MALAYSIAN INSTITUTE OF

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
WIRELESS NETWORKS
(IFD 21603)
ASSIGNMENT 1 & 2

PREPARED BY:
MOHAMAD FAIZAL BIN MUSA (52130208487)

PREPARED FOR:
SHAHIDATUL ARFAH BINTI BAHARUDIN
_____________________________________________________________________________

DATE OF SUBMISSION:
28 July 2010
Lab 1.2.7 Wireless Component and Media Identification

Station 1 AP

The AP station contains at least one model of a wireless AP. Depending on the academy equipment
inventory, there may be multiple models and vendors. There will also be some wired equivalent devices.

a. What models of Cisco APs are currently listed at cisco.com?

o Cisco 500 Series Wireless Express Access Points
o Cisco Aironet 3500 Series
o Cisco Aironet 1260 Series
o Cisco Aironet 1250 Series
o Cisco Aironet 1240 AG Series
o Cisco Aironet 1230 AG Series
o Cisco Aironet 1200 Series
o Cisco Aironet 1140 Series
o Cisco Aironet 1130 AG Series
o Cisco Aironet 1100 Series
o Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point

b. What is the model of the AP at the station?

 Cisco Small Business Pro AP 500 Series Wireless Access Points

c. What is the frequency range(s) of the AP provided?

 5Ghz and 2.5Ghz

d. Does the AP have a detachable antenna or is the antenna built in?

 The AP has built in antenna

e. What wired ports are available?

 10/100/1000BASE-T autosensing (RJ-45)
 Management console port (RJ45)

f. What is the wired equivalent to the AP that is located at station 1?

 Hub and Switch
 g. What are the advantages and disadvantages of the wired and wireless access devices?

Device Advantage Disadvantage

Wireless Portable & Flexible As the number of computers

using the network increases, the
Reasonable price data transfer rate to each
computer will decrease
Secureable accordingly.

As standards change, it may be

necessary to replace wireless
cards and/or access points.
Lower wireless bandwidth
means some applications such
as video streaming will be more
effective on a wired LAN.

Security is more difficult to

guarantee and requires
configuration.

Devices will only operate at a

limited distance from an access
point, with the distance
determined by the standard
used and buildings and other
obstacles between the access
point and the user

Wired Faster When using wired network, There

will be more chances that the wire
Reliable will become more messy and
complicated. This also can lead to
Secure short circuit.

There also will be problem for a

host that need the connection but
did not have the connection media
such as serial line to connect them
with the network.
 h. Draw and label the appropriate icons for the AP, hub, and switch in the space below.

Station 2 bridge
The bridge station contains at least one model of wireless bridge. Depending on the academy equipment
inventory, there may be multiple models and vendors. There will also be some wired equivalent devices
or media.

a. What models of Cisco bridges are currently listed at cisco.com

 Cisco Aironet 350 Wireless Bridge

b. What is the model of the bridge at the station?

 Cisco Aironet 1400 Series 5 GHz Bridge 802.11a
 Cisco Aironet 350 Series 2.4 GHz Bridge 802.11b

c. What is the frequency range of the bridge provided?

 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz

d. Does the bridge have a detachable antenna or is the antenna built in?
 The bridge has detachable athenna.

e. What wired ports are available?

 10/100 baseT Ethernet
 100 Mbps over dual coaxial cables

f. What is the wired equivalent to the bridge that is located at station 2?

 Fiber Optic, modem and WAN Switch

g. What are the advantages and disadvantages of the wired and wireless bridge devices?

Device Advantage Disadvantage

Portable & Flexible As the number of computers using

Wireless the network increases, the data
Wireless networking devices from enable you to use transfer rate to each computer will
your computer, laptop or games console anywhere in decrease accordingly.
the house and be on the network or get access to the
Internet. Even if you have a large house, wireless signal As standards change, it may be
will generally go through walls and ceilings**. If you necessary to replace wireless cards
need to extended distances you can use access points to and/or access points.
boost the wireless signal.
Lower wireless bandwidth means
some applications such as video
streaming will be more effective on
a wired LAN.

