CONTENUTI:

This course looks at the fundamentals required in the planning, implementation and operation of a Cisco Wireless Lan network. This course is designed to help provide students with the knowledge and hands on practice required to enable them to design, install, configure, monitor and conduct the basic troubleshooting tasks of a Cisco WLAN in an SMB or Enterprise installations. As this is associate level course the advanced features of the Cisco WLAN networks solutions will not be covered in depth.

Wireless Fundamentals

Explain Wireless Fundamentals

Describe RF Principles

Understand RF Mathematics

Describe Antenna Characteristics

Describe the Basics of Spread Spectrum

Describe Wireless Media Access

Describe Wireless Governance

Discovery Lab 1: Practice RF Math

Discovery Lab 2: Calculate EIRP and Choose the Correct Antenna

Discovery Lab 3: Explore the RF Spectrum

Discovery Lab 4: Analyze Wireless Frames

 

Security and Client Access

Describe Wireless Security Components

Explain 802.11 Security

Explain 802.1X/EAP Framework

Describe EAP Authentication

Describe WPA and WPA2 Security

Provide Guest Access

Native Operating Systems for WLAN Connectivity

Configure Smart Handheld Clients

Discovery Lab 5: Review Centralized Authentication

 

Define the Cisco Wireless Network Architecture

Define Cisco Wireless Network Deployment Options

Define One Management

Define One Policy

Define the Cisco One Network

Mobility Architecture Concepts

Optimize RF Conditions and Performance for Clients

Describe Layer 2 Infrastructure Support

Describe Protocols Used in Wired Infrastructure to Support Wireless

 

Implement Centralized Wireless Access

Initialize a Centralized WLC

Describe AP Initialization Explore Additional WLC Features Implement IPv6 in a Cisco Wireless Environment Configure Client Access Implement Roaming in the Centralized Architecture Discovery Lab 6: Initialize a Centralized WLAN Deployment

 

Implement Converged Wireless Access

Initialize a Converged WCM

Describe AP Connectivity

Explore Additional Wireless Features

Configure Client Access

Implement Roaming in the Converged Architecture

 

Implement Small and Remote Wireless Access

Overview of the FlexConnect Architecture

Overview of the Autonomous Architecture

Overview of the Cloud Architecture

 

WLAN Maintenance and Troubleshooting

Describe Wireless Maintenance

Explain Troubleshooting Tools

Describe Troubleshooting Methodology

 

WLAN Design

Predictive WLAN Design Process

WLAN Site Survey Process

 

Labs:

Lab 1: Configure Windows 7 Client Access

Lab 2: Configuring the Wired Infrastructure

Lab 3: Configuring the Centralized WLAN Deployment

Lab 4: Configuring IPv6 Operation in a Centralized WLAN Deployment

Lab 5: Configuring Security in a Centralized WLAN Deployment

Lab 6: Configuring Guest Access Using the Anchor WLC

Lab 7: Deploying a Converged Access WLAN

Lab 8: Configuring Security on a Converged WLAN Deployment

Lab 9: Implement a FlexConnect WLAN Deployment

Lab 10: Initialize an Autonomous WLAN Deployment

Lab 11: Configure Security on an Autonomous AP WLAN Deployment

Lab 12: Configure Security on a Cloud WLAN Deployment

Lab 13: Perform Centralized Controller Maintenance

Lab 14: Perform WiFi Scanning

Lab 15: Challenge—Various Trouble Tickets

Lab 16: Perform a Predictive WLAN Design

Lab 17: Perform Passive Site Survey Analysis