Wireless LAN Administration
Duration 5 days
Price £1,595.00 plus VAT
Edinburgh 21st July 2008
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Course Description
The Wireless LAN Administration training course offers detailed instruction on the foundation concepts and technologies of wireless data networking.
Course Duration: The course consists of 40 hours of combined lecture and labs.
Who should attend?
This course is designed for experienced networking professionals who wish to gain critical skills in wireless networking planning, installation, administration, site survey, troubleshooting and security.
Prerequisites:
It is recommended that all students have at least a basic knowledge of networking (as exhibited in Net+, CCNA, CNA, or MCP) prior to enrolling in the course.
Certification
Upon completion of the CWNA Certification course, students will be prepared to pass the CWNA Certification Exam (Exam #PW0-100) at Prometric Testing Centers.
Delivery Method: Instructor-led, classroom-delivery with structured, hands-on activities.
Course Content
| Radio Frequency (RF) Fundamentals
- RF behavior
- Principles of antennas
- Following power output regulations
- RF math calculations
Spread Spectrum Technologies
- Uses of Spread Spectrum
- Frequency Hopping
- Direct Sequencing
- Comparing DSSS to FHSS
- Co-location and throughput analysis
Hardware Installation, Configuration, and Management
- Access points
- Wireless bridges
- Wireless workgroup bridges
- Client devices
- Residential gateways
- Enterprise gateways
Antennas and Accessories
- Omni-directional
- Semi-directional
- Directional
- Determining coverage areas
- Proper mounting and safety
- Performing outdoor/indoor installations
- Power over Ethernet
- Cables and connector usage requirements
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Organizations and Standards
- FCC rules
- Frequency ranges and channels
- IEEE 802.11 family of standards
- Wireless LAN organizations
- HomeRF
- Bluetooth
- Infrared
802.11 Network Architecture
- Joining a wireless LAN
- Authentication and association
- Basic Service Set
- Extended Service Set
- Independent Basic Service Set
- Roaming in a wireless LAN
- Beacons and Probe Frames
- Power management features
Physical and MAC Layers
- Differences between wireless and Ethernet frames
- Collision handling and the use of RTS/CTS
- Throughput and dynamic rate selection
- Analysis of DCF/PCF
- Interframe spacing
- Effects of packet fragmentation
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Wireless LAN Security
- Analysis of 802.11 security including WEP
- Available security solutions
- Types of network attacks
- Protecting the network from attacks
- Corporate security policies
- Security recommendations
Site Surveying
- Defining business requirements
- Facility analysis
- Interviewing network management and users
- Identifying bandwidth requirements
- Determining contours of RF coverage
- Documenting installation problems
- Locating interference
- Reporting methodology and procedures
Troubleshooting Wireless LANs
- Multipath
- Hidden node
- Near/Far
- Identifying and resolving interference problems
- Maximizing system throughput
- Maximizing Co-location throughput
- Channel reuse for roaming
- Range considerations
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