Cost Effective Security is more difficult to

 Buying and installing structured Ethernet networking guarantee and requires
cables into your home can be a costly exercise. Setting configuration.
up a basic wireless home network can cost significantly
less. Devices will only operate at a
limited distance from an access
Neat & Safe point, with the distance determined
by the standard used and buildings
If you choose to set-up a wireless home network you do and other obstacles between the
not need to run cables across your house, which can access point and the user.
create trip hazards across rooms, hallways and stairs.
Also choosing to set-up a wireless home network means
that you do not need to run cables underneath carpets
or drill holes through walls or ceilings to pass cables
through.

Wired Faster When using wired network,there

will be more chances that the wire
Wired connections can reach networking speeds of up to will become more messy and
1000 Mbps with NETGEAR's Gigabit Ethernet networking complicated. This also can lead to
equipment, necessary for bandwidth hungry users such short circuit.
as avid gamers, graphic designers or users downloading
large media files. However, for most users 54 or 108 There also will be problem for a
Mbps networking speeds are more than sufficient for host that need the connection but
everyday networking activities such as: Emailing, surfing did not have the connection media
the web, downloading files, music and video, accessing such as serial line to connect them
corporate information and playing console games. with the network.

Reliable

Physical, fixed wired connections are not prone to

interference and fluctuations in available bandwidth,
which can affect some wireless networking connections.

Secure

If you decide to build a wired home network, you don't

have to worry about your networking signal travelling
through the air and being interrupted by eavesdroppers
(snoopers), which can happen if you don't protect your
wireless network. There are very effective security
measures (encryption) for wireless networks - you just
need to remember to add passwords to your wireless
network settings to stop neighbours from nicking your
wireless connection.

h. Draw and label the appropriate icons for the bridge, modem, and serial line in the space below.
 Serial Cable

Station 3 client adapters

The client adapter station contains several models of wired and wireless adapters. Depending on the
academy equipment inventory, there may be multiple models and vendors. There will also be some
wired equivalent devices.

a. What models of client adapters are currently listed at cisco.com?

 Cisco Aironet 802.11a/b/g CardBus Wireless LAN Client Adapter (CB21AG)
 Cisco Aironet 802.11a/b/g PCI Wireless LAN Client Adapter (PI21AG)
 Cisco Aironet 5 GHz 54 Mbps Wireless LAN Client Adapter (CB20A)

b. What are the models of the client adapters at the station?

 Cisco Aironet Client Adapters

c. Does the client adapter have a detachable antenna or is the antenna built in?
 The client adapter has a detachable antenna

d. What frequency range does the client adapter operate at?

 2.4 ghz and 2.4897 ghz

e. What is the wired equivalent to the wireless client adapter that is located at station 3?
 Wired Ethernet NIC

f. What are the advantages and disadvantages of the wired and wireless client adapter?

Device Advantage Disadvantage

Wireless Portable & Flexible As the number of computers using

the network increases, the data
Wireless networking devices from transfer rate to each computer will
enable you to use your computer, decrease accordingly.
laptop or games console anywhere
in the house and be on the network As standards change, it may be
or get access to the Internet. Even if necessary to replace wireless cards
you have a large house, wireless and/or access points.
signal will generally go through
walls and ceilings**. If you need to Lower wireless bandwidth means
extended distances you can use some applications such as video
access points to boost the wireless streaming will be more effective on
signal. a wired LAN.

Security is more difficult to

guarantee and requires
configuration.
 Cost Effective Devices will only operate at a
limited distance from an access
Buying and installing structured point, with the distance determined
Ethernet networking cables into by the standard used and buildings
your home can be a costly exercise. and other obstacles between the
Setting up a basic wireless home access point and the user.
network can cost significantly less.

