In this course, you will prepare for the CCNA Wireless certification, an associate-level certification and a prerequisite to the Cisco Certified Networking Professional (CCNP) Wireless curriculum. You will learn to use, position, plan, implement, and operate Cisco WLAN networks. Through hands-on labs, you will gain the information and practice necessary to prepare to design, install, configure, monitor, and conduct basic troubleshooting tasks of a Cisco WLAN in SMB and Enterprise installations.

For the classroom version of this course, laptops are provided to participate in the hands-on labs. If you'd prefer to use your own laptop, please ensure the laptop has an Ethernet port as well as an internal wireless NIC, 802.11a/b/g/n. For laptops running on Windows Vista or Windows 7, please include a terminal emulator such as HyperTerminal or ensure that you have administrator rights to the laptop to install software used in class.

What You'll Learn

• Wireless fundamentals, such as topologies, RF principles and math, antennae, spread spectrum technologies, frames and physics, wireless regulatory bodies, standards and certifications, and the non-802.11f wireless technologies and their impact on Wi-Fi
• Cisco Unified Wireless Networks basics and how to configure a Cisco Unified Wireless Network controller and a Cisco Mobility Express controller
• Configure default operating system wireless client configuration tools
• Use the Cisco Aironet Desktop Utility, Site Survey Utility, and the Cisco Secure Services Client (SSC)
• Cisco Compatible Extensions program
• Configure wireless security
• Manage the wireless network from the Cisco Wireless Control System (WCS)
• Maintain and troubleshoot wireless networks

Who Needs to Attend

• Network engineers, network administrators, network managers, and system engineers
• WLAN designers, planners, implementers, and optimizers
• Anyone wishing to attain the CCNP Wireless certification

Prerequisites

• ICND1 - Interconnecting Cisco Network Devices 1

Follow-On Courses

• CUWSS - Conducting Cisco Unified Wireless Site Survey v2.0
• IAUWS - Implementing Advanced Cisco Unified Wireless Security v2.0
• IUWMS - Implementing Cisco Unified Wireless Mobility Services v2.0

Certification Programs and Certificate Tracks

This course is part of the following programs or tracks:

• CCNA Wireless

Course Outline

1. Wireless Fundamentals

• Wireless Networks and Topologies
• Wireless LANs RF Principles
• Radio Frequency Mathematics
• Antennae
• Spread Spectrum Technologies
• Wireless Regulatory Bodies, Standards, and Certifications
• Wireless Media Access
• Non-802.11 Wireless Technologies and their Impact on WLANs
• The Journey of a Wireless Frame
• Design and Site Survey Considerations

2. Install a Basic Cisco Wireless LAN

• Cisco Unified Wireless Network Architecture Basics
• Configure a Controller
• Discover and Associate with a Controller
• AP Operational Modes
• Roaming
• Manage the Network from the Controller
• Configure and Migrate Standalone Access Points

3. Install Wireless Clients

• Use Default Configuration Tools
• Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client
• The Cisco Compatible Extensions Program

4. Implement Basic WLAN Security

• WLAN Security
• Establish IEEE 802.11 Security
• Centralize WLAN Authentication
• EAP Authentications
• Manage Authentication and Encryption with WPA and WPA2
• Configure Wireless Security on Controllers and Clients

5. Operate Basic WCS

• WCS And Cisco WCS Navigator
• Install Cisco WCS Interface
• Controllers from Cisco WCS
• WCS: Work with Pre-Configured Maps
• WCS: Monitor the Network with Cisco WCS
• WCS: Work with CleanAir in Cisco WCS

6. Conduct Basic WLAN Maintenance and Troubleshooting

• Maintain the System
• Troubleshoot