Livre numérique Take Control of iPad Networking & Security

Inside, you'll find advice and steps for how to:

• Set up an iPhone personal hotspot so that you can put any iPad on 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.
• Connect with 3G: This topic is most detailed in its discussions of plans from 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 with your iPad.
• Monitor and limit 3G data usage to save on your data plan.
• 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: Get ideas for installing third-party remote-tracking software and turn on Apple's Find My iPhone.
• Find out how to use Find My iPhone if your iPad is lost or stolen.