Essays Tagged: "Wireless LAN"

This paper is about how wireless LAN works.

What is a wireless LAN?A collection of two or more devices connected via an open-air medium in order to share ... collection of two or more devices connected via an open-air medium in order to share data.Types of Wireless LANAd Hoc Network: A wireless network composed only of stations without access points1." Th ... ere are very few requirements for this to work. This could potentially be the most dangerous of all wireless networks. Since this type of network is going to be setup on the fly when two people want t ...

(5 pages) 403 1 3.9 Dec/2002

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science > Internet and networking

The insecurities surrounding wireless networks with a brief background on how wireless networks work.

Wireless Internet InsecuritiesIntroduction:Today's society is highly dependent upon computers and th ... Internet provides. With each changing year come new ideas that lead to ever-changing technologies. Wireless networks are the wave of the Internet future. Wireless networks utilize the information cap ... orks utilize the information capacity of the Internet along with other capabilities such as sharing wireless resources like printers. Wireless networks utilize the air all around us to send informatio ...

(9 pages) 531 2 3.3 Mar/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science > Internet and networking

Wireless Networking.

The history of wireless communication is fairly long, but the recent emergence of wireless networking has the poten ... cent emergence of wireless networking has the potential to revolutionize the way people think about wireless communication in regards to computing. The confluence of mobile phone communication and wir ... seems to be a present shift towards including different communication devices to work together in a wireless environment. Wireless networking is basically a way for two or more computers to communicat ...

(6 pages) 453 0 4.4 Aug/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science > Internet and networking

Wireless Technology

Wireless technology, useful or just plain security risk, through reading this you will learn differe ... y, useful or just plain security risk, through reading this you will learn different types of WLAN, wireless local access network, such as Bluetooth and HiperLAN2. A brief discussion on how you can us ... e these to setup a security network will follow, along with a way to track trucks.The first type of wireless to elaborate on is Bluetooth, which is really just starting to catch on and come packages w ...

(4 pages) 242 1 3.5 May/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Technology

Wireless LANs

Wireless LAN Technology is a growing area in 21st Century business. The purpose of this essay is to ... usiness. The purpose of this essay is to provide an overview and explore several different types of wireless technology available on the market today. Wireless is rapidly gaining in popularity for bot ... the market today. Wireless is rapidly gaining in popularity for both home and business networking. Wireless technology continues to improve, and the cost of wireless products continues to decrease.Ov ...

(6 pages) 175 0 3.7 Jul/2006

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science

Wireless

Wireless technologies conform to a variety of standards and offer varying levels of security feature ... S) in the 2.4 GHz band, and3.Infrared light (IR).The types (modes) of The 802.11 standard:1- Ad Hoc Wireless LANsThe 802.11 standard is defined as "Independent Basic Service Sets" or IBSSs. A Basic Se ... d interconnect with each other, with home and business phones, and with computers using short-range wireless connections. Bluetooth network applications include wireless synchronization, e-mail/Intern ...

(5 pages) 129 0 4.8 Mar/2007

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science > Internet and networking

Case Study: Ubiquitous Learning in Edith Cowan University

Case Study: Ubiquitous Learning in Edith Cowan UniversityAs part of a cohesive IT strategy, wireless mesh networking offers cost-effective coverage well-suited to any widely distributed campus ... in real time can speed up administrative processes and facilitate collaborative activities.�Wireless mesh networking: The BasicsWireless mesh networking is mesh networking implemented over a W ...

(8 pages) 70 0 5.0 Apr/2007

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies > E-commerce

Wireless Hotspots, current challenges and future directions

Wireless hotspots are becoming more and more common in public locations now days. Making it possible ... he web, email and other Internet functions from virtually any location known as hotspots, which are Wireless local area Networks. By utilizing these wireless hotspots you can access the Internet from ... tels, libraries and soon even places like Star Bucks & McDonalds. In recent years the number of wireless users and technology has had severe growth, through the demand of many traveling laptop and ...

(3 pages) 48 0 3.3 Jul/2007

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science > Internet and networking

Wireless Technology

Index The Beginning??????????????????..3 Wireless technology in action Today??????????4 The Future of Wireless Technology??????????..6 Works ... on Today??????????4 The Future of Wireless Technology??????????..6 Works Cited????????????????????7 Wireless Technology The Beginning/Background: ?A gentleman named Heinrich Hertz was the discoverer o ... ractical radio communication system. This is the origin of the term Hertz, the unit of frequency.? (Wireless Crash Course, 2001) As broad a subject is as wireless technology, there seems to be a reocc ...

(4 pages) 49 0 5.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Psychological Theories & Authors

Mobile Technology: A Trend Defining the Culture of Today

Culture Which Defines Our Generation Mobile Technology: A Trend Defining the Culture of TodayWhile wireless data has always enticed us with a tantalizing vision of always-connected mobile computing, ... ost. Awareness of data capabilities has increased, especially through the pervasive success of SMS, wireless email, downloadable ringtones, and downloadable games. Widespread availability of services ...

(7 pages) 82 0 0.0 Aug/2008

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science

Information Systems: What We Do With It

"User acceptance is no longer a major barrier in the wide use of wireless information systems"User acceptance is no longer a major barrier in the wide use of wireles ... s. There are also numerous organizations and businesses that are starting to realize how the use of wireless technology can help improve their productivity. It's almost a must that users accept the us ... hat users accept the use of wireless products. This is causing users to increase their knowledge of wireless technology, because they are aware of the wireless movement. In just about every industry t ...

(3 pages) 84 0 4.7 Nov/2008

Subjects: Science Essays > Technology

Information Technology – Structure of Data

"Wireless technology is difficult to connect to other parts of information systems"We are fast approa ... e that any device that creates or stores data either has, or is connected to, some form of embedded wireless capability. As wireless technology evolves, new devices are being developed to provide more ... messaging, paging, web access, and voice recognition services. Newer mobile phones incorporate PDA, wireless Internet, email, and global positioning system (GPS) capabilities. Wireless technologies ca ...

(5 pages) 116 0 0.0 Nov/2008

Subjects: Science Essays > Technology

Internet Connectivity

Wireless LAN SecurityAbstractThere is a huge growth in the usage of wireless networks. This means th ... ks. This means that the security standards must also evolve and grow. The main problem for users of wireless networks is knowing all the different ways they can be attacked while using their systems. ... different ways they can be attacked while using their systems. There are many benefits available to wireless users but proper security should be implemented.Keywords Wireless LAN IEEE 802.11 Security ...

(8 pages) 29 0 0.0 Apr/2010

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science > Internet and networking