4-day Hands-on Cisco Authorized Course
Course Description
This course is instructor-led training and includes instructor assisted, hands-on labs. The course examines the fundamentals of Cisco's wireless LAN technology. The curriculum will include the concepts of autonomous and lightweight access points and controllers, network management solutions, Cisco Wireless IP Phone 7920, voice-over-WLAN, and security. After completing this course, learners will be able to discuss configuration, management of both autonomous and lightweight wireless networks.
To participate in the hands-on labs, please bring a laptop computer with an available 32-bit CardBus slot and an Ethernet port. The laptop’s operating systems must be either MS Windows 2000 (SP4) or XP. The laptop should also have a 9-pin serial port or USB to serial adapter. IN ADDITION, you will need administrator rights to the laptop to install drivers for the wireless client used in class.
Course Objectives>
After completing this course, the student should be able to:
- Describe detailed modulation and spreading techniques and how it is used with various antennas
- Describe detailed technical features, functions, and benefits of the WLAN product offerings available from Cisco
- Define concepts and describe considerations for deploying wireless bridges
- Configure a Cisco client card with Cisco utilities
- Configure the core access point and bridge
- Configure an advanced featured WLAN using a Cisco wireless LAN controller
- Implement a WLAN management solution available from Cisco
- Perform an initial configuration of a WLAN
- Secure a WLAN using security methods and products available from Cisco
- Describe the requirement necessary for deployment and performing a site survey
- Describe the steps, concepts, and tools available while performing a site survey
Intended Audience
The Cisco Wireless LAN Fundamentals is targeted to internal Cisco System Engineers, Field Engineers and channel external system engineer’s working in the wireless field who possess wireless basics and seek to add more advanced concepts to their knowledge. In addition, the course is tailored to network administrators, network engineers, network managers and technical sales personnel, who want to offer their customers the most innovative and comprehensive suite of WLAN solutions in the industry.
Prerequisites
There are no recommended prerequisites for this course
Course & Lab Outline
Module 0 -- Introduction
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
- Outdoor Bridge Range Calculation Utility (Lab 3-1)
Module 4 --Aironet Desktop Utility
- Configuration Utilities
- Installing and Configuring Aironet Desktop Utility
- Client Configuration (Lab 4-1)
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
- Set Radio SSIDs, Channel, and Data Rates for an Access Point (Lab 5-1)
- Restore the Access Point to Default Data Rates (Lab 5-2)
- Test Throughput to a Lab Server using FTP (Lab 5-3)
Module 6 – Advanced Feature Set Product Administration
- Introducing the Cisco Wireless Advanced Feature Set Products and Administrations
- Defining Roaming Concepts
- Configuring the Network
- Airspace System Setup (Lab 6-1)
- Configuring the Controller via the Web-Browser(Lab 6-2)
- Configure the Controller for Open Authentication(Lab 6-3)
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
- Distributed WLAN Solution (Lab 7-1)
- CiscoWorks WLSE Auto-Discovery via WDS (Lab 7-2)
- Configure Wireless Control System for Maps and Access Point Placement(Lab 7-3)
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
- Configure the Wireless Client Card and Access Point for WEP (Lab 9-1)
- Configure the Access Point and Cisco Secure for LEAP (Lab 9-2)
- Configure the Access Point for LEAP with WPA Encryption (Lab 9-3)
- Configure the WLAN Controller for WPA2 EAP FAST Authentication (Lab 9-4)
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
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