Wireless# Certification Official Study Guide: Exam PWO-050

by Tom Carpenter and Planet3 Wireless

Book Overview

More than 100,000 Planet3 Wireless study guides have been sold. This exam will appeal largely to computer hardware and networking technicians working in retail chains such as BestBuy, CompUSA, Circuit... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0072263423
• ISBN13: 9780072263428
• Release Date: June 2006
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Osborne Media
• Length: 436 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.3" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Wireless# Certification Official Study Guide

This is a good book. The book provides an excellent overview of all of the technologies on the Wireless# exam it also serves as an excellent reference guide. I passed the Wireless# exam using this book and I have frequently returned to this text follow reference material during the course of my work.

Wireless#

This is a well written book, it held my interest though the whole book I never had to force myself to read like some tech books. It not only helped me pass my wireless# exam but I believe that it helped me pass my Network+ exam also.

Fantastic introduction to Wireless

I took the Wireless# exam today and passed after using this excellent book. The book is extremely well written and easy to follow. Even if you already know Wi-Fi pretty well, chances are you might not know a lot about all the other wireless standards out there. As a previous reviewer said, this book gives you a nice broad introduction to all the major wireless technologies currently in use. The information is highly current as the book just came out this year. I recommend taking the exam, as preparing for that will ensure that you have a good grasp of the contents of this book. Even if you are already a CWNA, it's still worth reading this book. Be warned though that the exam expects you to have thorough knowledge of all the standards described in the book including relevant frequencies, ranges, etc. I recommend the practice tests on the CWNP site if you intend to take the exam. In short I highly recommend this book for anyone trying to get a grasp of all things wireless.

GREAT place to start in the wireless field

I just passed the Wireless# test today with a really good score. Before taking the test, I read every page of this book. It also has very good questions (with answers explained) at the end of each chapter. If you have a desire to work in the wireless field, but have no real experience yet, the chapters on wireless security, installation, troubleshooting and optimization really give you a head start towards that experience! Sure you can find a study guide that will just barely give you enough information to pass the test. If you would rather have more information behind the meat, this book is for you. Some of this material was new to me, so I wanted to really know the subjects before taking the test. Besides, this book is the official study guide for the Wireless# test by the CWNP program. This book (and certification) really is a mile wide and a couple of inches deep. Great place to start in the wireless field. After that, you're really set to start with your CWNA study and test. Now you're getting into a subject that is only a half mile wide, and many more feet deep. CWSP is even smaller but much deeper. Good luck and have fun!

Let me take the certification now!!

Besides being an official study guide for the wireless# certification exam this book offers an understanding to how wireless networks work. The book explains the different types of wireless standards that can be found currently operating and the difference each standard brings. This will help someone setting up their own network to choose the standard that is right for them. The chapters that cover the range of wireless products and explain the reasons for poor signals along with the chapters on security make this a must have book for anyone that has a wireless network at home or anyone thinking of installing one. With clever analogies, the author helps people visualize complex concepts making wireless easy to understand even for a novice like me.