ICTTG-2300 Wireless Network Administrator Course

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$1,495.00
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3 Day Course

The Wireless Network Administrator Course (that will prepare students for the latest CWNA examination), provides the networking professional a complete foundation of knowledge for entering into or advancing in the wireless networking industry. The instructor will guide the students through the latest CWNA study guide as they cover material that will help ensure the student’s success on their CWNA examination and in their workplace. Your instructor will share their years of field experience as they walk you through a series of lecture and hands-on training labs that will benefit the novice as well as the experienced network professional. Students will benefit from discussions on the latest information on wireless trends, protocols, and standards.

The CWNA certification is the foundation level enterprise Wi-Fi certification for the CWNP Program, and CWNA is required for your CWSP, CWAP, CWDP and CWNE certifications. Your CWNA certification will get you started in your wireless career by ensuring you have the skills to successfully survey, install, and administer enterprise Wi-Fi networks.  The CWNA certification is the foundation for any professional who uses wireless networks. 

If you're preparing for the CWNA exam, you'll find full coverage of radio frequency (RF) technologies, as well as IEEE 802.11 regulations and standards, protocols and devices, network security, and much more. This detailed CWNA Study Guide not only covers all exam objectives, it also includes practical chapter review questions and hands-on exercises. The book's website offers additional practice exams and flashcards, demo software, and more.

BICSI CECs: Course completion certificate can be submitted to BICSI for up to 19 CECs

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Course Details

Included in course tuition
CWNA: Certified Wireless Network Administrator Official Study Guide!

Students will need to bring to class
  • Laptop
  • Smartphone (iOS or Android device)

Associated Certifications 
CWNA

Prerequisites
Basic networking knowledge, including OSI model and IP subnetting



Course Outline

1. Introduction
  • Instructor
  • Students (what they do, and class expectations)
  • Learning what’s important in WLANs and what to let go
  • Personal equipment opinions: Good, poj, poc, pos
  • "It Depends" answer to 97.2% of questions in WLAN design
  • Think in frequencies, not just bands
  • Propagation vs capacity based design

2. WiFi technologies (802.11 a/b/g/n/AC/AD)
  • Evolution of standards and data rates (overview)
  • Standards, Codes, and Regulation
  • WiFi frequency bands
  • What is max power, what is EIRP? 

3. RF Fundamentals
  • Wave Characteristics
                      o     Amplitude, frequency, wavelength
                      o     Wavelength formula
                                       §     Calculating for 2.4 and 5.8 GHz
  • Antennas types (omni, directional)
  • Antennas and their signal shapes
  • Antenna reciprocity
  • Proxim video antenna properties
                     o     Live demo with panel antenna
  • Polarization
                     o    Emanim simulator
                     o    Proxim video antenna properties
  • Antenna charts
                     o    Using catalogs to evaluate antenna choices
  • Transmission path fundamentals
                     o    Direct path / in-direct path multipath
                     o    Delay spread
                     o    800 ns guard interval
                     o    ISI (indirect of packet 1, direct of packet 2)
                     o    Phasing of waves
  • Spatial Diversity on Aps
                     o    Rx diversity
                     o    Tx diversity
                     o    Recommendations for antenna spacing
                     o    Examples of warehouse AP mounting
                     o    Multipath
                                     §     Rx diversity
  • Channel planning
                     o    WLAN bands and modulation
                     o    Why channels 1, 6, 11

4. Cabling for a WLAN

5. Determining budgets
  • Predictive analysis
  • CATx – What Categories of twisted pair cabling will support ac and high bandwidth requirements, i.e. NBASE-T 2.5 and 5 Gbit connections

6. RF Assessments
  • Pre-installation assessments (new build)
  • Augmentation assessments (upgrading existing infrastructure)
  • Post-installation assessments

7. DAS - Distributed Antenna Systems
  • FCC regulations
  • Consumer signal boosters
  • Industrial signal boosters

8. How WLANs work
  • Beacons
  • Client Devices
                      o    Scanning (passive, active)
                      o    Association request (states of association)
                      o    CSMA/CD versus CSMA/CA
                      o    L-B-T, CCA
  • Frame format
  • Duration field, NAV
  • Roaming
  • Hidden device effect (rts-cts)
  • Client device utilities
                      o    Scan intervals
                      o    Channels to be scanned
                      o    Roaming aggressiveness
  • RTLS
  • LWAPP / CAPWAPP
  • 802.11N additions
                      o    Spatial Streams 
                      o    Spectral Efficiency 
                      o    Channel Bonding
                      o    Group ACKs
  • Access Point claims
                      o    Separating fact from marketing hype
  • 802.11AC additions
  • BYOD (and the havoc it creates)

9. WiFi tools for laptops and smartphones
  • Tools available for free
  • Tools available for purchase 
                      o    Demonstration AirMagnet, Metageek, Fluke AirCheck, and Wildpackets
  • Hands-on troubleshooting lab using free tools 
If you'd like additional information about this course or to schedule this as a suitcase course, call our consultants at (813) 252-1032, or contact us here.