| Home Catalog FAQ | Log In |
Bundle Discount!
Save 30% when you build your own bundle of three or more books, including Take Control of...
(30% discount overrides other coupons and is calculated on the first screen of our cart.)
Take Control of iPad Networking & Security
Learn more about iPad networking, and keep your passwords and data safe!
Once you move beyond connecting to a simple home Wi-Fi network or using 3G data, you'll want to read networking expert Glenn Fleishman's discussion of how to integrate your iPad into more-complex networks and keep its data safe from prying eyes. Along with offering advice about Wi-Fi and 3G connections, Glenn explains how to protect your data in transit, and how to set up Bluetooth for various types of connections, including an iPhone personal hotspot, a wireless keyboard, and peer-to-peer pairing.
Covers iOS 4.3, original iPad and iPad 2, and GSM and CDMA.
“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.
- More Info
- Contents & Intro
- What’s New
- FAQ
- Blog
Inside, you'll find advice and steps for how to:
- Use an iPhone's personal hotspot to connect any iPad to the Internet.
- Connect to a Wi-Fi network at work, home, or when at a public hotspot.
- Tweak a Wi-Fi network to give your iPad a faster connection.
- Connect to Wi-Fi using secure connections—learn about the security pros and cons of MAC address filtering, WEP, WPA, WPA2, and VPNs.
- Enable and manage a 3G data plan. This topic focuses on AT&T and Verizon Wireless in the United States, but it also takes a global perspective, with brief details about some data plans outside the United States and what to consider when traveling to a different country.
- Save on your data plan by monitoring your 3G usage.
- Connect to Bluetooth peripherals such as keyboards and headsets, and do tethering and peer-to-peer pairing.
- Understand what's at risk and protect the private passwords, documents, and data stored on your iPad.
- Take preventative action against a lost or stolen iPad by installing third-party remote-tracking software and turning on Apple's Find My iPhone.
- Use Find My iPhone if your iPad is lost or stolen.
Book Info
iPad & KindleAn EPUB is available to purchasers of this ebook; log in to your account to download it. More info... A Mobipocket file is available to purchasers of this ebook; log in to your account to download it. More info... |
About the Author
|
Book Reviews
Author Interviews
|
Glenn Fleishman is a technology 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
Table of Contents
|
Read Me FirstThis book covers how to use your iPad on a Wi-Fi or 3G network securely, making connections with ease while protecting your data and your device. It also covers other tasks that rely on a network, such as retrieving documents to read and remotely controlling computers from your iPad. It was written by Glenn Fleishman, edited by Tonya Engst, and published by TidBITS Publishing Inc. |
Introduction
An argument against the iPad before its introduction was that it was just “a big iPod touch.” In reality, it is not: the bigger screen makes it possible to use it in a different way altogether. But from the standpoint of networking and other communications, the iPad is like a giant iPod touch—with some iPhone features thrown in, too.
Like the iPod touch, the iPad can’t place phone calls via the separate voice portion of a cellular network, and it has Wi-Fi built in; like the iPhone, the 3G iPad can send and receive data over a 3G cellular network—but it can’t handle cell phone calls. This combination of options—and the likelihood that you probably don’t own both a Wi-Fi–only and a 3G iPad—has implications for the choices you make about how you connect and the security of those connections.
One of the most important ongoing decisions you’ll make about your iPad is how to obtain a network connection. If you have a 3G iPad, you may choose each month whether to enable cellular data connectivity or not. Those with Wi-Fi–only iPads may spend a fair amount of time finding, connecting to, and interacting with Wi-Fi networks all over. There’s plenty of advice in this title on both 3G and Wi-Fi connections and networks.
In this book, I guide you through how to make consistent and secure network connections, whether over Wi-Fi or 3G, and how to best protect your data and your iPad.
iPad Networking & Security Quick Start
This book explains how to use an iPad safely on a network, including how to connect and customize a connection, and how to secure data that’s on your device or that’s passing over a network. You can read the ebook in order or skip to topics of particular interest.
To make a connection right away with a minimum of fuss, skip to an option in the “Make a connection fast” list, just below. For Wi-Fi connections, note that Connect to a Secure Wi-Fi Network explains security and password options and Wi-Fi Troubleshooting has advice for fixing problematic connections.
Also, if you have a Wi-Fi–only iPad and are wondering how you can make a 3G connection, don’t miss Alternatives to iPad Data Plans.
Make a connection fast:
- Start with the Quick Connection Guide and Connect with Wi-Fi at Home or Work, Connect to a Wi-Fi Hotspot while you are out and about, or Connect with 3G.
