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Project Number: CS-EOA-0009 A LOCATION AWARE SECURITY APPLICATION A Major Qualifying Project Report: submitted to the Faculty of the WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Science by _________________________________ Andrew J. Bangs _________________________________ Shaun M. Haerinck _________________________________ Aubrey J. Klaft Date: March 3, 2006 Approved: _________________________________ Professor Emmanuel O. Agu 1. wireless networking 2. security 3. computers Abstract Lending out computer hardware provides benefits in productivity, but has always run the risk of material theft. The goal was to create Nooget, a platform independent, software only, indoor laptop security system, where many devices could be tracked from a central location using the 802.11 Wireless Local Area Network standard. It was created in Java, using modules with an object orientated design, and is able to accurately locate a user to within 10 feet. Acknowledgements We would like to give special thanks to our advisor, Professor Emmanuel Agu, of the WPI Computer Science department, for his dedication, assistance, and patience throughout this project. His perseverance and determination to succeed helped us realize our potential and aided us in seeing our project reach completion. We would also like to recognize the WPI employees who assisted our group along the way. In particular, we’d like to thank Chris Salter and all of WPI’s Plant Services employees for donating the campus maps we used in our project. Without these maps, Nooget would not have the visual aspect that is needed to display a client’s location. We’d also like to thank Justin Brooks for answering all the questions we had regarding the ATC laptops. The information he provided allowed us to compare different laptops and gather necessary statistics about the various hardware. Additionally, we would like to thank the entire staffing at the Gordon Li