5-day Hands-on Cisco Authorized Course
Course Description
The introduction of new technologies and applications into modern converged networks brings a new set of challenges to the network administrator. In this course, you will learn the characteristics of real-time multimedia traffic, such as voice, and you'll investigate the importance of Quality of Service (QoS) management on the network and learn about the application of wireless technologies to the enterprise. Get an introduction to Cisco's Lightweight Wireless Access Point architecture, and cover such areas as Wireless LAN (WLAN) configuration, QoS for wireless, and wireless security techniques for authentication and data encryption. You will also explore the management of WLAN Controllers across the enterprise using Cisco's Wireless Control System.
Course Objective
After completing this course the student will learn about:
- Cisco hierarchical network model as it pertains to an end-to-end enterprise network
- Specific requirements for implementing a VoIP network
- Implementing QoS on a converged network
- Features and functions of the Security Device Manager on Cisco routers
- Key QoS mechanisms used to implement the DiffServ QoS model
- Configure Auto QoS for Enterprise
- Functions and features of Lightweight Access Points and Wireless LAN Controllers
- Operation of QoS in Wireless LAN environments
- Configure Wireless LAN Controllers (WLC) to manage Lightweight Access Points using LWAPP
- Configure client authentication techniques including WPA/PSK and server-based LEAP
- Configure the Wireless Control System (WCS) for centralized management of Wireless LAN Controllers
Intended Audience
IT professionals, network administrators, and technicians who need to design, configure, or support a Cisco Network that utilizes Cisco Voice or Wireless technologies. This course is highly recommended for people pursuing CCNP, CCDP, and CCIE certifications.
Prerequisites
Before arriving at this course, students should have completed the following pre-requisite courses, or have equivalent knowledge or experience:
Course Outline
- Network Requirements
- Cisco VoIP Implementations
- Introducing VoIP Networks
- Digitizing and Packetizing Voice
- Encapsulating Voice Packets for Transport
- Calculating Bandwidth Requirements
- Implementing Voice Support in an Enterprise Network
- Introduction to IP QoS
- Introducing QoS
- Identifying Models for Implementing QoS
- Advantages
- Implement the DiffServ QoS Model
- Introducing Classification and Marking
- Using NBAR for Classification
- Introducing Queuing Implementations
- Configuring WFQ
- Configuring CBWFQ and LLQ
- Introducing Congestion Avoidance
- Introducing Traffic Policing and Shaping
- WAN Link Efficiency Mechanisms
- Implementing QoS Pre-Classify
- Deploying End-to-End QoS
- Implement AutoQoS
- Introducing AutoQoS
- Mitigating Common AutoQoS Problems
- Implement Wireless Scalability
- WLAN QoS Implementation
- Introducing 802.1x
- Configuring Encryption and Authentication on Lightweight Access Points
- WLAN Management
Course Labs
- Lab 1: ONT Lab Setup and Initialization
- Lab 2: Placing and Examining VoIP Calls
- Lab 3: Case Study: Selecting a Converged Network Strategy
- Lab 4: Introducing MQC and the SDM QoS Wizard
- Lab 5: Configuring NBAR
- Lab 6: Configuring FIFO and WFQ Queuing Mechanisms
- Lab 7: Configuring LLQ Queuing Mechanism
- Lab 8: Class-Based Header Compression
- Lab 9: Configuring LFI
- Lab 10: Configuring QoS Pre-Classify
- Lab 11: Configuring QoS with Cisco AutoQoS
- Lab 12: Using MQC to Tune QoS Mechanisms Configured With AutoQoS
- Lab 13: Troubleshooting Converged Networks
- Lab 14: Setting Up the Wireless LAN Controller
- Lab 15: Basic Security Configuration Using WPA-PSK
- Lab 16: Advanced Security Configuration Using LEAP Server-Based Authentication
- Lab 17: Configuring Wireless Control Systems (WCS) for WLANs
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