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Enterprise Wi-Fi Administration (CWNA)

Enterprise Wi-Fi Administration (CWNA)

Learn to successfully survey, install, and administer enterprise-class Wi-Fi networks.

GK# 3603

$3595 USD

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The CWNA certification is the foundation-level enterprise Wi-Fi certification for the CWNP Program. Achieving it sets your wireless career on a firm foundation, ensuring you have the skills to successfully survey, install, and administer enterprise Wi-Fi networks.

In this hands-on course, you will gain a full understanding of how radio frequency affects networking so you can perform site surveys, design a high-performance network, and protect both users and sensitive data from potential intruders. Plus, you will explore advanced topics such as VoWLAN deployments, seamless mobile connectivity, and detailed wireless frame analysis. You will use enterprise-class hardware and software tools during live lab exercises, simulating a state-of-the-art production environment.

 

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What You'll Learn

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  • Radio frequency properties, behaviors, and regulations, and how they affect networking
  • Wireless standards, including 802.11 extensions a, b, g, and n
  • General troubleshooting tips to common real-world 802.11n issues
  • General parameters for performing a successful site survey, along with software tools that reduce time and expense
  • Device-level Wi-Fi communications processes
  • Why 802.11n networks operate the way they do and how to apply that knowledge when faced with problems that stump most network administrators
  • Using wireless network analyzers to capture live data and pinpoint potential network issues
  • How using radio frequency makes wireless networks vulnerable
  • Most common wireless threats and how to detect and defend against them
  • Wireless security standards for keeping unauthorized users out and maintaining wireless data privacy
  • Applying WPA2 security standards, including 802.1X/EAP and AES, along with the devices used to apply them
  • Wireless intrusion detection and why it's essential for maintaining a secure network

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1. WLAN Infrastructure

  • The Basic Service Set
  • Access Points
  • WLAN Controllers
  • Wi-Fi Stations
  • Independent Basic Service Set (IBSS)

2. WLAN Standards

  • WLAN Organizations
  • The IEEE 802.11 Standard 
  • 802.11 Amendments 
  • 802.11 and Wi-Fi 

3. RF Fundamentals

  • Channels and Bands
  • Modulation and Coding
  • RF Math
  • Multipath 

4. Antennas and Outdoor Wireless

  • Link Budgets
  • Antenna Operation 
  • Antenna Types
  • Antenna Coverage Patterns 

5. WPA/WPA2 Authentication

  • 802.11 Security Amendments
  • 802.11i Robust Security Networks
  • Preshared Key
  • 802.1X 
  • 802.1X/EAP Authentication
  • Mutual Authentication and Key Negotiation

6. WPA/WPA2 Encryption

  • WLAN Encryption 
  • WPA/WPA2 Encryption Options
  • RC4 Encryption
  • TKIP Improvements
  • AES-CCMP
  • 802.11i Encryption Summary

7. WLAN Operation

  • 802.11 Channel Access
  • CSMA/CA
  • Interframe Spacing
  • Random Backoff Time
  • Acknowledgements 
  • An Arbitration Example
  • Effects of Arbitration

8. Mixed Mode Operation

  • Mixed Mode Networks
  • 802.11b/g Mixed Mode
  • 802.11g/n Mixed Mode
  • 802.11n 2.4 GHz Problems
  • 802.11n 5 GHz
  • Mixed Mode Best Practices

9. Security Design

  • RSN Concerns 
  • Wireless Data Security
  • Network Security
  • Guest Access
  • RF Denial
  • MAC Address Spoofing
  • Endpoint Security
  • Enterprise WIDS
  • Security Design Best Practices

10. Troubleshooting Station Connections

  • Common Station Problems
  • Radio On/Off Switches
  • Wi-Fi Client Utilities 
  • Power Management Protocols

11. WLAN Analysis

  • Packet Capture
  • Protocol Analysis Software
  • The Wi-Fi Connection 
  • Discovery Analysis
  • Authentication and Association
  • Roaming
  • Secure Connections
  • Connection Loss

12. WLAN Channel Analysis

  • Analyzing the Channel
  • Using the Protocol Analyzers
  • Basic 802.11 Overhead 
  • Channel Efficiency
  • Performance Degradation
  • Spectrum Analyzers

13. Enterprise Infrastructure Design

  • Basic AP Configuration
  • Enterprise WLAN Needs
  • Wireless Network Management Systems 
  • Wireless VLANs
  • Power over Ethernet
  • Picocells
  • Client Isolation
  • RTS/CTS
  • AP Optimization Best Practices

14. Station Optimization

  • Station Configuration
  • Additional Station Settings
  • Station Optimization Best Practices

15. QoS Configuration

  • Legacy WLANs
  • QBSS Load
  • Enhanced Distributed Channel Access
  • Priority Settings
  • QoS Configuration Best Practices

16. Channel Optimization

  • RF Difficulties 
  • Roaming
  • Common WLAN Types
  • Alternative technologies
  • Channel Optimization Best Practices

17. Site Surveys

  • Radio Frequency Problems
  • Site Surveys
  • Kit Preparation
  • WLAN Simulation Software
  • Post-Installation Surveying 
  • Live Survey Software
  • Site Survey Best Practices

18. Next-Generation WLANs

  • Next-Generation Improvements
  • Automatic RF management
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • Secure Roaming 
  • Mesh Networks
  • Home Media Streaming
  • Wi-Fi Cellular Calling

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Lab 1. WLAN Client Management
Lab 2. WLAN Protocol Analyzers
Lab 3. WLAN Channel Analyzers
Lab 4. Spectrum Analyzer Setup: WiSpy with Chanalyzer
Lab 5. WLAN Configuration: WPA2 Enterprise
Lab 6. Wireless IDS Setup
Lab 7. Connection Analysis
Lab 8. Performance Analysis
Lab 9. VoWLAN Setup and Testing
Lab 10. Roaming
Lab 11. Site Survey: Planning and Simulation
Lab 12. Site Survey: Live Coverage Mapping

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Related Certifications

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Who Should Attend

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  • Administrators: network, systems, infrastructure, security, and LAN/WLANs
  • Support professionals: technical assistance and field support
  • Designers: network, systems, and infrastructure
  • Developers: wireless software and hardware products
  • Consultants and integrators: IT and security
  • Decision makers: infrastructure managers, IT managers, security directors, chief security officers, and chief technology officers
  • CCNAs

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Course Delivery

This course is available in the following formats:

Classroom Live

Receive face-to-face instruction at one of our training center locations.

Duration: 5 day

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Experience expert-led online training from the convenience of your home, office or anywhere with an internet connection.

Duration: 5 day

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