- If you need more details, look for more information in In-Depth on Wi-Fi or Work with 3G.
- T0 connect to a Bluetooth device, see Set Up Bluetooth.
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 iPad Goes Missing.
Learn to use a 3G iPad’s cellular data services:
- Discover the ins and outs of cellular data plans in Work with 3G.
- Avoid unexpected data service plan fees. See Keep Usage Restrained and Choose to Use 3G or Wi-Fi.
- Keep cellular data costs under control outside your home country. Read Cross-Border 3G iPad Use.
Go under the hood, gain more control, and solve problems:
- For a quick overview of new features for the iPad in iOS 4.2, from the perspective of networking and security topics, flip ahead a page or so to What’s New for the iPad in iOS 4.
- 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 iPads in Tweaking Your Home Network for Faster iPad Performance.
- Get advice on setting up a secure wireless network in Connect to a Secure Wi-Fi Network.
- Learn how to turn off the iPad’s various wireless radios in Airplane Mode.
What’s New in Version 1.3
Improvements in iOS with the release of 4.3 have been folded into this version. This includes network-related features, such as:
- Apple has released Verizon Wireless versions of the iPad 2 that use Verizon’s less-common cellular network standard, CDMA. Information related to Verizon’s network has been added and updated throughout the book.
- Service plan information for prepaid and postpaid plans for AT&T and Verizon Wireless has been altered.
- "Alternatives to iPad Data Plans," a topic that discusses alternatives to using a 3G network for iPad access, has been dramatically simplified due to improvements in using phones as mobile hotspots, and the addition of Bluetooth tethering to the iPad.
- The "Set Up Bluetooth" chapter was updated to explain how and why to use Bluetooth tethering with an iPad to gain access to the Internet through a phone, laptop, or router.
Beyond the Verizon-related changes noted above, no changes were necessary for the iPad 2, which has minor hardware differences from the original iPad, but otherwise functions the same from the network and security standpoint.
I also removed two chapters on apps for remote access and document access because of the rapid changes in apps in those categories and because of an apparent lack of general interest on the part of readers. Most of the former “Access Documents” chapter is covered in Take Control of Working with Your iPad.
The EPUB-formatted file for this new version was created using Take Control’s in-house procedure, instead of outsourcing it, as we’ve done previously. The new look is now much closer to the usual Take Control styling. (The EPUB is available for download from your Take Control Ebooks account, after purchase.)
Can I read this ebook on an iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, or Kindle?
There are lots of great ways to read our ebooks on these devices. For more details, please read our latest Device Advice.
Ask a Question
Feel free to ask us or post on our GetSatisfaction site if you have a question about this book!
Send Us Your Comments!
How could we not publish such kind words? If you'd like to send us your comments (good or bad, though we hope they're all good), just click the Feedback link on the cover of your copy of the ebook. Be sure to let us know if we can publish your comment. Thanks!
Update Plans
June 21, 2011—Now that version 1.3 of this ebook has been released, we do not plan to create another update for iOS 4.x. We are seriously considering a new edition for iOS 5, however. And, now that it is October 2011, Glenn has begun work on a new iOS 5 edition, but it's unclear when it will be completed.
—Tonya Engst
AT&T Revises iPad Data Plans
January 23, 2012 --
As of January 22, 2012, AT&T has modified its iPad data plans. Although the lowest level plan—250 MB for $14.99 a month— remains available, the upper tier has been split in two: new subscribers can choose between $30 for 3 GB or $50 for 5 GB a month. Those who have subscribed to the previously available 2 GB for $25 plan and automatically renew it can keep that plan for now. Glenn Fleishman slices and dices the new AT&T data plan offerings (including those that affect iPhone and tethered account users) in his TidBITS article, AT&T Raises Data Plan Prices for New Customers.
—Michael E. Cohen
iOS 4.3.3 and iOS 4.2.8 Address Location Tracking Bugs
May 5, 2011 --
The "discovery" by two researchers in April 2011 that iOS devices were storing far more location-related information than necessary, and that the information could be accessed relatively easily, incited a firestorm of criticism. Apple has now addressed those criticisms with two iOS updates.
—Michael E. Cohen
Visit our catalog to see all the other books we publish!
Teach classes? Check out our discounted class copy pricing!
Orders are processed for us by eSellerate (ebooks) and QOOP (print books) on secure sites.
Copyright 2012 TidBITS Publishing Inc. | Privacy Policy | Contact | Follow on Twitter