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Modules 1-12: Links
 
Module 1: Introduction to Wireless LANs
1.1 Introduction to WLANs
 
1.1.2

The Wi-Fi Alliance
http://www.wi-fi.org

WLANA
http://www.wlana.org

IEEE 802.11 WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORKS
http://grouper.ieee.org/groups/802/11/index.html

What is WLAN & Why Should I Care?
http://www.sss-mag.com/wlan.html#info

1.1.4

NetworkWorld Fusion
http://www.nwfusion.com/research/wifi.html

 
1.2 Networking Media
1.2.6 Frequency Allocations – The Radio Spectrum
http://www.ntia.doc.gov/osmhome/allochrt.pdf

 
1.3 Wireless Technology
 
1.3.1 Digital Wireless Basics
http://www.telecomwriting.com/

 
1.3.2 About.com — History of Cellular/Mobile Phones
http://inventors.about.com/science/
inventors/library/inventors/blcell.htm#one

FCC
http://www.fcc.gov/

NetworkWorld Fusion on LMDS and MMDS
http://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/
wireless/2000/0626wire1.html

Broadband Wireless Online
http://www.shorecliffcommunications.com/magazine

 
1.4 Security Products and Solutions
 
1.4.1 WirelessCentral.net
http://www.wirelesscentral.net/

 
1.4.5 http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/
wireless/ps469/products_data_sheet09186a0080092285.html

 
1.4.7 Cisco Compatible Extensions Program
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/partners/pr46/pr147/partners_pgm_concept_home.html

 
1.5 Wireless LAN Market
 
1.5.2 Wireless Case Studies
http://newsroom.cisco.com/dlls/video_audio_archive/?video

 
1.6 Challenges and Issues
 
1.6.4 http://www.cisco.com/en/US/netsol/ ns110/ns175/ns176/ns178/networking_solutions _white_paper09186a00800b469f.shtml

 
Module 2: 802.11 (a,b,g) and Network Interface Cards
2.1 802.11 Standards
 
2.1.1 IEEE
http://www.ieee.org/

ANSI
http://www.ansi.org/

ISO
http://www.iso.ch/

UL
http://www.ul.com/

FCC
http://www.fcc.gov/

ITU
http://www.itu.int/

WiFi Alliance
http://www.wi-fi.org/

WLANA
http://www.wlana.org/

IETF
http://www.ietf.cnri.reston.va.us/

 
2.5 Aironet Client Utility
 
2.5.1 Installation and Configuration Guides
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/wireless/ps4555/
products_installation_and_configuration_guides_list.html

 
2.5.2 Installing ACU
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/wireless/ps4555/
products_installation_and_configuration_guide_chapter09186a0080154eba.html

Wireless LAN Software
http://www.cisco.com/public/sw-center/sw-wireless.shtml

 
2.5.6 Configuring the Client Adapter
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/wireless/ps4555/
products_installation_and_configuration_guide_chapter09186a0080154ebc.html

 
2.5.7 ACM
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/wireless/ps4555/
products_installation_and_configuration_guide_chapter09186a0080154eb7.html

 
2.6 ACU Monitoring and Troubleshooting Tools
 
2.6.1 Client Adapter Troubleshooting
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/wireless/ps4555/
products_installation_and_configuration_guide_chapter09186a0080154eb6.html

 
Module 3: Wireless Radio Technology
3.3 Electromagnetic (EM) Waves
3.3.1 http://imagers.gsfc.nasa.gov/ems/radio.html

http://www.what-is-the-speed-of-light.com/

 
3.4 Signals
3.4.1 http://www.tek.com

 
3.5 Modulation Techniques
3.5.5 http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/779/
smbiz/wireless/approvals.html

 
3.7 Radio Wave Propagation
3.7.6 http://www.tuanistechnology.com/education/calculators/

 
   
Module 4: Wireless Topologies
4.1 Components
 
4.1.2 Symbol Technologies
http://www.symbol.com 

Microsoft Embedded OSs
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/embedded/ 

Palm
http://www.palm.com 

 
4.1.3

Cisco Aironet Client Adapter Page
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/wireless/ps4555/index.html 

 
4.3 Channel Setup
 
4.3.2 Symbol Technologies
http://www.symbol.com 

Microsoft Embedded OSs
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/embedded/ 

Palm
http://www.palm.com 

 
Module 5: Access Points
5.1 AP Installation
 
5.1.1

Cisco Aironet Products
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/wireless/index.html

 
5.1.2

Radio Upgrade
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/wireless/ps430/
products_quick_start09186a00800c7515.html

 
5.1.4

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/wireless/
ps430/products_installation_guide_chapter09186a0080184b55.html

