Courses Detailed

After completing this course, the student should be able to:

• Describe 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
• Describe the Cisco Unifies Wireless Networks basics and configure a Cisco Unified Wireless Network controller and a Cisco Mobility Express controller
• Describe and configure default operating system wireless client configuration tools, use the Cisco Aironet Desktop Utility an Site Survey Utility and the Cisco Secure Services Client (SSC), and describe the Cisco Compatible Extensions program
• Describe and configure wireless security
• Manage the wireless network from the Cisco Wireless Control System (WCS)
• Maintain and troubleshoot wireless networks

This course prepares student towards Cisco CCNA-Wireless Certification and CCNP-Wireless Certification.

The goal of the IUWNE v2.0 is to provide students with information and practice activities to prepare them to help design, install, configure, monitor and conduct basic troubleshooting tasks of a Cisco WLAN in SMB and Enterprise installations. As an associate level, the course aims at providing entry level information, and will not specialize in any of the advanced features of the Cisco WLAN networks solutions.

Prerequisites

• Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices Part 1 (ICND1)
• Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices Part 2 (ICND2)

Course Outline

 

• Module 0 -- Course Introduction
• Module 1 Describe Wireless Fundamentals
  • Introducing Wireless Networks and Topologies
  • Introducing Wireless LANs RF Principles
  • Understanding Radio Frequency Mathematics
  • Examining Antennae
  • Describing Spread Spectrum Technologies
  • Introducing Wireless Regulatory Bodies, Standards and Certifications
  • Examining Wireless Media Access
  • Understanding non 802.11 Wireless Technologies and Their Impact on WLANs
  • The Journey of a Wireless Frame
  • Design and Site Survey Considerations
• Module 2 Install a Basic Cisco Wireless LAN
  • Understanding Cisco Unified Wireless Network Architecture Basics
  • Configuring a Controller
  • Discovering and Associating with a Controller
  • Examining the AP Operational Modes
  • Roaming
  • Managing the Network from the Controller
  • Configuring and Migrating Standalone Access Points
• Module 3 Install Wireless Clients
  • Using Default Configuration Tools
  • Describing the Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client
  • Understanding The Cisco Compatible Extensions Program
• Module 4 Implement Basic WLAN Security
  • Overview Of WLAN Security
  • Establishing IEEE 802.11 Security
  • Centralizing WLAN Authentication
  • Describing EAP Authentications
  • Managing Authentication And Encryption With WPA And WPA2
  • Configuring Wireless Security On Controllers And Clients
• Module 5 Operate Basic WCS
  • Introducing WCS And Cisco WCS Navigator
  • Installing Cisco WCS Interface
  • Working with Controllers from Cisco WCS
  • WCS: Working with Pre-configured Maps
  • WCS: Monitoring the Network with Cisco WCS
  • WCS: Working with CleanAir in Cisco WCS
• Module 6 Conduct Basic WLAN Maintenance and Troubleshooting
  • Maintaining The System
  • Troubleshooting

The Implementing Cisco Unified Wireless Networking Essentials is a 5 day ILT course, designed to help students prepare for the CCNA-Wireless certification, an associate level certification specializing in the wireless field. The IUWNE course and CCNA-Wireless certification is a prerequisite to the CCNP-Wireless (Cisco Certified Wireless Professional) curriculum. The CCNA-Wireless curriculum will prepare wireless network associate for the use, positioning, planning, implementation and operation of Cisco WLAN networks. The goal of the IUWNE v2.0 is to provide students with information and practice activities to prepare them to help design, install, configure, monitor and conduct basic troubleshooting tasks of a Cisco WLAN in SMB and Enterprise installations. As an associate level, the course aims at providing entry level information, and will not specialize in any of the advanced features of the Cisco WLAN networks solutions.

This course is available in multiple formats. You can purchase instructor-led training (ILT) in a classroom setting or virtual ILT via the web. Both the classroom ILT and virtual ILT versions of this course come with access to our state of the art remote labs that use actual Cisco equipment. For the classroom ILT version of this course, laptops are provided to participate in the hands-on labs. If you desire to use your own laptop, please bring a laptop computer with an Ethernet port as well as an internal wireless NIC, 802.11a/b/g/n. The laptop's operating systems must be Windows XP (SP3). If your operating system is Windows Vista or Windows 7, include a Terminal Emulator such as HyperTerminal. IN ADDITION, if your laptop does not contain Terminal Emulation you will need administrator rights to the laptop to install software.