Ports
“Exotic” or Large-Scale Network Protocols
Installation
Structured Cabling
Fire Ratings
Equipment Rooms
Equipment Racks: 19″, “U” units
Patch Panels
Patch Cables
EIA/TIA 606
Floor Plans
Pulling
TestingMultispeed Switches and Backbone Networks
Toners
Wireless Networking
Wireless NICs
Access Points (APs)
Wireless Bridges: Point to Point / Point to MultipointWireless Networking Software
Modes: Ad-hoc vs. Infrastructure
Basic Service Set
Extended (Basic) Service Set
CSMA/CA
Wireless Networking Security
SSID
MAC Filtering
WEP
64 bit encryption
Shared, static key128 bit encryption
Key variants: Enterprise 802.1x vs. Personal PSKExercise:
WAP Configuration