AWFSS Training Class
Cisco Aironet Wireless LAN Fundamentals and Site Survey
 Training Class Description
Learn to design, install, and support wireless networks and perform site surveys.In
this 4-day AWFSS class course, you will examine the fundamentals of WLAN technology, providing the foundation for designing and installing the Cisco Unified
Wireless Network. Through detailed lecture and hands-on labs, you'll receive an introduction to WLAN applications in specific markets and topologies while
considering design concerns of each. You'll learn about essential equipment as well as configuration, network management, security, and site survey techniques. Explore
lightweight access points, controllers, and the advanced feature set as well as autonomous access points and the core feature set.
Audience
Technical engineers, network integrators, and technical sales personnel who need to
know how to sell, design, install, and support wireless networks or who are tasked with performing or overseeing site surveys for wireless LAN solution implementations.
Upon Completion of this course you will learn
- Radio frequencies used in WLAN applications
- How antennas work and which antennas Cisco offers
- Components, topologies, and the use of channels for WLANs
- Detailed technical features, functions, and benefits of the WLAN product offerings available from Cisco
- Select the appropriate wireless bridge model and describe how it offers a better solution than the other alternatives
- Configure a Cisco client card with Cisco utilities
- Basic configuration processes for bridges and access points
- Secure a WLAN using security methods and products available from Cisco
- Implement a WLAN management solution available from Cisco
- The requirement necessary for deployment and performing a site survey
- Steps, concepts, and tools available while performing a site survey
AWFSS Training Class Covers
1. Wireless LAN Radio Technologies
- · Unlicensed Radio Frequency Bands and Standards
- · Spread Spectrum RF Technology and Modulation Techniques for 802.11
- · Multipath Distortion and Diversity
2. Antenna Concepts
- · Antenna Theory
- · Antenna Regulation Compliance
- · Common Antenna Deployment Questions
3. Wireless LAN Topologies
- · Wireless LAN Technology Features
- · Channels and Multi-rate Shifting
- · Wireless Mesh Networking
4. 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
5. Wireless Bridges
- · Wireless Bridges and Alternatives
- · Roles in Radio Network
- · Bridge Path Information
6. Aironet Desktop Utility
- · Configuration Utilities
- · Installing and Configuring Aironet Desktop Utility
7. Core Access Point and Bridge Basic Configuration
- · Setting up Autonomous Access Point Hardware
- · Configuring the Access Point
- · Managing the Access Point
- · Setting up and Configuring the Bridge
8. 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
9. Site Survey Preparation and Techniques
- · Determining the Deployment Requirements for a Site Survey
- · Performing a Site Survey
10. Manual Site Survey Tools and Utilities
- · Identifying Site Survey Tools
- · Using Site Survey Utilities
- · Using AirMagnet Site Survey Tool for a Manual Survey
Dates and Locations
9/11/2007-9/14/2007 Miami, FL
10/2/2007-10/5/2007 Boston, MA
10/2/2007-10/5/2007 Richardson, TX
10/9/2007-10/12/2007 Reno, NV
10/9/2007-10/12/2007 Montvale, NJ
10/16/2007-10/19/2007 Charlotte, NC
10/30/2007-11/2/2007 Orlando, FL
11/6/2007-11/9/2007 Miami, FL
11/6/2007-11/9/2007 Toronto, ON
11/27/2007-11/30/2007 San Antonio, TX
12/11/2007-12/14/2007 Phoenix, AZ
12/11/2007-12/14/2007 Richardson, TX
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