iPad & iPhone Administrator's Guide

CHAPTER 4Setting Up Wireless Networks on the iPad and iPhone

In this chapter, we’ll look at how to connect your iPads and iPhones to your wireless network. Unless you’re content to have the iPads and iPhones live their online life through the cell network, this is a vital step to getting the most out of the devices— and it’s often the first step to applying policy to them.

We’ll start by discussing how to plan your wireless network connections. If you already have a wireless network that has plenty of bandwidth looking for business, you may be all set. Otherwise, you may need to reinforce the wireless network to provide extra bandwidth (and perhaps coverage) for the iPads and iPhones. If you don’t have a wireless network, we’ll look briefly at ...