Wireless Home Networking For Dummies, 2nd Edition 2nd Edition by Danny Briere (PDF)

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Get hooked up without getting tangled up in cords, wires, cables or techno mumbo. With Wireless Home Networking For Dummies, you can go wireless without going mad. It shows you how to plan, install, secure, and use a wireless home network for PCs or Macs. See how easy it is to share your Internet connection, files, folders, printers, and other peripherals. Put your gaming console on your wireless network and play multiuser computer games—­even online. With lots of helpful diagrams, screen shots, and step-by-step instructions, this guide: Gives you the info you need to make wise wireless buying and connecting decisionsCovers the latest security issues and hardware as well as today’s wireless standards, including Wi-Fi/802.11 (a, b, g, e, and i), Bluetooth, UWB (Universal Wide Band), WiMAX, and ZigBeeTells you how to use an inexpensive networking kit to connect your gaming console to a broadband Internet connection and speed up your commands; that’s often a matter of virtual life and deathDiscusses alternatives to wireless networking, including Bluetooth, HPNA, and Home PlugLearn how to network your entertainment center for all kinds of options. Whether you have a $300 TV set or a $25,000 home theater system, you can wireless enable almost any type of A/V equipment. Then you can use your PC to store audio and video tracks for playback on your TV and through your stereo, stream movies from the Internet and play them on your big screen, load pictures from your digital camera on your PC and view them on the TV, and more. This book will show you how to make your home entertainment system much more entertaining, with:Info on plugging into wireless with wireless A/V adaptersThe latest on wireless media servers like the Sonos Music SystemThe scoop on the ultimate home theater PC (HTPC) that plays CDs and DVDs, acts as a PVR (personal video recorder); lets you play video games on the big screen, and moreTips for buying wireless bridges, along with some specific products and their Web sitesFind out about how to go wireless wherever you go, with info on public wireless hot spots and types of free and for-pay networks. Delve into the whole-home wireless revolution and see how you can add smart home devices to your network, connect to your car or your home security video monitors, use your cell phone as a remote control, and more. Wireless Home Networking For Dummies even gives you a look into the not-so-distant future and the wireless wonders in the works!

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Editorial Reviews: From the Back Cover Hook ’em up to safely play games and share files and printersWireless networking isn’t rocket science, and you don’t need that computer whiz kid down the street. This book explains wireless networks, shows you what you need and how to install it, and introduces you to all the cool things you can do — share an Internet connection, hook in audiovisual toys, and even check your e-mail at the airport!Discover how toUnderstand wireless networking lingoChoose the right equipmentAdd smart home devices to your networkLocate and use wireless hot spotsPlay multiuser gamesProtect your network from cyberinvaders About the Author Danny Briere founded TeleChoice, Inc., a telecommunications consulting company, in 1985 and now serves as CEO of the company. Widely known throughout the telecommunications and networking industry, Danny has written more than 1,000 articles about telecommunications topics and has authored or edited eight books, including Internet Telephony For Dummies, Smart Homes For Dummies, 2nd Edition, HDTV For Dummies, Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004 PC For Dummies, Wireless Network Hacks & Mods For Dummies, and Home Theater For Dummies (all published by Wiley Publishing, Inc.). He is frequently quoted by leading publications on telecommunications and technology topics and can often be seen on major TV networks providing analysis on the latest communications news and breakthroughs. Danny lives in Mansfield Center, Connecticut, with his wife and four children. Pat Hurley is director of research with TeleChoice, Inc., specializing in emerging telecommunications technologies, including all the latest access and home technologies: wireless LANs, DSL, cable modems, satellite services, and home networking services. Pat frequently consults with the leading telecommunications carriers, equipment vendors, consumer goods manufacturers, and other players in the telecommunications and consumer electronics industries. Pat is the co-author of Internet Telephony For Dummies, Smart Homes For Dummies, 2nd Edition, HDTV For Dummies, Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004 PC For Dummies, Wireless Network Hacks & Mods For Dummies, and Home Theater For Dummies (all published by Wiley). He lives in San Diego, California, with his wife, beautiful daughter, and two smelly and unruly dogs.Edward Ferris is a consultant and manager of information systems with TeleChoice, Inc., specializing in wired and wireless networking and security technologies, including all the latest VoIP technologies: SIP, vPBX, Hybrid PBX, QoS, and packet labeling and switching. Ed frequently consults with companies looking to tighten information security and expand network operations. He has written many training and technology manuals for corporate use and has created custom training materials and seminars for numerous applications and business processes. He lives in Norwood, Massachusetts, with his wife and three children.

Reviews from Amazon users which were colected at the time this book was published on the website:

⭐I was quite impressed with this book. Although I’ve had a wireless network for several years, I discovered some very valuable things that helped me to have a far better, more secure wireless network. It made things easy to understand and put in use immediately.This book is for someone new to wireless networks or someone who has some knowledge but is not an expert. Those of us who don’t make our livings working with networks, naturally don’t know everything there is to know about networks. So we need a basic understanding and some tips and tricks to help us have the edge. This books gives that.If you don’t buy any other book on wireless networking, buy this one. Keep it as a handy reference. Working with a wireless network can be very frustrating. You need this information at hand. It can save you time and money and lots of headaches.By the way, the book has been updated right up to the the 80211n standard. So you’re getting close to the latest information. Couple the book with the current information you can locate in forums and magazines and you’ll have more knowledge than most people when it comes to your wireless network.