Neat & Safe

If you choose to set-up a wireless

home network you do not need to
run cables across your house, which
can create trip hazards across
rooms, hallways and stairs. Also
choosing to set-up a wireless home
network means that you do not
need to run cables underneath
carpets or drill holes through walls
or ceilings to pass cables through.

Wired Faster When using wired network,

Wired connections can reach There will be more chances that the
networking speeds of up to 1000 wire will become more messy and
Mbps with NETGEAR's Gigabit complicated. This also can lead to
Ethernet networking equipment, short circuit.
necessary for bandwidth hungry
users such as avid gamers, graphic There also will be problem for a
designers or users downloading host that need the connection but
large media files. However, for did not have the connection media
most users 54 or 108 Mbps such as serial line to connect them
networking speeds are more than with the network.
sufficient for everyday networking
activities such as: Emailing, surfing
the web, downloading files, music
and video, accessing corporate
information and playing console
games.

Reliable

Physical, fixed wired connections

are not prone to interference and
fluctuations in available bandwidth,
 which can affect some wireless
networking connections.

Secure

If you decide to build a wired home

network, you don't have to worry
about your networking signal
travelling through the air and being
interrupted by eavesdroppers
(snoopers), which can happen if you
don't protect your wireless
network. There are very effective
security measures (encryption) for
wireless networks - you just need to
remember to add passwords to
your wireless network settings to
stop neighbours from nicking your
wireless connection. This is very
easy to do.

g. Draw and label the appropriate icons for the client adapter in the space below.

Cisco Aironet 802.11a Client Adapter Cisco Aironet 802.11b Client Adapters

Station 4 antenna
 The antenna station contains at least one antenna model. Depending on the academy equipment
inventory, there may be multiple models and vendors. There will also be some wired equivalent devices
or media.

a. What is the model of the antenna?

 AIR-ANT2422DW-R

b. What is the frequency range of the antenna provided?

 900 MHz (902-928 MHz)
 2.4 GHz (2.4-2.4835 GHz)-IEEE 802.11b
 5 GHz (5.15-5.35 and 5.725-5.825 GHz)-IEEE 802.11a, HIPERLAN/1 and
HIPERLAN/2.

c. What is the wired equivalent to the antenna that is located at station 4?

 Ethernet Cable

d. What are the advantages and disadvantages of the antenna devices?

Device Advantage Disadvantage

Omnidirectional Antenna Omnidirectional antenna can be Signal strength is uniform with

used to link multiple directional omnidirectional antennas, while
antenna in outdoor point-to- bidirectional and unidirectional
multipoint communication ones have the ability to
systems including cellular phone strengthen signals while
connections and TV broadcasts. eliminating unwanted ones.

The only 3 dimensional

omnidirectional antenna is the
unity gain isotropic antenna, a
theoretical construct derived
from actual antenna radiation
patterns and used as a reference
for specifying antenna gain and
radio system effective radiated
power.

Bidirectional antenna Improve signal reception

A highly directional antenna
improves the signal reception
because it is pointed at the
origin of the signal.
Ignore noise
 Highly directional antennas also
"ignore" signals coming from
places other than the one they
are directed to, which cuts down
the interference with a chosen
signal.

Ability to change the focus

Another advantage these
antennas offer is the ability to
change the focus of the receiver
to another direction.

e. Draw and label the appropriate icons for the antenna, wireless signal, and Ethernet line in the
space below.

Ethernet Cable

Lab 1.4.7 Wireless Lab Setup

5. List the devices in this topology:

Laptop computers with the PCMCIA NIC

Desktop computers with the PCI NIC

A switch or hub for a wired connection

A server on the wired network

Step 2 Setup a site-to-site WLAN (Optional)

a. What type of antenna distributes wireless signals in all directions and can be used in a point–to–

multipoint wireless bridge topology?

 Omnidirectional Antenna

b. What type of antenna distributes wireless signals in one general direction and can be used in a

point-to-point topology?

 Bidirectional antenna