Lab Manual for CWNA Guide to Wireless LANs, Second Edition Lab Manual Solutions 3-

Chapter 3 Solutions
NOTE: Lab 3.4 sets up the Linksys wireless router and must be completed in order
or all other Linksys!related labs to work later in the lab manual.
"cti#ity $uestions% Lab 3!&
3. Use the correct formula to calculate hat !" atts is in d#m.
Answer$ !%lo&!"%%%' (!.) d#m
(. Use the correct formula to calculate hat 3! d#m is in atts.
Answer$ lo&
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*3!+!%, ' !-". mW ' !.-/ atts
". Calculate the chan&e in 0oer in d#m.
Answer$ !%lo&*1"+"%, ' !.1/ d#m
1. What is the E234 in d#m usin& a radio ith a transmit 0oer of !1 d#m, losses of - d#m in cables
and connectors, and usin& a .-d#i antenna5
Answer$ !1 6 - 7 . ' -( d#m
8. Using the rule of 10s and 3s, what is 16 mW + 6 dBm in dBm?
Answer$ -
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' !/ so it doubles ( times8 (93'!-8 !- d#m 7 / d#m ' !) d#m
9. Using the rule of 10s and 3s, what is 16 mW + 6 dBm in mW?
Answer$ !/ 9 - 9 - ' /( mW
10.on!ert 6" mW to dBm and #om$are %our answer to the answer gi!en in
&te$ 8. 'ow a##urate was %our estimation using the rule of 10s and 3s?
Answer$ !%lo&/( ' !).! d#m8 !) :ersus !).! 6 :er; accurate
'e#iew $uestions% Lab 3!&
1. Wh% must wireless administrators learn a(out $ower #al#ulations?
Answer$ #ecause 0oer is re&ulated b; the <CC
). *s milliwatts in#rease (% a fa#tor of 10, how does dBm in#rease?
Answer$ Add !%
3. *s milliwatts in#rease (% a fa#tor of ), how does dBm in#rease?
Answer$ Add 3
". +he relationshi$ (etween milliwatts and dBm is linear. +rue or ,alse?
Answer$ <alse
-. .f $ower units are all gi!en in dBm, %ou #an sim$l% add or su(tra#t to get
the total $ower out$ut. +rue or ,alse?
Answer$ =rue
"cti#ity $uestions% Lab 3!(
). Use the Windows standard #al#ulator to #al#ulate the radius of the
,resnel /one.
Answer$ r ' (3.39s>rt?%.-"+*(9".1-",@ ' (."- feet
3. 0o %ou #onsider this le!el of (lo#1age a $ro(lem? Wh% or wh% not? .f %ou
#onsider this (lo#1age a $ro(lem, what is the most o(!ious wa% to sol!e
the $ro(lem?
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Lab Manual for CWNA Guide to Wireless LANs, Second Edition Lab Manual Solutions 3-
Answer$ Aes8 2t is &reater than (%B8 =rim the trees don until the; are not a 0roblem
". What is another $ossi(le wa% to redu#e the (lo#1age in the ,resnel /one?
Answer$ 3aise the antennas
-. What e2e#t will raising the antennas ha!e on the radius of the ,resnel
/one?
Answer$ None, because antenna hei&ht is not 0art of the e>uation
'e#iew $uestions% Lab 3!(
1. *s distan#e (etween the antennas in#reases, what ha$$ens to the radius
of the ,resnel /one?
Answer$ 2ncreases
). *s lin1 fre3uen#% in#reases, what ha$$ens to the radius of the ,resnel
/one?
Answer$ Cecreases
3. What are two #ommon solutions to a ,resnel /one (lo#1age $ro(lem?
Answer$ 3emo:e obstruction8 raise antennas
". What is the ma4imum $er#entage of ,resnel /one (lo#1age that #an
usuall% (e tolerated?
Answer$ (%B
-. Wh% arent ,resnel /one #al#ulations done on indoor lin1s?
Answer$ =he distance is not &reat enou&h to ha:e an effect8 also, there are more im0ortant factors ith
indoor ireless, such as concrete or metal alls
"cti#ity $uestions% Lab 3!3
5. What is the gain in dBi for the antenna %ou are using with %our a##ess
$oint?
an the antenna %ou are using wor1 outdoors as well as indoors?