 
5.1.5

1200 IOS upgrade
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/wireless/ps430/
products_administration_guide_chapter09186a0080184b08.html

 
5.2 Basic Configuration
 
5.2.1

Cisco IP Setup Utility (IPSU) Tool
http://www.cisco.com/public/sw-center/sw-wireless.shtml  

 
5.2.3 Cisco IP Setup Utility (IPSU) Tool
http://www.cisco.com/public/sw-center/sw-wireless.shtml

350 AP
http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/
wireless/airo_350/accsspts/ap350hig/ap350ch3.pdf

1100 AP
http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/
wireless/airo1100/accsspts/i1224ja/i1224icg/ivicgnew.pdf

1200 AP
http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/
wireless/airo1200/accsspts/ap120hig/higch3_2.pdf

 
5.4 Network Interface Configuration
 
5.4.5 IOS Command Reference
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/wireless/ps430/
products_command_reference_chapter09186a0080147d8b.html

Channel frequencies
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/
wireless/ps430/products_command_reference
_chapter09186a0080147d8b.html#2450296

Load Balancing
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/
wireless/ps430/products_installation_and
_configuration_guide_chapter09186a008014868c.html#1038065

 
5.5 Configure Services
 
5.5.7 Proxy Mobile IP
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/wireless/ps430/products
_installation_and_configuration_guide_chapter09186a0080148695.html

 
5.5.8

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/wireless/ps430/products
_installation_and_configuration_guide_chapter09186a0080147d70.html

 
5.5.9

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/wireless/ps430/products
_installation_and_configuration_guide_chapter09186a0080148694.html#1036274

 
5.6 Wireless Services
 
5.6.3 WDS IOS CLI Configuration
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/wireless/ps4570/products
_configuration_guide_chapter09186a0080184acc.html#1036107

 
Module 6:  Bridges
6.1 Bridge Connection
 
6.1.1

Cisco Bridges
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/wireless/index.html 

 
6.1.6

BR350 Installation Guide
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/wireless/ps458/
products_installation_guide_book09186a008007f764.html

WGB Installation Guide
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/wireless/ps458/
products_installation_guide_book09186a008007f7b4.html 

1400 Installation Guide
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/wireless/ps5279/
products_installation_guide_book09186a008017fa11.html 

 
6.2 Basic Configuration
6.2.1

BR350 Configuration Guide
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/wireless/ps458/
products_installation_guide_book09186a008007f764.html

WGB350 Configuration Guide
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/wireless/ps458/
products_installation_guide_book09186a008007f7b4.html

1400 Configuration Guide
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/wireless/ps5279/
products_configuration_guide_book09186a0080184ae4.html

Cisco IP Setup Utility (IPSU) Tool
http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/
wireless/airo_350/350wgb/350hig/wgbch3.pdf

Cisco IP Setup Utility (IPSU) Tool
http://www.cisco.com/public/sw-center/sw-wireless.shtml

 
Module 7: Antennas
7.1 Introduction
 
7.1.7 The DX Zone
http://www.dxzone.com/catalog/Software/Antenna_analysis/ 

Myers Engineering International
http://www.myerseng.com/download.html 

Think Wireless, Inc
http://www.thinkwireless.com 

Antennas
http://www.cebik.com/ 

 
7.2 Omnidirectional Antennas
 
7.2.1 Antenna radiation patterns
http://www.cushcraft.com/comm/support/pattern-diagrams.htm

Antenna Tutorial
http://www.aticourses.com/antennas_tutorial.htm

Cisco Antenna
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/wireless/ps469/index.html

Positioning Antennas
http://www.cs.princeton.edu/~kazad/resources/cs/cs398.htm

Cantenna
http://www.cantenna.com/

 
7.2.3

Mounting the ceiling mount patch
 http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/wireless/
ps469/prod_installation_guide09186a008007f904.html 

 
7.4 Cable and Accessories
 
7.4.1 Cushcraft
http://www.cushcraft.com

Cisco Calculation Tool
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/102/us-calc.xls  

 
7.4.3 Amphenol
http://www.amphenol.com 

Cable College from Belden
http://bwcecom.belden.com/college/college.htm

 
7.4.4

YDI, License-Free Wireless Communications
http://www.ydi.com/products/amplifiers.php   

 
7.6 Antenna Installation
 
7.6.1 Antenna Products
http://www.antennaproducts.com 

F & L Accessories Ltd
http://www.flacc.co.uk/ 

Trylon TSF
http://www.trylon.com  

 
7.6.4 European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI)
http://www.etsi.org 

U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
http://www.fcc.gov 

Internet Law Web
http://www.internetlawweb.com/wireless.htm 

 
Module 8: Security
8.1 Security Fundamentals
 
8.1.1 National Institute of Standards and Technology Security Division (NIST)
http://csrc.nist.gov/

TruSecure® Corporation (formerly National Computer Security Association)
http://www.TruSecure.com 

