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Cisco Wireless LAN Fundamentals (CWLF) v1.0 4 days Lecture/lab
Course outline

Module 1: Cisco Aironet WLAN Overview

  • Wireless LAN (WLAN) Radio Technologies
  • Antenna Concepts

Module 2: Cisco Aironet WLAN Products

  • Wireless LAN Access Points. Bridges, Antennas and Accessories
  • WLAN Clients
  • WLAN Network Management, Control, and Services
  • Access Point Enterprise-Class Features

Module 3: Wireless Bridges

  • Wireless Bridges and Alternatives
  • Roles in Radio Network
  • Bridge Path Information

Module 4: Aironet Desktop Utility

  • Configuration Utilities
  • Installing and Configuring Aironet Desktop Utility

Module 5: Core Access Point and Bridge

  • Basic Configuration
  • Describing Cisco Unified Wireless Network Distribution Solution
  • Setting up Autonomous Access Point Hardware
  • Configuring the Access Point
  • Managing the Access Point
  • Setting up and Configuring the Bridge

Module 6: Advanced Feature Set Product Administration

  • Introducing the Cisco Wireless Advanced Feature Set Products and Administrations
  • Defining Roaming Concepts
  • Configuring the Network

Module 7: WLAN Management Solutions

  • Introducing CiscoWorks Wireless LAN Solution Engine
  • Introducing the Cisco Wireless Control System (WCS)
  • Introducing Cisco Wireless Location Appliance
  • Identifying Other WLAN Management Tools

Module 8: Cisco Wireless Mesh Network Installation

  • Introducing Wireless Mesh Networking
  • Introducing the Cisco Aironet 1500 Series Lightweight Outdoor Mesh Access Point

Module 9: Security

  • Introducing 802.11 Security
  • Defining Vulnerabilities of WLAN Security
  • Introducing the Cisco Wireless Security Suite
  • Configuring Cisco Secure ACS
  • Configuring Encryption and Authentication on Autonomous Access Points
  • Configuring Encryption and Authentication on Lightweight Access Points

Module 10: Site Survey Preparation and Techniques

  • Determining the Deployment Requirements for a Site Survey
  • Performing a Site Survey

Module 11: Manual Site Survey Tools and Utilities

  • Identifying Site Survey Tools
  • Using Site Survey Utilities
  • Using AirMagnet Site Survey Tool for a Manual Survey
Course labs

Outdoor Bridge Range Calculation Utility
Client Configuration
Set Radio SSIDs, Channel, and Data Rates for an Access Point
Restore the Access Point to Default Data Rates
Test Throughput to a Lab Server using FTP
Airspace System Setup
Configuring the Controller via the Web-Browser
Configure the Controller for Open Authentication
Distributed WLAN Solution
CiscoWorks WLSE Auto-Discovery via WDS
Configure Wireless Control System for Maps and Access Point Placement
Configure the Wireless Client Card and Access Point for WEP
Configure the Access Point and Cisco Secure for LEAP
Configure the Access Point for LEAP with WPA Encryption
Configure the WLAN Controller for WPA2 EAP FAST Authentication


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