WIFUND - Implementing Cisco Wireless Network Fundamentals

Wireless Fundamentals

• Explain Wireless Fundamentals
• Describe RF Principles
• Understand RF Mathematics
• Describe Antenna Characteristics
• Describe the Basics of Spread Spectrum
• Describe Wireless Media Access
• Describe Wireless Governance
• Discovery Lab 1: Practice RF Math
• Discovery Lab 2: Calculate EIRP and Choose the Correct Antenna
• Discovery Lab 3: Explore the RF Spectrum
• Discovery Lab 4: Analyze Wireless Frames

Security and Client Access

• Describe Wireless Security Components
• Explain 802.11 Security
• Explain 802.1X/EAP Framework
• Describe EAP Authentication
• Describe WPA and WPA2 Security
• Provide Guest Access
• Native Operating Systems for WLAN Connectivity
• Configure Smart Handheld Clients
• Discovery Lab 5: Review Centralized Authentication

Define the Cisco Wireless Network Architecture

• Define Cisco Wireless Network Deployment Options
• Define One Management
• Define One Policy
• Define the Cisco One Network
• Mobility Architecture Concepts
• Optimize RF Conditions and Performance for Clients
• Describe Layer 2 Infrastructure Support
• Describe Protocols Used in Wired Infrastructure to Support Wireless

Implement Centralized Wireless Access

• Initialize a Centralized WLC
• Describe AP Initialization Explore Additional WLC Features Implement IPv6 in a Cisco Wireless Environment Configure Client Access Implement Roaming in the Centralized Architecture Discovery Lab 6: Initialize a Centralized WLAN Deployment
• Implement Converged Wireless Access
• Initialize a Converged WCM
• Describe AP Connectivity
• Explore Additional Wireless Features
• Configure Client Access
• Implement Roaming in the Converged Architecture

Implement Small and Remote Wireless Access

• Overview of the FlexConnect Architecture
• Overview of the Autonomous Architecture
• Overview of the Cloud Architecture

WLAN Maintenance and Troubleshooting

• Describe Wireless Maintenance
• Explain Troubleshooting Tools
• Describe Troubleshooting Methodology

WLAN Design

• Predictive WLAN Design Process
• WLAN Site Survey Process

Labs:

• Lab 1: Configure Windows 7 Client Access
• Lab 2: Configuring the Wired Infrastructure
• Lab 3: Configuring the Centralized WLAN Deployment
• Lab 4: Configuring IPv6 Operation in a Centralized WLAN Deployment
• Lab 5: Configuring Security in a Centralized WLAN Deployment
• Lab 6: Configuring Guest Access Using the Anchor WLC
• Lab 7: Deploying a Converged Access WLAN
• Lab 8: Configuring Security on a Converged WLAN Deployment
• Lab 9: Implement a FlexConnect WLAN Deployment
• Lab 10: Initialize an Autonomous WLAN Deployment
• Lab 11: Configure Security on an Autonomous AP WLAN Deployment
• Lab 12: Configure Security on a Cloud WLAN Deployment
• Lab 13: Perform Centralized Controller Maintenance
• Lab 14: Perform WiFi Scanning
• Lab 15: Challenge—Various Trouble Tickets
• Lab 16: Perform a Predictive WLAN Design
• Lab 17: Perform Passive Site Survey Analysis