Security Focus
http://www.securityfocus.com

Computer Security Institute
http://www.gocsi.com/

System Administration, Networking, and Security Institute (SANS)
http://www.sans.org/newlook/home.htm

Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT)
http://www.cert.org

Cisco Systems
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk583/
tech_topology_and_network_serv_and_protocol_suite_home.html

 
8.1.2 http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/cc/pd/witc/ao350ap/prodlit/a350w_ov.htm

http://www.excaliburis.com/Assets/AirMagnet.Security.WhitePaper.pdf

http://www.sans.org/rr/wireless/problem.php

http://www.sans.org/rr/wireless/80211.php

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/wireless/
ps430/products_white_paper09186a00800b469f.shtml

http://www.excaliburis.com/resources.htm

 
8.1.3 http://www.drizzle.com/~aboba/IEEE/

 
8.1.4 http://www.research.ibm.com/gsal/wsa/

http://www.personaltelco.net/index.cgi/WarDriving

http://www.wardriving.com/

 
8.1.5 http://www.isaac.cs.berkeley.edu/isaac/wep-faq.html

 
8.2 Basic WLAN Security Technologies
 
8.2.3

http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid14_gci212062,00.html

http://grouper.ieee.org/groups/802/11/Reports/tgi_update.htm
8.3 Scalable Enterprise WLAN Security Solution
 
8.3.1 How to upgrade client drivers and firmware
http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/
 wireless/airo_350/350cards/windows/incfg/win_ch2.htm

Cisco Aironet Client Release Notes
 http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/
wireless/airo_350/350cards/index.htm

Cisco Aironet Wireless Software (CCO Software Center)
http://www.cisco.com/public/sw-center/sw-wireless.shtml

PuTTY
http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/

 
8.3.2 http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/wireless/ps430/
products_configuration_guide_chapter09186a00800e02cf.html#1028360 

 
8.4 Securing WLAN Equipment
 
8.4.3 802.1x Tutorial
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/wireless/ps430/
products_qanda_item09186a008010018c.shtml

How to configure Cisco Secure ACS External DB support, Version 3.0
http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/access/
acs_soft/csacs4nt/csnt30/user/q.htm

How to add users, to the local ACS database, Version 3.0
http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/access/
acs_soft/csacs4nt/csnt30/user/u.htm

ACS V3.0, Release Notes
http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/access/
acs_soft/csacs4nt/csnt30/rn301.htm

Microsoft
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/
administration/security/wirelessec.asp

 
8.5 Enterprise Wireless Equipment
 
8.5.4 AES Website Link
http://csrc.nist.gov/encryption/aes/

 
8.5.5 The Cisco Wireless Security Suite, Revision 2.0
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/wireless/
s430/products_white_paper09186a00800b3d27.shtml

 
8.6 Enterprise Wireless Equipment
 
8.6.1 http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/wireless/
ps430/products_installation_and_configuration_guide
_chapter09186a00801486a1.html

 
Module 9: Application Design and Site Survey Prep
9.1 Site Survey
 
9.1.4

GigaWave Technologies
http://www.giga-wave.com

 
9.3 WLAN Design
 
9.3.9

NFPA
http://www.nfpa.org/

 
9.4 Building-to-building Design
 
9.4.3

Bridge Calculation Utility
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/

 
9.5 Site Survey Equipment
 
9.5.1 IBM
http://www.ibm.com

TerraWave Solutions
http://www.terra-wave.com

APC
http://www.apc.com/index.cfm

Sony
http://www.sony.com

Manco
http://www.henkelca.com/

Avery Dennison
http://www.averydennison.com 

Brother
http://www.brother.com

Werner Ladder
http://www.wernerladder.com

Woods Industries
http://www.woodsind.com

Anvil Case
http://www.anvilcase.com

9.6 Site Survey Documentation and Utilities
 
9.6.2

Cisco Tools
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/
wireless/ps5279/prod_technical_reference_list.html

 

Module 10: Site Survey
10.3 Mounting and Installation
 
10.3.1 1200 Detailed Mounting Instructions
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/wireless/
ps430/products_installation_and_configuration
_guide_chapter09186a008014869a.html

1100 Detailed Mounting Instructions
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/wireless/
ps4570/products_installation_and_configuration
_guide_chapter09186a0080172841.html

 
10.3.3 350 Series bridge detailed mounting instructions
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/wireless/
ps458/prod_installation_guide09186a008007f8f9.html
 

