Managing & Securing a Cisco Structured Wireless-Aware Network

Description

This book is essential reading for any network admin, network engineer, or security consultant responsible for the design, deployment and/or management of a Cisco Structured Wireless-Aware Network. It covers all product features, with particular attention to the challenges of integrating legacy Cisco products into a Wireless-Aware network. Specifically, the book also includes coverage of Cisco IOS Software-based Cisco Aironet Series access points, Cisco and Cisco Compatible client adapters and the CiscoWorks Wireless LAN Solution Engine (WLSE).

- Emphasis on AUTOMATING and SIMPLIFYING the management of mixed environment (wired and wireless) networks.

- Describes how to centralized control and configuration of thousands of networking devices

- Security blueprint to help detect rogue access points and achieve fast, secure roaming for mobile applications

CONTENTS:

Wired versus wireless and wireless-aware LANs
Designing wireless-aware LANs
WLAN roaming
IP Multicast in a wireless LAN
WLAN Guest Network Access
Implementing Cisco Wireless LANs
WLAN security considerations
WLAN rouge access point detection and mitigation
Wireless LAN VLANs
WLAN Quality of service