⭐First off, I have to say I hate the name and this is the only “Dummies” book I have ever bought. When things are too difficult for people to use, it is the designer who is at fault, not the user.There, I feel better.After reading many reviews of many wireless network books at amazon, I bought this one. I had tried on a couple occasions to get a wireless network going at home without success. I had wireless internet, but could not share files or printers. There are maybe two pages of information in this book that revealed everything I needed to successfully advance from “internet only” to a real network. And I could easily find and understand the information! The book has much more info, as well, but I had already figured out the other settings and had other sources for the technical background info. I don’t mean to belittle this with the “two page” comment, there are few “how to” books I have found that have more than that. I am very glad I bought it. Five stars if it did not have an insulting title.

⭐This was an excellent book for its time, but that was ’05-’06. This is an obviously rapidly evolving technology and a book like this, (or the buyers of it), deserve an annual update. After shelling out the cash for this book, and admittedly, learning quite a bit, I’m searching for a guide that goes beyond the XP OS and gives more than a brief mention to the new n-standard. This was probably a four star book in ’05, but now provides outdated, and possibly dangerous, security setup info. It should be taken off the market until it is updated.

⭐This book explains all the networking buzzwords, compares many different types of networking (HPNA, HomePlug, Bluetooth, wired, wireless), and is organized in a way that allows you to read through or use it as a reference. Explains and compares the merits of different security protocols. The book was perfect for me, someone who is computer-literate but got left behind by the networking revolution.

⭐With wireless networks now being the norm, this is a much needed book for anyone who wants to be able to set-up, maintain and troubleshoot any home wireless system.

⭐Now available in a new Second Edition that brings everything up to date. The big changes are: New Equipment (that can hardly be a surprise), and Security (that can’t be much of a surprise either).I was thinking about a wireless network to go between two buildings that were just across the street from each other but in an area where I couldn’t run a wire. I went to a couple of computer stores to look at what I needed. The salesmen (hardly more than boys from my advanced age) tended to speak in a lot of computer jargon that I’m not really so sure they understood either.I came away with this book instead and more than anything else learned about the names that people give to things. I was then able to go back to the computer store, I knew that these were the features I wanted so it was a question of brands and prices.For me the ‘For Dummies’ books have just the right amount of technical information, that enough to do what I want without being so much that I get lost, and put in just enough humor to keep me from going to sleep. I especially like the cartoons that lead em from chapter to chapter.

⭐Very helpful and current for individuals who are interested in wireless or wired home networking. I found the book to be an excellent resource and covered my particular situation. The book provided sufficient detail to understand the basics and also provided technical detail that was understandable by a layperson. The author has the ability to make complex subjects understandable and provides numerous practical tips.[…]

⭐I learned alot from this book. It provides you everything you need to know to get your home wireless network up and running. Excellent

⭐summary introductonHaving decided to format my XP Home computer and use this opportunity to create a new wireless home network i read through these books before hand several times. The overall ideas in this book really helped me to understand and with the allied book ‘Networking for Dummies’ (ISBN 0-7645-9939-9) the two working together proved useful and easy to read.Summary of issues involved in creating a home wireless network (i.m.h.o)When I had finished a clean re-install of XP, I had structured in what order I needed to work to protect my system from online virus infections and hackers. So as part of this I found that to receive updates from Microsoft via a wireless network I was planning that my computer lacked a ’32 bit 10/100 pci Mb / sec Ethernet’ card. So using the books I selected and bought it at a low price in a specialist consumer computer store.Summary of my difficulties in creating a home wireless network (i.m.h.o)Without this other book (‘Microsoft Windows XP Inside Out, second edition’ (ISBN 978-0-7356-2044-5)) I would have been stuck with this next step as it was left out of these two books, unless I missed it? The trick I discovered is if you have a previous ADSL type connection card in your computer, its best to use the operating system to disabled this card, shut XP down, and then open the case and physically remove the previous network adapter and replace it with the new Ethernet card and restart the computer then install its drivers. After sorting out the SP2 CD disk and installation of firewall and anti-virus software beforehand, and then set up the Router to connect with the web, I could then request updates from Microsoft. Then I could reinstall my printer etc.However, my drive failed, so i used another book ‘Build Your Own Computer: The Step-by-step Guide (Hardcover)’ by Kyle MacRae. and did all this again bit quicker, and my system is great.Summary of my experiences with this and the two other books I suggested (i.m.h.o)All of my actions I have described here would have been beyond me without the three books I have mentioned. I have now more willingness to try and do it for myself with the combined knowledge of these three books to hand. And I ‘guestimate’ I have saved around as a minimum of 150 U.K pounds in doing this for myself. In summary I feel having used these three books together to solve problems in the creation of a wireless network at an accelerated rate, and have increased my practical skills and enjoyed it at the same time. Although I must add it took most of a weekend to get it running fully.

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