This is a wireless course with a difference because of it's unbiased and practical nature. The course starts with examining the Risks and Rewards of Going Wireless. It will then cover WiFi basics which include an overview of wireless communications and how radio works. A detailed examination is then made of Wireless Personal Area Networks or WPANs (Bluetooth/ IEEE 802.15) which are similar to their wired counterparts but based on radio. Wireless Local Area Networks or WLANs (IEEE 802.11) are then reviewed with a practical comparison to the standard wired LANs. Wireless Wide Area Networks are then examined with an emphasis on how they are expanding to provide broadband services.The course attendee's will have the opportunity to set up all the networks discussed in the course. In the practical exercises different products will be used for creating the networks and the course attendee's will be able to compare the different brands. At the end of the course you should have a clear understanding of the choices available to you in designing and implementing your own wireless network.