Exploring wireless networking
When designing a wireless network for an organization, it’s important to consider the components needed, the number of wireless clients that need access to the wireless network, and the location of these clients within an organization. The components needed are access points or wireless routers based on the size of the organization and the number of users on the wireless network.
For instance, wireless routers are common wireless networking devices that are commonly found within Small Office Home Office (SOHO) networks. This type of wireless networking device is simply a router, switch, and access point within a single unified device. A wireless router is suitable for small wireless networks such as those within homes and small office environments.
The following snippet shows the back of a Cisco Linksys 160N wireless router:
Figure 10.1 – Wireless router
As shown in the preceding snippet, there are five interfaces...
