Take Control of Networking & Security in iOS 6
Connect with confidence, and keep your passwords and data safe!
Basic network connections from an iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch can be simple to make, but sometimes you need to go beyond the basics. In this ebook, you'll profit from networking expert Glenn Fleishman's advice on key topics, such as handling hotspot portal pages, creating secure Wi-Fi connections, signing up for the right cellular data plan, setting up your device as a mobile hotspot, conserving cellular data, connecting Bluetooth peripherals, protecting personal data, and using Find My iPhone and other remote tracking software.
“I am so very, very delighted with your coverage of the iPad. Previously I was always looking for answers in other manuals. None were complete like yours are. You answer the questions! Your manuals are so fantastic.” —Dennis M. (writing about a previous edition)
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- Contents & Intro
- What’s New
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You'll learn how to:
Make Wi-Fi connections: Connect via Wi-Fi at home or work, at a public hotspot, and with (or without) various forms of security. Glenn discusses the more modern and favored and WPA2 security method, and he explains why WEP and MAC addressing should be avoided (but how to deal with them if you must).
Connect to a cellular network: Decide which data plan to sign up for, and get advice on limiting your use of the cellular network to stay within the bounds of your plan. Although Glenn focuses on plans in the United States, overall, the information is for everyone, no matter where you are. You'll also find money-saving tips about traveling to a different country with your device.
Connect to Bluetooth peripherals: Find advice about "pairing" your iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch with devices like headsets and keyboards.
Make a mobile hotspot: Learn how a cellular-connected iOS device can relay its data connection to some other device that doesn't have a cellular connection. For example, your iPad with a data plan can put an iPod touch and a laptop (Mac or Windows) on the Internet—at the same time!
Protect your data and privacy: Understand what aspects of your documents, passwords, and privacy could be at risk should the wrong person gain access to your device or its network communications. Also, get advice for how to prevent a break-in, or minimize the damage if your mobile device falls into the wrong hands.
Track your device: See how you can use the Find My iPhone app (whether for your iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch) in order to find (or erase!) your device if it is lost or stolen. Also, consider whether Apple's Find My Friends or a third-party app could work well for you.
Book Info
- 127 pages
- Version 1.0
- Published Nov 09, 2012
- 1.9 MB download
- ISBN: 9781615424122
- Free sample with Table of Contents, Intro, Quick Start, and section starts.
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About the Author
 Glenn Fleishman is a tech journalist based in Seattle, where he lives with his wife and two sons, both of whom are adept at accidentally pressing the power button on his laptop.
He’s a contributing editor at TidBITS, responsible for much of their Web infrastructure; a columnist for the Seattle Times; a regular contributor to the Economist's Babbage blog; a senior contributor at Macworld; a regular voice on BoingBoing; and a Jeopardy winner. He appears regularly on public radio programs.
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Table of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Read Me First
- Introduction
- Quick Start to iOS Networking and Security
- In-Depth on Wi-Fi
- Connect to a Secure Wi-Fi Network
- Work with Cellular
- Make a Mobile Hotspot
- Set Up Bluetooth
- Airplane Mode
- Transfer Data Securely
- Keep Data Safe
- When Your Device Goes Missing
- About This Book
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Read Me First
This ebook describes how to use your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad with iOS 6 on a Wi-Fi or cellular/mobile network securely, making connections with ease while protecting your data. It also covers Bluetooth networking, tracking an iOS device, solving connection problems, and picking the right mobile broadband plan or other option for cellular connectivity. It was written by Glenn Fleishman, edited by Tonya Engst, and published by TidBITS Publishing Inc.
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Introduction
Networking should be simple, and security should be automatic. And money should grow on trees. Despite how intuitive it is to pick up and use an iOS device, requiring little thought as to how it connects to a cellular or Wi-Fi network, it becomes quite complex as soon as you drill down to any details. This is especially true when connectivity fails, and you try to troubleshoot the problem.
Security is an even denser area. Apple makes the default choices in iOS reasonably secure, but to ensure real protection for your data—whether your device is stolen or while your bits are traveling through the æther—you need to know how it all works.
As someone who has spent a decade writing about wireless networking, I can confirm that it can simply work. When it doesn’t, that’s when you need to roll up your sleeves. This ebook is full of advice about what to do when your network connection fails or can’t be made in the first place.
I discuss the ins and outs of choosing a cellular data plan, living within the constraints of such offerings, and reducing data usage or offloading it to Wi-Fi. I also cover Bluetooth networking.
While iOS has plenty of security features, to use them properly you may need to supplement the limited settings that Apple offers with third-party apps. This is especially true when it comes to keeping your data safe from others’ prying eyes, whether your data is stored on your iOS device or sent over a network, and when you need to recover a lost or stolen device.
No iOS device is an island. This book will help you learn how to connect easily and securely to the “main”—the rest of your network and the Internet.
Quick Start to iOS Networking and Security
This ebook explains how to use your iOS 6 device safely on a network, including how to connect and how to customize a connection, and how to secure data that’s on the device or that’s passing over a network. You can read the ebook in order or skip to topics of particular interest.
Make a connection:
- Hook up with Wi-Fi without worries by reading In-Depth on Wi-Fi.
- Discover the ins and outs of cellular data plans from AT&T, Verizon Wireless, and Sprint, and get advice about other carriers, in Work with Cellular.
- Connect your device to a Bluetooth accessory, see Set Up Bluetooth.
- Turn on the mobile hotspot and use its connection with another iOS device, Mac OS X, or Windows. Read Make a Mobile Hotspot.
Ensure you’re secure:
- Set up a secure Wi-Fi connection. Read Connect to a Secure Wi-Fi Network.
- Prevent others from sniffing your passwords and data over wireless networks. See Transfer Data Securely.
- Don’t let your data fall into the wrong hands. See Keep Data Safe.
- Learn how to set up the “Find My iPhone” service, and find out what to do When Your Device Goes Missing.
Go under the hood, gain more control, and solve problems:
- Read Managing Wi-Fi Connections to learn the ins and outs of joining and forgetting hotspot networks, configuring your device to connect in complex scenarios, and work through problems with Wi-Fi Troubleshooting.
- Find tips for setting up a residential Wi-Fi network to work well with iOS devices in Tweaking Your Network for Faster Performance.
- Avoid unexpected data service plan fees. See Keep Usage Restrained and Choose to Use Cellular Data or Wi-Fi.
- Keep cellular data costs under control outside your home country. Read Cross-Border Mobile Use.
- Learn how to turn off the wireless radios in your device in Airplane Mode.
What’s New in This Edition
This ebook significantly updates and brings together two separate Take Control ebooks that I wrote previously about networking and security in iOS 3 and iOS 4. One covered the iPad, and the other discussed the iPhone and iPod touch. Because of Apple’s release schedule, having separate ebooks made sense.
Due to Take Control’s crowded publication calendar, those ebooks skipped iOS 5 completely. Now, in a single ebook, I cover networking and security for all Apple devices that can run iOS 6.
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