| | |  | Programming | Home » » CWNA Certified Wireless Network Administrator Official Study Guide (Exam PW0-100), Fourth Edition (Certification Press) | | | | | | | Description: | | The only official study guide for CWNA Exam PW0-100 Fully authorized by the exam developers at the CWNP program, this comprehensive study guide thoroughly covers all the topics on the CWNA certification exam. Work at your own pace through a system of lessons, scenarios, and review questions to learn the material quickly and easily. CWNA Certified Wireless Network Administrator Official Study Guide will help you prepare for the exam by showing you, step-by-step, how to implement, troubleshoot, and maintain wireless LANs. Get the only study guide endorsed by the creators of the CWNA exam and start your career as an expert wireless network administrator. Maximize your performance on the exam by learning: Complete Exam Coverage Comprehensive details on all CWNA exam objectives Review questions modeled after the real exam Helpful chapter summaries and key term lists Vendor-neutral coverage of wireless technologies and equipment
| | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Tom Carpenter | | Paperback:
| 644 pages | | Publisher:
| McGraw-Hill Osborne Media | | Publication Date:
| August 17, 2007 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 0071494901 | | Package Length:
| 9.0 inches | | Package Width:
| 7.2 inches | | Package Height:
| 1.4 inches | | Package Weight:
| 2.4 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 6 reviews |
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1 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Thorough review of the basicsJan 27, 2009
This text was probably my third book to cover 802.11 wireless and I was thoroughly impressed. The author covered the appropriate material at the appropriate level for the CWNA certification. I especially appreciated the explanations of 8021x authentication and the section on weaknesses in WEP authentication/encryption. I would certainly recommend this book for those seeking a foundation knowledge in 802.11 and the CWNA certification.
2 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Great Resource, a little rough around the edgesJan 12, 2009
I am sure like most other purchasers of this book, I utilized it to study for and pass the CWNA certification exam, it was a very helpful resource. I found the book very readable, un-like many other industry certification preparation texts. The information was presented in an organized manor, coinciding with the topics of the exam.
Unfortunately the book had quite a few errors, some were minor typos, but some were in sample calculations. These errors could have been very detrimental to the novice applicant had this been the applicant's sole source of preparation material. From the forward of the book, it was stated that this item was a complete re-write from the third edition, due to the dynamic nature of wireless and the recent changes to the IEEE 802.11. Effectively, this writing was a first edition and errors of this type are not unexpected in a textbook's first printing. At the time I was using the book it had been in print for about 9 months, and when I went to the publisher's site the errata for this book did not exist, the only available was still for the third edition.
I contacted both the author and the publisher at that time; I was disappointed with the lack of response from the publisher, as well as the continuing lack of updated errata.
The good news is that the author, Tom Carpenter, did reply and assure me that he had also contacted his publisher and that the corrections would be published, but that he had very little control over the time frame.
Several months later in July of 08, the publisher Osborne-McGraw-Hill provided updated errata for the fourth edition. I would recommend that anyone using the book for test preparation get the updated errata from the publisher's web site.
I would hope that future printings will be updated to correct these deficiencies.
Despite the typographical errors I found it to be a very useful study companion and plan on using Tom Carpenter's CWSP Certified Wireless Security Professional Official Study Guide (Exam PW0-200), Second Edition when I undertake preparations for my CWSP exam and certification.
1 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Great Book!!Dec 02, 2008
This is a great book for anyone wishing to study for and pass the CWNA exam. Tom goes to great lengths to communicate the information clearly and correctly in a very understandable manner. In the front of the book Tom mentions that readers can email him for additional info or clarification on certain subjects covered...and he really means it. He & I communicated many times as I studied (sometimes more deeply than was necessary) for the exam. Both the book...and Tom are a great resource for the serious IT professional.
-Robert Finley, CWNA, MCP, Network+, Security+
3 of 4 found the following review helpful:
 Tedious nd DisappointingOct 13, 2008
I looked forward to the publication of this 4th Edition of the CWNA Guide, however I was woefully disappointed with it. The author's writing style is extremely dull and he does not seem to have the ability to convey useful technical information in the accessible and interesting way that the other 2 sets of authors (Planet 3 wireless team), and the other CWNA book by David Coleman and David Westcott achieve. All in all compared to the 2 earlier books, this is a painful book to get through. It just does not flow very well. As a result I've decided to keep the 2 other CWNA books, and use this one just for reference for the newer topics. I sincerley hope that the next edition will be written by Devin Akin and the Planet 3 Wireless team.
7 of 9 found the following review helpful:
 Passed the CWNA!!Feb 02, 2008
This book was a great tool for helping me pass the CWNA! Tom has covered the material in enough detail that it gives you a foundation of wireless knowledge to build on to pass the CWNA test. As Tom states in the book, you need to use other reference material, in addition to this book, to prepare for the test.
thanks Tom!
Bruce
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