IUWNE - Implementing Cisco Unified Wireless Networking Essentials v1.0

Duration: 5 days

Design, install, and troubleshoot a Cisco WLAN.

Learn to design, install, configure, monitor and perform basic troubleshooting of a Cisco WLAN in small and medium-sized business and enterprise installations. This course is designed to help you prepare for the CCNA Wireless certification, an associate-level certification in the wireless field. Reinforce what you learn with instructor-assisted, hands-on labs that include creating an ad-hoc connection and analyzing the communication, configuring a controller and access point (AP), converting an autonomous AP to controller-based mode, installing and configuring a mobility express wireless controller and AP, configuring EAP-FAST authentication with WPA, configuring the controller and the AP from the WCS interface, working with the map editor tool, and backing up the controller configuration and WCS database. You'll also address troubleshooting issues introduced by the instructor.

Since GigaWave provides the laptops necessary for lab participation in this course, you do not need to bring a laptop for lab purposes. Internet access for students depends upon the venue and isn't required for class.

• CCNA certification

• Fundamentals of wireless technologies
• The Cisco Unified Wireless Network architecture
• Basic installation of a Wireless LAN Controller
• Install and configure wireless client software
• Implement a basic wireless security
• Perform basic WCS administration
• Perform basic maintenance and troubleshooting tasks in a wireless environment

1. Wireless Fundamentals

• Wireless Networks and Topologies
• Wireless LANs RF Principles
• Radio Frequency Mathematics
• Antennae
• Spread Spectrum Technologies Basics
• Wireless Regulatory Bodies, Standards and Certifications
• Examining Wireless Media Access
• Other Wireless Technologies and Their Impact
• Wireless Frame Journey: End-to-End
• Cisco Unified Wireless Network Architecture Basics

2. Basic Cisco WLAN Installation

• Configure a Controller
• Discovering and Associating to a Controller
• Different AP Modes
• Roaming
• Managing the Network from the Controller
• Configuring and Migrating Stand-Alone Access Points
• Cisco Mobility Express Wireless Architecture

3. Wireless Clients

• Using Default OS Configuration Tool
• Cisco Aironet WLAN Client Adapter
• Cisco Secure Services Client
• Cisco Client Extension Program

4. WLAN Security

• Wireless Security Framework and Components
• Establishing Basic IEEE 802.11 Security
• Centralizing the WLAN Authentication
• EAP Authentications
• Managing Authentication and Encryption with WPA and WPA2
• Configuring Security on Controllers and Clients

5. WCS Administration

• WCS and Navigator
• Installing WCS
• Administering WCS
• Working with Controllers from WCS
• Working with Maps
• Monitoring the Network with WCS

6. WLAN Maintenance and Troubleshooting

• Maintaining the System
• Design and Site Survey Considerations
• Using Troubleshooting Tools

• Network engineers, network administrators, network managers, system engineers, WLAN designers, planners, implementers, optimizers, project managers, program managers, and any individual wishing to attain the CCNP-Wireless level.

Lab 1-1: Familiarize with Antennae and Ranges

Lab 1-2: EIRP Calculation and Antenna Choice

Lab 1-3: Create an Ad Hoc (IBSS) Network and Analyze the Communication

Lab 2-1: Configure a Controller

Lab 2-2: Configure and Convert an Autonomous AP to Controller-Based Mode

Lab 2-3: Install and Configure a Mobility Express Wireless Controller and AP

Lab 3-1: Install and Use the ADU

Lab 3-2: Experiment Connection and Roaming

Lab 4-1: 802.1Q and Web Authentication

Lab 4-2: Configure EAP-FAST Authentication with WPA

Lab 5-1: Configure Controllers and APs from the WCS Interface

Lab 5-2: Working with Maps

Lab 5-3: Monitor the Network and Locate Devices

Lab 6-1: Back Up the Controller Configuration and WCS Database

Lab 6-2: Troubleshooting

Lab 6-3: Troubleshooting with Wireshark and Converting an Access Point to Autonomous Mode (Optional)

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