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Wireless Networking
Client Devices and SoftwareModule-10
Jerry BernardiniCommunity College of Rhode Island
04/18/23 1Wireless Networking J. Bernardini
Presentation Reference Material
• CWNA Certified Wireless Network Administration Official Study Guide, Fourth Edition, Tom Carpenter, Joel Barrett
• Chapter -08 , pages 407-436
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WLAN Client Devices
• PC Cards– ExpressCard– CardBus– PCMCIA– Some support external antennas
• USB devices– External cable– Variable position and antenna
• Compact Flash Devices• SD Devices• PCI Cards• Mini-PCI Cards
– Laptop applications
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Cisco Aironet 802.11b Client Adapters
• 2.4 GHz– 802.11b– 11 Mbps
• Include– PC Card – PCI Card– LMC Card– Mini PCI
Cisco Aironet 350 Series Mini PCI
• 2.4 GHz/802.11b embedded wireless for notebooks
• 100 mW transmit power• Must order through PC
manufactures (not orderable directly through Cisco)
Cisco Aironet 802.11a Client Adapter•5 GHz/802.11a– 54 Mbps
•Rate Shifting – 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, or 54
•Fixed data rates – User configurable option
•5 dBi Patch Antenna•CardBus interface•Transmit power settings:– 20 mW, 10 mW, and 5 mW