1400 Series bridge detailed mounting instructions
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/wireless
/ps5279/prod_installation_guide09186a008018565f.html

 
Module 11: Troubleshooting Management, Monitoring, and Diagnostics
11.1 General Approach to Troubleshooting
 
11.1.1

Reasoning
http://trochim.human.cornell.edu/kb/dedind.htm   

 
11.1.2 Dartmouth College
http://thayer.dartmouth.edu/teps

Troubleshooters
http://www.troubleshooters.com/tuni.htm  

 
11.3 Diagnostic Tools
 
11.3.1

Fluke
http://www.flukenetworks.com    

 
11.3.2 Sniffer
http://www.sniffer.com

WildPackets  
http://www.wildpackets.com

Fluke Networks
http://www.flukenetworks.com

Other Wireless Sniffing Products
http://www.personaltelco.net/index.cgi/WirelessSniffers

 
11.3.3 Anritsu
http://www.anritsu.com

Tektronix
http://www.tek.com    

 
11.3.4 Sypris Solutions
http://www.sypris.com/solutions/

EMF in the Workplace
http://www.niehs.nih.gov/emfrapid/html/Q&A-Workplace.html 

 
11.4 WLAN Troubleshooting
 
11.4.1 Managing Firmware and Configurations
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/wireless/ps430/
products_installation_and_configuration_guide_chapter09186a0080148698.html

Cisco TAC
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/support/index.html

 
11.4.3 Managing Firmware and Configurations
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/wireless/ps4570/
products_installation_and_configuration_guide_chapter09186a0080101c3c.html

Cisco TAC
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/wireless/ps4555/
products_installation_and_configuration_guide_chapter09186a0080154eb6.html

 
11.5 System Message Logging
 
11.5.1

Cert
http://www.cert.org/security-improvement/implementations/i041.08.html

 
11.5.3 Configure Logging
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/wireless/ps430/
products_installation_and_configuration_guide_chapter09186a00801486a2.html

 
11.5.5

SNMP Configuration Examples
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/wireless/ps430/
products_installation_and_configuration_guide_chapter09186a008014869d.html#1035149 

 
11.5.6 Kiwi Syslog
http://www.kiwisyslog.com/ 

Triaction Syslog
http://www.triaction.nl/    

Routers and Wireless
http://www.mt.lv/3index.html#utils

Syslogd
http://www.classicalguitar.net/brian/apps/syslogd/

WinSyslog
http://www.winsyslog.com/en/

SNMP Trap Watcher
http://www.bttsoftware.co.uk/snmptrap.html

SolarWinds.net
http://solarwinds.net/Download-Tools.htm

Loroit
http://www.llecointe.com/downloads.html

MRTG
http://www.mrtg.org/

Dartware
http://www.dartware.com/snmpwatcher/index.html

Net-SNMP
http://net-snmp.sourceforge.net/

SimpleWeb
http://www.simpleweb.org/

SNMPLink
http://www.snmplink.org/

 
11.6 Enterprise Management
 
11.6.1 Cisco WLAN AVVID
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/netsol/ns110/ns175/
ns176/ns178/net_value_proposition09186a00800b0d50.html 

Cisco Wireless Videos
http://newsroom.cisco.com/dlls/video_audio_archive/?2220    

 
11.6.3 Cisco Structured Wireless Aware Network
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/wireless/
ps4570/prod_brochure09186a0080184925.html      

 
11.6.4

ACT
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/wireless/ps4555/
products_administration_guide_book09186a008015390b.html    

 
11.6.5 Wavelink
http://www.wavelink.com  

Wavelink Training
http://www.giga-wave.com/courses.asp?
categoryID=07&package=True&partner=wavelink  

 
11.6.6 Wavelink
http://www.wavelink.com

 
 
Module 12: Emerging Technologies
12.1 Ultra-wideband Wireless
 
12.1.1 Ultra Wideband 
http://www.uwb.org

 
12.2 VoIP and Voice over Wireless LANs
 
12.2.1 IP Telephony/VoIP
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk652/tk701/tech_protocol_family_home.html

 
12.3 Mobile Wireless
 
12.3.1 3G Mobile Technologies
http://www.cellular.co.za/technologies/3g/3g.htm

 
12.3.5 The WAP Forum 
http://www.wapforum.org

 
12.4 Wireless Organizations and Certifications
 
12.4.1 The Wi-Fi Alliance 
http://www.wi-fi.org

 
12.4.2 The Wireless LAN Association (WLANA) 
http://www.wlana.org

 
12.4.3 The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) 
http://www.fcc.gov

FCC Wireless Regulation 
http://wireless.fcc.gov

 
Appendix A1: The Physical Layer
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