What is the hori/ontal (eamwidth for %our antenna?
What is the !erti#al (eamwidth for %our antenna?
What is the indoor range in feet for %our antenna at 6 6($s?
What is the indoor range in feet for %our antenna at -" 6($s?
Answer$ -.- d#i8 No8 3/% de&rees8 /" de&rees8 3%% feet8 .% feet
8. 'ow does the gain on this #eiling mount antenna #om$are to the gain on
%our antenna?
'ow does the range of the #eiling mount antenna #om$are to the range
of %our antenna?
'ow does the !erti#al (eamwidth of the #eiling mount antenna #om$are
to the !erti#al (eamwidth of %our antenna?
Answer$ ".- d#i :ersus -.- d#i8 2t has &reater ran&e than the re&ular di0ole8 2t has less :ertical
beamidth than the re&ular di0ole
'e#iew $uestions% Lab 3!3
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1. Wh% is it im$ortant to 1now the hori/ontal and !erti#al (eamwidth of a
$arti#ular antenna?
Answer$ =o maDe sure ;ou ha:e ade>uate cell co:era&e for ;our WLAN
). What is the relationshi$ (etween range and fre3uen#%?
Answer$ 2n &eneral, the hi&her the fre>uenc;, the shorter the ran&e
3. What is the relationshi$ (etween gain and range?
Answer$ 2n &eneral, the hi&her the &ain, the lon&er the ran&e
". Wh% do %ou thin1 the hori/ontal (eamwidth on the wall mount antennas
is less than on the omnidire#tional antennas?
Answer$ #ecause bein& mounted a&ainst the all 0rohibits 3/% de&rees of transmission
-. What is the relationshi$ (etween (andwidth and range?
Answer$ 2n &eneral, the hi&her the bandidth, the shorter the ran&e
"cti#ity $uestions% Lab 3!4
3. What is the .7 address of %our 8thernet #onne#tion?
Answer$ Earies
5. What is the default &&.0 on this router? What is the default #hannel
#on9gured on this router?
Answer$ linDs;s8 Channel /
8. .s se#urit% mandator% on the :in1s%s router? What is the default se#urit%
setting?
Answer$ No8 Cisabled
11.What is the .7 address of the wired ;. now? .s it the same as the one
%ou re#orded in &te$ 3? .f it is di2erent than $re!iousl% re#orded, wh% do
%ou thin1 this is so?
Answer$ !!. Earies, but on !.-.!/).!.% netorD8 No8 =he LinDs;s router does netorD address
translation *NA=,
1).*re %ou #onne#ted wirelessl% to the :in1s%s router?
Answer$ Earies
16.What is the default router name?
Answer$ W3="(G *ma; be different, but it should be the model of the router,
19.What is %our $ro9le name? What is %our wireless mode fre3uen#% and
#onne#tion s$eed? 'ow is %our signal strength des#ri(ed?
Answer$ 2nfrastructure Mode8 Earies8 Earies, but could be E9cellent or Good, for e9am0le
)0.What is ha$$ening to the signal strength as %ou get farther awa% from
the wireless router? What is the des#ri$tion of %our signal strength now?
Answer$ Gets eaDer as ;ou tra:el farther from access 0oint8 Earies, but could be <air or 4oor, for
e9am0le
'e#iew $uestions% Lab 3!4
1. What is the default wireless mode setting, &&.0, and #hannel assignment
for the :in1s%s wireless router?
Answer$ Mi9ed mode8 linDs;s8 channel /
). What does <mi4ed mode= indi#ate?
Answer$ 2t ill acce0t )%-.!!b or )%-.!!& clients.
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3. +he :in1s%s wireless router #an do networ1 address translation as well as
0'7. +rue or ,alse?
Answer$ =rue
". What is the default gatewa% for the :in1s%s wireless router?
Answer$ !.-.!/).!.!
-. What is the relationshi$ (etween distan#e from the a##ess $oint and
wireless signal strength?
Answer$ =he &reater the distance, the eaDer the si&nal
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