1. Wireless Hotspots

2. What is a hotspot? A hotspot is a place with a high-speed internet connection and wireless connectivity provided by one or more active wireless access points. A hotspot is a place with a high-speed internet connection and wireless connectivity provided by one or more active wireless access points.

3. What kinds of hotspots are there? Two basic kinds of hotspots Two basic kinds of hotspots Public Public Private Private

4. Public Hotspots Growing rapidly Growing rapidly In many places such as: In many places such as: Airports Airports Hotels Hotels College campuses College campuses Public areas Public areas Coffee shops Coffee shops Restaurants Restaurants

5. Private Hotspots Mainly located in workplaces Mainly located in workplaces

6. What do you need to join a hotspot? Wireless PC card or adapter Wireless PC card or adapter IEEE 802.11b IEEE 802.11b Currently most common Currently most common IEEE 802.11g IEEE 802.11g Much faster than wireless-b Much faster than wireless-b Becoming more and more popular Becoming more and more popular NIC’s compatible with wireless-g and wireless-b routers NIC’s compatible with wireless-g and wireless-b routers

7. How do you find a public or community hotspot? Hotspots are usually publicized by there owners Hotspots are usually publicized by there owners You can also go online to find directories and websites of public and community hotspots You can also go online to find directories and websites of public and community hotspots The wireless compatibility organization, the Wi-Fi Alliance, hosts a "Wi-Fi ZONE™" listing service at www.wi-fizone.org The wireless compatibility organization, the Wi-Fi Alliance, hosts a "Wi-Fi ZONE™" listing service at www.wi-fizone.orgwww.wi-fizone.org

8. How do you join a hotspot? Public hotspots Public hotspots Private hotspots Private hotspots Community hotspot Community hotspot

9. Joining a public hotspot At free hotspots, such as those in restaurants that want to attract more people, you survey the local area for access points, and then log onto the restaurant's access point using the network's SSID (Service Set Identifier), or network name At free hotspots, such as those in restaurants that want to attract more people, you survey the local area for access points, and then log onto the restaurant's access point using the network's SSID (Service Set Identifier), or network name

10. Joining a private hotspot For hotspots at work or shared by a closed group of individuals, you should get the appropriate SSID and security settings from the network administrator For hotspots at work or shared by a closed group of individuals, you should get the appropriate SSID and security settings from the network administrator

11. Joining a community hotspot Contact their organizations or check their websites, which usually offer information on the appropriate login procedure and other useful resources Contact their organizations or check their websites, which usually offer information on the appropriate login procedure and other useful resources

12. How secure is a hotspot? Private hotspots implement security measures in order to stay closed to the public Private hotspots implement security measures in order to stay closed to the public To simplify login, public and community hotspots tend to have few security measures, or none at all To simplify login, public and community hotspots tend to have few security measures, or none at all

13. Works Cited http://www.linksys.com/edu/page11.asp http://www.linksys.com/edu/page11.asp