:

3. AirPort Extreme Base Station:

4. Common Gateway Settings:

D. Wireless Gadgets:

1. Cameras:

2. Printers and Adapters:

3. Wi-Fi Detectors:

4. File Servers:

5. Music and Photo Players:

6. TVs, Monitors, and Projectors:

7. Wi-Fi Phones:

8. Miscellaneous:

E. Creating A Software Access Point:

1. Configuring Software Base Station in Mac

OS 8.6/9.x:

2. Configuring Internet Sharing in Mac OSX:

3. Windows XP and Routing Software:

F. Bridging Wireless Networks:

1. Bridging Basics:

2. Kinds of Bridges:

G. Indoor Antenna Basics:

1. Confirming Compatibility:

2. Indoor Antenna Types:

3. Antenna Installation Tips:

H. Small Office Wi-Fi Networking:

1. Safe Passage:

2. Authorized Access:

I. Troubleshooting Your Wireless Network:

1. Problem: Signal Strength Is Poor:

2. Problem: Signal Is intermittent:

3. Problem: Reception Is Impossible:

4. Problem: No Wireless Connectivity:

5. Problem: Frequent Need to Reset

Access Point:

6. Problem: No Link Between Wireless and

Wired Networks:

7. Problem: No Internet Connection:

8. Problem: WDS Doesn't Work:

@ Wireless Security:

A. Wireless Worries:

1. Likelihood of Attack:

2. Determining Liability:

3. Who Should Worry About What:

B. Preventing Access to Your Network:

1. Sops to Security:

2. Encryption and Control:

3. Know Your Enemy:

C. Securing Data In Transit:

1. Email Password Encryption:

2. Content Encryption:

3. SSH (Secure Shell):

4. SSL (Secure Sockets Layer):

5. VPN (Virtual Private Network):

D. Protecting Your Systems:

1. Why Worry?

2. Anti-Virus Software:

3. Active Firewalls:

@ Taking It On The Road:

A. Finding Wi-Fi on the Road:

1. Free Wireless Networks:

2. Commercial Wireless Networks:

B. Configuring WISP Software:

1. Boingo Wireless:

2. iPass:

3. GRIC:

4. Sprint PCS:

5. Other WISPs:

C. Using Cellular Data Networks:

1. Connecting with GSM and GPRS:

2. Connecting with CDMA and CDMA2000:

D. Prepping for the Road:

1. Access Accounts:

2. Email:

3. Files:

4. Backing Up:

5. VPNs.

E. Working on the Road:

1. Connect to a Network:

2. Working Tips:

@ Taking It On The Road:

A. Finding Wi-Fi on the Road:

1. Free Wireless Networks:

2. Commercial Wireless Networks:

B. Configuring WISP Software:

1. Boingo Wireless:

2. iPass:

3. GRIC:

4. Sprint PCS:

5. Other WISPs:

C. Using Cellular Data Networks:

1. Connecting with GSM and GPRS:

2. Connecting with CDMA and CDMA2000:

D. Prepping for the Road:

1. Access Accounts:

2. Email:

3. Files:

4. Backing Up:

5. VPNs.

E. Working on the Road:

1. Connect to a Network:

2. Working Tips:

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