| Understanding wireless and wireless LAN
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| | with 802.11b, but more recently it has
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| networking enable you to properly plan
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| | broadened to cover any 802.11 network.
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| and design the effective deployment of
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| | WLAN or Wireless Local Area Network, is a
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| wireless networks be it home-networking
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| | computer network -or part thereof- that
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| or using outdoor long-range WLAN for
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| | incorporates wireless devices. In a WLAN
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| rural internet connectivity. Wireless
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| | network, a conventional LAN set-up can be
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| networking allows computers and
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| | extended to include wireless devices
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| peripherals to communicate using radio
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| | using an access point. Although wireless
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| frequency (RF) transmissions rather than
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| | networks can be completely independent of
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| over conventional network cabling. Using
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| | conventional network, WLAN usually forms
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| wireless Ethernet adaptors, any device
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| | part of an existing wired network.
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| capable of being used on a regular
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| | Wireless Transmission ranges vary greatly
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| computer network can be accessed over a
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| | and lowering the bandwidth will increase
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| wireless connection for task ranging from
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| | the coverage area, a standard 802.11b or
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| file and printer sharing to multimedia
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| | 802.11g device will typically have a
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| and internet access. Wireless Ethernet
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| | range of about 30m indoor and up to 120m
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| Technology is outlined by a set of
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| | line-of-sight outdoors. The main reason
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| standards called IEEE 802.11. Although
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| | for the variance between indoors and
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| other wireless technologies and protocols
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| | line-of-sight coverage is that walls and
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| exist, the term wireless is generally
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| | other objects do impede the wireless
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| used in reference to the IEEE 802.11
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| | signal. Because wireless transmissions
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| standards. The communication protocols
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| | are actually low frequency radio waves,
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| for wireless networking are defined by
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| | they will pass through walls and other
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| the Institute of Electrical Engineers
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| | solid matter relatively easy. As distance
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| (IEEE) 802.11 standard, which
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| | increases, the throughput decreases. This
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| incorporates the 802.11a, 802.11b and
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| | is because lower signal strength result
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| 802.11g protocols (although other
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| | in dropped packets and result in a
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| standards are in progress). The most
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| | general decrease in network efficiency.
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| widely used of these is 802.11b
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| | Understanding the technology in wireless
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| (Wireless-B), which is more reliable than
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| | and wireless LAN/WAN networking allows
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| the faster 802.11a (Wireless-A) standard,
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| | the planner the flexibility of using
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| and is more cost-effective to produce and
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| | wired and wireless networks. There are
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| operate as well. Wireless-G or 802.11g,
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| | areas that wired networks can not go
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| is a newer protocol that is becoming more
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| | owing to distance, terrain or topography
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| widely adopted by vendors as it is
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| | thus if the planner has knowledge on
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| capable of speeds up to 54Mbps rather
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| | wireless LAN networking, the simpler,
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| than the 11Mbps of 802.11b devices. It is
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| | faster and easy it is to deploy an
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| no longer rare to find devices that
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| | effective wireless network. Understanding
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| support all three standards, but
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| | how wireless LAN works will also help you
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| generally, Wireless-G is designed to be
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| | plan deployment of a rural wireless
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| backwards compatible with Wireless-B
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| | internet access service. Wireless LAN is
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| devices. Thus Wireless-B and Wireless-A
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| | a very cost-effective solution for much
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| devices will not work with each other,
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| | needed internet connectivity requirements
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| and neither are they compatible with
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| | in far, remote villages. WISP is a good
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| Wireless-G devices. Some manufacturers
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| | and potential business in remote areas.
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| offer models with dual-band (Wireless A &
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| | Either you use commercial "off-the-shelf"
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| G/B) auto-switch mode for greater
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| | WLAN gadget, tweak and improve its
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| communication flexibility. Network
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| | performance by using higher-gain outdoor
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| planners can plan their network
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| | antenna or buy a true-outdoor long-range
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| deployment by using a combination of
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| | Wireless LAN. For assured network
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| Wireless-B,G or A. Wireless 802.11
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| | performance, service-quality and less
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| standard utilizes the license-free radio
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| | network downtime, we recommend using the
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| frequency bands around the 2.4GHz and/or
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| | latter. The goal is to reach people
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| 5GHz ranges. The 802.11b and 802.11g
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| | yearning to start their own home-based
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| protocols use the 2.4GHz band whereas
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| | business even in remote regions thru
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| 802.11a uses the 5GHz band. Wireless-B is
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| | cost-effective internet business and
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| by far the most popular standard, with
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| | long-range wireless communication
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| the newer Wireless-G (802.11g) and
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| | solutions.
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| Wireless-A (802.11a) closing in fast.
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| | The author, Allan Amps is from the
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| Wi-FI or Wireless Fidelity is a
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| | Telecom industry and has passion and
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| certification program established by the
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| | interest in rural, remote internet
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| Wi-Fi Alliance to ensure interoperability
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| | connectivity solutions, wireless gadgets
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| of wireless devices. Originally, the term
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| | and internet home-based business.
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| Wi-Fi was intended to be interchangeable
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